Airbus says one third of its Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo jets have flaw

Replacing the engines is the "best possible precautionary measure" to avoid further mishaps, IndiGo spokesman Ajay Jasra said

Airbus SE said almost a third of its Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo aircraft are affected by a new engine glitch that has forced the European planemaker to halt some deliveries of the popular narrowbody jet.

Of the 113 Pratt-powered aircraft in operation worldwide, about 30 per cent are equipped with either one or two flawed engines, the planemaker said in an emailed response to questions from Bloomberg News on Monday. The issues are different from faults that have previously afflicted the engine type and are from the most recent batches to come off the engine-maker’s production line.

The European manufacturer has been