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06 Nov 2023

IndiGo Posts Profit Of Rs 189 Crore In Q8; P&W Engines Grounding Aircrafts

IndiGo has posted a strong profit for the third quarter of the year, however, the company is facing issues with Pratt & Whitney engines that have already grounded 40 planes of the carrier.

15 Sep 2023

DGCA Seeks Urgent Intervention From P&W After IFSD Incidents On IndiGo Flights

After a total of three incidents of In-Flight Shut Down on IndiGo flights with Pratt & Whitney engine, DGCA has now asked the engine manufacturer for an urgent intervention.

13 Sep 2023

IndiGo Seeks Aircraft Leases Amid Pratt And Whitney Engine Inspections

Pratt & Whitney might need to remove around 600 to 700 engines from IndiGo-operated Airbus A320neo aircraft for quality inspections which might take up to 300 days.

27 Jul 2023

P&W To Recall Airbus A320 Engines, IndiGo Says Working To Minimize Impact

According to aviation-data firm Cirium, IndiGo has nearly 140 Airbus A320 planes powered by Pratt & Whitney engines facing a problem that could cause parts to wear out soon.

Go First Airline

07 Jul 2023

Respite For Go First Airline: Singapore Court Orders P&W To Deliver Engines

US Engine Maker Pratt & Whitneysaid it respects the Interim Arbitration ruling of a Singapore court and will comply on sending five engines every month to Go First airlines.

11 May 2023

Pratt & Whitney Pursuing Legal Recourse Against Go First's Allegations

Go First airline, owned by the troubled Wadia Group, had earlier blamed P&W for the faulty engines that led to its ongoing financial crisis and was later forced to file an involuntary bankruptcy petition.

10 May 2023

Go First Crisis: Meeting With P&W CEO Not Fruitful, Case Moves To US Court

According to the Go First airline, it was forced to apply to the NCLT after Pratt & Whitney, the exclusive engine supplier for its Airbus A320neo aircraft fleet.

08 May 2023

Go First Insolvency: Airline Mulling Legal Options Against Engine Maker P&W

Go First Airline CEO said they are identifying jurisdictions in Japan, Singapore, Europe and the US apart from India to file cases against Pratt & Whitney.

07 May 2023

'Attempt To Kill Go First': Understanding The Issue With Engine Maker P&W

Go First, the low cost airline blamed the engine maker Pratt & Whitney for causing the crisis, resulting in the air carrier declaring bankruptcy.

04 May 2023

Lufthansa Cites Problem With P&W Engines, Grounds One Third Of A220 Fleet

Headquartered in the US, Pratt and Whitney is a major player in designing, manufacturing, and servicing aircraft engines, which are also used in the Airbus A220 aircraft owned by Lufthansa.

03 May 2023

Go First Bankruptcy: Engine Maker Hits Back At Airline, Blames For Defaulting

Go First Airlines said that due to the non-supply of engines by US engine maker Pratt & Whitney, operations will remain cancelled till May 5.

04 May 2023

Go First Bankruptcy: Insolvency Reason, History & Future Of Low Cost Airline

Flying for more than 17 years, Go First, earlier known as Go Air, has remained relatively ambitious in terms of expansion of fleet and network compared to its more aggressive competitors.

02 May 2023

Go First Bankruptcy: DGCA Issues Show Cause Notice As Airline Cancels Flights

Go First, a Wadia Group owned airline earlier filed for insolvency proceedings with NCLT amid severe cash crunch, said airline in a statement.

26 Apr 2023

Over 50 IndiGo, Go First Planes Grounded Due To Pratt & Whitney Engine Issue

A senior official at one of the budget carriers told PTI that there is also a thought of changing the engine supplier for its next order to overcome the persistent problems with P&W engines.

27 Feb 2023

Almost 50 Aircrafts Of IndiGo, GoFirst Grounded Due To Unavailability Of Parts

Due to unavailability of parts from Pratt & Whitney, nearly 50 planes of GoFirst and IndiGo are forced to be grounded.

01 Nov 2019

DGCA directs IndiGo to replace all Pratt engines on Airbus A320neo planes

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday directed IndiGo to replace all Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines on its fleet of almost 100 twin-engined Airbus A320neo family aircraft with new P&W power units by January 31, following recent inflight engine shutdowns.

18 Jun 2019

IndiGo places $20-bn order for LEAP 1-A engines with US-based CFM Internationa

The decision to go with CFM engines for its future fleet has come as IndiGo has been facing problems for the last three years in its current A320neo aircraft fleet, which are powered by Pratt & Whitney engines.

02 Apr 2018

Vistara Flight UK966 Ahmedabad-Delhi flight suffers technical snag

Vistara said its fleet of A320neo aircraft do not suffer from the same problems as the IndiGo planes because they have a different engine.

24 Aug 2017

Expedite engine supply to India: DGCA tells Pratt & Whitney

The DGCA has asked Pratt & Whitney to expedite the supply of engines to India as many of the A320 neo planes operated by IndiGo and GoAir have been grounded due to issues related to its engines.

Green Technologies

05 Jan 2016

Green technologies can save airlines $250 billions: NASA

Project researchers focused on eight major integrated technology demonstrations falling into three categories - airframe technology, propulsion technology and vehicle systems integration.

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