BENGALURU: India is grounding US planemaker Boeing Co’s 737 MAX aircraft immediately, the ministry of civil aviation said late on Tuesday, following the fatal crash of a plane of the same type in Ethiopia on Sunday.
“These planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations,” the ministry said in a Twitter post.
Jet Airways Ltd and SpiceJet Ltd, two top Indian airlines, operate Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
SpiceJet suspended Boeing 737 Max operations after the regulator’s decision to ground the aircraft, SpiceJet’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
