CFM International

By Michael Bruno
Pratt & Whitney may finally bend the curve in geared turbofan-based AOG before year-end, but regaining lost ground remains uncertain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
CFM is increasing the pace and breadth of testing for its RISE advanced propulsion technology program with preparations underway with Airbus for subscale aircraft performance wind tunnel tests.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
An open-fan engine would be less efficient than a more conventional ducted turbofan on a future narrowbody aircraft, says RTX Chief Scientist Michael Winter.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
The chairman of Turkish Technic says discussions are underway with CFM International to explore setting up a Leap engine repair shop in Istanbul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The aerospace supply chain has begun to show signs of improvement, but tariffs and restructuring are adding new risk.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
The fast-growing Asia-Pacific engine MRO segment looks ahead despite tariff and trade uncertainties.
Services & Support

By James Pozzi
New-engine durability challenges heighten competition for midlife assets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The CFM International RISE engine has completed more than 3,000 cycles of endurance runs at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Since GE and Safran share CFM’s revenue but only a small part of the costs, tariffs will test the 50-year-old joint venture in an unpredictable way.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Safran is modifying its logistics flows and intends to take advantage of every existing trade mechanism, both for its own products and CFM engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at narrowbody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators (which in this analysis excludes China and India operators).
MRO

By Thierry Dubois
CFM International's transatlantic nature may wreak havoc for the joint venture partners GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines if the trade war materializes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
With Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up April 23-24, this week's Flight Friday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Michael Bruno
Better flow, second shifts and lots of listening: how GE Aerospace is trying to help suppliers.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Airbus has given some early insights into the basics of its future narrowbody. An open-rotor engine clearly remains its favorite option.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As part of CFM's RISE engine demonstration program, wind tunnel tests of a smaller-scale open fan have been found to substantiate computational analysis.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
An engine control software fix to address in-aircraft smoke risks following major 737 MAX CFM Leap 1B engine failures should be available in 2026, Boeing says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
XEOS has inaugurated its facility in Poland for CFM International Leap engine maintenance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus engineers do not see any major roadblock to integrating an open-fan engine being pioneered by CFM International into a next-generation narrowbody.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay
The aftermarket is evolving business strategies to support operators during uncertain OEM production.
Supply Chain