Airbus has imposed new cold‑weather takeoff restrictions for A320neo/A321neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, banning departures in freezing fog when visibility falls below 150 metres and updating ground‑engine procedures for icing after an Air Astana incident.
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Airbus' restriction directly changes winter dispatch rules for PW1100G‑equipped A320neo/A321neo fleets: takeoffs are prohibited in freezing fog with visibility under 150 metres and ground‑engine operating procedures for icing have been revised.
The move compounds existing PW1000G fleet pressures already driving airline groundings, recalls and spare‑engine shortages, including recent cases where operators have grounded 22 aircraft amid a Pratt & Whitney PW1000G recall and parted out nearly‑new A320neos to harvest GTF engines.
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