Airbus A320neo Customers Gird for Delays Due to Pratt Issues
- ‘A lot of uncertainty’ about delivery schedule: AerCap CEO
- IndiGo to operate 20 A320neos by end of March instead of 24
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Buyers of Airbus Group SE’s troubled re-engined A320 narrow-body jet are preparing for delays to the aircraft extending into next year as they scale back fleet plans and seek compensation.
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, will operate fewer of the A320neo jets in the current financial year than previously estimated, while AerCap Holdings NV, which has more than 220 on order, said it expects the delays to continue into 2017. U.S.-based Air Lease Corp. said last week it’s discussing financial remedies with the European planemaker with as many as eight deliveries now expected to be delayed next year.