1Q26 Deliveries Shows an Airbus Engine Oddity

1Q26 Deliveries shows an Airbus engine oddity

We updated our Production and Delivery model this morning and looked for anything odd for 1Q26. And we found something!  Turns out Airbus has an interesting anomaly, and it looks like it’s related to engines on the A320 Family. The finding does not comport with what Airbus has been saying about Pratt & Whitney. Here’s a short video showing you what we found. Please share any ideas about what might be happening in the comments below. Views: 48The…

Caught between Airbus and airlines, Pratt prioritizes the grounded fleet

If Pratt & Whitney is feeling the heat from Airbus and its CEO in the public dispute over supplying engines for newly-built A320neo family aircraft, there are few outward signs of concern. Pratt’s top commercial executive told The Air Current its primary focus remains on the hundreds of aircraft still grounded and awaiting engine inspections due to powder metal contamination during manufacturing — an issue that has taken years to address in the …