The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has authorised IndiGo to wet lease 11 Airbus A320 neo family aircraft, according to a senior official at DGCA. The move comes as several of IndiGo’s A320 neo planes, powered by Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines, are grounded for safety reasons.
Under a wet lease agreement, lessors provide not only the aircraft but also the crew and maintenance services. IndiGo did not respond to queries from Business Standard before the press deadline.
Issues with PW engines have been a recurring problem for IndiGo in recent years. As of 1 August, about 10 per cent of IndiGo’s total fleet of 323 aircraft was grounded, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. All 33 grounded aircraft are powered by PW engines.
