newstodate.aero

Oct 16, 2019 (newstodate): Adding to the long line of power plant issues in the aviation industry, Swiss had to ground all its Airbus A220-300 aircraft on October 15, 2019.
   This followed after a third incident with an in-flight engine shut-down in the airline's fleet of 29 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
   All aircraft have thus been in for a brief maintenance check on the Pratt & Whitney engines, and the airline is now gradually returning the aircraft into service.
   In the fleet of the Latvian carrier airBaltic are 20 Airbus A220-300 aircraft that are also now being inspected while the airline is still operating its flight schedule without limitations.
   -airBaltic is closely following the engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney's recommendations on additional inspections that are carried out strictly in accordance to the manufacturer's specified schedule and guidelines to ensure the continued reliability of the airBaltic flight operations. airBaltic is working in close cooperation with Pratt & Whitney as well as the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, airBaltic's press office tells newstodate.
   -While taking all the necessary precautions, airBaltic continues to operate its Airbus A220-300 fleet.   airBaltic uses a different variant of the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine in contrast to SWISS. As confirmed by the manufacturer, the engines continue to meet all criteria for continued airworthiness, airBaltic says.