GE Aerospace

Cleared Direct Oct 24, 2026

The CFM RISE Program, the Open Fan Architecture That GE Aerospace and Safran Are Betting Will Replace the Turbofan, and the Fuel Burn Promise That Could Rewrite the Narrowbody Market by the Mid-Thirties

CFM International's RISE open fan engine promises more than 20% better fuel burn than the LEAP, targeting commercial service in the mid-2030s with a design that breaks from 50 years of turbofan architecture.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 20, 2026

The CFM RISE Open Fan Engine, the Return of the Propfan, and Why GE and Safran Think They Can Finally Solve the Problem That Beat Them in the Nineteen Eighties

CFM International's RISE program targets 20%-plus fuel efficiency over today's LEAP engines by removing the nacelle and exposing fan blades - a concept the 1980s couldn't close out, now back with better physics support.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 13, 2026

The CFM RISE Open Fan Engine, the Unducted Rotor GE Abandoned in the Nineteen Eighties, and the Engineering Bet That Could Rewrite Commercial Aviation Efficiency in the Twenty Thirties

CFM International's RISE program is developing an open fan engine targeting 20% better fuel burn than current turbofans, with entry into service projected for the mid-2030s.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 7, 2026

The CFM RISE Program, the Counter-Rotating Open Fan, and the Thermodynamic Bet That Could Redefine Every Narrowbody Flying in the Twenty Thirties

CFM's RISE program is developing a counter-rotating open fan engine targeting 20%+ fuel burn improvement over current LEAP engines, with entry into service targeted for the mid-2030s.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 17, 2026

The CFM RISE Program, the Open Fan Architecture, and the Twenty Percent Fuel Burn Promise That Could Define the Next Generation of Narrowbody Aviation

CFM International's RISE program is developing an open fan engine architecture targeting 20% better fuel efficiency than today's LEAP, with entry into service projected for the late 2030s.

Vector

ATIS Sep 4, 2026

GE Aerospace, the Derecho Program, and the Race to Build an Air-Breathing Mach Five Test Vehicle

The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has contracted GE Aerospace to develop Derecho, an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle designed to reach Mach 5.

Tower

Cleared Direct Sep 3, 2026

The CFM RISE Open Fan Engine, the Return of the Propfan, and the Forty-Year-Old Idea That Could Reshape Every Narrowbody in the Sky

CFM International's RISE program is reviving the open fan engine with modern materials and AI design tools that could deliver 20%+ fuel savings for the next narrowbody generation.

Vector

ATIS Aug 18, 2026

GE's T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating, and What the Army's New Black Hawk Powerplant Means for the Rest of Us

GE's T901 turboshaft cleared Preliminary Flight Rating in 2026, clearing the Army's next Black Hawk and Apache engine to begin flight testing.

Tower

Cleared Direct Aug 11, 2026

The CFM RISE Open Fan, the Unducted Engine Aviation Tried and Abandoned in the Eighties, and the Twenty Percent Fuel Bet Coming Back to the Single-Aisle Jet

CFM's RISE open fan engine promises 20% better fuel burn and could power the next single-aisle jet around 2035.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 11, 2026

The Open Fan, CFM's RISE Program, and the Engine With No Cowling That Wants to Cut Airline Fuel Burn by Twenty Percent

Radio Hangar explores The Open Fan, CFM's RISE Program, and the Engine With No Cowling That Wants to Cut Airline Fuel Burn by Twenty Percent.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 4, 2026

The CFM RISE Open Fan, the Uncowled Engine GE and Safran Are Betting Will Power the Next Narrowbody, and Why an Idea the 1980s Abandoned Is Back on the Test Stand

CFM's RISE open fan revives a 1980s design, targeting 20% less fuel burn for the next single-aisle jet, with service entry around 2035.

Vector