Deadline extension: IndiGo has time till May 31 to replace all P&W engines

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday decided to extend the deadline for IndiGo to replace all unmodified Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines on A320neo aircraft from January 31 to May 31.

Prompted by multiple incidents of engine shut-downs, the DGCA had earlier directed IndiGo to replace both low-pressure-turbine (LPT) engines of its 97 Airbus A320neos fitted with P&W engines by January 31, 2020. The extension came after IndiGo submitted a plan to the regulator requesting time till June-end to procure and replace 135 engines. Mitigation measures will be put in place until the replacement exercise is completed, DGCA said.

IndiGo has already placed at least one modified engine in each of its A320neo fleet, a DGCA statement said.