Aircraft
Engine Delays Hold Back Neo Deliveries
Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofans are still not ready for prime time.
Airbus is hopeful that issues with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM geared-turbofan (GTF) engines are behind them, and deliveries of A320neos can begin to catch up.
Airbus is hopeful that issues with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM geared-turbofan (GTF) engines are behind them, and deliveries of A320neos can begin to catch up.

Straightening out costly and disruptive kinks in its production processes is a key priority for Airbus in 2016. As the first half of the year came to a close, the European airframer appeared to be making some progress on issues that have dogged both its A350XWB and A320neo programs.