Pratt & Whitney engines caused damage of Rs 10,000 crore to Go First: Wadia

Blaming Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of Go First airline, Wadia Group chairman Nusli Wadia has said that the US company has caused damage of over Rs 10,000 crore to the airline. In an interaction with the Economic Times (ET), Wadia said that P&W engines started failing right from the earliest delivery in 2017 “not just once, but several times”.

“Despite P&W searching for solutions to remedy the defects, they were unable to succeed,” he said. “When P&W persuaded Go First to opt for their new engines, it was on the basis that the engine would be reliable and perform up to 1,000 hours before requiring maintenance.”