Lufthansa takes delivery of second A320neo

Lufthansa has taken delivery of a second Airbus A320neo, but the airline said engine issues which had delayed its taking delivery of the plane were not yet fully resolved. Lufthansa stepped in as the first operator of the A320neo after it was found that the Geared Turbofan engines made by Pratt & Whitney needed longer than usual to start under some circumstances. As a result, Lufthansa is only operating its first A320neo on routes within Germany, where it has a large base of engineers. The second aircraft will also be used only on domestic routes for now. It took delivery of its first A320neo in January. A Lufthansa spokeswoman said that a working group from Airbus and Pratt & Whitney was still investigating the problems, but the carrier had come to an arrangement with Airbus over compensation for the restrictions on operation. <br/>