Originally Posted by
davidclarke
I’m really suprised that QF have gone with the PW engine. The PW engine has been problematic worldwide. JQ are operating the CFM engine on their neos and have not had the problems that the pratts have. Wouldn’t commonality and reliability win the day?
Unlike the A320 family, the A220 family only comes with PW engines, so commonality between those two types appears to be what QF Group want. The red-tail narrowbody order is up to 134 aircraft, so we can draw our own conclusions about the mix of A32X and A22X. With plenty of life left in a big part of the B737 fleet, that and the fuel tank inerting mentioned in this thread gives QF Group time to wait for Airbus to develop and certify a stretched version of the A220-300.
The woeful NJS pilot EA doesn't expire until 2026, so the question of being able to crew the A220 once the delivery frequency increases is still largely unanswered.