Pratt Engine Fixes Prompt IndiGo to Ground Seven Airbus Planes
- ANA, Hong Kong Express also have pulled planes out of service
- U.S. manufacturer working with airlines to minimize disruption
An Airbus SAS A320 aircraft operated by IndiGo flies over slum housing as it approaches to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, June 27, 2015. IndiGo, owned by Interglobe Enterprises Ltd., is India's biggest airline by market share according to the Indian Aviation Ministry.
Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/BloombergIndia’s biggest airline grounded at least seven Airbus SE jetliners as it awaits fixes for balky Pratt & Whitney engines, joining several carriers around the world that have pulled the planes from service.
IndiGo stopped using one A320neo aircraft this month after grounding four in June and two in May, according to data from flight-tracking website Flightradar24. Including IndiGo’s planes, there are 12 A320neos now out of service across five airlines worldwide, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the information isn’t public.