The Indian aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has directed IndiGo and GoAir to ground a total of 11 A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt and Whitney engines. The action follows the emergency landing of an Indigo A320neo at Ahmedabad this morning shortly after take-off due to an engine failure. DGCA said: “Both IndiGo and GoAir have been told not to refit these engines, which are spare with them in their inventory.” On February 9, 2018, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive [view here] regarding A320neo PW1100 fleet, which requires aircraft that have had

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