GE Aviation and Safran say they are developing new airplane engines that aim to cut emissions by more than a fifth of today’s levels.
GE's aviation unit and French joint venture partner Safran plan to develop the new engines together.
Ground tests could begin in the middle of the decade and the engines could enter service in the mid-2030s, CFM estimatedA CFM56-7B aircraft engine from a Boeing 737 stands on assembly stands in a maintenance hangar at MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg.'s aviation unit and its joint venture partner Safran of France on Monday said they are developing new airplane engines that aim to cut emissions by more than a fifth of today's levels.
GE Aviation and Safran together produce some of the most commonly used aircraft engines under their CFM joint venture. Together they launched a new program, called CFM Rise, that will develop and test new technology that could enter service in the mid-2030s, the companies said. The aviation industry contributes about 2% of global carbon emissions, and aircraft manufacturers and airlines have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that, while balancing with, what before the
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