Pratt & Whitney

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

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC IndiGo is achieving higher profits while continuing to grow capacity at a rapid pace, particularly in the international market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Although JetBlue has made significant cuts to its 2023 earnings outlook, its operating revenue in Q2 grew 6.7% year-on-year to $2.6 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
The commercial aftermarket outlook remains highly favorable as total sales rose 23% year-on-year in the 2023 second quarter (Q2).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
MRO revenue drivers included the PW1100G-JM and the V2500 engine programs.
MRO

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New data linked to a known problem has convinced Pratt & Whitney to accelerate inspections on more than 1,000 A320neo-family engines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Rolls-Royce increased its guidance for the full-year 2023 in a surprise trading update, citing evident progress in its transformation program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier is one of many that have been forced to ground some of their A321neos due to long-term servicing backlogs for P&W geared turbofan engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A cardinal rule of investor relations is don’t surprise shareholders with a big, negative announcement just weeks after you told them things were getting better.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
The process will start with a surge of checks in the next few months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Shares of RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, dove 14% per-share during regular trading July 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Insights on the latest commercial engine trends in 2023 and how the MRO market’s largest segment is expected to play out in the near term.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Ground support equipment providers are adding new products, customers and services partnerships.
Marketplace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Cockpit Association (ECA) says it has uncovered “troubling labor law violations” within wet-leasing operations in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Raytheon’s lobbyist accused a Lockheed Martin executive of deception for publicly supporting a proposal to replace the F-35 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion