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GoAir invites bids from Airbus and Boeing for planes, plans expansion

GoAir has 144 Airbus A320neo aircraft on order, which were booked in two tranches in 2011 and 2016. Currently, its fleet includes 37 A320neo aircraft and the rest consists of conventional A320s

GoAir to expand flight network, connect Singapore with Bengaluru, Kolkata

Singapore will be the airline's eighth overseas destinations, while Aizwal the 25 domestic one, GoAir said in a release.

GoAir plans to add one aircraft a month, says managing director Jeh Wadia

GoAir MD Jeh Wadia said the new planes will help it launch flight services to Singapore and Aizwal besides catering to the seasonal demand.

Budget carrier GoAir's Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Gupta resigns

GoAir has seen a churn in its senior management in the past and its CEO Cornelis Vrieswijk resigned in February

DGCA asks P&W to deliver modified A320, A321 Neo engines in advance

The modified engines will eliminate the snags of A320 and A321 Neo

DGCA calls urgent meeting with IndiGo, GoAir on Airbus Neo's performance

Aviation regulator DGCA called an urgent meeting with Indigo and GoAir on Wednesday to review the performance of the Airbus Neo aircraft in their fleets. According to sources, the issues related to the A320 Neo aircraft's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine -- which both the airlines haves been facing for years -- will be discussed at the meeting. The two budget carriers have been facing glitches in the P&W engine that powers many of their A320 planes. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also requested P&W to supply spare engines to the airlines to expedite the process of replacing the old engines. Currently, there are around 400 A320 neo planes flying with the old engines worldwide. Out of these, 120 to 130 aircraft are flown by IndiGo and GoAir, the sources said. IndiGo has 79 A320 neos, five A321 neos, 134 A320s and 18 ATRs in its fleet of 236 aircraft. GoAir operates 35 A320 neos and 16 A320s. The P&W engine-powered A320 neo planes in the fleets of ...

Waiting in the wings: Is the time and IPO strategy right for GoAir?

Strong fundamentals, including low crude oil prices, stable air-travel demand, and a range-bound rupee, analysts believe, make a strong case for the airline's expansion

GoAir plane to Bangkok returns for want of navigation, approach charts

The plane took off later with 146 passengers to Bangkok, according to an airline spokesperson

GoAir expands network, announces new domestic and international flights

The low-cost carrier said it would start 16 new domestic flights too, that will connect Hyderabad with eight cities across India

GoAir's Bengaluru-NewDelhi flight diverted over technical glitch

The airline said flight G8-7001 was diverted to Nagpur after the pilot "suspected a technical glitch on the pressurisation system"

After Air India, GoAir withdraws boarding passes with photos of PM Modi

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted on Monday evening that he was on a GoAir flight on Sunday and it 'also had a similar boarding pass with the PM's photo on it'

GoAir to sub lease older Airbus A320 planes to ensure fuel efficiency

The airline has grounded 8 planes for last few weeks as it explores the sub lease option

2 GoAir crew members hurt due to severe turbulence in Kolkata-bound flight

The number of passengers on board the turbulence-hit aircraft was not immediately known

Goair CEO Cornelis Vrieswijk quits within 9 months, cites personal reasons

The airline said Jeh Wadia, the managing director, will be discharging the additional responsibilities of the CEO, till it finds a successor to Vrieswijk

GoAir plane returns to Ahmedabad after mid-air engine snag: Report

A GoAir aircraft flying to Kolkata Wednesday experienced problems with Pratt & Whitney engine and returned to Ahmedabad, according to a source. This is the latest incident of a P&W engine-powered A320 neo plane facing problems. Such aircraft have been grappling with issues and aviation regulator DGCA has issued various directives to address them. The source said the A320 neo plane, powered by P&W engines, suffered vibrations mid-air and the aircraft was forced to return to Ahmedabad airport in the morning. In a statement, P&W said it worked closely with GoAir to address the event with the A320 neo Ahmedabad-Kolkata flight that operated this morning. "Post landing, investigations confirmed engine performance during the flight was good. The incident did not require an air turn back and the aircraft is back in service now," it said. A query sent to GoAir regarding the incident did not elicit any response. On January 8, the Civil Aviation Ministry reviewed the performance .

Goair expands international services, to start flights to Muscat in Feb

The airline is the second domestic carrier after Air India Express to have international flights from the newly- launched airport, which is the fourth in the state

GoAir wants more flying rights to Thailand as passenger traffic grows

Currently, GoAir has direct flights to Phuket from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore

GoAir Delhi flight returns to Mumbai after mid-air engine vibrations

A Pratt & Whitney-engine powered A320neo plane of GoAir returned to the city due to "high engine vibrations" after an hour of its take-off for Delhi Thursday, a source said. The plane, which had 168 passengers on board, made a safe emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here at 12.15 pm, he said. The aircraft is out of operations, he added. When contacted, a GoAir spokesperson said its flight G8319 made a turn back to Mumbai due to a "technical glitch". "GoAir flight G8319 departed for Delhi from the Mumbai airport at 10.17 am. However, mid-air, one of the aircraft engines experienced high vibrations, forcing the pilot to seek ATC's permission to return to Mumbai," the source said. The aircraft safely landed back at the airport here under emergency conditions at 12.15 pm, the source added. "Flight G8 319 (Mumbai-Delhi) returned to Mumbai after the take-off due to a technical glitch. Post-normal landing, all passengers were ...

GoAir grounds seven A320 Neo aircraft for recurring P&W engine glitches

The recurring glitches on the Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus planes have forced the Wadia group-run budget carrier Goair to ground as many as seven A320 Neos, a source said Monday. The city-headquartered airline has 49 planes in the fleet and 30 of them are Airbus A320 Neos. Notably, the civil aviation ministry is set review the frequent on-ground and mid-air glitches that the P&W engines, powering these planes, have been facing soon after their induction in early 2016. "Goair is unable to operate seven of its A320 Neos due to the P&W engine problems. Currently, these planes are grounded and awaiting engine replacements," a source close to the development told PTI. Most of these aircraft are grounded in Mumbai while some are parked in Delhi, the source said. A Goair spokesperson was not available for comments and queries sent to P&W remained unanswered. P&W engine woes had forced both Goair and the larger rival IndiGo (which operates 57 of such planes)

GoAir boosts service to Phuket, starts daily flights from 3 Indian cities

According to GoAir, it expanded the services effective December 22