Airbus Slams Pratt & Whitney for Holding Back Output Plans

Airbus SE faulted Pratt & Whitney for failing to provide aircraft engines in sufficient quantities, forcing the planemaker to pare back ambitious production goals and creating an open dispute with one of its most important suppliers.

The company said monthly output of A320 aircraft may fall short of 75 units by the end of next year because Pratt isn’t able to keep up with demand. Airbus plans to hand over about 870 jets to customers this year, compared with 793 last year, and the company conceded the number would have been higher if engine supplies had come through.