Aircraft
Airbus Approaches Delivery Crunch
Airbus faces heavy year-end delivery rate, warns Bregier.
Early difficulties with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine for the A320neo were among the production difficulties Airbus has had to contend with.
Early difficulties with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine for the A320neo were among the production difficulties Airbus has had to contend with.

Fabrice Bregier, president and CEO of Airbus, has warned that the closing weeks of 2016 will see heavy demands on flight-testing and aircraft-delivery departments if the manufacturer is to meet projected deliveries. He openly concedes that a wait for upgraded engines and a lack of out-sourced parts and equipment have delayed, respectively, single-aisle A320neo and twin-aisle A350 aircraft output.