Pratt & Whitney

By Alex Derber
How airlines have adapted their maintenance cost strategies and planning to cope with unprecedented upheaval in the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Engine maker rolls out an aggressive inspection program prompted by years of production-quality problems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Matthew Fulco
The company wants to find ways to reduce the time needed for inspections and potential repairs, according to CEO Lars Wagner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The carrier has also begun to exchange several A321neos from its UAE joint venture Wizz Air Abu Dhabi with A321ceos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Collins Aerospace has begun manufacturing a 1-megawatt electric generator for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, James Pozzi, Daniel Williams
Aviation Week experts assess the recent uncovering of forged airworthiness documentation for parts sourced from a UK-based broker.
MRO Podcast

By Sean Broderick
Pratt said as many as 1,200 engines would need to be pulled in the next year, including up to 200 by Oct. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup begins converting 70-seat Dash 8 Q400 to test a 2-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, James Pozzi, Daniel Williams
Aviation Week Network experts discuss the impact of technical issues with the GTF engine powering Airbus A320neo aircraft on the global fleet and aftermarket.
MRO Podcast

By Sean Broderick
The exact number and breakdown of affected engines in the global fleet has not been previously reported.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
After three decades of studies, the BWB will finally become full-scale as JetZero and Scaled Composites ramp up for a multirole U.S. Air Force project.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The initial set of checks flags 201 engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and requires pulling them from service by late September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
KLM said it had to ground “a number” of E2s because of “teething problems” with the type’s Pratt & Whitney PW1900G Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s AD mandates Pratt’s recommended inspections on the most susceptible engines within 30 days of its effective date.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Florida-based Spirit Airlines is “open to doing less-than-daily” frequencies on routes where it makes sense from a utilization and demand standpoint.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is aiming for another significant increase next year to a fleet size of 91 aircraft, despite the problems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines' planned 600-aircraft order for narrowbodies and widebodies was set to have been announced by now.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic says a shortage of spare engines led to an average of 11 grounded aircraft in its Airbus A220 fleet and forced the airline to wet-lease capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin, Steve Trimble
Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Rather than proceeding with a new F-35 engine, the service is using remaining Adaptive Engine Transition Program funds for sixth-generation development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines says its exposure to the latest Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine issue is unique and material, and it's having an impact on margins.
Airlines & Lessors