Canceled flights blamed on supplier?

[OnMyWay]

17 hours ago, Lee said:

The source said these Pratt & Whitney jet engines only last around 700 hours, making it necessary for airlines to return them to the supplier for repair more often.

12 hours ago, Old55 said:

The average engine service life before rebuild is 10,000 hours.

I can't see a commercial airline buying engines that have to be rebuilt after 700 hours.  That has to be wrong or a typo.  Maybe it was supposed to be 7000?  Or maybe heavy maintenance? 

Conservative estimate.  Aircraft does 2 RT domestic a day.  1 hour each way.  4 hours a day.  700 hours = 175 days, less than 6 months.

[Joey G]

3 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

I can't see a commercial airline buying engines that have to be rebuilt after 700 hours.  That has to be wrong or a typo.  Maybe it was supposed to be 7000?  Or maybe heavy maintenance? 

Conservative estimate.  Aircraft does 2 RT domestic a day.  1 hour each way.  4 hours a day.  700 hours = 175 days, less than 6 months.

Concur.... and you would still be conservative if you doubled your numbers and made it less than 3 months.  

I hate these articles that always quote "the source"... no name... no credentials... just "the source"... I put them in the BS basket :) 

[Lee]

Update on the engine situation.       

 Cebu Pacific apologizes, vows to solve challenges 

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BUDGET carrier Cebu Pacific on Wednesday apologized for flight delays and cancellations that have had passengers fuming and prompted a Senate investigation, blaming the situation on supply chain problems, bad weather and operational issues.

"We express our sincerest apologies to our passengers for the disruptions and assure you that we are committed to resolving these challenges," the airline said in a statement.

It noted that among others, several of its Airbus aircraft have had to be grounded due to an engine issue that was also affecting other carriers worldwide.

Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines powering Airbus A321/A320 NEO aircraft are being removed from service, with engine restorations taking 220 days instead of the standard 90.

"More than 120 aircraft worldwide are currently grounded due to this issue," the carrier claimed.

"Cebu Pacific has already encountered 12 unscheduled engine removals this year and had to ground 3 Airbus A321/A320 NEOs indefinitely since the middle of March," it added.

"Apart from the PW engine issues, we have also encountered delays from Airbus, our aircraft manufacturer. As a result, we have experienced delays ranging from 2 to 5 months for our scheduled deliveries in 2023."

 

 

[Lee]

I snipped this from another CP article posted yesterday. The rest of the article was simply a rehash of what had already been posted.

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What Cebu Pacific is doing so far to address disruptions

To address these disruptions and customer complaints, Lao said Cebu Pacific has activated a disruption management team, increased live chat agents, and improved its policies in handling and communicating disruptions.

Instead of cancelling flights, it also use smaller aircrafts allowing them to ferry passengers, however limited, despite disruptions.

The airline also reduced flight schedules until the third quarter of the year.

"We acknowledge that these actions may still be insufficient for affected passengers, and we are actively managing the situation and assessing how we can provide better care during this recovery period."

 

Supply Chain Issues, Delays: What's Behind the Cebu Pacific Flight Disruptions? (msn.com)