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The Pratt & Whitney GTF engine delivers revolutionary fuel savings but faces a years-long crisis from powder metal contamination in turbine disks.
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Pratt & Whitney's GTF Advantage engine aims to resolve the powder metal crisis that grounded hundreds of narrowbody jets and cost RTX over $7 billion.
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The Airbus A220 is reshaping short-haul airline economics by filling the gap between regional jets and larger narrowbodies.
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How a microscopic metal contamination in Pratt & Whitney's revolutionary geared turbofan engine grounded hundreds of aircraft and cost RTX over $7 billion.
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The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G powder metal contamination crisis is grounding hundreds of airliners through the early 2030s.
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