DGCA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max aircraft

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday lifted the ban on Boeing 737 Max aircraft after grounding them for more than two years.

The DGCA had banned the operation of Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 aircraft over Indian airspace on March 13, 2019, following two fatal accidents involving Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.

However, in April this year, the DGCA allowed the grounded aircraft to resume flying over the Indian airspace and also allowed foreign-registered aircraft to be ferried out of the country to conduct operational readiness flights. It, however, did not allow Indian aircraft grounded in the country to fly at that time.