Flight hours increasingly driving maintenance costs in new technology
Modern aircraft engines are challenging decades-old maintenance assumptions, forcing airlines to rethink route planning and…
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GTF and LEAP down-time shows generational shift in engine market
New technology engines have differentiated themselves as meeting fuel burn but missing reliability and maintenance…
New narrowbody technology expected to overtake prior generation by 2031
Slow production rates have delayed technology crossover for narrowbody airframe and engines. This analysis considers…
Pratt updates to lower “peak AOG” through 2024; average unchanged
Ongoing challenges persist with Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines, including high-pressure turbine disks meeting inspection…
LEAP-1A/1B not expected to see early inspections from powdered metal
Suppliers of titanium for GE's LEAP engines follow similar supply chain links to the plague-ridden…
