Boeing agrees to ‘settle 737 Max grounding claims,’ plane will return to service: SpiceJet

NEW DELHI: American aerospace giant Boeing is on an overdrive in India. A day after getting order for 72 B737 Max from upcoming airline Akasa, SpiceJet on Wednesday said Boeing has agreed to settle longstanding claims over the grounding of this plane since March 2019, paving the way for this aircraft to fly again in India after the required hardware and software modifications to ensure safety.
SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has “has entered into a settlement agreement with Boeing wherein Boeing has agreed to provide certain accommodations and settle the outstanding claims related to the grounding of 737 MAX aircraft and its return to service.” This “paves the way for the induction of efficient and younger MAX aircraft into the company’s fleet and ensures the resumption of new aircraft deliveries from our order of 155 MAX aircraft,” SpiceJet said in a BSE filing Wednesday.