Aegean estimates it will need 24–28 months to complete Pratt & Whitney GTF inspections across its A320neo-family fleet, CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis said, a timeline the carrier says is required to allow its new aircraft to be gradually returned to full operational capacity.
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Aegean’s 24–28 month timetable quantifies the near-term operational drag on narrowbody capacity and network planning and underscores ongoing airline negotiations to clear an engine-servicing backlog (see discussions with Pratt & Whitney on accelerating repairs: https://hype.aero/?story=ea103509-e464-41f2-a262-ab0b6e266a05).
The inspection programme feeds into broader supply-chain constraints: engine shortages have left completed airframes unpowered and deliveries stalled, and Pratt & Whitney is pursuing Industrial 4.0 fixes to address recurring GTF defects (see inventory and production impacts: https://hype.aero/?story=d2feb607-fd4b-4f7f-b3bf-7632e473c3c9 and the OEM’s manufacturing push: https://hype.aero/?story=d4341313-6c2b-48bd-89ae-6960fc0b998e).
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