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NewsIndian low-cost carrier Go First faces delay in IPO
Indian low-cost carrier Go First — formerly known as GoAir — hit a roadblock in its planned market listing, with the securities and exchange regulator temporarily halting the airline’s IPO.
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Rebranding Indian low-cost carrier GoAir files for IPO
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir has filed a prospectus with the Indian Capital Markets authority for a planned market listing and is rebranding as Go First.
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Khona returns to head Indian carrier GoAir as Dube leaves
Former Jet Airways chief executive Vinay Dube is to leave Indian low-cost carrier GoAir after just six months, to be replaced by the carrier’s former boss Kaushik Khona.
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Former Jet Airways chief Dube takes top role at India’s GoAir
Former Jet Airways chief executive Vinay Dube has taken up the same role at Indian low-cost carrier GoAir.
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Pratt & Whitney works to clear GTF retrofit backlog
Pratt & Whitney is still working through a retrofit effort to fix the three major issues afflicting PW1000G-series engines, but expects the activity to be concluded this year.
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GoAir picks P&W for new A320neos
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir has selected Pratt Whitney’s PW1100G engines to power the 72 new Airbus A320neos that it will be taking from 2021.
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India’s DGCA orders all A320neo PW engines replaced
Indian authorities have instructed the country's Airbus A320neo operators to replace the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines on the type with an upgraded version of the powerplant by the end of January 2020.
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India DGCA keeps close eye on PW1100G performance
About 40% of India’s domestic capacity is operated by Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, and India’s civil aviation authorities believe it would be a “knee-jerk reaction” to completely shut operations should performance issues arise.
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Airbus secures two South Asian carriers for Skywise platform
Airbus has secured agreements with GoAir and SriLankan Airlines to utilise the airframer's data platform, Skywise Core.
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Airbus upbeat on A320neo delivery schedules despite GTF woes
Airbus is optimistic about maintaining its delivery schedules of the A320neo, following the issues that last year troubled the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G-powered version of the narrowbody.
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GoAir A320 crew shut down wrong engine after birdstrike
Indian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a GoAir Airbus A320 shut down the wrong engine after experiencing powerplant vibrations following a birdstrike on take-off.
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IndiGo's PW1100G engines 'well within safety limits': airline
Modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines that power IndiGo's Airbus A320neo aircraft are under way, the Indian low-cost carrier has confirmed.
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India mandates more PW1100G checks
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed new operating restrictions and inspections on Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared tubrofan engines.
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Poor component assembly caused GoAir A320neo in-flight shutdown
An in-flight shutdown of a GoAir operated Airbus A320neo on 8 February 2017 has been traced back to the improper assembly of a component in one of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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GoAir expects spare engines will get all its A320neos flying
GoAir expects that increased availability of spare leased Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines will soon allow it to fully utilise its Airbus A320neos.
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GoAir to begin international services in October
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir will launch its first international services with Airbus A320s, linking the cities of Mumbai and Delhi with Phuket and Male.
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India grounds 11 A320neos with PW1100G engines
India's Director General of Civil Aviation has ordered the immediate grounding of 11 Airbus A320neos fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines following recent aborted take-offs and in-flight shutdowns.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: India country report August-October 2017
Ashwani Lohani, Air India's former chairman and managing director, said the carrier's financial situation has not stabilised, despite logging an operating profit in its 2016 financial year. However, he expressed optimism that the airline will be on a stronger footing after being privatised.
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P&W focused on resolving India PW1100G issues by end-2017
Pratt & Whitney says that it is on track to introduce improvements to the PW1100G engines that power Airbus A320neo aircraft in India by the end of the year.
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A320neo issues prompt CSeries operators to move up engine checks
The two airlines operating Bombardier CSeries are performing precautionary borescope inspections of the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans – checks that follow reports of issues with related PW1100G engines, Bombardier confirms.
