El Paso, Texas charter operator ATI Jet, which does business as Jetvia, has sued engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney Canada over performance of an hourly cost per hour maintenance program, according to coverage published September 8, 2026.
The complaint was filed April 7 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. It concerns Pratt and Whitney Canada PW305A turbofans installed on Learjet 60 aircraft in the ATI Jet fleet and the Eagle Service Plan agreements covering them.
ATI Jet alleges the manufacturer failed to supply contracted lease and rental replacement engines, which left aircraft on the ground. The operator says the Eagle Service Plan contract entitled it to a lease engine any time a covered engine removal ran longer than 10 days. According to the filing, ATI Jet paid more than $20 million in hourly program fees, and one account puts total program fees collected above $30 million. Executives say the groundings cost the company hundreds of days of charter revenue.
Causes of action listed in the complaint include breach of contract, fraudulent inducement of a 2025 settlement agreement, breach of the duty of good faith and honest performance, and deceit and fraudulent misrepresentation. ATI Jet seeks compensatory and consequential damages, along with exemplary damages where appropriate.
Hourly cost per hour programs are a standard commercial structure across business aviation. They shift maintenance risk from the operator to the engine manufacturer in exchange for a per flight hour fee, and spare engine availability is typically a contracted term. Disputes over that term are uncommon in public litigation.
Source: Aviation International News - https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-09-08/ati-jet-lawsuit-alleges-hourly-service-plan-setbacks