Pratt Engine Issues Prompt Airbus A320neo Launch Operator Change

Jens Flottau Guy Norris December 09, 2015
Credit: Airbus_S.Ramadier
CHICAGO—Airbus is making a last-minute swap and now plans to deliver the first A320neo to Lufthansa, not to Qatar Airways. According to industry sources, the change was made because of operational restrictions that are still in place for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine, pending some hardware and...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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