DGCA to deregister two more SpiceJet aircraft on lessor’s request
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will deregister two more B737 aircraft of financially-beleaguered SpiceJet on a request by Irish lessor Horizon Aviation, officials said on Saturday. The deregistration will be done by September 1.
Horizon Aviation has been the third lessor in the past one month to put an Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation (IDERA) with the aviation regulator to deregister B737 planes leased to SpiceJet.
The IDERA is usually filed by a lessor when its negotiation with the airline regarding payment of dues fails.
The DGCA had, on August 4, deregistered three B737 planes of the airline according to IDERAs sent by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. On August 5, another SpiceJet B737 was deregistered, as per an IDERA forwarded by Alterna Aircraft.
