Highlights

  • Indigo may ground over 30 aircrafts in Q4FY24
  • 80 Indigo aircrafts grounded
  • 40 Pratt & Whittney powered Indigo aircrafts grounded

Latest news

Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil to debut for India in T20Is vs ENG; Shubha Satheesh's maiden Test call-up

Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil to debut for India in T20Is vs ENG; Shubha Satheesh's maiden Test call-up

Bhupender Yadav exclusive| India's expectations from COP28 climate summit

Bhupender Yadav exclusive| India's expectations from COP28 climate summit

Mohammed Shami consults orthopaedics in Mumbai for ankle issue | India Tour of South Africa

Mohammed Shami consults orthopaedics in Mumbai for ankle issue | India Tour of South Africa

Giorgia Andriani opens up about split with Arbaaz Khan; talks about his relationship with Malaika Arora

Giorgia Andriani opens up about split with Arbaaz Khan; talks about his relationship with Malaika Arora

South Korea launches first spy satellite days after North Korea does the same

South Korea launches first spy satellite days after North Korea does the same

Pratt & Whitney Engine Fault: Indigo to ground over 30 aircraft in Q4

Out of the 334 planes, Indigo has grounded around 40 Pratt & Whitney powered aircrafts due to longstanding geared turbofan issue

Pratt & Whitney Engine Fault: Indigo to ground over 30 aircraft in Q4

Faulty aircraft engine: Indigo may ground over 30 aircrafts in the fourth quarter of the current financial year, due to issues with Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines. As per Business Standard, the total number of Indigo's powered jets that are grounded has reached 80.

Fleets grounded

Indigo that has a total of 334 planes has already grounded around 40 PW-powered aircraft due to longstanding geared turbofan issue.

“We have recently received additional information on the powder metal issue from Pratt & Whitney, and based on our preliminary assessment of this, we anticipate Aircraft on Ground (AOG) in the range of mid-thirties in the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar 2024) due to accelerated engine removals. These groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs,” the airline said in a statement.

Also Read: IndiGo seals largest deal in aviation history; places 500 aircraft order with Airbus

Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers during the Q2 earnings call said that the airline is taking various "mitigating measures". The measures include extending the lease of existing planes and obtaining aircraft from the secondary market on wet lease due to issues with its PW engines.

He also emphasised on how the aircraft managed to expand its capacity in accordance with its guidance despite the challenges posed by grounded aircraft.

Pratt and Whitney Faulty Engines

The PW engines across the world has been facing issues due to the impact of a powder metal defect that could lead to component cracking. In September, the company had informed that 600-700 engines installed on Airbus A320neo jets would need to undergo extensive quality inspections from 2023 to 2026. The company had planned removal of about two-thirds of the engines for 2023 and early 2024.

Grounded airline Go First had also blamed the Pratt and Whitney engines for the crisis it was facing.

Up Next

Pratt & Whitney Engine Fault: Indigo to ground over 30 aircraft in Q4

Pratt & Whitney Engine Fault: Indigo to ground over 30 aircraft in Q4

November manufacturing PMI rises to 56 as inflationary pressure retreat

November manufacturing PMI rises to 56 as inflationary pressure retreat

Invest Smart: How to decide if you need a financial advisor?

Invest Smart: How to decide if you need a financial advisor?

Gautam Singhania's family feud: Raymond's independent directors hire legal counsel

Gautam Singhania's family feud: Raymond's independent directors hire legal counsel

₹2,000 notes: 2.74% of notes still with public says RBI

₹2,000 notes: 2.74% of notes still with public says RBI

Profit Booking: Tata Technologies shares crash 8%; m-cap slips below Rs 50,000 crore

Profit Booking: Tata Technologies shares crash 8%; m-cap slips below Rs 50,000 crore

More videos

LPG price hike: Government increases commercial cylinder rates, check latest price in your city

LPG price hike: Government increases commercial cylinder rates, check latest price in your city

Gold, Silver Rates today December 01, 2023: Check Prices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai

Gold, Silver Rates today December 01, 2023: Check Prices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai

Nifty hits an all-time high driven by strong Q2 GDP growth, renewed FPI interest

Nifty hits an all-time high driven by strong Q2 GDP growth, renewed FPI interest

Gold, Silver Rates today November 30, 2023: Check Prices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai

Gold, Silver Rates today November 30, 2023: Check Prices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai

Bankrupt Go First's CEO Kaushik Khona resigns

Bankrupt Go First's CEO Kaushik Khona resigns

Nothing should be given free: Narayana Murthy opposes freebies

Nothing should be given free: Narayana Murthy opposes freebies

India's Q2FY24 GDP surges 7.6%

India's Q2FY24 GDP surges 7.6%

India's richest self-made entrepreneur: DMart's Radhakishan Damani tops list, here's the full list

India's richest self-made entrepreneur: DMart's Radhakishan Damani tops list, here's the full list

Indian IT firms invest Rs 1.97 crore on average every year to train employees

Indian IT firms invest Rs 1.97 crore on average every year to train employees

Germany's unemployment soars to 2 1/2-year high amid economic slump

Germany's unemployment soars to 2 1/2-year high amid economic slump

Editorji Technologies Pvt. Ltd. © 2022 All Rights Reserved.