Pratt & Whitney, jumpstarting its AI-enabled engine inspection capabilities, has acquired Aiir Innovations, integrating its software into its shop workflows.
With AirBaltic making headlines recently, Flight Friday examines the airline’s A220 utilization trends since 2023, as operations returned to a post-COVID normal.
As industry struggles to chip away at backlogs and speed up weaponry production, aerospace and defense manufacturers are embracing automation like never before.
Pratt & Whitney has identified sensor damage as the cause of in-service incidents on 94 in.-fan PW4000s; FAA plans to mandate the manufacturer’s recommended remedy.
Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.
Pratt & Whitney is advancing parts procurement for the first XA103 adaptive combat test engine after completion of a fully digital assembly readiness review.
KLM Cityhopper, the regional arm of the Netherlands’ flag-carrier, is returning to service four Embraer E195 E2s that have been parked for more than 18 months due to engine issues.
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero has begun shipping its VH-4T turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant to undisclosed customers to support ground and flight testing.
