Airbus A220 seen in 2018 [Credit: Steve Lynes/Wikimedia Commons]
Key Takeaways:
Airbus is restricting takeoffs for some aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines in extreme cold weather, specifically in severe icing conditions, freezing fog, and low visibility.
These new operational limitations affect A320neo-family and A220-family aircraft.
Airbus is communicating with airline customers, and Pratt & Whitney is reportedly developing a fix, though the specific problem prompting the restrictions has not been disclosed.
Airbus is reportedly restricting some aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney engines from operating in extreme cold.
According to Reuters, the European aerospace manufacturer has changed its procedures and now limits takeoffs using Pratt-made engines in severe icing conditions, freezing fog, and visibility of less than 150 meters, or about 490 feet.
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Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
