Airbus A320neo Test Aircraft Suffers Engine Damage
Previous problem with Pratt & Whitney engine delayed test program earlier this year
A file picture of the new Airbus A320neo aircraft taking off for its
first flight from the airport of Toulouse-Blagnac, southern France, last
year.
By ROBERT WALL and JON OSTROWER
Airbus Group SE said on Wednesday that one of its A320neo test aircraft has suffered engine damage, a sign of further pressure on the European plane maker to meet an end-of-year deadline to bring the latest model of its ubiquitous single-aisle jetliner into commercial service.
The A320neo test plane was undergoing hot-weather testing in the Middle East when the incident occurred in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
Airbus found damage to one of the plane's two engines last week at the end of the trial, a spokeswoman said. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, Airbus said.
The PW1100G geared turbofan engines are built by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. Pratt & Whitney couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
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