Getting a handle on the GTF population
Category Engines
Airlines brace themselves for GTF impact on schedules
GTF powder metal issue keeps P&W busy well through 2026
Pratt & Whitney GTF update
RTX provided an update on the GTF issue. RTX expects the issue to cost $3-3.5bn, with a $3bn charge booked in 3Q23 (P&W has a 51% share). Pratt & Whitney (P&W) sees 600-700 engines coming in for accelerated shop visits…
Powder metal issue affects more General Electric GE90s
Material anomaly requires more Geared Turbofan inspections
The FAA is to release a new Airworthiness Directive on August 22 that requires additional inspections of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM. This follows the analysis of an incident on an Airbus A320neo in December last year. The issue is related…