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Spirit parks more NEOs amidst engine shortage
In todays video, we take a look at the slight engine crises at Spirit airlines that has caused the operator to place some of its Airbus A320NEO aircraft in storage throughout the year. The airline has recently stored even more 320NEOs bringing the total up to 7. (www.youtube.com) More...
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Another severe issue squeezing the supply side of the market. The bottom line for travelers: higher fares.
Unreliable engines = unflyable planes. IMO spirit = fear it. Has the P-W GTF become the Edsel of jet engines?
The PW1500 on the A220 has proved to have serious reliability issues as well. The whole PW1000G line is trash in my opinion
Bashing an US company on this forum. :) Time the Europeans take over before the Chinese do
Big mistake not to have a Rolls Royce option on the neo.
There is the CFM Leap engine option on the A319/320/321neo. Did R-R even offer an engine for this program?
Every new engine design has teething issues. This is nothing new. The only issue is spares since COVID cut back inventory and they didn't ramp up fast enough.
This debacle has continued for 7 years, since the first GTF engines were delivered to Airbus. But code word “teething issues” ? Only if you believe in fairy tales, & that there’s a magic wand for this (IMO) unreliable product.
These engines are still young in the world of engines. None of the oil leakage issues would be big news if the spares were available. They aren't shutting down in flight frequently, they're just not lasting as long as they should be before requiring major service.
check your facts. The P-W GTF engines HAVE BEEN shutting down in-flight. In fact, the India air regulator GROUNDED GTF powered A320s specifically due to frequent in-flight shutdowns Oh , what else ? Recall the uncontained engine failure and fire on a Spirit airlines A320 neo during takeoff at Atlantic City.
No, I don't recall India grounding GTF powered airplanes. Do you have a source for that?
The Atlantic City failure was caused by Bald Eagle. - https://avherald.com/h?article=4ee2677c
The Atlantic City failure was caused by Bald Eagle. - https://avherald.com/h?article=4ee2677c
Link to one of several grounding orders issued by the India DGCA. ( Directorate General for Civil Aviation.) The grounding orders speak for themselves .
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/airbus-a320neo-jets-with-faulty-pratt-engines-grounded-by-dgca-all-you-need-to-know-5096156/
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/airbus-a320neo-jets-with-faulty-pratt-engines-grounded-by-dgca-all-you-need-to-know-5096156/
That was a grounding of individual aircraft, not the entire GTF fleet. No different than any other new engine.
