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Airbus, Boeing & the open-fan gamble: Why CFM has a plan B

The open-fan engine has become aviation’s favorite near-future miracle: a sleek, exposed set of blades that promises a step-change in fuel burn, just in time for the mid-2030s clean-sheet airliner ...
Flightglobal

CFM keeps focus on RISE open-fan engine but is ‘prepared for any scenario’: Safran chief

But briefing analysts on the French firm’s 2025 full-year performance on 13 February, Safran chief executive Olivier Andries said CFM was simply “getting prepared for any scenario” and that such a ...
EuropaWire

Safran Aircraft Engines Leads €100 Million European Project to Prepare Open Fan Engine Flight Demonstration

Safran Aircraft Engines has launched the TAKE OFF project under the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to advance the development of the Open Fan engine architecture and prepare it for its ...
Flightglobal

Pratt & Whitney stays true to ducted-fan plan and rejects open-rotor engine for next-generation single-aisle

Pratt & Whitney continues to insist its engine offering for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft will be a traditional ducted fan engine, eschewing the open-fan design of its rival CFM ...