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Balerit wrote:Do you guys ever get news from Mobile?
KarelXWB wrote:Balerit wrote:Do you guys ever get news from Mobile?
We have a Mobile production thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=607145
N14AZ wrote:Picture of "our correspondents" from XFW, who provide us with daily pictures
Source: http://www.aviation-friends-hamburg-for ... ?tid=11589
Airbus A320 -271N 7330 VT-WGE GoAir delivery 01feb17 XFW-DEL ex D-AXAJ
KarelXWB wrote:A320neo storage area as of today:
- GoAir, P&W, engine supply shortage
- China Southern, P&W, delayed over certification issues at the CAAC
- SAS, CFM, engine supply shortage
- AirAsia, CFM, engine supply shortage
- Frontier, CFM, rejected by the customer
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aircrafts/32406722182/
StTim wrote:When do we expect the first 321neo delivery?
Airbus (Tianjin) Final Assembly Co., Ltd will begin assembly of its first Airbus A320neo in July and deliver it in September.
KarelXWB wrote:The A320 plant in Tianjin will start assembling the first A320neo in July this year.Airbus (Tianjin) Final Assembly Co., Ltd will begin assembly of its first Airbus A320neo in July and deliver it in September.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017- ... 028597.htm
Bostrom wrote:KarelXWB wrote:The A320 plant in Tianjin will start assembling the first A320neo in July this year.Airbus (Tianjin) Final Assembly Co., Ltd will begin assembly of its first Airbus A320neo in July and deliver it in September.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017- ... 028597.htm
Does anyone know when the first neo will be built in Mobile?
KarelXWB wrote:More NEO updates as China Southern's first A321neo emerged from paint:
A321neo China Southern Airlines B- by Tobias Gudat, on Flickr
KarelXWB wrote:Bostrom wrote:
Does anyone know when the first neo will be built in Mobile?
Next year (2018) AFAIK.
KarelXWB wrote:Latest updates on the PW1100G engine:Pratt says it built 62 GTF engines in Q4
UTC says Pratt will ship improved combustor liner, carbon seals for GTF this year
This would be 3rd generation of GTF combustor, says UTC. Current liner suffering particularly in harsh environments, like India
TC CFO says GTF production run-rate in Q4 & Jan encouraging. Sticks with 2017 delivery plans of 350-400 engines
https://twitter.com/R_Wall
And an article:
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ty-433512/Speaking on a fourth quarter earnings, Hayes acknowledged that some GTF operators, especially in India, have reported reliability concerns about a fuel seal and a combustor liner. In response, P&W will deliver upgraded parts to retrofit later this year. Meanwhile, P&W has dipped into a pool of spare engines to help meet aircraft dispatch targets, he says.
“These are just normal growing pains on any new engine,” Hayes adds. “Nothing that’s causing us to lose a lot of sleep.”
BLRAviation wrote:At Bangalore Aviation we have a story by an industry insider on some of the PW engine problems at Indian carriers. I am not sure if A.net rules prevent me from posting a link, even though the story was not written by me. The title is "Analysis: The PW1100 GTF engine and the Airbus A320neo"KarelXWB wrote:Latest updates on the PW1100G engine:Pratt says it built 62 GTF engines in Q4
UTC says Pratt will ship improved combustor liner, carbon seals for GTF this year
This would be 3rd generation of GTF combustor, says UTC. Current liner suffering particularly in harsh environments, like India
TC CFO says GTF production run-rate in Q4 & Jan encouraging. Sticks with 2017 delivery plans of 350-400 engines
https://twitter.com/R_Wall
And an article:
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ty-433512/Speaking on a fourth quarter earnings, Hayes acknowledged that some GTF operators, especially in India, have reported reliability concerns about a fuel seal and a combustor liner. In response, P&W will deliver upgraded parts to retrofit later this year. Meanwhile, P&W has dipped into a pool of spare engines to help meet aircraft dispatch targets, he says.
“These are just normal growing pains on any new engine,” Hayes adds. “Nothing that’s causing us to lose a lot of sleep.”
KarelXWB wrote:Bostrom wrote:KarelXWB wrote:The A320 plant in Tianjin will start assembling the first A320neo in July this year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017- ... 028597.htm
Does anyone know when the first neo will be built in Mobile?
Next year (2018) AFAIK.
Airbus A320 -271N 7329 VT-ITO IndiGo Airlines delivery 07feb17 TLS-DEL ex F-WWIT
Vladex wrote:As I see and hear by youtube videos, LEAP engine is still noticeable noisy with a whine especially compared to GTF.
yetimug wrote:Vladex wrote:As I see and hear by youtube videos, LEAP engine is still noticeable noisy with a whine especially compared to GTF.
Rather than relying on YouTube videos, you can look at the certified noise levels as reported by EASA here: https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-lib ... ise-levels - Scroll down to "Jet aeroplanes noise database"
It looks like for practically all A320neo MTOW variants, the engines are either at parity or the CFM is slightly quieter.
KarelXWB wrote:Bostrom wrote:KarelXWB wrote:The A320 plant in Tianjin will start assembling the first A320neo in July this year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017- ... 028597.htm
Does anyone know when the first neo will be built in Mobile?
Next year (2018) AFAIK.
flee wrote:KarelXWB wrote:Bostrom wrote:Does anyone know when the first neo will be built in Mobile?
Next year (2018) AFAIK.
Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
See: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ar-433879/
flee wrote:Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
See: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ar-433879/
Bostrom wrote:flee wrote:Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
See: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ar-433879/
Thank you! That leads to another question, when will the last ceo be delivered?
keesje wrote:Nobody knows when will the first A321NEO be delivered and to whom ?
Airbus A320 -271N 6772 VT-ITS IndiGo Airlines delivery 10feb17 XFW-DEL ex D-AXAN
KarelXWB wrote:And another Qatar A320neo - MSN 6946 - got its livery removed.
320.271-NEO EX QATAR AIRWAYS A7-AJE NOT TAKEN UP F-WWBZ 6946 04 02 16 TLS by L'AMI DU TARMAC, on Flickr
anshabhi wrote:Tell me one thing, don't they need to reconfigure them as well, since IndiGo is a LCC while Qatar is a glamorous airline (with Business and First class)?
anshabhi wrote:Ok, this is not a production post, but another NEO VT-WBG (GoAir) is down. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities ... s-4516723/
Airbus A320 -251N 7459 VT-EXF Air India delivery 15feb17 TLS-DEL ex F-WWIA
Airbus A320 -271N 7269 B-8670 China Southern delivery 15feb17 TLS-TSE ex F-WWIB
Bostrom wrote:Are P&W and CFM still struggling with engine deliveries?