The Mumbai-based, Wadia group airline, which filed for voluntary insolvency, blamed P&W for the same stating that the US-based engine maker refused to comply with an award issued by the emergency arbitrator earlier.
Over the past four decades clear-air turbulence has increased by up to 55 percent in various regions around the world.
In a surprise announcement On May 2, Go First had said that it was voluntarily filing for insolvency with the NCLT, blaming US-based engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for its financial situation
India’s ATF export volumes so far in June have averaged at a record high of 208,433 barrels per day (bpd).
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), controlled by MIAL, is the country’s second-largest airport (in terms of passengers served), behind Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
On Wednesday, IndiGo rallied 3.55 per cent to settle at Rs 2,619.85 apiece on the BSE.
Aviation regulator DGCA will examine documents submitted by Go First related to the revival plan and will also conduct an audit on operational preparedness before allowing the carrier to restart operations.
The deal will make Air India the country's largest international carrier and second-largest domestic carrier.
Lenders to India's Go First, which is under bankruptcy protection, have approved interim funding of Rs 450 crore to resume operations and restart the airline.
Go First, which is under bankruptcy protection as it tries to resume operations, has sought additional funds at a lenders meeting on Wednesday, banking sources told Reuters.
Fledgling Indian carrier Akasa Air on Wednesday topped up its order for Boeing 737-8 aircraft by ordering four more planes at the ongoing Paris Air Show, taking the total order size to 76 aircraft.
The Wadia Group-owned airline, which is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings, stopped flying on May 3.
With a total of almost 1,000 jet orders between them, IndiGo and Air India are betting an economic boom and growing middle class will spur demand for domestic air travel, and new jets will help them grab a bigger share of international traffic.
With this order, India’s largest airline has gone past Air India’s February order for 470 Airbus and Boeing planes
In a tweet, cash-strapped Go First said, "Due to operational reasons, Go First flights until 22nd June 2023 are cancelled."
The airline, promoted by the Wadias, had voluntarily filed for insolvency resolution proceedings before the Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on May 2, which was admitted by the tribunal on May 10.
NIA’s chief executive officer Christoph Schnellmann is optimistic that the new airport will attract airlines as their needs have been a central element in the project’s design and implementation, in addition to obvious factors like India’s rapidly growing aviation sector.
The NCLT direction came over a plea moved by the Central Bank of India, which was also approved by other members of the Committee of Creditors of Go First.
Of the 1.32 crore domestic flyers in May, IndiGo ferried 81.10 lakh, while the three Tata airlines carried a total of 34.80 lakh
For instance, the maximum drop in week-ahead fares among the 10 routes was 56 per cent in Delhi-Leh and Delhi-Ahmedabad sectors. The lowest—10 per cent—was in Ahmedabad-Delhi sector. In the case of Mumbai-Delhi, average week-ahead airfares rose by 13 per cent.
The total debt outstanding of the airline stood at over Rs 6,000 crore as of the end of April 2023. Go First had voluntarily filed for insolvency resolution proceedings before the Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on May 2, which the tribunal on May 10 admitted.
All were stranded in the port city for two days, and the replacement aircraft ferried them to San Francisco on June 8.
Air India flight AI 173 operating Delhi-SFO on June 6, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew on board, was diverted to the Magadan port city in far east Russia following a mid-air glitch in one of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft engines
Currently, Vistara, which is set to be merged with Air India, has a fleet of 61 aircraft and a staff strength of over 5,200.
Crisis-struck Go First on Thursday said that its flights are cancelled until June 12 due to operational reasons.



