IndiGo completes replacing A320neo engines
India’s largest domestic airline IndiGo has completed mandatory replacement of Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines, which power its Airbus A320neo fleet, with modified engines before the 31 August deadline set by the aviation regulator, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Wadia Group-operated GoAir, another operator of PW engine powered Airbus A320neo planes in India, is unlikely to complete the process before the deadline, one of the above mentioned people said.
“The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) will however not allow GoAir’s A320neo planes, without modified engines, to fly after the expiry of the deadline,” the person mentioned added, requesting anonymity. The no-frills airline has no option but to eventually upgrade all its older PW engines with modified ones.
