Goair plane suffers P&W engine problem

NEW DELHI: A Goair aircraft flying to Kolkata on Wednesday experienced problems with Pratt & Whitney engine and returned to Ahmedabad, according to a person familiar with the matter. 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. A query sent to Goair regarding the incident did not elicit any response.

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