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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after smoke engulfs aircraft mid-air; govt agency launches probe
• 6 years agoA Jaipur-Kolkata IndiGo flight with 136 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Kolkata after smoke engulfed the plane mid-air, prompting the government to order a probe, an official said Tuesday.
Budget carrier GoAir to start international operations from 11 October; to induct 13 more A320 Neo planes this year
• 7 years agoGoAir's inaugural flights will operate to Phuket from New Delhi and Mumbai.
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
IndiGo grounds five A320 neo planes due to issues with Pratt & Whitney engines
• 7 years agoSince the induction of A320 neo planes powered by Pratt & Whitney engines in March 2016, IndiGo has intermittently been facing engine issues and has grounded some of these aircraft on earlier occasions also
IndiGo revises data on technical snags; pegs 2017's figure at 14,628 and not the 340 glitches stated previously
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIndia'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
IndiGo's woes continue with five of its aircraft facing glitches in last 24 hours, one more jet grounded
• 7 years agoBudget carrier IndiGo's woes have further compounded with as many as five of its aircraft facing glitches in the last 24 hours
Full list of flights Indigo, GoAir cancelled after DGCA put breaks on A320neo planes for safety concerns
Fp Staff • 7 years agoGiving out details about the total flight that IndiGO cancelled the report revealed the airline nixed 17 flights out of Delhi airport and 3 flights out of Mumbai airport.
DGCA cracks the whip, grounds 8 IndiGo, 3 GoAir flights with faulty engines; passengers stranded
• 7 years agoCiting safety of aircraft operations, the DGCA said, A320 neos fitted with PW1100 engines beyond ESN 450 have been grounded with immediate effect