New Delhi: Boeing 737 Max on Saturday continued passengers flying in India after 2.5 years.
“Spicejet has continued the scheduled flight of commercial flights from Saturday using Max,” said a top flight official.
Spicejet, the only Indian carrier who has max at this time, has made “operational readiness” flight on Friday max.
Spicejet has 13 rented max in India when the plane is based on March 2019.
The modification of the hardware and the software needed is carried out on them.
And they will soon start flying commercially.
Billionaire Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasan has ordered 72 B737 Max which will begin in time for the planned launch in the summer of 2022.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has this August allowing Max to fly again “after the valid satisfaction requirements to return to service “- The meaning of carrying out the changes needed to ensure security.
Max globally based on March 2019 after two crashes – one of Lion Air Indonesia and another Ethiopian airline – in rapid succession.
Both crashes have claimed the life of 346 people on this aircraft.
Last year, Boeing completed the software and modification of hardware to ensure security on max.
This change was examined and approved by foreign flight regulators, including US manufacturing countries, UE, UAE, Singapore and UAE.
India is the last to approve change and allow modified Max to fly back, with China the only big country to clear it.
“Worldwide 17 regulators have allowed Boeing 737 Max Airplane operation.
A number of large airlines (34) with B737 Max Airplane (345) are currently operating …
since the un-grounding of December 9, 2020, without unwanted reporting,” orders DGCA India August 26, 2021, allows max to fly again in the country.