Wizz Air expects capacity for FY25 from April to remain flat year on year as it feels the effects of the grounding of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan-powered Airbus A321neo’s. The GTF issues and delays of some new aircraft…
RTX expects that the number of aircraft on ground for repairs of Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofans with contaminated powder metal parts will peak this first quarter to 350. From there, AOG should come down, which partly is the effect of…
While load factors for this winter season are a bit behind, Air Transat is positive for the full FY24. The Canadian airline is expecting record-high operating margins next year of between 7.5 and 9 percent. Air Transat plans to grow capacity…
UPDATE DECEMBER 28 – Operators of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM will likely be confronted with longer delays from engine inspections. The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that requires accelerated inspections and replacements of more parts that…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken a one-off charge related to the powder metal contamination issue of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM Geared Turbofan. The Japanese industrial giant included the charge in its HY1 results but hasn’t specified the value. MHI…
Spirit Airlines expects full-year capacity growth for 2024 to be flat to up to mid-single digits compared to 2023. It blames a “dramatic decrease in the company’s near-term growth projections” fully on repairs of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan-powered Airbus…