NEW DELHI: Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) will provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for Pratt & Whitney’s (PW) engines for the Airbus A320 Neos in India. Almost 90 unmodified and snag-prone PW engines on IndiGo and GoAir need to be changed by May-end as the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has mandated Neos with only modified engines will be allowed to fly after that. AIESL will service these PW1100G-JM engines at its facility in Mumbai.
PW India managing director Ashmita Sethi said: “PW is committed to investing in the success of the aviation industry in India, and to build capabilities for high value services that will help airlines get the best from their next-generation products. These services based on deep knowledge and expertise of the manufacturer, once performed in India, will save customers the downtime, disruption and costs, by keeping GTF engines flying longer, and getting them back on the wing, sooner. We remain dedicated to providing world-class support to our customers and their operations today and into the future.”
