The AP reports that on Thursday, the FAA “returned Mexico’s aviation safety rating to the highest level two years after downgrading it.” The change will “allow Mexican airlines to add new routes to the United States, and U.S. airlines will once again be able to sell tickets on Mexican airline-operated flights.” In May 2021, the FAA “lowered Mexico’s rating because the country did not meet standards set by a United Nations aviation group.” The FAA “found that Mexico’s ability to oversee its airlines fell short of standards set by a U.N. group called the International Civil Aviation Organization.” Those standards “cover a broad range of issues, including the regulator’s technical expertise, inspection procedures and record-keeping.”
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Wizz Air May Reduce Capacity as Much as 10% from Pratt & Whitney Engine Issues
Aviation Week reports that Wizz Air “may need to reduce its capacity by 10% due to Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engine issues and increased engine removals.” The Hungary-based ULCC “has also begun to exchange several Airbus A321neos from its UAE joint venture Wizz Air Abu Dhabi with A321ceos.”
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Wizz Air Orders 75 More A321neos
Aviation Week reports that Wizz Air shareholders attending the carrier’s annual general meeting “have voted in favor of buying a further 75 Airbus A321neo family aircraft.” The firm order “takes Wizz Air’s total order for the largest variant of the Airbus single-aisle family to 434.”
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Wizz Air Prepares for Grounded Aircraft Over Pratt & Whitney Engine Issues
Aviation Week reports that Wizz Air “said an average of 45 of its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft will be grounded due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues as of mid-January 2024.” The carrier’s update “on the GTF groundings comes after it received a service bulletin Nov. 3; a grounding plan is being finalized.”
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Airbus Predicts Record Jet Output Post-Pandemic
Reuters reports that Airbus “is sticking to its quest for record jet output after airlines reported glimmers of a post-pandemic recovery this week, and believes engine makers who have questioned its most ambitious proposals will be ‘unable to resist’ demand.” Airbus “has said it hopes to almost double jet production in a few years as borders reopen.”
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