The government will meet various stakeholders and review the repeated problems with Pratt & Whitney’s engines equipped on Airbus A320neo aircraft on Tuesday, a senior government official told The Indian Express.
The government will meet various stakeholders and review the repeated problems with Pratt & Whitney’s engines equipped on Airbus A320neo aircraft on Tuesday, a senior government official told The Indian Express. The development comes after an IndiGo flight on Thursday from Chennai to Kolkata had to return mid-air after an engine glitch that was followed by “loud bang and sparks” from the power plant and smoke leading to heavy vibrations of the engine, according to sources.
This was the third incident in the last one month involving an IndiGo flight where smoke was observed during a flight. On December 10, an IndiGo aircraft made emergency landing in Kolkata after its cabin was filled with smoke. After this, on December 23, an Airbus A320neo aircraft operated by IndiGo to Kolkata from Port Blair reportedly suffered mid-air engine failure.
This was the third incident in the last one month involving an IndiGo flight where smoke was observed during a flight. On December 10, an IndiGo aircraft made emergency landing in Kolkata after its cabin was filled with smoke. After this, on December 23, an Airbus A320neo aircraft operated by IndiGo to Kolkata from Port Blair reportedly suffered mid-air engine failure.