Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water, you hear that music – da-da, da-da, dum de dum de dum – and suddenly Jaws reappears. It certainly seems that way with the most recent Boeing “quality…
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…
Raytheon Technologies, known now as RTX, will gamble a portion of its future on stock buybacks that will increase the stock price (and thereby compensation for senior executives with stock options.) Stock buybacks are good when funded from earnings and…
Pratt & Whitney-parent RTX expects that the powder metal contamination issue of the Geared Turbofan will have no significant operational or financial impact on PW1500G and PW1900G engines. Although there will be some limits on flight cycles, inspections and replacement of…
RTX stated that Pratt & Whitney (P&W) GTF-powered A320 family aircraft grounded for engine problems would rise from approximately 10% of the fleet in mid-September to 600 to 650 airplanes AOG by early 2Q24. Aviation Week analysis shows The percentage…
Airlines across the world are expecting a significant impact on their operations next year from the latest service guidelines for Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF). P&W-parent RTX said on Monday in a trading update that 600-700 engines require incremental inspections…