Turkish Airlines (TK) anticipates that it may have to ground as many as 12 Airbus A321neo aircraft by the end of this year due to problems with Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines. The airline has already taken nine aircraft out of service for the same reason.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has attributed partial blame for the uncontained failure of the Pratt and Whitney PW4077 turbofan engine in 2021 to deficiencies in engine design and testing, as well as insufficient fan blade inspections.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive, necessitating specific users of Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engine to perform ultrasonic inspections on a crucial component within 30 days.
During a quarterly results call, the head of CFM International’s joint owner, Safran, revealed that CFM discovered a quality issue related to powdered metal at an undisclosed supplier in 2021.
RTX, formerly known as Raytheon, has announced that a significant number of its Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, responsible for powering Airbus A320neo aircraft, will require accelerated removals and inspections
After a Singapore tribunal’s ruling for Pratt & Whitney (P&W) to provide Go First (G8) with five engines monthly until December, both parties engage in negotiations for a new lease agreement.
Wadia-owned Go First (G8), which has faced a challenging three-month grounding, is set to receive a much-needed boost as it gears up to restart flight services.
In a significant development for Go First (G8), a court in Singapore has ruled that engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney must deliver five engines per month to the airline between August and December.
Despite its crisis, Bankrupt Go First (G8) is reportedly planning to introduce Airbus A320 family aircraft equipped with CFM engines once it resumes flight operations, according to sources cited in a media report.
Pratt and Whitney has made an announcement regarding its collaboration with Air France Industries KLM for First GTF Engine induction.