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Bombay High Court asks DGCA to check safety of all A320neo engines

The DGCA order came following three incidents of engine failure in a month

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Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ascertain the safety of all Pratt & Whitney engines powering Airbus A320neo planes.

The civil aviation regulator has been directed to submit its report in a week.

A division bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Girish Kulkarni passed the order in response to a public interest litigation filed by businessman Harish Agarwal.

The court observed in the interest of consumer safety the regulator must verify from European Aviation Safety Agency and independent aviation experts the air-worthiness of these engines.

The issue of faulty engines was