Originally Posted by
Big E 757
I jump seated on Spirit last week and asked the pilots how their NEO fleet was performing. Was it as efficient as Airbus claimed. He said up until a week and a half ago, their entire NEO fleet was grounded because of a lot of fume events. They grounded the entire fleet but now it’s flying again. I hadn’t heard that before that flight.
I read a article where they quoted Delta as stating we expect a 12% overall increase in fuel efficiency. Max thrust for both the CEO and NEO is the same at 33,000 lbs assuming we ordered the highest power option for both types. I don’t know what we actually ordered.
Delta is also announcing a long-term commitment with Pratt & Whitney for Delta TechOps to be a major maintenance, repair and overhaul provider for the Pure Power PW1100G and PW1500G engines, powering Delta’s A321neo and C Series aircraft. This latest generation family of Pratt & Whitney engines is a major factor in the 12 percent fuel efficiency improvement on a per seat basis Delta expects over classic A321 performance.