<p>Confirming the development, an airline spokesperson said three of the grounded planes would be re-entering service over the next two weeks once their engines were overhauled.<br /><br />"Some IAE-V2500 engines fitted on the narrow-body fleet of Kingfisher Airlines have experienced technical issues with the High Pressure Compressor stage 3-8 drum assembly, amongst other things," the spokesperson said, adding the airline placed the safety of its passengers, crew and aircraft above everything else.<br /><br />An official said the airline was maintaining its flight schedules by reducing capacity and rationalising its route network, including clubbing of flights.<br />"The grounding has not been done out of the blue, It was a planned one. So, we carried out suitable changes in the schedule so that the passengers are not affected," the airline official said.<br /><br />As per air safety rules, all aircraft have to undergo a scheduled maintenance checks and inspection at a frequent intervals.<br />Kingfisher has a total of 66 planes, of which 34 Airbus A-320 family of planes, are powered by the same engines produced by the IAE (International Aero Engines).</p>
<p>Confirming the development, an airline spokesperson said three of the grounded planes would be re-entering service over the next two weeks once their engines were overhauled.<br /><br />"Some IAE-V2500 engines fitted on the narrow-body fleet of Kingfisher Airlines have experienced technical issues with the High Pressure Compressor stage 3-8 drum assembly, amongst other things," the spokesperson said, adding the airline placed the safety of its passengers, crew and aircraft above everything else.<br /><br />An official said the airline was maintaining its flight schedules by reducing capacity and rationalising its route network, including clubbing of flights.<br />"The grounding has not been done out of the blue, It was a planned one. So, we carried out suitable changes in the schedule so that the passengers are not affected," the airline official said.<br /><br />As per air safety rules, all aircraft have to undergo a scheduled maintenance checks and inspection at a frequent intervals.<br />Kingfisher has a total of 66 planes, of which 34 Airbus A-320 family of planes, are powered by the same engines produced by the IAE (International Aero Engines).</p>