NEW DELHI: In a relief from Pratt & Whitney’s (PW) unending engine woes, IndiGo will now start getting CFM engine-powered Airbus aircraft. Following constant snags in PW engines and subsequent delays in replacements after they go bust, India’s biggest airline (by domestic carriage) had in 2021 has selected 620 CFM International “LEAP-1A” engines to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus A320neo family of planes whose delivery was to begin this year.
On Thursday after reporting a profit of Rs 919.2 crore in the January-March 2023 quarter, IndiGo management was asked a lot of questions on PW engines in the investors concall. Airline CEO Pieter Elbers said the number of planed grounded due to PW engine issues was “in the high 30s”. Asked if the airline worried more planes may suffer due to PW issues, Elbers said, “We will now start getting CFM LEAP engine-powered Airbus and the mix will change.”
