Re: Delta A321 bins

I have an educated guess. When DL retrofitted their A319/320s, the large bins they used were problematic. While they were comparable to the larger 737 bins, in terms of size, they hang much lower without very stiff springs. Even with the heavy springs, people would bump their heads much more easily ...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread 2018

About a week ago, you said:

hkcanadaexpat wrote:

MSN 169 (CX#25) engine replacement and new RTO

hkcanadaexpat wrote:

MSN 169 (CX#25) change of engine. new engine run

Re: Has Fedex started getting upgraded Pw engines for 767?

I suspect they would have preferred GE too but various parties thought PW needed the business more. AFAIK, there was no engine options on the KC-767/KC-46 proposal during the KC-X competition. Boeing's KC-767 was proposed with Pratt engines, while Northrop Grumman/Airbus's KC-330 was proposed with ...

Re: Rolls-Royce: More 787 groundings imminent.

I wouldn't categorize this as getting worse. The ADs have two deadlines for Package C powered airplanes depending on whether they fly on long or short routes, like the article says: Just under a third of those engines have failed the initial checks required by regulators for planes that fly more tha...

Re: China Threatens U.S. Airlines Over Taiwan References

Since Cathay, Hong Kong Airlines and Air Macau are partially owned by Chinese entities, how they display on their websites should be acceptable by the Chinese government, right? They all show by "region": Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Air Macau actually lump Taiwan and Macau...

Re: Is Airbus struggling with John Leahy gone?

Wait after the Farnborough Air Show. Airbus said they expected this year's book-to-bill ratio will exceed one, and they have a tendency to sandbag.

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread 2018

Making it a LR is easy - just install the ACTs. I don't know for sure how Airbus manages the MTOWs for A321neo and A321neoLR. Even if it's paper MTOW change, an airline will likely still need to pay Airbus for increased MTOW, and possibly engine manufacturer for additional thrust. So, it will not b...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread 2018

I am pretty sure that ACF is an option for A321neo customers and you can still purchase an A321neo with four Type I doors activated and no overwing exits. AFAIK, ACF will become standard for A321neo, LR or not, by around 2020. The current configuration will no longer be available. However, airlines...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread 2018

I wasn't even comparing to P&W, but apparently we can't talk about CFM without pointing fingers to the other engine vendor. Just because your neighbor ignores the traffic light doesn't mean you have to do it as well. CFM issues are real, and we can talk about it. Did I say it was not real? I sa...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production/Delivery Thread 2018

Meanwhile at the CFM front: Of course we have been hearing this "will do everything they can" for months yet LEAP deliveries have not yet improved. http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=966913078&e=257919&elq=df40b72f0e1d4dd48f2ed2578a7c4d72#2 Hmmm... Everything Pratt says they will do t...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production Thread - Part 7

September has already seen an increase of P&W powered A320neo deliveries, and just like last year December will be ridiculously busy: Pratt & Whitney remains on track to deliver 350-400 PW1000G geared turbofans (GTFs) in 2017, but it is working with Airbus to determine the mix of engines fo...

Re: Delta A319/A320 New Overhead Bins

Regardless, the A319/320 bins if stay down will be quite hazardous. Both of the first two replies mentioned hitting heads. Even on the 737s, people complain about hitting heads. The A319/320 bins are even more prone to hitting heads. But I guess people can't complain too much because the old smaller...

Re: Delta A319/A320 New Overhead Bins

The very reason why it doesn't stay down is because if it stays down, even more people will hit their heads like the two previous replies have mentioned. The 737 design is definitely better in this respect.

Re: 16 out of 55 PW A320neo grounded

I just checked FR24. IndiGo indeed only have 8 neos on the ground, not 13. Regardless, P&W is definitely not doing a good job. Last week when I checked, it appeared they were making an effort as only single digit number of airplanes were ground. But today, I counted 17. They promised the India g...

Re: Airbus A320neo Family Production Thread - Part 7

Pratt is promising the engine fix by September: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3285436-reuters-pratt-and-whitney-tells-india-will-fix-engine-issues-september It looks like PW is in recovery mode. This morning I took a quick look without taking notes: it appears there are only 9 aircraft on the groun...

Re: 16 out of 55 PW A320neo grounded

As mentioned in http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1358761 I'm surprised this is not reported by anyone. I went to FR24 and see if there are other PW1100G A320neos grounded. Here's what I have found. Volaris newly deliverd N529VL has yet to enter service, this one doesn't count....

Re: 16 out of 55 PW A320neo grounded