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The airline listed its estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion each, according to a court filing on Monday
US aerospace major Pratt & Whitney on Wednesday announced the establishment of a new Customer Service Centre (CSS) in Bengaluru. As part of the company's India Capability Centre, the new facility will drive customer service and operations support for Pratt & Whitney Canada's 68,000 engines in service globally, the company said. Co-located with Pratt & Whitney's supply chain operations, engineering, and digital transformation centres of excellence in India, CSS will deliver a range of services such as MRO support, spare part management, engine leasing, engine reliability analysis and contract administration. The facility will employ over 150 aerospace experts and engineers who will support a global customer service ecosystem, it added. The centre is expected to cater to clients, including domestic and global airlines, original equipment manufacturers, MROs, regulatory bodies and small operators, Pratt & Whitney said. "With the new Customer Service Centre, we are ...
InterGlobe Aviation -- the parent company of no-frills carrier IndiGo -- on Friday said it will receive a "customised" compensation from aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney's affiliate firm International Aero Engine (IAE) for grounded aircraft. "On June 14, 2024, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd finalized an amendment to the existing agreement with International Aero Engines, LLC, an affiliate of Pratt & Whitney pursuant to which IAE will provide IndiGo with a customized compensation in relation to the ongoing situation of aircraft on ground due to unavailability of engines," InterGlobe Aviation said in a regulatory filing. The company, however, did not give the amount of compensation. A good number of IndiGo aircraft are grounded amid supply chain and engine issues. In February, the airline had said the number of aircraft on ground was in the mid-70s. The Gurugram-based budget carrier airline is the only profit-making domestic carrier. It reported more than doubling of profit after .
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Nusli Wadia said that P&W engines started failing right from the earliest delivery in 2017 'not just once, but several times'
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken up the matter with Pratt and Whitney (P & W) regarding the three incidents of engine failure in IndiGo flights in quick succession leading to In-flight Shut down (IFSD) demanding Original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) urgent intervention of the highest level for suitable mitigation.The matter was taken up with Pratt & Whitney (P & W) on September 1. DGCA said that IndiGo A-321 neo aircraft VT-IUJ, while on a flight from Madurai to Mumbai was involved in an incident of a commanded In-flight Shut down (IFSD) on 29/08/2023, wherein the crew observed high vibration and Low oil pressure on one engine, followed by engine stall."Upon landing at Mumbai airport, Metallic chips were found on the oil chip detector. On the same day, in a similar incident, IndiGo A-321 neo aircraft VT-IUF, while on a flight from Kolkatta to Bangalore was involved in a commanded IFSD, wherein similar observations were made by the crew on the .
IndiGo has the largest fleet with 135 planes running on the P&W engines which will be impacted due to safety inspection
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IndiGo is the largest customer of the A320 planes and the aircraft are powered by P&W engines
All 33 grounded planes of IndiGo are powered by Pratt and Whitney engines
A large number of Airbus passenger jets will need to have their engines removed and inspected in the coming months after engine maker Pratt & Whitney discovered a problem that could cause parts to wear out more quickly, potentially adding to stress on airlines during the remainder of a hectic summer travel season. Shares of Pratt & Whitney parent RTX Corp. fell 11 per cent Tuesday afternoon after the company disclosed the issue. RTX said that a rare condition in powder metal used to manufacture certain parts made between late 2015 and mid-2021 will require speeded-up fleet inspections. The engine involved is most often used to power the Airbus A320neo, a midsize jet popular for short and medium-distance flights. The company said it expects that about 200 of Pratt PW1100 engines will need to be pulled off and inspected by mid-September, and another 1,000 engines will need inspections in the next nine to 12 months. Many Airbus A320 family jets use engines from CFM, but nearly ...
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Go First had blamed the non-delivery of engines by the US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for its failure to operate
Pratt & Whitney "It is definitely a topic in discussions with customers," said Arjan Meijer, chief executive of Embraer Commercial Aviation
The minister said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was waiting for Go First's plan on resumption of flights
(Reuters) - India's Go Airlines said on Monday it needed an emergency arbitration in its dispute with engine maker Pratt & Whitney to be enforced in Delaware to prevent it from going out of business.