The CTi fan system includes carbon/titanium fan blades in a fantastic cyan blue color. The system also has a new composite casing that reduces weight by up to 1,500lb per aircraft, the equivalent of carrying seven more passengers at no cost.




The first flight using the revolutionary fan blade design on a Boeing 747 comes just weeks after successful testing in the outdoor jet engine test facility in Mississippi, where the Trent 1000 ALPS (Advanced Low Pressure System technology) engine under went crosswind testing as the final step ahead of flight test bed based in Tucson, Arizona.

The Advance engine design will offer at least 20% less fuel burn and emissions than the first generation of Trent engine and could be ready for entry into service from 2020.


The UltraFan system is a longer range project which aims to vary the pitch angle of the fan blades to reduce fuel consumption by more that 25% and is scheduled to be ready for service by 2025.