New Delhi: Lingering issues with Pratt and Whitney engines are leading to grounding of planes for IndiGo and GoAir. The issue has become complicated as manufacturer Pratt and Whitney has not kept up with delivery of sufficient spare engines. IndiGo, India's biggest airline by market share is the largest customer for the A320neo model with 430 jets on order.
According to an analysis done by Business Standard using data from aircraft tracking website Flightradar24, currently six jets of A320 Neo variant of IndiGo and GoAir are grounded waiting for replacement. Earlier, news agency Bloomberg had reported that Toulouse-based airframe manufacturer Airbus expects to deliver 30 to 40 fewer A320 Neos than previously planned 210 jets. IndiGo has also over the last two months occasionally grounded many of its A320 Neo jets for replacement of engines.
"A few A320 neos have been taken out of service pro-actively and await spare engines from Pratt & Whitney. The release of additional spare engines has been initiated by P&W so that all aircraft are expected to be back in service in the second half of August,” an IndiGo spokesperson said.
26/07/18 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
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According to an analysis done by Business Standard using data from aircraft tracking website Flightradar24, currently six jets of A320 Neo variant of IndiGo and GoAir are grounded waiting for replacement. Earlier, news agency Bloomberg had reported that Toulouse-based airframe manufacturer Airbus expects to deliver 30 to 40 fewer A320 Neos than previously planned 210 jets. IndiGo has also over the last two months occasionally grounded many of its A320 Neo jets for replacement of engines.
"A few A320 neos have been taken out of service pro-actively and await spare engines from Pratt & Whitney. The release of additional spare engines has been initiated by P&W so that all aircraft are expected to be back in service in the second half of August,” an IndiGo spokesperson said.
26/07/18 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
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