TROUBLE IN THE SKIES

2018-03-13 -

After a few emergency landings due to engine trouble, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation grounded a number of planes

Barred from flying

IndiGo: 11 aircraft GoAir:

3 aircraft

Engine trouble

All the 14 aircraft grounded are Airbus A320 neo models with new Pratt & Whitney engines

The diagnosis

Engine malfunction leads to mid-air shutdown

Solution on cards

DGCA has asked the airlines to replace the engines, after which the planes would be allowed to fly