France-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said that it has finally restored engine balance in the A320neo deliveries on order by Indian carriers like Indigo and GoAir.
Earlier this year, these aircraft were affected by troubles in the Pratt & Whitney engines that powered some of them.
In May, the aircraft manufacturer delivered 22 A320neos – equally fitted with Pratt & Whitney and CFM engines. While Indigo and GoAir had opted for the former, Air India and Vistara chose the latter. “Initially, time went in making available engines to the grounded aircraft in India and providing engines to new deliveries was held up. We are now back on track,” said Justin Dubon, head, global news communications.
Airbus said it had successfully restored ‘power-plant’ parity to A320neo-family deliveries, handing over 22 aircraft in total during May, an official overlooking the deliveries said. As Pratt & Whitney encountered issues with the PW1100G engine and retrofitting started, it affected new deliveries. “We have a few aircraft ready for delivery to Indigo and GoAir along with Air India,” officials said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had, in March this year, grounded 11 A320neos operated by Indigo (8) and GoAir (3) citing safety reasons. The aircraft were later fitted with new engines and are now flying.
For Airbus, deliveries in May involved 41 aircraft from the A320 family (including the 22 in the neo configuration), along with seven A350-900s and three A330-200s/A330-300s. With May’s orders and deliveries taken into account, net orders logged by Airbus during the first five months of 2018 totalled 111 jetliners. As of May 31, Airbus’s overall backlog of jetliners remaining to be delivered stood at 7,153 aircraft, representing approximately nine years of production at current rates.
24/06/18 aditya anand/The Hindu
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Earlier this year, these aircraft were affected by troubles in the Pratt & Whitney engines that powered some of them.
In May, the aircraft manufacturer delivered 22 A320neos – equally fitted with Pratt & Whitney and CFM engines. While Indigo and GoAir had opted for the former, Air India and Vistara chose the latter. “Initially, time went in making available engines to the grounded aircraft in India and providing engines to new deliveries was held up. We are now back on track,” said Justin Dubon, head, global news communications.
Airbus said it had successfully restored ‘power-plant’ parity to A320neo-family deliveries, handing over 22 aircraft in total during May, an official overlooking the deliveries said. As Pratt & Whitney encountered issues with the PW1100G engine and retrofitting started, it affected new deliveries. “We have a few aircraft ready for delivery to Indigo and GoAir along with Air India,” officials said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had, in March this year, grounded 11 A320neos operated by Indigo (8) and GoAir (3) citing safety reasons. The aircraft were later fitted with new engines and are now flying.
For Airbus, deliveries in May involved 41 aircraft from the A320 family (including the 22 in the neo configuration), along with seven A350-900s and three A330-200s/A330-300s. With May’s orders and deliveries taken into account, net orders logged by Airbus during the first five months of 2018 totalled 111 jetliners. As of May 31, Airbus’s overall backlog of jetliners remaining to be delivered stood at 7,153 aircraft, representing approximately nine years of production at current rates.
24/06/18 aditya anand/The Hindu
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