European manufacturing conglomerate Airbus has announced that it is investigating an issue related to the ongoing corrosion of its Airbus A220 passenger jets. This issue has been found on what the manufacturer has referred to as a quote-unquote “limited population” of airframes, including some that are operated by US carriers. Both the manufacturer and multiple airlines have stated that they do not believe the issue represents an immediate safety concern.
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- January 31, 2025
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the Airbus A220 has been having a pretty rough time staying out of the hangar and in the air where it belongs. Yes, we can be grateful that it has thus far managed to avoid the same levels of bad publicity and disaster as the Boeing 737 MAX, but A220 operators around the world are most definitely experiencing challenges with the type. This has very little to do with the avionics and airframe design, and is pretty much all about the engines powering the jet – the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engine. So this prompts us to ask the question: Should the Airbus A220 get a 2nd engine option?
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