India’s aviation safety regulator will step up surveillance on the Boeing 737 fleet operated by airlines here, in light of Monday’s crash of a China Eastern flight operating the same aircraft type. This means the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will increase “monitoring of procedures” followed by Indian carriers in operating, maintaining and keeping their 737 fleet airworthy.
Currently, budget airlines Air India Express and SpiceJet, in addition to full-service carrier Vistara flt the Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. While most of these are the older generations 737 planes, SpiceJet operates some new generation 737MAX planes as well.
