Lobbying by lessors, faulty Pratt & Whitney engines hurt India: Go First

Blames American firm for heavy losses, targets AWG

The Indian aviation sector has suffered huge losses due to faulty engines supplied by American firm Pratt & Whitney, with nearly 75 aircraft currently grounded across the nation, top executives of Go First Airlines said.  The grounding of aeroplanes due to issues with P&W engines has led to a spike in airfare, they said.

Asking Aviation Working Group (AWG) — an association of aircraft lessors, engine makers, and plane makers — to pressure P&W to meet its obligation to supply engines, they claimed its members via the lobby group were trying to “influence” the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

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