India will take a conservative view on allowing Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly again, says DGCA

New Delhi will take a“conservative view” on allowing Boeing 737 MAX on to fly again on India’s airlines, Arun Kumar, Director-General of Civil Aviation, said on Thursday.

Aviation regulators worldwide had grounded the plane after the model was involved in two fatal crashes. The DGCA grounded all India-registered Boeing MAX 737 aircraft in March this year.

At the moment, SpiceJet is the only Indian airline which has a Boeing MAX aircraft. Jet Airways, which suspended operations in April, was the only other Indian airline to have ordered this model.

Kumar, however, declined to specify whether India will be among the first few countries to allow the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again after it is certified by global aviation authorities including the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.