GoAir grounds 7 planes for maintenance ahead of sub-leasing; aircraft expected to be back in operation by end of month
• 6 years agoGoAir also plans to phase out all its A320 Ceos (current engine options) planes through subleasing to other carriers and replace them with A320 Neo (new engine options)
GoAir grounds 7 P&W engines-powered A320 Neos; civil aviation ministry set to review glitches
• 6 years agoThe Mumbai-headquartered GoAir has 49 planes in the fleet and 30 of them are Airbus A320 Neos.
IndiGo profits decline: Cost control the only mantra airline should follow to stay ahead
Sindhu • 7 years agoHigh maintenance costs due to the NEO engine issue as well as a change in the airline’s earlier model for acquiring aircraft (from sale and leaseback to outright purchase) could be the two main reasons for a spike in costs for IndiGo.
Unhappy about frequent issues with Pratt & Whitney engines: IndiGo co-founder and interim CEO Rahul Bhatia
• 7 years agoRahul Bhatia said that in the interim, IndiGo continues to rely on spare engines to keep the aircraft flying
India's domestic air passenger traffic is on the rise, but carriers reporting technical snags raises questions over safety
Fp Staff • 7 years agoWhile India's air passenger traffic rose to 1.07 crore in February 2018 airlines have reported an exceptional jump in technical glitches in past few days