Will supply engines when Go starts flying, Pratt tells SIAC

Engine maker Pratt & Whitney has informed the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) that it will deliver engines to Go First only after the grounded airline starts flying again, two people aware of the development said.

In July, the SIAC had directed the American company to supply five engines every month to the airline, beginning on 1 August.

“In the latest update to the SIAC, Pratt & Whitney has stated that they have earmarked five engines per month for Go First, but they will not be able to deliver those for now. Their stand is that they will dispatch those to the airline once the company resumes flights," one of the two people cited above said on condition of anonymity.

The Pratt & Whitney stand comes as another setback for the airline that is battling aircraft lessors’ attempts to take back control of their planes.