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BENGALURU, May 2 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, blaming "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its fleet. The move marks the first major airline collapse in India since Jet Airways filed for bankruptcy in 2019, and underscores the fierce competition in a sector dominated by IndiGo and the Go First's total debt to financial creditors was 65.21 billion rupees as of April 28, it said in a bankruptcy filing with the National Company Law Tribunal. The company had not defaulted on any of those dues as of April 30, but had defaulted on payments to operational creditors, including 12.02 billion rupees to vendors and 26.60 billion rupees to aircraft lessors, it said in the filing. In a statement, Go First said its filing followed a refusal by Pratt & Whitney, the exclusive engine supplier for the airline's Airbus A320neo aircraft fleet, to comply with an arbitration order to release spare leased engines that would have allowed the airline to return to full operations. Grounded aircraft "due to Pratt & Whitney's faulty engines" ballooned from 7% of its fleet in December 2019 to 50% in December 2022, the airline said, costing it 108 billion rupees ($1.32 billion) in lost revenues and additional expenses. Pratt & Whitney said in a statement to Reuters that it was "committed to the success of our airline customers, and we continue to prioritize delivery schedules for all customers." "P&W is complying with the...

By India Today Business Desk: Beleaguered low-cost airline Go First’s creditors have taken full control of the ongoing resolution process after its bankruptcy plea was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The committee of creditors (CoC) has replaced key bankruptcy professionals, who were appointed by the airline early, to take the process forward, reported The Economic Times. In a meeting held Friday, the CoC replaced the company-appointed interim resolution professional (IRP), process advisor and legal agency and took over control of the process, added the report. Also Read | It also suggested that Trilegal, the IRP’s legal advisor, will also be replaced; firms such as Shroff & Co, Luthra & Luthra and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas are in contention. A person familiar with the process told ET that lenders “were a bit apprehensive about continuing with the same support firms appointed by the company”. One of the reasons why the CoC is making these changes is to ensure no conflict of interest. Therefore, any advisor or firm that has served the promoters or the management previously is being replaced, said the report. It may be noted that cash-strapped Go First owns creditors led by the Central Bank of India more than Rs 6,500 crore. Go First's total dues The airline has faced multiple roadblocks since the initiation of insolvency proceedings. While it has managed to dodge a few bullets along the way, it remains in a precarious position financially and has also ...

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