Airline CEOs Put Engine OEMs Under Fire

LATAM Airlines Group CEO Roberto Alvo; WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech; Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman.

LATAM Airlines Group CEO Roberto Alvo; WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech; Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman.

Credit: Chris Sloan
MIAMI—Airline executives issued a stark message to engine OEMs during a panel discussion, demanding they not deliver products until they're technologically ready. “I hope really that airframers refrain for a little while to bring new engines into new planes,” LATAM Airlines Group CEO Roberto Alvo...
Chris Sloan

Chris Sloan is a contributing editor covering air transport for Aviation Week Network.

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