Pratt & Whitney Delays Some Engine Deliveries - Report

Pratt & Whitney is suffering delays in the delivery of some of its latest generation of engines for narrow-body airliners.

The Geared Turbofan engine is about to go into service with the Airbus A320neo, and is also earmarked for other aircraft projects including Bombardier's newly certified CSeries.

Although Pratt & Whitney says the engines are meeting or exceeding performance requirements, some problems surrounding early deliveries have emerged.

Earlier this month, Qatar Airways expressed concern over technical restrictions on the early batch of engines, prompting Airbus to switch the first delivery to Lufthansa.

Airbus on Monday reported a delay in delivery to IndiGo for "industrial reasons." Airbus declined to comment in detail on the delay.

Two industry insiders told Reuters news agency that there had been delays in deliveries of some engines from Pratt & Whitney.

Further information on the number of engines involved or the average length of delays was not available.

Pratt & Whitney said its new engine was ready for service.

"We are working very closely with Airbus on the delivery schedule," a spokeswoman said.

"Our engines and the aircraft are certified and are ready for delivery to customers this year," she added.