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EASA and FAA certify Airbus A320neo. IndiGo will get its first soon. – Bangalore Aviation
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First Airbus A320neo. MSN6101. F-WNEO. PW1100G-JM GTF engine. Image courtesy Airbus.

EASA and FAA certify Airbus A320neo. IndiGo will get its first soon.

November 25, 2015 Comments Off on EASA and FAA certify Airbus A320neo. IndiGo will get its first soon. 416 Views

The Airbus A320neo (new engine option), the newest version of the popular single aisle narrow body jet has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100G-JM geared turbo-fan (GTF) engines.

The EASA A320neo type Certificate was signed by EASA’s Certification Director Trevor Woods and the FAA A320neo Type Certificate by Jeffrey Duven, FAA Manager of Transport Airplane Directorate – Aircraft Certification Service. The Type Certificates were handed over to Airbus’ Executive Vice President Engineering, Charles Champion and Airbus A320neo Chief Engineer Pierre-Henri Brousse.

Three flight test aircraft powered by PW1100 engines accumulated over 1,070 flight hours in some 350 flights. The A320neo powered by the CFM LEAP 1A engines will be certified in the coming months, and then the A321neo and A319neo in both engines variants will follow.

Airbus is readying the first aircraft which is expected to be delivered to launch customer Qatar Airways before the end of this year. A photo can be seen here. The second delivery will be to IndiGo airlines and may happen very soon also.

Since the A320neo has a common type rating as the existing A320ceo (classic engine option), airlines will not require extensive familiarisation with the aircraft and we should see neo’s over Indian skies very soon.

Aviation geeks will probably know that the A320neo powered by the GTF has been given A320-271N(WL) as the sub-type designation.

To the lay person, the A320neo will look very similar to the existing A320. The difference will lie in the engine which will be a lot bigger in diameter.

First Airbus A320neo with Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1127G-JM Geared Turbo-Fan (GTF) engine. Photo courtesy Airbus.
First Airbus A320neo with Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1127G-JM Geared Turbo-Fan (GTF) engine. Photo courtesy Airbus.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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