VisionAire has signed a five-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada, valued at $175 million, covering delivery of JT15D-5 turbofans for its Vantage single-engined business jet. The first Vantage test aircraft VT-1 is scheduled to be flown in December.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has chosen GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power four incoming Boeing 787-10 widebodies.
