Manufacturers
From the A319neo to the A321XLR, the A320neo family offers one airframe in several lengths and ranges. A look at the logic of a programme that has become the backbone of short and medium-haul flying.
16 October 2026
Innovation
With its RISE programme, CFM International is targeting fuel burn more than 20% lower than today's engines thanks to an open fan. A progress report on an architecture that breaks with forty years of nacelles.
12 September 2026
How it works
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow: an airliner's engine relies on a simple cycle applied to a very large mass of air. A step-by-step explanation of the turbofan, the engine fitted to almost every airliner.
8 September 2026