According to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, the company’s next single-aisle jet will be “evolutionary rather than revolutionary”. Still, it may have an open-rotor engine, like the one supplier CFM is currently researching.
Following the company’s decision last month to postpone construction of a radical hydrogen-powered regional aircraft, the chairman of the largest planemaker in the world was speaking at the beginning of an event meant to draw attention to ongoing innovation. The next generation of aircraft will be a big step forward, and we’re looking at technologies that will make a big difference,” Faury stated at the Airbus Summit.
As the engine industry waits for the next big step in fuel economy, which usually happens every 15 years or so, Airbus and Boeing are years away from starting new jet programs to replace their best-selling narrow-body planes.
Among the concepts being considered is the RISE prototype, which is being developed by French-U.S. partnership CFM, the largest engine manufacturer in the world by units sold, and aims to save 20% on fuel by 2035. It is based on an efficient open fan, or visible rotor blades.
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