If airframers are not interested in the open-fan architecture of RISE, technology components could still be used in a ducted-fan engine, Safran's CTO says.
Safran Blades, scheduled for inauguration in Marchin, Belgium, in the second quarter of 2025, will increase Safran's autonomy in producing critical components.
Safran is gearing up to begin a six-month test campaign with the low-pressure compressor of the CFM RISE engine demonstrator in the first quarter of 2025.
ADS Group, GIFAS and BDLI have established the Aero Excellence International association, tasked with improving supply chain performance in Europe and beyond.
A GE-led project with Boeing, NASA and the Oak Ridge laboratory is turning to supercomputers to understand the challenges of integrating a future open fan engine.
AMSL Aero has begun untethered flight tests of a full-scale technology demonstrator for its Vertiia box-wing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.