Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)

The Wizz Air CEO has reminded investors of the tradeoffs associated with new engine technologies such as the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan.

Embraer is seeing “big improvements” in turn times and availability of PW1900G engine spares and expresses confidence that there will be no GTF-related aircraft on ground (AOG) cases after 2026.

ITA Airways is preparing a lawsuit against engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney after ITA was forced to ground twice as many aircraft as expected this year.

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A “high proportion” of GTF in-shop turnaround times are now under 120 days, says Rick Deurloo, president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.

Editors discuss the status of engine workshops and material availability, two years into the PW1000G inspection looking for parts containing powder metal.

Pratt & Whitney is confident that steps it is taking will cut AOG incidents on the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 fleets to near zero by the end of 2026.

Aegean is marking two years since its cost structure was first affected by mandatory early inspections on the PW1000G GTF engines of its A320/321neo fleet.

Wizz Air is preparing for a slower expansion through 2033: adjusting its orderbook, selling aircraft and prepping for engine groundings.

Turkish Airlines is still working on details with engine manufacturer CFM International as it works to finalize the purchase of up to 150 more Boeing 737 MAXs.

More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.

The carbon analysis looks at the effects of recent groundings of GTF-powered aircraft at Swiss International Air Lines and Cebu Pacific.

Swiss International Air Lines has decided to ground its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s for at least 18 months as issues with their GTF engines continue.

Mike Szucs, the CEO of Cebu Pacific, has highlighted the mounting financial strains arising from the grounding of its A320neos powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFs.

Executives at Volaris believe the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) stemming from issues related to Pratt GTF engines should resolve by the end of 2027.

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000G geared turbofan inspection program continues to track as forecasted, with signs that MRO throughput is improving.

Swiss International Air Lines expects issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G (GTF) engines that power its Airbus A220-100 and -300 fleet to continue through the decade.

Wizz Air's CFO shared an update on the airline's “extremely frustrating” A320neo fleet situation that he expects to run all through 2027.

Four A320neos, formerly operated by Go First and currently owned by parts trading specialist AerFin, have been dismantled and recycled by Tarmac Aerosave.

Following a deal earlier in the week with Aercap to reject 27 Neos, Spirit is also seeking to reject 87 A320ceo and neo-family aircraft from a multitude of other lessors.

Air Austral announced it will retire its fleet of Airbus A220-300s after persistent technical problems with their Pratt & Whitney PW1500G GTF engines.

More than 42,000 commercial engines will be delivered over 2026-35, preliminary data from the upcoming Aviation Week Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast shows.

Aegean Airlines expects to have 12-14 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft out of service over the next 12 months due to GTF engine inspections and maintenance.

Aegean Airlines said it expects accelerated inspections of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to be completed by early 2028.

RTX ’s Pratt & Whitney business unit will deliver enough PW1000G engines for Airbus to meet its full-year delivery goal, RTX President Chris Calio said.