Airlines may no longer need to repeatedly inspect low-pressure compressor (LPC) rotors in Pratt & Whitney PW1500G turbofans, which power Airbus A220s. The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued ...
Swiss has taken the drastic step of grounding its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s to serve as engine donors to keep its A220-300s flying because of ongoing availability issues with the jets’ Pratt & ...
Pratt & Whitney said ground testing of its first PW1524G engine for the CSeries is on schedule. It has accumulated approximately 60 hr. of testing. The company said it is through about half of the ...
DUBAI—Pratt & Whitney is confident that improvements to PW1500G and PW1900G engine deliveries, technology upgrades and investment in the company’s MRO network will cut aircraft-on-ground (AOG) ...
SWISS CEO Jens Fehlinger stated that it expected issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines powering its A220 fleet to persist throughout the decade, forecasting around 10 aircraft would be ...
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Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan PW1500G engine has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The PW1500G powers the Bombardier C Series aircraft family. The EASA ...