The 35 grounded planes will be in addition to the aircraft already grounded by IndiGo due to supply chain issues
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Troubled Indian airline Go First extends flight cancellations till May 12
The airline has blamed engine-maker Pratt & Whitney for its fresh troubles and said that their faulty engines have resulted in the grounding of 50 per cent of its fleet
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Indian airlines IndiGo, Go First face P&W engine headwinds; over 50 planes on ground
The situation has forced the airlines to explore wet leasing of aircraft and other options to minimise disruptions
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Video: How aircraft engines are tested before production
Most of us don’t give aircraft engines much thought. Sometimes, when you’re in the sky, you see the engines hanging under the wing and maybe ponder the sheer improbability of physics and everything holding together at 37,000 feet.
Air India
India’s aviation regulator to issue Pratt & Whitney safety directives
Some of the A320 neo planes by IndiGo have developed technical snags multiple times in the recent past, leading to emergency landings