Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed SpiceJet to continue flying its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jet.
Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed SpiceJet to continue flying its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jet.
Assuring that the airline will put the safety of its passengers at priority, SpiceJet in a statement said, "Boeing 737 MAX is a highly sophisticated aircraft. It has flown hundreds of thousands of hours globally & some of the world’s largest airlines are flying this aircraft. We are actively engaged with both Boeing and the DGCA & will continue to put safety first, as always."
"The Boeing 737 MAX is a highly sophisticated aircraft. It has flown hundreds of thousands of hours globally and some of the world’s largest airlines are flying this aircraft", the airline further added.
It should be noted that the SpiceJet comes at a time, where countries across the globe are grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. China and Singapore have grounded the jet and now following the suit Australia too bars all 737 MAX planes from its airspace. The move came after two deadly crashes involving the planes killed a total of 346 people in a time span of just five months.
On October 29 last year, 189 passengers and crew died when a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia shortly after takeoff. And recently, a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by the Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia, killing all 157 passengers and crew onboard.
Meanwhile, DGCA on Monday issued additional safety instructions to SpiceJet and Jet Airways for operating Boeing 737 MAX planes.
The pilot commanding the aircraft should have at least 1,000 hours of flying experience, according to the DGCA directions.
A day after a 737 MAX aircraft crashed in Ethiopia killing 157 people, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said interim safety measures are being taken with inputs available at this stage.
"The DGCA will continue to closely monitor the situation and may impose/ take any other operational/ maintenance measures/ restrictions based on the information received from accident investigation agency/ FAA/ Boeing," the regulator said in a statement.
The watchdog has also asked the airlines to ensure various requirements are complied with by engineering and maintenance personnel with respect to 737 MAX planes.
The operators have to ensure that no B737 8 MAX aircraft in their fleet is operated without compliance with DGCA's latest directions with effect from 1200 hours on March 12, the statement said.
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