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Pushed by DGCA and IndiGo, P&W mulls $250-mn plant for engine MRO in India

India ranks way down the pecking order in global aviation

Engine snag forces Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight to return to Mumbai

This is the 23rd engine snag the airline has faced with Pratt engines in the last two years

GoAir's Bengaluru to Phuket flight returns due to technical glitch

The airline said that as precautionary measure the flight returned back to Bangalore.

Delay by Airbus, P&W in aircraft delivery forces GoAir to suspend flights

Budget airline GoAir on Thursday said it is temporarily suspending some flights due to Airbus and Pratt & Whitney deferring delivery of planes and engines, respectively. In the last four weeks, the carrier said, it has gone through unplanned grounding of aircraft, which were supporting its current operation of fleet. "Now, we have been informed by our business partners Airbus and Pratt & Whitney of their inability to deliver previously promised aircraft and engines through March 9, 2020, that are required to support our current growth. "As a result, we have been forced to temporarily suspend certain flights that are part of our network, schedule and open for sale," it said in a statement. Specific details were not disclosed. Currently, the airline operates more than 325 daily flights and has around 60 planes in its fleet.

DGCA extends deadline till May 31 for IndiGo to replace P&W engines

DGCA earlier directed budget carrier IndiGo to replace Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines on 97 Airbus A320neo aircraft by 31 January

Boeing 737 Max crisis: From TCS to Infosys, IT firms risk $1-bn hit

Top Indian IT firms provide services like application development, testing, engineering, avionics, and business process management for the Boeing 737 Max programme

Eyes on the sky: GoAir strengthens rostering to prevent flight disruptions

GoAir cancelled almost 40 flights on November 23 and 24, during which it also reported turn back of two if its aircraft to the departing airport due to snags

DGCA tells IndiGo to replace unmodified P&W engines in Neo aircraft

People in the know said the move would impact around 110 engines, virtually putting a spanner on the expansion plans of IndiGo - counted among the fastest growing airlines in the world

GoAir sticks to Pratt & Whitney engines in 70 Airbus A320neo it has ordered

The selection gives a boost to the US engine firm, which lost out to rival manufacturer CFM International for IndiGo's 280 aircraft engine order in June

Replacing Pratt engines in IndiGo fleet by January 31 a challenge: CEO

DUBAI (Reuters) - Replacing all Pratt & Whitney engines on IndiGo's fleet of almost 100 Airbus planes by Jan. 31, as ordered by India's aviation watchdog, will be challenging but the airline aims to complete the work, its chief executive officer said on Monday.

Deadline extended: GoAir, IndiGo get until Nov 24 to fix P&W engines

Aviation regulator DGCA has extended the deadline for modification of Pratt & Whitney engines, powering A320 neo planes of IndiGo and GoAir. In the wake of multiple incidents involving P&W engines in recent times, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had given certain deadlines to the two airlines for carrying out changes to their P&W engines. "... as the task is onerous and availability of such engines is an issue, we have now asked them to complete the task in a slightly modified time line i.e. November 24, 2019," the regulator said in a statement on Friday. Directives were issued by the watchdog on October 28, 29 and November 11, with regard to change of engines with modified Low Pressure Turbine (LPT). Initially, engines of 16 A320 neo planes of IndiGo were to be modified by November 12, while 13 such aircraft of GoAir by November 13. Besides, IndiGo was to modify engines of 23 A320 neo planes by November 19. "The position has been reviewed and we are happy to

Replace engines of 98 Airbus A320neo aircraft by Jan 31, DGCA asks IndiGo

The directive could impact the airline's schedules and capacity induction plan

IndiGo plane turns back after engine stalls mid-air, 4th incident in a week

Plane returns to Kolkata after mid-air engine stall New Delhi

Four more IndiGo planes with Pratt & Whitney engines face glitches

Glitches with Pratt & Whitney engines began to dog Indigo again with four more A320s and A321s reporting one issue or other between Sunday and Tuesday, according to a source. Besides, the airline is reportedly deploying a few planes powered by P&W engines for daily operations despite those planes earlier reporting heavy engine vibration, the source added. However, a senior DGCA official rebutted the allegations saying "some engines, which reported vibrations were within the limits prescribed by the US and European aviation safety regulators and they have been released for operations after boroscopic inspection." Nevertheless, the regulator is keeping a close watch on them, the official added. According to the source, on Tuesday an Indigo flight bound to Doha being operated by an A321 Neo plane (VT-IUC) was recalled to the bay from take-off holding point due to a technical issue in Delhi, while a full emergency was declared for a Chennai-Delhi flight on its ...

DGCA asks P&W to deliver modified A320, A321 Neo engines in advance

The modified engines will eliminate the snags of A320 and A321 Neo

DGCA meets airlines over P&W A320 Neo engine, says will take severe action

Two budget carriers -- GoAir and IndiGo -- have been facing glitches in the P&W engine that powers many of their A320 planes

DGCA notice to IndiGo COO over P&W engine, conducts safety audit

Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to budget carrier IndiGo's chief operating officer and engineering head over the Pratt & Whitney engines issues, sources close to the development said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is also conducting a special safety audit of the airline's operations and engineering, they said. Indian carriers IndiGo and GoAir, which have Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320 neo planes, have been facing problems with these engines, manufactured by the US firm, since their induction in the fleet three years ago. "The DGCA issued show-cause notice last week to IndiGo's chief operating officer Wolfgang Prock-Schauer and engineering head S C Gupta over the Pratt & Whitney engines issues," a source said. "The aviation regulator is also conducting a special safety audit of the airline after coming across issues in its operations and engineering," he said. Queries sent to Prock-Schauer and IndiGo spokesperson remained ...

P&W engine issues ground another IndiGo plane; sixth incident in two weeks

A Pune-Nagpur flight of IndiGo--an Airbus A320 Neo was grounded soon after takeoff Tuesday due to "excessive engine vibrations"--sixth such incident in the past two weeks alone, an airline industry source said. The plane is powered by the already troubled Pratt & Whitney engine. This is the sixth incident of midair glitches in the P&W engine-powered planes of IndiGo in the past two weeks alone, as the carrier continues to grapple with P& W engine issues even after three years of A320 Neo induction when the problem was first reported which led to grounding of several planes at frequent intervals. Queries seeking a detailed response to these half-a- dozen incidents sent to the airline's chief spokesperson C Leekha, and Pratt & Whitney India head Palash Roy Chowdhury remained unanswered, while one of the airline spokespersons said the aircraft could not complete its journey and made a comeback after the pilot observed "engine caution" message. "After takeoff

IndiGo plans global expansion with induction of 222-seater A321Neo planes

The airline's net profit declined 75 per cent in Q4 on fuel price rise and weak rupee