Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet would not follow suit other airlines by banning its Boeing 737 MAX in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
MUMBAI: Indian airline SpiceJet jumped to the defence of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday even as countries grounded the aircraft following the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
“It has flown hundreds of thousands of hours globally and some of the world’s largest airlines are flying this aircraft,” it added. Australia barred all 737 MAX planes from its airspace while US authorities ordered Boeing to improve anti-stalling software and the model’s manoeuvring system. SpiceJet said it had implemented the additional “precautionary measures” and was “actively engaged” with Boeing and the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation.Jet, which has had to ground parts of its fleet in recent weeks due to its financial woes, said earlier that none of its five B-737 MAX aircraft was in operation.
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