Go First may sue Pratt and Whitney over reliability issues in their engines

Indian carrier Go First is planning to take US aerospace firm Raytheon Technologies to court, The Economic Report (ET) reported. The firm is the maker of Pratt & Whitney engines. It has come to light that PW-1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines are facing reliability issues. This has resulted in half of Go First’s fleet being grounded.

Citing sources, the report said that while Go First asked for compensation for the malfunctioning engines that resulted in business losses, PW refused to pay the money, which resulted in a violation of the contractual agreement.

Reportedly, Go First had signed a billion-dollar deal to purchase PW engines for its A320neo aircraft in 2019.