Pratt & Whitney

By Daniel Williams
This week's Flight Friday looks at the flight cycles of specific engines powering widebody aircraft, comparing them to the equivalent month in 2019.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce says it remains on schedule to conduct the critical design review (CDR) of the F130 production configuration for the USAF B-52J reengining program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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 Matthew Fulco
Sales rose 8% annually to $19.7 billion and earnings per share increased 9% to $1.41, coming in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss electric propulsion startup H55 has announced the closing of a Series C funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

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 the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.
Farnborough Airshow

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 Guy Norris
RTX companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have achieved sustained turbogenerator operation in its STEP-Tech demonstrator, marking a key milestone.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris
RTX’s strategic push toward more sustainable hybrid-electric aviation is accelerating with key advances in motor, motor-generator and control technologies.
Farnborough Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation is testing a prototype hydrogen-electric powerplant at its facility in Seville, Spain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Its new MRO customer support center in Bengaluru could signal intentions to establish MRO operations in the city eventually.
MRO

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 Richard Aboulafia
Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on engine manufacturers, namely CFM International, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
AWIN Knowledge Center

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 Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
Vietnamese aviation officials are urging them to lease more aircraft to offset the number of narrowbodies grounded due to engine availability issues.
Airlines & Lessors