Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)

By Sean Broderick
The engine-maker’s plan for managing unscheduled geared turbofan inspections is going as expected, but disruptions continue to dog affected operators.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Wizz Air posted a dramatic drop in quarterly net profit, citing the airline’s ongoing impact from geared turbofan (GTF) engine-related aircraft groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
MTU Aero Engines reports that the time in shop to overhaul some PW1000G geared-turbofan engines has fallen below 100 days.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Perhaps it is a good sign that Howmet is raising its baseline expectations of 737 shipsets to Boeing by 10% coming out of the Farnborough International Airshow.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways will defer 44 Airbus A321neos to 2030 and beyond.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
TUI fly Belgium has grounded all three of its Embraer E195-E2s because of oil consumption issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Embraer subsidiary OGMA has opened a new Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine shop that it expects to triple revenues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The company is confident it is on pace to meet demand for new aircraft and improve turnaround times on engines undergoing mandatory service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
The trend for OEM service agreements being attached to new aircraft and engine orders continued at Farnborough Airshow.
Farnborough Airshow

By Lori Ranson
Volaris is expressing cautious optimism in Pratt & Whitney’s handling of the geared turbofan (GTF) engine crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Pratt & Whitney has secured an order from Avolon for the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 80 Airbus A320neos.
Farnborough Airshow

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The low-cost model remains promising in Latin America, but U.S. budget carriers continue to struggle.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Pratt says SMBC Aviation Capital—one of the largest lessors for GTF-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft—has exercised options for a further 22 firm orders.
Farnborough Airshow

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
As Pratt & Whitney works hard to optimize the GTF, orders for A320neos equipped with the engine have slowed compared to CFM's Leap.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air expects to have another 45 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft grounded in 2025 due to inspections of their Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Canadian airlines continue to forge agreements for former Lynx Air Boeing 737 MAX jets after the carrier ceased operation in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss International Air Lines now says inspections and repairs to its Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered Airbus narrowbodies will affect its fleet into 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Wizz Air UK's Marion Geoffroy says summer operational challenges have begun earlier than usual, while the ULCC is still struggling with GTF-related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday revisits a similar analysis from earlier in 2024, the utilization of CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)-powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Thierry Dubois
Airframe production rate changes, stretched supply chains and durability remain major challenges in spite of rising utilization rates.
Farnborough Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific announced an agreement to order 102 Airbus A321neo aircraft to be equipped with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The deal for 15 PW1100G-JM engines is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Daniel Williams
Listen in to hear insights from MRO BEER, including on airBaltic's GTF issues and Ryanair's operations, from James Pozzi, Dan Williams and Lee Ann Shay.
MRO Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss talks about fleet growth, the need for more equity and geared turbofan engine problems at MRO BEER.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus no longer expects to reach its target of producing 75 A320neo family aircraft per month in 2026 and has cut back its delivery guidance for 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion