Singapore will host the world’s first airport testbed for next-generation open-fan aircraft engines. The ...
The open-fan revolution takes flight, but will it overcome safety and perception hurdles?
This engine is one of the most advanced ever designed.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and CFM at the Changi Aviation Summit on Monday (Feb 2) to establish the island-state as a testing ...
Carbon fiber composites aren't a new thing in jet engine fan blades, including GE Aviation's. But every so often GE engineers have to redesign them to take advantage of advances in carbon composite ...
Billed as the largest and most powerful jet engine in the world, the UltraFan has a 140-in (356-cm) fan and can produce 64 MW of power. In static tests, it has generated a maximum thrust of over ...
A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines sought more time last year to inspect jet-engine fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights Tuesday in an accident that left a passenger dead.
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