Why Airlines Are Scrapping Brand New Planes

The Pratt & Whitney GTF engine crisis explained - how contaminated metal powder in the PW1100G geared turbofan led to the most expensive engine recall in commercial aviation history. Airlines like Wizz Air, Spirit, IndiGo, and Swiss grounded hundreds of A320neo and A321neo aircraft, while leasing companies started scrapping nearly new planes just to harvest their engines. Topics covered: Pratt & Whitney PW1100G Geared Turbofan engine A320neo engine problems 2024-2026 GTF powder metallurgy contamination RTX $3 billion write-off CFM LEAP vs GTF comparison Airline groundings and fleet crisis GTF Advantage redesign Follow Contrails for more aviation stories.