Lufthansa Keeps A320Neo Inside Germany Until Pratt Engine Fixed
- Jet turbine requires special treatment for cooling due to flaw
- Engine maker says software fault should be fixed by April
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the sole airline so far to take delivery of Airbus Group SE’s new A320neo model, will limit the plane to domestic German routes until glitches with the engine cooling system are resolved in coming weeks.
Lufthansa has flown its first A320neo between Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich since receiving the aircraft in January, and the second, delivered Friday, will stick to those destinations to ensure access to maintenance personnel equipped to cope with any technical snags, Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr said at the plane handover ceremony in Hamburg.