The aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday de-registered three SpiceJet aircraft after a plane leasing company wrote seeking action for unpaid dues. The jets, all Boeing 737s, will now be sent back to the leasing company.
On July 29, aircraft lessor AWAS Ireland Ltd wrote to the DGCA asking seeking action against SpiceJet and the de-registering of their aircraft due to non-payment of dues.
As is protocol, the DGCA issued a notice to the airline, in which the airline was given five working days to clear the dues. A DGCA official said: “The aircraft were de-registered on Thursday evening.”
