35 aircraft to be grounded due to powder metal issue in P&W engines: IndiGo
IndiGo currently operates 176 A320neo as part of its fleet of 334 aircraft and currently has over 40 aircraft grounded due to P&W engine issues.
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IndiGo currently operates 176 A320neo as part of its fleet of 334 aircraft and currently has over 40 aircraft grounded due to P&W engine issues.
Pieter Elbers said the precise timing or duration and the exact impact of aircraft groundings due to the powder metal issues is not known and P&W will come out with a timeline in the coming few months.
While IndiGo did not quantify how many aircraft it expects to be grounded after January 2024, CEO Pieter Elbers added that IndiGo is confident of meeting its guidance of 15-19% fleet expansion in 2023-24 compared to a year ago
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