NEW DELHI: American aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (P&W) on Thursday announced the appointment of Ashmita Sethi to the position of managing director for India. The fresh appointment comes at a time when P&W is facing challenges in the domestic and international markets over repeated technical glitches on its engine mounted over Airbus’ A320neo aircraft.
Indian carriers IndiGo and GoAir are facing a monumental deadline to replace all the unmodified P&W engines on their A320neo planes by January 31, as regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has taken a stern approach to fix mid-air turbulences on planes. Recently, European Union Aviation Safety Agency also issued a fresh warning about a potential dual engine-failure on Airbus A320neo family planes with P&W engine.
