PW1100G Criticism Not Supported By Facts, Says Pratt

Pratt & Whitney says that with two necessary fixes now resolved on the PW1100G, the engine is achieving dispatch reliability as high as 99.7 percent.

Pratt & Whitney has told Airbus it will deliver sufficient PW1100G engines to support at least 56 deliveries of the A320neo during 2016. [Photo: Pratt & Whitney]

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

June 15, 2016

In recent weeks, Pratt & Whitney has been increasingly vocal in insisting that its powerplant offering for the Airbus A320neo has overcome early teething troubles and has succeeded in making a strong entry-into-service over the first six months of 2016. At media briefings held at its U.S. headquarters in early June, the engine maker found it hard to conceal frustration at what it views as overstated criticism by customers.

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