This paper presents a project that is investigating which cruise speed the next generation of short-haul aircraft with 150 seats should fly at and which combination of advanced engine technologies should be employed in order to make the profit generated by the aircraft robust to uncertain fuel...

The aero-engine is probably the most complex and vital part of civil and military aircrafts, and it is usually an important cost element of the aircraft at acquisition and operation periods. The reduction of acquisition, operation and support costs for civil and defence sectors is going to be...