Airbus Advances Propulsion, Wing Tests Ahead Of Single-Aisle Decision

Open Fan engine on Airbus A380

Airbus and CFM International plan to flight-test an early version of the RISE Open Fan engine onboard an Airbus A380.

Credit: Airbus
For Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, the case is clear. “The last thing we need is Boeing and Airbus blowing their brains out developing new jet programs,” he said at the beginning of the Farnborough Airshow week. “There will not be a need for a new jet program until probably the end of the 2040s.” It...
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