Boeing is closely monitoring CFM's RISE engine program, but will balance potential efficiency gains with the relative risk associated with new technologies.
Planned new Saudi Arabian flag carrier Riyadh Air may come to an arrangement with existing Saudi airlines to create or bolster its planned domestic network.
Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas has stressed the importance of Boeing meeting its 2025 delivery commitments amid the company’s ongoing supply chain issues.
The global air transport industry’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050 has been called into question, but Boeing believes this goal is still achievable.
CFM International has completed over 100 tests toward its RISE future engine program, which it is managing in parallel with a ramp-up in Leap engine production.