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NEW DELHI: Jet engine-maker Pratt & Whitney (PW) has informed IndiGo the latest powder metal contamination issue could see "aircraft on ground (AoG) in the range of mid-thirties in the fourth quarter (January-March 2024) due to accelerated engine removals". Already, almost 50 IndiGo AirbusA320neo (new engine option) have been grounded for several months, awaiting replacement GTF engines from PW.This means that over 80 IndiGo planes could be grounded early next year. Any more engines going bust - a common occurrence with PW GTF engines that power the A320neos - will add to this number. Acapacity crunch, which IndiGo is trying to address by getting as many planes on lease as possible, could lead to a spike in airfares as seen earlier this summer after GoAir collapsed.The GTF engines hav...

NEW DELHI: The bad news from Pratt & Whitney (PW) shows no signs of ebbing for customer airlines using its snag-ridden engines on the best-selling single aisle Airbus A320neo planes and passengers. The engine-maker has now warned that “600 to 700 engines will be removed for shop visits between 2023 and 2026 (and) the accelerated removals and incremental shop visits will result in higher aircraft on ground.” As the world’s biggest customer for A320 family aircraft, IndiGo is trying to lease over 20 older generation A320ceos to cope with what could further aggravate its grounded fleet situation. India’s largest domestic airline has a fleet of over 300 planes of which almost 50 are grounded for want of PW engines.The neos were supposed to be more fuel efficient than the A320ceos but the ...

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Grounded fleet: Pratt & Whitney engine troubles mount for IndiGo

Pratt & Whitney: Pratt unending woes: ‘700 engines to be removed for checks by 2026’; IndiGo scouts to lease planes