New Delhi, May 2 -- Almost a year after Go First stopped flying, civil aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) on Wednesday deregistered most of its aircraft on orders from the Delhi High Court issued during the last week.

The defunct airline had 54 aircraft in its fleet that have been grounded since May 3 last year.

Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju of the Delhi high court directed the DGCA to process the lessors' deregistration applications within five working days. It also directed the DGCA and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to assist the lessors in accessing airports for flying back their aircraft.

The low-cost airline, before its crisis, was operating 26 of the total 54 aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney (PW) eng...