P&W failure: IndiGo to wet-lease 22 A320s
India’s largest airline IndiGo is looking to induct 22 aircraft from the secondary lease market after the grounding of more than 40 Airbus A320 Neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.
Sources close to the matter told DH that DGCA has for now given the airline approval for wet leasing 11 aircraft of SmartLynx Airlines, a Europe-based ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) charter and cargo airline. The other aircraft will be on a dry lease.
“Discussions are ongoing about the wet leasing, but we have not received approval yet,” a company insider said.
