IndiGo, GoAir induct 8 A320 Neos after Airbus resumes delivery

IndiGo and GoAir have taken deliveries of four aircraft each between May and June, the source said. 

The deliveries of the P&W engine-powered A320 Neos were put on hold in March by Airbus and the engine maker following a safety directive from European aviation safety agency EASA in the wake of instances of the engine’s in-flight shut-downs and rejected take-offs.

Airbus had resumed deliveries of these planes in May. GoAir and IndiGo both have taken deliveries of four A320 Neos each in the last two month, with the former inducting three aircraft in May and one in June, while the latter taking delivery of one plane in May and the other three in June, according to the source. 

Following this, GoAir now has 17 A320 Neo planes in its fleet, while IndiGo has 37. IndiGo and GoAir, operating A320 Neo fleet with P&W engines, have been facing engine issues in these aircraft that even forced grounding of many planes, even as P&W has failed to address the issues despite repeated assurances to the domestic civil aviation authorities.