Go First has said it needs an emergency arbitration in its dispute with Pratt & Whitney. The airline had blamed the Raytheon Technologies-owned engine maker for supplying faulty engines and failing to replace the same in time.
By India Today Business DeskGo Airlines, which had blamed engine maker Pratt & Whitney for its financial woes and recent bankruptcy filing, on Monday said it needed an emergency arbitration in its dispute with the Raytheon Technologies-owned engine maker, to prevent it from going out of business.
Blaming Pratt & Whitney, the airline had said the US firm supplied “faulty” engines and failed to replace them on time, resulting in the grounding of half of its fleet.
The airline has also approached a district court in US’ Delaware to enforce an arbitration order made in Singapore in March, which ordered Pratt to assist the airline and supply serviceable spare engines.
Last week, Pratt & Whitney argued in the Delaware court that Go First’s claim was “unfounded” and the dynamics of the dispute had changed.
The engine maker said it faces more risks after Go First was granted bankruptcy protection and asked the court to put on hold or dismiss the airline’s request.
Pratt’s argument “fails,” Go Airlines said in a filing with the Delaware court.
There is a very real danger that Go First will go out of business unless relief is given, at least in respect of the delivery of engines, the airline quoted the emergency arbitrator as saying in the filing.
The stay that Pratt sought would cause the harm that the emergency arbitration awards were designed to prevent, the filing added.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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