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IndiGo recently measures it has already put environments, and these
into practise.
customers are experiencing
crossed the time on-wing rates that P&W
IndiGo’s total fleet of GTF
milestone of more powered A320neos is thought expected at this point in the
programme. IndiGo which
than 2000 daily to be approximately 40 per prides itself on operating a
planned flights but cent of its 330+ aircraft fleet, state-of-the-art aircraft fleet
which includes A320neo and
has been forced to scout the
is grappling with a A320ceo family jetliners along global market for lease of
growing number of with ATR-72 regional transport older A320ceos powered by
less fuel-efficient IAE V2500
aircraft and Boeing B777s
AOGs related to its on wet-lease from Turkish engines. It is looking to lease
at least 11 aircraft.
Airlines. IndiGo is India’s
PW1100G-JM GTF leading airline with a domestic
The continued troubles with
powered A320neos market share of 62.6 per cent PW1100G-JM GTF engines
as of October 2023
have also cost Pratt &
IndiGo had already indi- Wrong Bet Whitney, a share of the large
single-aisle A320neo family
cated a likely increase in the IndiGo had chosen GTF orders announced both by
number of engine removals in engines to power its initial Indigo and Air India earlier
Q4 (Jan-Mar24) in its recent Airbus’ order for A320neo this year. IndiGo has had to
Q2 earnings call, leading to single-aisle jetliners. IndiGo contend with PW1100G-JM
a higher number of ground- inducted its first A320neo engine issues related to pre-
ings due to the powder metal into service in March 2016 mature degradation of the
issue. These groundings will but the revolutionary engine, combustor chamber lining and
be incremental to the carrier’s which promised significant fuel wear of the No. 3 bearing seal
current AOGs related to its savings over previous gen- from 2017.
PW1100G-JM GTF engines. eration engines has proved
Over the course of the entire troublesome in the hot and The failed Indian LCC Go
FY23-24 IndiGo expects its dusty Indian environment. First, which ceased operations
grounded fleet of GTF pow- According to Pratt & Whitney, in May this year, listed the
ered A320neos to be “in the approximately 75 per cent grounding of over 50 percent
north of mid-teens,” largely of the GTF fleet globally are of its GTF powered A320neo
due to proactive mitigation operated by airlines in cooler fleet by April this year, as one
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