Go First to move court against Pratt & Whitney?

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Go First is considering legal action against Pratt and Whitney for failing to provide compensation after March 2020 for planes grounded due to engine supply delays.

Around 90 per cent of the airline's fleet of aircraft uses Pratt and Whitney engines and about 24 of the airline's 55 planes are grounded due to delays in engine supply by the engine manufacturer. The A320ceo/A320neo fleet operated by Go First comprises a combined total of 118 aircraft engines. Among these, 10 CFM International CFM56-5B engines power the A320ceos, while the remaining 108 engines are located on the wings of the 54 A320neos.

Go First operated 27 per cent fewer flights in March 2023 than in March 2022.

According to a report by The Economic Times, Go First has had to deal with a lacklustre performance by the PW1100G engine, with engines having to be removed from the wing at 7,000 hours. That number is "way lower than the projected life of 12,000 hours". Problems have continued to resurface, resulting in the unscheduled removal of engines that, in turn, has resulted in operations and flights being disrupted.