Lufthansa received this week its second Airbus A320neo, but the German airline said that the various engine problems that delayed the delivery of the second aircraft, have not been resolved by Pratt & Whitney. Lufthansa made history as the first operator of the A320neo, after the refusal of Qatar to receive the A320neo with start procedure of committed engine, requiring more time on the ground.
As a result, Lufthansa is only operating its first A320neo on routes within Germany, which has a large base of engineers. The second aircraft will also be used only on domestic routes for now. The first aircraft was received in the first days of January of that year.
A spokesman for Lufthansa said a working group Airbus and Pratt & Whitney is still investigating the problems, but the German carrier had reached an agreement with Airbus on a kind of compensation for operating restrictions.
She declined to specify the nature of the compensation but said the jet was absolutely safe and was flying well. The second A320neo Lufthansa will be based in Frankfurt and operate its first commercial flight on Friday to Düsseldorf, Germany. It is expected that Lufthansa receive a total of five A320neo throughout this year, with the third being delivered during the summer and the next two in the fall.