By Aditi Shah
By Aditi Shah
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (Reuters) – India’s air security watchdog mentioned IndiGo should do extra to repair its plane fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines, linked to in-flight shutdowns, because it fears the finances airline could not meet its Jan. 31 deadline to exchange them.
Deliveries of recent planes taken by IndiGo should be used to exchange the plane which might be fitted with the issue Pratt engines, the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mentioned on Monday. These planes ought to then be grounded till their engines are changed with new ones, after which they’ll fly once more.
Indigo is the most important buyer of Airbus AIR.PA A320neo jets.
The regulator’s transfer successfully prevents India’s prime airline from increasing its community till it has changed all of the Pratt & Whitney engines.
United Applied sciences’ UTX.N Pratt & Whitney engines have constantly brought about points since they entered into service in 2016, forcing IndiGo to floor its planes…