Turkish Airlines parks several A321neo over engine issues

Four A321-200NX belonging to Turkish Airlines are stuck on the ground because of Pratt & Whitney engine supply issues. Footage is circulating online of the four aircraft at remote stands at Istanbul with their windows taped up and missing their P&W geared turbofan engines. All four aircraft were withdrawn from service some time ago, with TC-LTC the most recent, last operating on Match 25, 2023. Including the grounded aircraft, Turkish Airlines has fifty-two A321-200NX in its fleet and a further four A320-200Ns that all use Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines. Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi flagged grounding the four aircraft in March when speaking to Bloomberg. He said the airline was dealing with engine "technical issues" and would be required to ground the planes. "We are talking with Pratt & Whitney very seriously on this matter," he said, adding that if only four aircraft were grounded this summer, the carrier would consider itself lucky. More recent reports indicate that those talks continue, and concerns at Turkish Airlines grow that more A321-200NX will be towed to remote stands and parked. ch-aviation has approached Turkish Airlines for comment.<br/>