Airlines are still learning about the reliability of new-technology engines—and how many spares they need. Credit: Lufthansa Technik Spare engines provide both operational and financial flexibility ...
Pratt & Whitney announced last month that 1,200 engines would need to be removed for inspection. JetBlue's COO said it was looking to lease engines to prevent disruption. And Hawaiian Airlines' CEO ...
Operating profit beats estimates, driven by spare parts and maintenance Order backlog down 13% from December, Paris Air Show orders not yet included MTU unaffected by SCAF project uncertainties, CEO ...
Magnetic Group has reported positive demand trends for the spare and leased engines sectors following the pandemic, chiefly on the CFM56 family and V2500 platforms. “We have not reached the stage ...
A leasing executive contends that technical issues with new-generation engines are offsetting their fuel-saving gains, and that demand for spare powerplants is extremely strong. “New engines check the ...
Airlines and aircraft engine makers are racing to identify bogus spare parts that have infiltrated the global fleet via an obscure UK supplier, a potentially costly and complicated forensic endeavor ...
European aviation regulators have determined that an obscure London-based company supplied bogus parts for repairs of jet engines that power many older-generation Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 planes.
One of the problems with operating an aircraft carrier in distant waters is that while the warship may be huge, it can only carry so many replacement parts for its air wing. On these floating cities, ...
The Air Force's program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress's 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the ...