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Indian airline Go First declares bankruptcy and places the blame on this company.
The Wadia group Go First announced on Tuesday that it has filed for insolvency resolution because it is unable to pay its debts and that 50% of its fleet has been grounded due to “faulty engines” manufactured by US firm Pratt & Whitney. According to CEO Kaushik Khona, the airline has requested voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
Many aircraft from Go First and Indigo have also grounded a few months ago due to problems with the engine supply chain. Since Indigo was having similar problems, it was a wise decision for it to switch to CFM engines. In order to power its fleet of 310 brand-new Airbus A320neo, A321neo, and A321XLR aircraft, IndiGo has chosen CFM International LEAP-1A engines. This contract includes 620 newly installed engines, 620 spare engines, and a lengthy, multi-year service contract, and 620 newly installed engines.
After Go First made the decision to cancel flights for three days, the aviation regulator DGCA has given the airline a show cause notice. The airline has been ordered to submit information on the measures taken to lessen the inconvenience to passengers who had tickets for the canceled flights, as well as a plan of action to operate flights in accordance with the authorized schedule beginning on May 5, 2023.
The foremost low-cost airline in India, Go First, holds a significant market share in the aviation sector and runs domestic and international flights. The airlines suffered significant losses as a result of the engine problems, leaving them with inadequate funds to run their operations.
In a statement regarding its bankruptcy filing, the airline stated: “Go First has had to take this step as a result of the steadily rising number of failing engines supplied by Pratt & Whitney’s International Aero Engines, LLC, which has resulted in Go First having to ground 25 aircraft (equivalent to roughly 50% of its Airbus A320neo aircraft fleet) as of 1 May 2023. As a result of Pratt & Whitney’s defective engines, more aircraft will be grounded, increasing the rate from 7% in December 2019 to 50% in December 2022. This is true even though Pratt & Whitney has consistently broken promises it has made over the years.
As of March 31, Go First had grounded 30 aircraft, according to industry officials. There are nine aircraft in this number for which lease payments are required. Go First has 61 aircraft in its fleet, including 56 A320neos and five A320ceos, according to the airline’s website. There is a loss of passenger revenue when airfares are expensive and traffic is at an all-time high as a result of the outbreak. With the current summer schedule, the airline expects to operate 1,538 flights per week, which is 40 fewer than in 2017. The season currently underway started on March 26 and will end on October 28.
Aerospace
Austrian Ministry of Defense selects the C-390 Millennium as its new military transport aircraft
The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced today the decision to select the C-390 Millennium aircraft as its new tactical transport solution. Embraer is honored to be chosen to support this important Air Force in Europe.
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Austria joins Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, and the Netherlands as the future operators of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission platform, an aircraft that is rapidly redefining the standards of tactical transport in the world defense market.
Embraer is ready to support the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Air Force in order to meet the demanding requirements of their acquisition process and is prepared to further strengthen the relationship with this nation.
Aerospace
U.S. F-35 Fighter Jet Missing in South Carolina, and Asks Public for Help
A US fighter jet went missing in South Carolina during a training mishap. According to US military officials, the search for his missing aircraft was centered on two lakes north of North Charleston.
At around 2 p.m. (local time), the pilot evacuated and safely parachuted into a North Charleston neighborhood. He was transferred to a nearby hospital, where he was in stable condition.
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Military officials appealed to the public for assistance with finding the aircraft on Twitter.
Authorities stated that they are currently looking into the cause of the pilot’s ejection. According to Salinas, the pilot of a second F-35 made a safe landing at Joint Base Charleston. The pilots and their aircraft were part of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which is stationed in Beaufort, which is close to the Atlantic coast of South Carolina.
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According to base authorities, they were conducting a search over two lakes to the north of Charleston in collaboration with federal aviation authorities. Each of the aircraft, made by Lockheed Martin, cost about USD 80 million.
Aerospace
A Flight to Freedom: How Qatar Airways Helped Save a Lion’s Life
Reuben’s Second Chance: From a Cage in Romania to African Wilderness
Imagine sitting in a small cage for 6 years. Would you rather enjoy life or give it up? One of the Lions was living alone in Romania and stopped roaring after being left alone in the cage with no other animals nearby.
Qatar Airways assists this lion in living its second life by transporting it from Romania to an African forest where he can enjoy the rest of his life with other lions.
The CEO of ADI (Animal Defender International) Wildlife Sanctuary, John Kramer, in South Africa, took the initiative to bring these lions back from Romania. The entire purpose of this Sanctuary is to give back to these animals from circuses, animals who have never seen their native land, animals who have never walked on grass, lived in tiny cages bare balls, never had the sun on their backs, and all they’ve done is sit in a box to entertain humans and have never experienced anything of their natural life.
The goal of ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is to give them back as close to the life they lost as possible, which is why they have such large habitats. The reason is that he was born in a privately owned zoo in Armenia, and the family decided to close the zoo and have the animals removed, leaving him behind. He’s been alone for 6 years, and he’s actually stopped roaring.
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They were out of options for a flight out of Armenia for Reuben due to the size of the crate and they didn’t know what they were going to do until Qatar Airways cargo stepped in and not only said that they would arrange the flights and bring in the special aircraft, but their We Care Programme paid for Ruben’s flight. They’ve been able to begin moving out and are so happy to get up Airways cargo for allowing Reuben to live the life he lost.
What they hope to accomplish for Ruben today in the habitat here is for him to hear the voices of other lions, and he will hear a lot of lion voices here, which will give him a second shot at life. The team is overjoyed because this battered Old Lion King will be walking on African soil for the first time, and the magic of him being back where he belongs, where his forefathers came from, and with his own kind again, but he will see them, hear them, smell them, he will literally be home, and he will spend the rest of his life in Freedom.
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