Faulty engines led to Kingfisher collapse: Mallya

Response to queries sent to a P&W spokesperson on the issue was awaited

Vijay Mallya, the embattled businessman who is in the United Kingdom, on Friday said faulty engines were one of the factors for the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines.

A group firm of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has been sued for supplying defective engines to Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya said amid DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) ordering detailed inspection of P&W engines powering some Airbus 320neo planes being operated in India.

Mallya has been declared a wilful defaulter and is wanted by Indian authorities for default in payment of loans related to Kingfisher Airlines that was grounded in 2012. He is also wanted in