• Pratt & Whitney reiterates its India commitment

    “We are addressing the queries and working with partners to resolve the issues,” says Palash Roy Chowdhury, managing director (India) for Pratt & Whitney (P&W) dismissing the criticism around its controversial PW1100G engine that’s powering some Airbus A320neo aircraft of IndiGo and GoAir.

    There are billions of dollars at stake for P&W, the US-based aerospace engine maker, after its engine – PW1100G – based on geared turbofan (GTF) technology started developing snags one after the other. “Indian carriers have been early adopters of this technology,” says Chowdhury.

    A series of incidents over the past two months has raised doubts on the safety of P&W engines. According to reports, there are six incidents involving A320neos using P&W engines which have developed glitches, including a fire on the tail of a GoAir flight. Following which, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered boroscopic inspection of 21 Airbus A320neos (IndiGo’s 16 and GoAir’s 5) Eric Berry Jersey

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