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After Air India, GoAir withdraws boarding passes with photos of PM Modi

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted on Monday evening that he was on a GoAir flight on Sunday and it 'also had a similar boarding pass with the PM's photo on it'

GoAir to sub lease older Airbus A320 planes to ensure fuel efficiency

The airline has grounded 8 planes for last few weeks as it explores the sub lease option

2 GoAir crew members hurt due to severe turbulence in Kolkata-bound flight

The number of passengers on board the turbulence-hit aircraft was not immediately known

Goair CEO Cornelis Vrieswijk quits within 9 months, cites personal reasons

The airline said Jeh Wadia, the managing director, will be discharging the additional responsibilities of the CEO, till it finds a successor to Vrieswijk

GoAir plane returns to Ahmedabad after mid-air engine snag: Report

A GoAir aircraft flying to Kolkata Wednesday experienced problems with Pratt & Whitney engine and returned to Ahmedabad, according to a source. 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. "Post landing, investigations confirmed engine performance during the flight was good. The incident did not require an air turn back and the aircraft is back in service now," it said. A query sent to GoAir regarding the incident did not elicit any response. On January 8, the Civil Aviation Ministry reviewed the performance .

Goair expands international services, to start flights to Muscat in Feb

The airline is the second domestic carrier after Air India Express to have international flights from the newly- launched airport, which is the fourth in the state

GoAir wants more flying rights to Thailand as passenger traffic grows

Currently, GoAir has direct flights to Phuket from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore

GoAir Delhi flight returns to Mumbai after mid-air engine vibrations

A Pratt & Whitney-engine powered A320neo plane of GoAir returned to the city due to "high engine vibrations" after an hour of its take-off for Delhi Thursday, a source said. The plane, which had 168 passengers on board, made a safe emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here at 12.15 pm, he said. The aircraft is out of operations, he added. When contacted, a GoAir spokesperson said its flight G8319 made a turn back to Mumbai due to a "technical glitch". "GoAir flight G8319 departed for Delhi from the Mumbai airport at 10.17 am. However, mid-air, one of the aircraft engines experienced high vibrations, forcing the pilot to seek ATC's permission to return to Mumbai," the source said. The aircraft safely landed back at the airport here under emergency conditions at 12.15 pm, the source added. "Flight G8 319 (Mumbai-Delhi) returned to Mumbai after the take-off due to a technical glitch. Post-normal landing, all passengers were ...

GoAir grounds seven A320 Neo aircraft for recurring P&W engine glitches

The recurring glitches on the Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus planes have forced the Wadia group-run budget carrier Goair to ground as many as seven A320 Neos, a source said Monday. The city-headquartered airline has 49 planes in the fleet and 30 of them are Airbus A320 Neos. Notably, the civil aviation ministry is set review the frequent on-ground and mid-air glitches that the P&W engines, powering these planes, have been facing soon after their induction in early 2016. "Goair is unable to operate seven of its A320 Neos due to the P&W engine problems. Currently, these planes are grounded and awaiting engine replacements," a source close to the development told PTI. Most of these aircraft are grounded in Mumbai while some are parked in Delhi, the source said. A Goair spokesperson was not available for comments and queries sent to P&W remained unanswered. P&W engine woes had forced both Goair and the larger rival IndiGo (which operates 57 of such planes)

GoAir boosts service to Phuket, starts daily flights from 3 Indian cities

According to GoAir, it expanded the services effective December 22

Starting Dec 9, GoAir to connect Kannur with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai

Kannur would be GoAir's 24th destination in its domestic network

Starting December 9, GoAir will connect Bengaluru with Phuket, Male

The city-based airline made its overseas debut last month

GoAir Flight G8 174 and G8 285 suffer glitches, forced to return midway

A Pratt & Whitney engine-powered A320Neo plane of budget carrier GoAir was Saturday forced to return to Delhi after departing for Male due to a "component" issue while another Delhi-bound flight came back to Goa airport due to "faulty" alarm in the aircraft's cargo hold area, the airline said. The airline, however, did not specify the number of passengers on board the two glitch-hit aircraft. "GoAir Flight G8 174 from Delhi - Male suffered a technical glitch. As per the standard operating procedure, the captain decided to return to Delhi. Post landing, the glitch was identified and rectified by changing a component. The aircraft is currently operational," GoAir said in a statement Sunday. Significantly, the Wadia group-promoted no-frills airline had commenced flight services to Male from New Delhi and Mumbai only last week as part of its international operations. The city-based airline made its foray into the international market on October 11 with the launch of its

GoAir A320neo shutdown last February an engine assembly error, reveals DGCA

Globally, Airbus has delivered 384 A320neo planes, including 105 to airlines in India. Currently, four A320neos of GoAir are grounded for want of replacement engines

Why Naresh Goyal should meet Nusli Wadia

If for nothing else, to figure out how to keep a cap on headcount cost

GoAir COO Jyri Strandman quits amid differences with carrier's promoters

Airline's chief commercial officer Manish Raniga has quit in August, followed by senior executives in finance, marketing and asset management departments

GoAir starts 3-day sale; offers flight tickets starting from Rs 1099

Tickets are available currently and would be on sale till September 12, GoAir said in statement

Amid engine snag reports, GoAir to induct 13 more A320 Neo this year

Budget carrier GoAir, which today announced commencement of its overseas flights from October, said it will induct 13 more A320 Neo planes this year. The airline also said plans to bring an initial public offering (IPO) is not at the table right now. "We already have 19 Airbus A320 new engine option (Neo) planes in the fleet, and we have 13 more such planes to come this year," Cornelis Vrieswijik, chief executive officer, GoaAir, told reporters today. Four of these planes will be joining the fleet next month, he said, adding, "The induction of A320 Neo will go up significantly from next month." On the IPO, Vrieswijik said, "There has been plan, but it is not there on the table for now." On the issue of frequent glitches in the Pratt & Whitney engines, which power these planes, the GoAir chief executive said that faulty engines are major issues when it comes to operations. He was, however, quick to add that all aircraft, except one or two, have the engines of latest .

GoAir will enter into code-share agreements with foreign airlines: CEO

The Wadia group-owned airline on Thursday announced its maiden international flights to Phuket and Male from Mumbai and Delhi from October

GoAir international ops launch in Oct, first flight on Mumbai-Phuket route

GoAir is looking to launch flights to 3-4 international destinations by March next year, a source said