ADDITIONAL AIRBUS A320NEO FOR GOAIR

GoAir has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus to purchase another 72 A320neo aircraft. This effectively doubles GoAir’s A320neo existing 72 plane order placed in 2011, to 144. GoAir is the third operator of the new aircraft globally, after Germany’s Lufthansa, and India’s IndiGo Airlines. It has taken delivery of two A320 neos as of date. While engine selection is not immediately known, but there are indications that the airline will continue to choose the Pratt & Whitney PurePower geared turbo fan (GTF) engine. Original launch customer Qatar Airways has refused to take delivery of A-320neos citing technical problems with the engine. However, GoAir’s CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer indicated that the airline is “very happy” with the GTF engine. “It is performing as per our expectations,” he said.