The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft has attained EASA supplemental type certificate, around three months after the aircraft conducted its first flight.
A material defect affecting PW1100G-JM-series high pressure turbine disks linked to a March 2020 uncontained engine failure may be more widespread than originally believed, prompting the FAA to propose mandating inspections recommended by Pratt & Whitney.