<p class="title">No-frills airline IndiGo has grounded three A320 neo aircraft due to engine problems, according to a senior official at aviation regulator DGCA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The grounded aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and the move follows a directive from European aviation safety regulator EASA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The official said EASA on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for A320 neo planes fitted with PW1100 engines having a particular serial number.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The directive came in the wake of instances of the engine's in-flight shut-downs and rejected take-offs involving A320 neo family planes, the official added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Airbus has also issued an alert for providing instructions to de-pair the affected engines and discontinue extended-range twin-engine operations for aircraft fitted with affected engines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DGCA official said IndiGo has three such aircraft, which have been grounded.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, the official noted that the latest issue is different from the problems experienced by IndiGo's A320 neos earlier and those have been addressed. </p>
<p class="title">No-frills airline IndiGo has grounded three A320 neo aircraft due to engine problems, according to a senior official at aviation regulator DGCA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The grounded aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and the move follows a directive from European aviation safety regulator EASA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The official said EASA on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for A320 neo planes fitted with PW1100 engines having a particular serial number.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The directive came in the wake of instances of the engine's in-flight shut-downs and rejected take-offs involving A320 neo family planes, the official added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Airbus has also issued an alert for providing instructions to de-pair the affected engines and discontinue extended-range twin-engine operations for aircraft fitted with affected engines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DGCA official said IndiGo has three such aircraft, which have been grounded.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, the official noted that the latest issue is different from the problems experienced by IndiGo's A320 neos earlier and those have been addressed. </p>