High GST on aircraft components forcing P&W to go abroad for maintenance

High  GST  rate on aircraft engine components has been forcing  Pratt & Whitney  to go abroad for engine maintenance despite having a collaboration with Air India's engineering subsidiary AIESL for the servicing, according to an industry source. Engine components attract as higher as 18 per cent goods and service tax (GST), which makes the business unviable in India, and th…