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BENGALURU, Sept 13 (Reuters) – IndiGo operator Interglobe Aviation has been allowed to wet-lease 11 A320 plane, CNBC-TV18 reported on Wednesday, citing sources on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

This comes amid IndiGo grounding practically 40 planes on account of a Pratt & Whitney engine difficulty, the report stated.

Pratt’s proprietor RTX had on Monday stated it must pull a complete of 600 to 700 engines off their Airbus A320neo jets for prolonged high quality inspections between 2023 and 2026.

IndiGo didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.

RTX had in July stated a uncommon powder steel defect might result in the cracking of some engine parts and referred to as for accelerated inspections affecting 200 engines by mid-September.

Last month, IndiGo stated it was assessing the influence on its fleet on account of troubled Pratt & Whitney engines and it expects a fall in yield on account of seasonal weak point within the second quarter.

India’s greatest airline by market share posted a revenue of 30.87 billion Indian rupees ($372.02 million) for the quarter ended June 30 on sturdy demand for air journey and a fall in jet gasoline costs, in contrast with a lack of 10.65 billion rupees a yr in the past. ($1 = 82.9796 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)