Pratt & Whitney has signed its largest aftermarket contract, a 10-year fleet-management agreement valued at more than $2 billion covering maintenance of more than 300 V2500 engines powering United Airlines' Airbus A319s and A320s. Work will be performed at P&W's Columbus, Georgia engine centre, avoiding the need for United, now restructuring under bankruptcy protection, to tool up to maintain the engine in-house.
Source: Flight International
UK investigators probing a rudder jam involving a West Atlantic ATR 72-200 freighter have found that degraded steel bearings had not been replaced by corrosion-resistant ones. The replacement had been recommended in a service bulleting published 30 years before the incident at Belfast International on 7 March 2023. As the ...
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
Spirit Airlines, which recently entered bankruptcy court protection, has “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating during the next year due to steep financial losses amid difficult market conditions.
