Are passenger jet engines hitting their technical limits?

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Innovations have taken jet-engine technology closer to its technical limits and reliability issues have crept in.

Climate concerns have sparked a public backlash against flying that would have been almost unthinkable even a year ago.

The problems haven’t affected all new technologies. Rolls-Royce’s XWB powerplant for the Airbus A350 has proven reliable so far. There’s more at stake, though, than airline flight schedules and manufacturers’ pride and profitability. As with the car industry, the aerospace sector is gearing up for an epochal effort to curb carbon emissions. Aviation accounts for 2% to 3% of greenhouse gas emissions, but the sheer volume of plane deliveries in coming years will counteract engine efficiency gains.

 

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