White Heather
Well-Known Member
And I believe anyway that the only engine option from RR these days is the Trent, a wide body engine that's too big for an A321NEO. Rolls only seem interested in powering long haul these days.There’s no chance they’d order a subfleet with differing engines just for LBA! The additional cost of engineering support and spares not to mention a logistical nightmare operationally come to mind right off the bat, I mean it’s self evident why all the remaining 75’s and 300’s are kept at the same bases and the ceo’s will be returned to the leesor as soon as their current leases expire.
The neo has two engine options - CFM International’s LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM geared turbofan, the latter having well publicised issues.
I am quite certain all the neo’s delivered direct from Airbus will be equipped with the LEAP-1A further enhancing Jet2’s long standing relationship with GE and Safran.