THY has added its first narrowbodied Airbuses with the lease of three International Aero Engines V2500-powered A320s from Orix (two) and International Lease Finance (one). The aircraft, which are subleased to the Turkish airline via Translift, are based in Antalya.
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.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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