IndiGo To Ground More Than 30 Airbus A320s

IndiGo, India's largest airline, had been talking to Pratt & Whitney about the GTF engine problem's impact

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on its fleet. The airline had anticipated the grounding of multiple planes, but now has an estimate.

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IndiGo now knows how many planes it must withdraw for Pratt & Whitney GTF engine inspection. The airline expects the figure to be in

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the mid-30s and that the grounding will occur in the fourth quarter of 2024, from January to April.

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A preliminary assessment after P&W conversations led the airline to this number. The engine builder indicated

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earlier this year that the powder metal issue affecting its new GTF aviation engine could require the testing of 600–700 engines worldwide.

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P&W's GTF engine troubles will ground the aircraft, adding to IndiGo's 40+ A320s out of service owing to

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global supply chain issues. IndiGo may retire 80 planes in the first three months of next year.

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