Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)

Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.

According to its latest guidance, Airbus is finally revising downward its targets for the A320neo family, but not by much.

The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?

In 2025, JetBlue averaged about nine aircraft on the ground (AOG) due to Pratt GTF challenges; this year, JetBlue expects a decline to the mid-single digits.

CFM’s decision to cap the life limit of a critical Leap-1B component has Southwest Airlines concerned about a potential engine shortage.

Chromalloy CEO Chris Celtruda says reliability levels for next generation engines "indicates the problems of today are unlikely to moderate in the near term.”

Pratt & Whitney projects strong MRO growth in 2026, driven by GTF and V2500 demand, despite challenges with older engines and parts supply.

The number of E2 jets on the ground due to issues with the PW1900G is now down to five and will soon be zero, according to Embraer Commercial Aviation's CEO.

Pratt & Whitney says it is close to an agreement with Airbus over firming up PW1100G GTF deliveries to match the OEM's increasing A320neo production rate.

Cebu Pacific CEO Mike Szucs tell Aviation Week that the carrier has been making good progress in reducing the number of its narrowbodies grounded due to engine availability problems.

As part of Singapore’s plan to expand as an aerospace innovation and manufacturing hub, the country has signed MOUs with RTX and Rolls-Royce.

Robotic and automated technologies pioneered in Singapore are being introduced throughout Pratt & Whitney’s MRO network as the engine-maker steps up efforts to cut the number of grounded PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neos.

Wizz Air is in talks to transfer up to five Airbus A321XLRs to another operator as financial losses narrow.

Swiss has begun grounding its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s for at least 18 months as issues with their Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines persist.

More than 150 Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered aircraft will return to service in 2026, according to lessor Avolon.

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See how airline engine MRO capacity and demand is shifting by world region.

Engine OEMs’ profit drivers are in direct opposition to those of Boeing and Airbus—everyone is in the same boat, but they are rowing in different directions.

With the curtain closed on 2025, Flight Friday takes the opportunity to review the state of the engine market.

The deal signals growing confidence in the operational maturity of the Embraer E195-E2 powerplant.

Deliveries and production of new aircraft are picking up, but aftermarket providers will still see strong demand on legacy platforms and material shortages.

Small narrowbody jets are increasingly tackling distances that would have been thought impossible by previous-generation regional jets.

Gas turbines still dominate Pratt & Whitney’s future road map, but emerging new cycles and alternative fuels will also play a major role.

Air Canada is reshaping how it plans routes and capacity as it adopts more conservative fleet assumptions.

The Middle East, as the crucible for challenging durability and performance conditions, is the focus for ongoing dust ingestion engine tests.