Originally Posted by
The Flying Stool
Jet2's A321NEOs have CFM Leap engines rather than Pratt and Whitney's so they won't be affected by this. They are being paid a pretty penny in compensation from Airbus and CFM hence why it makes sense to buy some more mld-life 737s as an interim solution. It also will enable them to retire some of the older -800s at some point. Some of the -800s are some of the oldest flying.
The PW issue means that more airlines are seeking used 320 for interim use to cover the big numbers of 320neo that will be grounded. Good sense for J2 all round