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.
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.
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.
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
Aegean Airlines reports positive Q2 results, despite Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan challenges forcing the grounding of several of its A320neo-family aircraft.
AirBaltic has converted options for 10 additional Airbus A220-300s as the airline seeks to lay the groundwork for further growth toward the end of the decade.
Qatar Airways is supporting IndiGo with Boeing 737-8 capacity as the Indian ULCC has grounded over 70 Airbus A320neos due to the Pratt GTF engine inspections.
Wizz Air posted a dramatic drop in quarterly net profit, citing the airline’s ongoing impact from geared turbofan (GTF) engine-related aircraft groundings.
Perhaps it is a good sign that Howmet is raising its baseline expectations of 737 shipsets to Boeing by 10% coming out of the Farnborough International Airshow.
