Indigo gets time till May 31 to replace unmodified engines

IndiGo has been given till May 31 to complete the process of replacing the unmodified Pratt and Whitney engines from its fleet. Earlier the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had mandated that the airline complete the removal of unmodified engines by the end of this month.

In a statement, the DGCA has said that 70 per cent of the total New Engine Option (NEO) engines of the IndiGo fleet is likely to be modified by the end of this month. “Incidentally, the procurement of modified engines was adversely impacted due to holidays during Christmas and New Year at Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facilities,” the statement says adding that the process of placement of at least one modified engine on the entire fleet has been accomplished by Indigo, well before the timeline of 31st March this year given by the European Union’s Aviation Safety agency EASA.