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or the fourth quarter, Airbus posted 1.496 billion euros of adjusted operating income on revenues of 16.994 billion
IndiGo announced that it has selected CFM International 'LEAP-1A' engines to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus family of aircraft which will be delivered from 2023 onwards
Due to restrictions, IndiGo & Go Air were forced to use older A320 CEO aircraft, which consume more fuel
The plea has alleged that despite being aware of "significant technical issues with Airbus A320neo," neither MCA nor the DGCA have taken any concrete steps to ground these aircraft
It said it is expecting a capacity increase of 15-20% in fourth quarter of 2019-20.
IndiGo is the world's top A320neo customer. It has 730 of the latest model on order and wants to expand its network.
Plane returns to Kolkata after mid-air engine stall New Delhi
Two budget carriers -- GoAir and IndiGo -- have been facing glitches for the last few years in PW engines that power many of their A320Neo planes
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's civil aviation regulator has ordered domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir to modify some of their Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines, linked to in-flight shutdowns, within 15 days to avoid their grounding.
Aviation regulator DGCA called an urgent meeting with Indigo and GoAir on Wednesday to review the performance of the Airbus Neo aircraft in their fleets. According to sources, the issues related to the A320 Neo aircraft's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine -- which both the airlines haves been facing for years -- will be discussed at the meeting. The two budget carriers have been facing glitches in the P&W engine that powers many of their A320 planes. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also requested P&W to supply spare engines to the airlines to expedite the process of replacing the old engines. Currently, there are around 400 A320 neo planes flying with the old engines worldwide. Out of these, 120 to 130 aircraft are flown by IndiGo and GoAir, the sources said. IndiGo has 79 A320 neos, five A321 neos, 134 A320s and 18 ATRs in its fleet of 236 aircraft. GoAir operates 35 A320 neos and 16 A320s. The P&W engine-powered A320 neo planes in the fleets of ...
The Kolkata-bound plane returned to Port Blair and made an emergency landing after the pilot reported an engine had failed.