GO FIRST inducts 55th Airbus A320neo aircraft to its fleet

The no-frills carrier has been tackling multiple challenges including having around 25 aircraft grounded, mostly because the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines that power its A320 fleet are not available.

Moneycontrol News

November 30, 2022 / 16:25 IST

GoFirst inducted its 55th Airbus A320 neo on November 30, increasing its total fleet to now comprises of 60 aircraft, of which 55 are A320neo and 5 are A320ceo.

The airline has taken delivery of one A320neo each in September, October, and November and another such aircraft is due to arrive this month and another in December. The airline has placed an order for 144 aircraft with Airbus.

Earlier this week, GoFirst secured an additional Rs 400 crore under the government's Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme.

Go First, which can take up to Rs 1,500 crore under the scheme, has so far availed at least a total of Rs 800 crore.

Go First has also received confirmation from Pratt and Whitney of the delivery of serviceable engines soon and the same will be immediately put into service within December 2022.

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