Delta Air Lines passengers spent a day on the remote Azores island chain, nearly 1,000 miles from the European mainland.

"The flight landed safely, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience and delay in their travels," Delta said.

A Delta jet, carrying nearly 300 travelers and crew, incurred engine problems over the Atlantic before landing on an island in the middle of the ocean where passengers had to spend the night, officials said Thursday.

You may have seen or even heard the transformation a plane's engines undergo when landing, but there's no need to be concerned, as this is an important step.

The market for Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines powering the Boeing 757 has been experiencing a bit of a paradox: values have risen despite aircraft retirements, largely due to high maintenance costs and demand for parts,

The pilot of a plane that crashed Monday in Sanford reported engine trouble along with a loss of communication and navigation equipment, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A family of four people died in the plane crash.

Gliders with engines do exist. They are called motor gliders and are essentially fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power.