Open fan’ technology part of plans to make new models 20-30% more fuel efficient than aircraft currently in the air ...

The company claims that the foldable wings would give the aircraft a longer wingspan during flight which would increase lift ...

You can remove that duct and go to open fan," Ali said. While today's engines have a bypass ratio of up to 12:1 ... "If you ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Airbus is to test a radical engine with visible fan blades as the world’s largest plane maker gears up to ...

Airbus engineers shared plans for its next aircraft, planned for the second ... You can remove that duct and go to open fan," Ali said. While today's engines have a bypass ratio of up to 12:1 ...

Its eight vertical electric motors—two each on the aircraft’s four wings—power four in-wing electric ducted fans, allowing it to lift off like a helicopter. Two rear-mounted pusher ...