Airbus studies 70+ neo production rate despite engine delays
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury expects the company to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by end of June that will then have to wait for engines to be attached. The situation came about after Pratt & Whitney encountered problems with its new geared turbofan while the other supplier, CFM International, has had delivery delays with the new LEAP-1A. “This is a rather unique situation,” Faury said Saturday. “We have an industrial crisis to manage. It is not a good situation, but we try to communicate with our customers as best we can.” Airbus decided to continue A320neo production in a linear way rather than holding off on building the aircraft. That should allow Airbus to deliver the aircraft in the second half of the year, when delivery rates will be “unprecedented,” Faury said. <br/>
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Airbus studies 70+ neo production rate despite engine delays
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury expects the company to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by end of June that will then have to wait for engines to be attached. The situation came about after Pratt & Whitney encountered problems with its new geared turbofan while the other supplier, CFM International, has had delivery delays with the new LEAP-1A. “This is a rather unique situation,” Faury said Saturday. “We have an industrial crisis to manage. It is not a good situation, but we try to communicate with our customers as best we can.” Airbus decided to continue A320neo production in a linear way rather than holding off on building the aircraft. That should allow Airbus to deliver the aircraft in the second half of the year, when delivery rates will be “unprecedented,” Faury said. <br/>
