DELIVERY OF the first Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 to Cathay Pacific Airways has been delayed by problems with the aircraft's Matsushita inflight-entertainment (IFE) system.
Cathay was due to accept the aircraft in mid-January, but that has slipped to 23 February because of "teething problems with the Matsushita System 2000E IFE," says a Cathay source.
Technical problems are understood to centre on the 2000E's software interface and, more specifically, the inability of the aircraft's cabin public-address system to override the audio-entertainment functions.
Cathay is the first airline to put the Matsushita System 2000E into service on board an A330.
Thai International has, meanwhile, delayed delivery of its third Pratt & Whitney PW4168-powered A330 because of fuel seepage from the port wing.
Source: Flight International
