Boeing 737 Max

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations.

The airline, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, received the no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2021 to launch commercial flight operations.

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.

India is investigating three separate incidents in the past two months where airline pilots had to shut down plane engines mid-flight. All three incidents involved engines made by CFM, a joint venture between General Electric Co and France's Safran.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

China Plane Crash: Shortly after a China Eastern passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China this afternoon, videos showed burning wreckage on the hillside and thick smoke.

China Plane Crash: A China Eastern passenger jet has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with an unknown number of casualties, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday following a sudden descent from cruising altitude.

SpiceJet on Tuesday reported a consolidated profit of Rs 42.45 crore for the December quarter helped by higher passenger traffic

Akasa Air is aiming to start flights in late May or early June after getting its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in April

Indonesia will lift a ban on the Boeing 737 MAX, the Southeast Asian country's transportation ministry said on Tuesday, three years after local carrier Lion Air lost one of the planes in a fatal crash during a routine domestic flight.

China said Boeing's 737 MAX planes were airworthy after taking "corrective actions" to improve their safety, according to an aviation authority directive seen by AFP Thursday, following the aeroplanes being grounded in 2019 after two fatal accidents.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today flew on SpiceJet's special flight between Delhi and Gwalior using Boeing's 737 Max plane that has been allowed to return to service after two-and-a-half years.

"It (Boeing 737 MAX) has gone through the greatest ever scrutiny any aircraft may have undergone in the history of aviation," said Ajay Singh

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations.

The airline, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, received the no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2021 to launch commercial flight operations.

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.

India is investigating three separate incidents in the past two months where airline pilots had to shut down plane engines mid-flight. All three incidents involved engines made by CFM, a joint venture between General Electric Co and France's Safran.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

China Plane Crash: Shortly after a China Eastern passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China this afternoon, videos showed burning wreckage on the hillside and thick smoke.

China Plane Crash: A China Eastern passenger jet has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with an unknown number of casualties, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday following a sudden descent from cruising altitude.

SpiceJet on Tuesday reported a consolidated profit of Rs 42.45 crore for the December quarter helped by higher passenger traffic

Akasa Air is aiming to start flights in late May or early June after getting its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in April

Indonesia will lift a ban on the Boeing 737 MAX, the Southeast Asian country's transportation ministry said on Tuesday, three years after local carrier Lion Air lost one of the planes in a fatal crash during a routine domestic flight.

China said Boeing's 737 MAX planes were airworthy after taking "corrective actions" to improve their safety, according to an aviation authority directive seen by AFP Thursday, following the aeroplanes being grounded in 2019 after two fatal accidents.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today flew on SpiceJet's special flight between Delhi and Gwalior using Boeing's 737 Max plane that has been allowed to return to service after two-and-a-half years.

"It (Boeing 737 MAX) has gone through the greatest ever scrutiny any aircraft may have undergone in the history of aviation," said Ajay Singh