IndiGo to take delivery of CFM engines from Aug

NEW DELHI : IndiGo, India’s largest private airline, will start taking delivery of engines from CFM International from August to power its fleet of Airbus A320neo planes, said two people aware of the matter. The new engines will offer a much-needed alternative to the carrier, which faced problems with the Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines on its A320neo planes and had to ground several flights because of these problems.

“IndiGo, which has already taken delivery of 20 A320neo family aircraft this year, will take delivery of 45 A320neo family aircraft during FY2021,” said one of the two people mentioned above requesting anonymity.

IndiGo had in June last year placed a $20billion order for CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 280 A320neo and A321neo aircraft.