SpiceJet signs lease for 4 Boeing MAX of Jet Airways

SpiceJet has signed a lease for four Boeing 737 MAX aircraft which were earlier operated by Jet Airways.

Addressing SpiceJet’s AGM here on Monday, its CMD Ajay Singh said another 10-12 Boeing MAX are ready for delivery to the airline in the US. The airline currently has 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in its fleet.

Aircraft grounded

However, it cannot operate these aircraft immediately as they are grounded globally following two crashes — of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines — earlier this year.

In August, senior officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had said India will take a “conservative view” on allowing this type of aircraft to fly again.