PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - French-US jet engine maker CFM is studying ⁠a ⁠more conventional "advanced ducted" engine design alongside its ⁠preferred option for a radical open-fan concept for future ...

Safran Aircraft Engines is ramping up system-level testing for a future open-fan engine as it builds towards full-scale ground tests next year of the front module – including the 4m (13ft)-diameter ...

The open-fan engine has become aviation’s favorite near-future miracle: a sleek, exposed set of blades that promises a step-change in fuel burn, just in time for the mid-2030s clean-sheet airliner ...

“Yes, we are working on an open-fan architecture, but we need to be prepared for any architecture,” he says. Acknowledging there are still “lots of challenges” to be overcome to bring an open-fan ...