DGCA to consider extending deadline for A320neo P&W engine change

With the 31 January deadline for replacing Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines on A320neo planes looming, Directorate General of Civil Aviation chief Arun Kumar said the regulator will, in mid-January, consider giving an extension to no-frills airlines IndiGo and GoAir.

India’s largest airline IndiGo and its rival GoAir are the only two airlines which use the Airbus A320neo with Pratt and Whitney engines. Following repeated snags, the regulator in November asked the airlines to get the engines changed.

“We will take a call in the middle of January after assessing the progress,” Kumar told Mint in a statement.