SpiceJet grounds three Boeing 737 freighters on Israeli Aerospace Industries’ advice

New Delhi: SpiceJet Ltd on Friday said it has grounded three of its Boeing 737 freighter aircraft after Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), which converted these planes to freighters, advised the Indian budget airline to do so.

An internal examination at IAI’s manufacturing facilities showed that there was a potential defect in these freighter aircraft, SpiecJet said in a regulatory filing today.

“During an internal examination of IAI’s manufacturing facilities, a potential defect was discovered in the process used to manufacture the 9G rigid barrier installed on these aircraft. These aircraft will return to operations after regulatory clearance,” the budget carrier said.