In 2013, Snecma announced that they planned to use the A340 as a flying testbed for the development of a new open rotor engine, this test aircraft is forecast to conduct its first flight in 2019.
Snecma announced that they planned to use the A340 as a flying testbed for the development of a new open rotor engine, this test aircraft is forecast to conduct its first flight in 2019. This was in 2013.