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More than 50 Planes of IndiGo and Go First are on the ground due to Pratt & Whitney Engine woes amid persisting supply chain headwinds, forcing airlines to explore Wet Leasing Of Aircraft and other options to minimise disruptions

The twin-engine jet, operated by GoAir, landed safely using its other engine in Ahmadabad on Sept. 19Indian regulators are looking into faults in the engine’s heat-management and oil systems as possible causes

DGCA had extended the replacement deadline to 31 Aug  after lockdown  was  imposedDGCA’s instruction to IndiGo and GoAir to replace all the older P&W engines in their fleet with upgraded engines came after a series of snags

A senior DGCA official said that the watchdog will take a decision on extending the deadline after the nationwide lockdown is liftedIndiGo has 106 PW-powered A320neo planes in its fleet, while GoAir has 43

IndiGo and GoAir, the two Indian operators of A320neo planes with P&W engines, have faced several snags with the enginesP&W said the company has addressed most issues other than 'third stage' LPT failures

Unless A320neo engines are fixed, the planes may be banned from flyingIndiGo, GoAir are allowed to fly A320neos provided at least one of the two P&W engines has been modified

IndiGo will have to procure 135 engines, according to plans submitted to DGCA Airbus and P&WP&w engines have suffered repeated snags, causing large-scale flight disruptions

The statement said that due to inclement weather in north India, GoAir experienced extensive flight delays and diversionsGoAir has placed an order of 144 Airbus A320neo aircraft and has experienced delivery delays during the month of November and December

DGCA will conduct a probe into the GoAir incident and step up checks on P&W engines on A320neo planesThe number of A320neo aircraft engines with potential safety problems has risen to more than 130 in India