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IndiGo to ground more than 30 aircraft due to engine maintenance issue
November 9th 2023
IndiGo said the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) in the three months to March 31 2024 was expected to be "in the range of mid-thirties" due to required inspections of the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) geared turbofan engines which power its fleet of A320 family aircraft. Read More » "These groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs," IndiGo said. In September, P&W disclosed a rare condition in the powder metal used to manufacture certain parts of PW1100G-JM GTF engine and a requirement for accelerated inspections to occur between now and 2025. "We continue to work with Pratt & Whitney on more information and addressing the situation and implementing mitigation measures to minimise the impact of these AOGs on our capacity in Q4 FY23-24 and beyond," IndiGo said. "IndiGo also remains confident in meeting its long-term capacity guidance." The LCC said its recent capacity guidance for its 2023/24 fiscal year, which ends on March 31 2024, was unchanged, with the airline expected to increase available seat kilometres (ASK) by 25% in the three months to December 31 2023, compared with the same three months in 2022. Forecast ASKs for the full fiscal year was also unchanged, with "north of mid-teens" growth expected.
