Given the ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine problems and their impact, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has emphasized the urgent need for Pratt & Whitney to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India.
Go First Pratt and Whitney
According to a court filing with the US District Court of Delaware, Go First (G8), the crisis-hit Indian airline, has been denied emergency arbitration in its dispute with Pratt and Whitney, the US engine maker, as reported by news agency Reuters on July 27.
After a Singapore tribunal’s ruling for Pratt & Whitney (P&W) to provide Go First (G8) with five engines monthly until December, both parties engage in negotiations for a new lease agreement.
Wadia-owned Go First (G8), which has faced a challenging three-month grounding, is set to receive a much-needed boost as it gears up to restart flight services.
Despite its crisis, Bankrupt Go First (G8) is reportedly planning to introduce Airbus A320 family aircraft equipped with CFM engines once it resumes flight operations, according to sources cited in a media report.