With insolvency looming, Go Airlines of India sought emergency arbitration in a lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney in the U.S. state of Delaware.
The insolvency of the Indian airline is blamed on the U.S.-based engine manufacturer Raytheon Technologies (RTX.N), which the airline claims supplied “faulty” engines and did not repair on schedule, forcing the airline to halt half of its fleet.
Go Airlines, also known as Go First, has asked a court in Delaware to have Pratt comply with an arbitration award from March in Singapore. The award ordered Pratt to give Go Airlines assistance and usable spare engines.
Last week in Delaware, Pratt & Whitney contended that Go First’s allegation was “unfounded” and that the issue had moved. The engine manufacturer filed a petition asking the court to postpone or deny the airline’s request for bankruptcy protection after Go First received protection from its creditors.
In a legal filing made in Delaware, Go Airlines said that Pratt’s line of thinking “fails.”
The airline stated in the filing that Fall First could go out of business without relief, especially over engine delivery.
The lawsuit also claimed that Pratt’s stay would invalidate the emergency arbitration awards.
Pratt & Whitney remained silent.
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