Airbus A220 operators are being urged to monitor Pratt & Whitney PW1500G low-pressure compressor (LPC) operating performance following a mandated upgrade to full authority digital electronic control (FADEC) to prevent compressor stalls.
The FAA has fast-tracked a mandatory software upgrade developed by Pratt & Whitney to address PW1500G in-flight shutdowns linked to variable inlet guide vanes, including one in February on an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300.
A recommended fuel-coupling modification to reduce electrostatic charge risk on Airbus A220s is being mandated by regulators, with EASA adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) issued by Transport Canada (TC).
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways is aiming to launch later this year using three Airbus A220-300s on lease from GTLK Europe, while it awaits delivery of 50 A220-300s from Airbus.
Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.
David Neeleman, the man who established JetBlue almost two decades ago, is behind the launch of a new US airline that has committed to buying 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
