NEW DELHI: India today said that the Boeing 737 MAX, being operated by SpiceJet will finally be grounded by 1600 hours today and also barred any Boeing 737 MAX from entering the country, said senior officials in the aviation regulator. “In continuation to the decision of DGCA to ground the B737 Max operations, further clarification […]
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Boeing 737 Max grounding: Aviation ministry calls meeting at 4pm with airlines for contingency plan
The Civil Aviation Ministry will hold a meeting with airlines at 4 pm on Wednesday to prepare a contingency plan as a number of flights have been cancelled following the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, a senior government official said. On Tuesday night, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced its decision […]
SpiceJet cancels 12 flights today after DGCA grounding; FAA says reviewing data
Air fares are set to rise further as India’s ban on Boeing 737 Max planes will add to a spate of cancellations that has seen domestic tickets getting more expensive lately. The move will hit SpiceJet the hardest as it means 12 of the carrier’s planes will be grounded, disrupting its expansion plans. The Directorate […]
A pile-up of grounded planes may drive Indian airfares up 20%
A pilot shortage for one. A cash crunch for another. And now the Boeing Max crisis. As Indian airlines ground plane after plane, passengers can expect to pay a lot more. Airfares for domestic travel may rise by 20 percent heading into the annual school break, a prime time for families to travel, according to […]
DGCA monitoring Boeing 737 MAX issue closely, to form special cell for passengers’ complaint
A day after the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) banned Boeing 737 Max 8 from the Indian airspace, the civil aviation secretary today, said that DGCA has been monitoring the B737 MAX matter very closely. As an additional measure, inputs were sought from Boeing & Global aviation regulators. The aviation watchdog will form special cell […]
India won’t take deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX until safety concerns cleared
MUMBAI: The Indian government has decided to bar Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from flying in Indian skies and will not take any deliveries of the narrowbody jet until safety concerns are cleared, an official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. Boeing Co’s 737 MAX aircraft would not be allowed to enter or transit […]
Vistara authorised to mount international flights
NEW DELHI: Domestic airline Vistara has obtained government approval to launch international flights. It currently operates 730 flights a week to 24 cities in the country using a fleet of 20 single-aisle Airbus A320. Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Wednesday that Vistara has been authorised to mount international flights.
Here’s a look at previous instances when Indian carriers were grounded
The Indian aviation regulator on March 12 joined other countries in grounding the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, following the Ethiopian Airlines crash last week. This is the third major grounding action affecting Indian carriers in close to three decades. ET looks at previous instances when this decision was imposed: 2019 Airbus A320 Neo On March […]
VVIP chopper case: Delhi court allows ED to question Christian Michel in Tihar jail
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Christian Michel, the alleged middleman who was arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, inside the Tihar jail here. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the ED’s plea to question Michel inside the prison. The court had on Monday asked Tihar Jail authorities to […]
United Kingdom bans Boeing 737 Max planes from its airspace
The UK on Tuesday became yet another country to ban the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its airspace in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the model. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said passenger airlines using the aircraft will not be allowed to operate in or over UK airspace “as a […]
More Boeings grounded amid global probe into Ethiopia crash
Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday joined a rapidly growing number of countries grounding or closing airspace to a new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, as a global team of investigators began looking for parallels with a similar crash just five months ago. Pressure grew on the United States to take action […]
Boeing says it has ‘full confidence’ in 737 MAX safety
Boeing Co said Tuesday it has “full confidence” in the safety of the 737 MAX fleet despite two fatal crashes since October and a rising number of regulators and airplanes grounding the planes around the world. “We understand that regulatory agencies and customers have made decisions that they believe are most appropriate for their home […]