MUMBAI: SpiceJet on Tuesday restarted operations of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after a gap of around two-and-a-half years. Boeing as well as SpiceJet had faced a major setback in March 2019 when aviation regulators around the world, including India, started grounding 737 MAX aircraft following its involvement in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
SpiceJet, the only operator of the 737 MAX in the country, had signed a $22 billion deal with Boeing for up to 205 aircraft in 2017 and has 13 of these planes in its fleet at present. The airline will be deploying these aircraft on both domestic as well as international routes.
