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

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 ...

The third stream enhances particle separation while providing variable bypass. Credit: CFM International Adaptive engines traditionally have been associated with military propulsion. But as CFM ...

By Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - French-US jet engine maker CFM is studying a more conventional "advanced ducted" ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RTX is adopting a more conservative approach by continuously improving existing technology. Boeing may well line up with a ducted engine, possibly from RTX or Rolls-Royce or both, and Airbus could use ...