Vijay Mallya, the embattled businessman who is in the UK, today said faulty engines were one of the factors for the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines. A group firm of Pratt & Whitney has been sued for supplying defective engines to Kingfisher Airlines, Mallya said amid aviation regulator DGCA ordering detailed inspection of P&W engines powering some Airbus 320 neo 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 other cases. "Not surprised at DGCA enquiry into Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines. Kingfisher Airlines sadly collapsed also due to faulty engines," he said in a tweet. DGCA has ordered detailed inspection of 21 Airbus 320 neo planes of IndiGo and GoAir that are equipped with P&W engines, which have been frequently facing technical glitches. "We have sued IAE, a Pratt .
The Enforcement Directorate will now move to confiscate these assets
Mallya, now in the UK, faces money laundering and loan default charges in India
Mallya said he had become a "political football" between the two major Indian political parties
As govt wants Mallya to face trial after he was charged with loan fraud to his defunct airline
New car of his F1 team was launched today at Silverstone
Mallya faces money laundering and loan default charges back home but has been hiding in the UK.
Consortium earlier approached SC seeking its intervention in bringing back Mallya to India
Officials said the court approved their request on the basis of the agency's investigation
Mallya left for the UK last year after facing heat for defaulting on loans worth Rs 9,000 crore
Judge said the assets of the respondent company cannot be left under the control of UBHL
Mallya also hit out at the ongoing CBI investigations and efforts to extradite him from the UK
Around Rs 260 cr of borrowed amount was diverted by Kingfisher Airlines
The charge sheet, called prosecution complaint in the ED's parlance will be filed in a special court
Ahead of the Budget session beginning Tuesday, BJP sought to corner Congress
The Congress instead pointed fingers at the BJP
BJP spokesperson asked Sonia, Rahul to explain at whose behest the defaulting company got loans
EMD for Indian bidders has been kept at Rs 50 lakh while it will be $75,000 for foreign players
Mallya said he sought policy changes that he did not get, which hurt his airlines
The warrant has been issued after Mallya failed to appear before the bench