CFM is quietly developing an alternative in case open-fan engines don't hit the mark.

The open-fan revolution takes flight, but will it overcome safety and perception hurdles?

Airbus CEO remains optimistic about the A220 despite frustration with Pratt & Whitney over engine issues, reiterating the ...

Safran has played down the significance of reports that its CFM International narrowbody joint venture with GE Aerospace is developing a ducted-fan alternative to the open-rotor architecture being ...

In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in February 2026 at the 3rd Changi Aviation Summit, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), CFM International and Airbus agreed to establish ...

Singapore is to develop the world’s first airport testing ground for technologies being developed though CFM International’s RISE open-rotor engine demonstrator programme, as part of an agreement with ...

Singapore will host the world’s first airport testbed for next-generation open-fan aircraft engines. The ...

SINGAPORE—Singapore will host the real-world evaluation of open-fan powerplants developed under CFM International’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) technology demonstrator ...