Scoot (TR, Singapore Changi) has extended the leases of six A320-200s because nearly all of its A320-200Ns have been grounded by Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM engine issues, chief executive Leslie Thng said during a roundtable with local media.
Thng refused to disclose for how long the airline extended the leases but said that some of the capacity lost due to the grounding of the A320neo was also replaced by the newly delivered E190-E2s.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows that five out of six A320-200Ns in service with Scoot have been grounded since 2023 or 2024. The airline took delivery of the seventh unit of the type in early March 2025, but it has yet to enter into service. This leaves only 9V-TNF (msn 10815) as active.
The airline's legacy fleet of A320-200s comprises 14 units, of which 10 are currently active. All of them are on operating leases from Aviation Capital Group, Maverick Aviation Partnership/Carlyle Aviation Partners, SMBC Aviation Capital, Airborne Capital, Stratos (two each), Avolon, DAE Capital (one each), and two from unknown lessors. Scoot, a low-cost carrier owned by Singapore Airlines Group, also operates nine A321-200NX (six active), five E190-E2s, eleven B787-8s, and ten B787-9s.
Singapore Airlines Group did not share any estimates of the financial impact of the A320neo groundings in any of its recent financial disclosures. Scoot did not respond to ch-aviation's request for comment.
