Airbus Postpones Delivery of First A320neo by Several Weeks
- Plane was due to be delivered to Lufthansa before year-end
- Airbus cites issues with documentation for single-aisle plane
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Airbus Group SE postponed the first delivery of its A320neo model airliner by at least several weeks as it addresses issues with documentation for the aircraft, adding to the woes for the single-aisle plane that constitutes the majority of the company’s production.
The delayed delivery to Deutsche Lufthansa AG comes just about a week after Indian airline IndiGo disclosed that it had been told its first jet would be late and three weeks after Qatar Airways Ltd., originally set to be the first customer, put back deliveries, citing engine issues. Airbus had planned to deliver the plane to Lufthansa this week.