Ethiopia plane crash: Jet Airways not operating any Boeing 737 Max planes

New Delhi: Cash-strapped Jet Airways (India) Ltd on Monday said it is not operating any of the five Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in its fleet. The statement of the airline, which has grounded a significant number of planes, comes amid the aviation regulator being asked to undertake a safety assessment of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes following the Ethiopia plane crash on Sunday.

Jet Airways and SpiceJet Ltd are the only two Indian airlines that have 737 Max 8 planes in their fleet.

In a statement, Jet Airways said it has five Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in its fleet “but is currently not flying any of these aircraft”.