India Grounds Airbus A320Neo Jets With Faulty Pratt Engines
The Indian move immediately grounded eight aircraft at IndiGo, the nation’s largest carrier, and three at GoAirlines India Pvt. It comes after three in-service shutdowns of aircraft with one PW1100 engine featuring the seal, two of which occurred in the past week, according to the DGCA
Hundreds of passengers stranded as DGCA grounds 11 IndiGo, GoAir planes
An aircraft on average operates seven to eight trips a day and considering that 11 aircraft have been grounded, the number of cancelled flights could touch 80-90 besides the cascading delays.
The Indian move immediately grounded eight aircraft at IndiGo, the nation’s largest carrier, and three at GoAirlines India Pvt. It comes after three in-service shutdowns of aircraft with one PW1100 engine featuring the seal, two of which occurred in the past week, according to the DGCA
Hundreds of passengers stranded as DGCA grounds 11 IndiGo, GoAir planes
An aircraft on average operates seven to eight trips a day and considering that 11 aircraft have been grounded, the number of cancelled flights could touch 80-90 besides the cascading delays.