Airbus expects engines of grounded A320neo aircraft to be replaced by April

French plane manufacturer Airbus expects engines of grounded A320neos to be replaced by April, a top company executive said on Thursday.

Airbus India president and managing director Anand Stanley said 95% of the retrofit job has been completed by the US-based engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, which supplies engines for the A320neos.

“There is commitment from P&W that retrofitting work will be completed by April. All the known and reported issues would be rectified by then,” Stanley told reporters at the sidelines of FICCI’s Wings 2019 summit.