Airbus Completes Its A321neo First Flight
February 09 2016 - 11:56AM
Dow Jones News
LONDON--Airbus Group SE (AIR.FR) on Tuesday flew a new version
of its largest single-aisle plane for the first time.
The maiden flight of the A321neo from Airbus's Hamburg
production facility lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes, the European
plane maker said. The company plans to deliver the first of the
aircraft to airline operators this year.
Airbus offers the A321neo with two engine options, both designed
to reduce fuel burn over existing designs. The first flight was
completed using engines made by CFM International, a joint venture
between General Electric Co. (GE) and France's Safran SA
(SAF.FR).
Airbus initially planned to fly the A321 with engines made by
Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp (UTX). The
Toulouse-based plane maker has said it has adjusted some
development and production plans for its narrowbody program to ease
pressure on Pratt & Whitney.
Airbus plans to start deliveries of the A321neo before year end.
Last year, the company missed a delivery deadline for the first
A320neo, the first of Airbus' new single-aisle planes to enter
production. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) took delivery of the
first of those planes last month.
Write Robert Wall at robert.wall@wsj.com
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