BOC Aviation has signed a lease agreement with AJet, the low-cost subsidiary of the Turkish Airlines Group, for five new Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, will be delivered in 2028 from BOC Aviation’s existing orderbook. The addition of the fuel-efficient narrowbody aircraft will support AJet’s ongoing fleet modernisation […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban10 Jul
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AJet will expand and modernise its fleet with the addition of five Airbus A321neo aircraft under a new lease agreement with BOC Aviation. The new-generation aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, are scheduled for delivery in 2028 and will support the Turkish low-cost carrier’s continued growth across Europe, North Africa and the Middle […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm9 JulAviationNews – The groundbreaking Pratt & Whitney F119 engine has officially surpassed the monumental threshold of one million flight hours, cementing its legacy as the...
Pratt & Whitney‘s F119 engine has surpassed one million flight hours powering the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, marking a major milestone for the first operational fifth-generation fighter engine. In service for more than 20 years, the F119 provides the F-22 with advanced stealth, thrust-vectoring and supercruise capability, enabling the aircraft to fly […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm6 Jul
The high sustained speeds of the SR-71 heated the engines to the point that the aircraft and engines dramatically expanded.
ABL Aviation, a global independent aircraft investment management firm, has delivered the 16th A220-300 aircraft to Air France. The Airbus A220-300 is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1521G-3 engines. It is the first aircraft delivered under a new three-aircraft mandate agreed with Air France and supports the airline’s ongoing fleet renewal strategy and commitment to […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm25 Jun
The Airbus A380 superjumbo is the world's only full double-deck commercial jet and has a maximum takeoff weight or MTOW far exceeding any other aircraft in existence. It is optionally powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines or four Engine Alliance GP7200 engines (built by a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney). So in this video, we take a look at the Rolls-Royce Trent 900, why it became one of the most powerful commercial jet engines ever produced, how it helped shape the Airbus A380, and how Rolls-Royce is now working on an even more ambitious engine family that could transform both widebody and narrowbody aviation in the decades ahead.
The Pratt & Whitney GTF engine crisis has created a bizarre market reality: airlines are paying to have perfectly good aircraft dismantled.
Aircraft-on-ground rate has fallen to 1% as Pratt & Whitney implements improvements to the geared turbofan engine
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 JunITA Airways is considering legal action against US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney as problems with geared turbofan…
AeroTime•Gabriele Petrauskaite7 JunThe low-cost carrier is betting on ultra-long-haul travel with a high-density, narrow-body aircraft—despite serious operational challenges Wizz Air has become the first airline in the world to take delivery of the Airbus A321XLR equipped with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines—a unique aircraft that could redefine long-haul budget travel. Industry experts describe the A321XLR as a […]
Dutch airframer Maeve announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow that it is collaborating with Pratt & Whitney Canada on the design of its 80-seater hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the M80. ...
Fresh Aviation•Cianan Kelly24 Jul 2024