Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)

By Daniel Williams
Revisiting and updating one of the most popular Flight Fridays in 2024, this week we again look at the CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines is ready to place an order for a “double-digit” number of Embraer E2s or Airbus A220s, but not until the types’ engine issues are resolved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways continues to grapple with engine-related aircraft availability issues with its Boeing 787 and Airbus A320neo-family fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways’ future-focused plan is being pressured by ongoing engine availability issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney are expanding their joint venture engine maintenance center in Christchurch to add capability for GTF engine overhauls.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Executives from Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris delivered a message during a recent earnings discussion: Do not compare us to our U.S. counterparts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air's operating profit for the six months ending Sept. 30 dropped 33% to €349.2 million ($375 million), compared to €522.9 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Howmet Aerospace’s revenue and net income both grew at a steady clip in the third quarter thanks to strong demand for engines and within the aftermarket.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Although Turkish Airlines has faced challenges with delivery delays and GTF engine-related groundings, it expects to operate a fleet of 530 aircraft in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
KLM Cityhopper, the Dutch flag-carrier’s regional arm, is storing aircraft as it tackles a shortage of maintenance capacity at Pratt & Whitney.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Mexican ULCC Volaris sees improvement in turnaround times for returning Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
With the opening of a new MRO shop for the Pratt & Whitney engine and upping of on-site testing capacity, SR Technics expects a gradual ramp-up of shop visits.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
CEO Eva Azoulay discusses looking to the aftermarket as a growth pillar following the company’s 2022 divestment from Rolls-Royce.
Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Even as its overall engine situation improves, airBaltic plans to make use of up to five wet-leased aircraft over the winter season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Talk of a pilot shortage has softened, but the need persists to increase opportunities to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates.
Maintenance & Training

By Alex Derber
The Latvian carrier has committed maintenance of its PW1500 engines to the OEM for 17 years per engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not launch Airbus A321XLR operations until 2026, when crucial upgrades should have been made to the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Swiss MRO outfit SR Technics is now the 17th active repair shop in the GTF network and will conduct full disassembly, assembly and testing on PW1100G-JM engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Embraer is encouraging customers of its E2 family of small narrowbody jets that operate in hot and dusty environments to hold off on deliveries.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Sean Broderick
Current figures show about 670 PW1000G-powered Airbus A220s, A320neo-family, and Embraer E-Jets on the ground for at least 30 days—a 6% increase since Aug. 1
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Aegean Airlines reports positive Q2 results, despite Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan challenges forcing the grounding of several of its A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Zurich-based Embraer E2 operator Helvetic Airways sees itself better positioned compared to wet-lease operators with older generation aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The newest PW1000G network shop comes online at a key time for the geared turbofan program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
As airlines struggle with hundreds of out-of-service aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is working to ease the inevitable pain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at cycles (flights) of some select engines that power narrowbody passenger aircraft in Europe.
Air Transport