Pratt Engine Restrictions Spur A320neo Launch Customer Switch

Credit: Airbus/S.Ramadier
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 software...

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