Airlines
Almost 50 Aircrafts Of IndiGo, GoFirst Grounded Due To Unavailability Of Parts
Due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues and other supply chain challenges, more than 50 IndiGo and Go First airplanes are grounded, forcing airlines to investigate wet leasing of aircraft and other options in order to minimize delays, according to officials.
At least 25 aircraft from IndiGo and Go First are each grounded due to P&W engine issues, according to a senior government official who spoke to PTI. The engine manufacturer is unable to guarantee timely deliveries due to supply chain disruptions, which has caused P&W to be unable to guarantee timely deliveries. The flight-tracking website flightradar24.com, however, reports that as of February 26, 39 IndiGo aircraft—including 28 A320 neo and 11 A321—were grounded.
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The availability of hardware to update and refurbish engines as well as engine time on the wing, particularly in some challenging operating circumstances, are putting pressure on engine availability. According to a statement by P&W, “like many in the industry.
The aviation sector continues to experience significant supply chain disruptions on a global scale. While deploying sufficient capacity to service our consumers is our top concern right now, we are also actively working with our OEM partners to develop mitigation strategies that should keep our network and operations running smoothly, according to IndiGo. The company continued, “We are attempting to reduce the economic impact of AOG, resulting from this global interruption, while we work on different cost-effective solutions with our OEM partners.
“Pratt & Whitney is still working to resolve its supply chain problems, and while there has been improvement, a full resolution might take some time. In December, Pratt & Whitney supplied 17 operational engines, and we were able to make 8 aircraft operational. Similar to this, we anticipate receiving 20 additional serviceable engines by February or March 2023,” reads a January 2023 announcement from Go First. According to their statement, Go First is quite confident that the remaining engines will be changed by March of this year.
