by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 11, 2021 | News
Engine makers were very sceptical about the production increases that Airbus is aiming for, but they are coming around, says the manufacturer. Airbus has very ambitious plans for the next few years, in terms of production. Like everyone else, they had a lousy,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 14, 2021 | News
General Electric and Safran, the two CFM partners, are launching CFM RISE, a program for an ultra-efficient sustainable-fuel, open rotor engine. They hope a new engine will be ready for service by the middle of the next decade. Hot on the heels of news from Airbus,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 13, 2021 | News
Airbus will conduct multiple test flights using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) using its single-aisle aircraft, at the end of 2021. Airbus is part of a partnership, that will use 100% SAF for flights in single-aisle aircraft. The project is called VOLCAN, for...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 9, 2021 | News
Airbus and its partners in the EcoPulse hybrid project, announced the completion of wind-tunnel testing of its distributed propulsion system. The project passed the preliminary design review stage last December. The next step was to test the new distributed propulsion...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Feb 28, 2021 | News
The CFM56 itself has plenty of history, both commercial and military. But its origin, development and future are just as interesting! What do some airliners, two bombers, a spy plane, some fighter jets and a supersonic business jet have in common? They all use engines...
