Air Austral Abandons Airbus A220 Fleet Over GTF Problems

Air Austral Airbus A220

Air Austral Airbus A220

Credit: Rob Finlayson
African regional airline Air Austral has announced it will retire its fleet of Airbus A220-300s after persistent technical problems with their Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) engines. The decision comes after four years of recurring reliability issues, with two of the airline’s three...
Ella Nethersole

Ella Nethersole is Deputy Editor of Aviation Week Network publications Arabian Aerospace and African Aerospace.

Subscription Required

 

Air Austral Abandons Airbus A220 Fleet Over GTF Problems is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aviation Daily through your company? Login with your existing email and password

Not a member?  Learn how to access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the air transport community.