Akasa Air welcomes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
India | June 21, 2022 16:08 ISTThe airline had received the ceremonial keys for the aircraft in Seattle, the US, on June 15, Akasa Air said in a statement.
The airline had received the ceremonial keys for the aircraft in Seattle, the US, on June 15, Akasa Air said in a statement.
The DGCA's move comes after a 737-800 plane operated by China airline crashed in mountains in southern China killing 132 people on board last month.
The Boeing 737-800 was cruising at 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) when it suddenly nose-dived into a remote mountainous area on Monday, setting off a fire in the surrounding forest that could be seen in NASA satellite images.
The plane was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members. It was about an hour into the flight and nearing the point at which it would begin descending into Guangzhou, when it pitched downward.
Three Indian carriers -- SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India Express -- have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. When asked what steps the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is taking following Monday's crash, Kumar told PTI, "Flight safety is serious business and we are closely studying the situation. In the interim, we are focusing on enhanced surveillance of our 737 fleet."
Boeing 737 plane crash: The jet plane crashed in the mountanious region that catched fire after the disaster. Several videos have surfaced on Twitter showing final moments before the crashed into mountains.
Boeing 737 was carrying 132 people onboard including 123 passengers and 9 crew members, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
SpiceJet currently has 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts and 205 more aircrafts have been ordered, the delivery of which will start in December.
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday rescinded the ban imposed on Boeing 737 Max for commercial flight operations.
According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash happened about 2 miles (3 kilometers) off Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii News Now reported.
Global aerospace major Boeing has completed a successful first flight of -- 737-10 -- the largest airplane in the 737MAX family.
Officials were hopeful they were honing in on the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 after sonar equipment detected a signal from the aircraft.
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
Aviation regulator DGCA has directed Indian airlines to inspect the Boeing B737 aircraft in their fleet after the US aviation regulator FAA issued an emergency directive on this matter on Friday, officials said.
The certification flights, which are expected to take approximately three days, will include a wide array of flight maneuvers and emergency procedures to assess whether the changes meet FAA certification standards.
Budget carrier SpiceJet expects to finalize a compensation deal with Boeing for grounding of its 737 Max aircraft by the end of the current quarter.
Iranian Ambassador to Ukraine Manouchehr Moradi has said that Tehran might hand over the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian Boeing passenger plane to Ukraine
According to Bloomberg reports, the B777 will be Boeing’s most expensive aircraft, priced at $442.2 million before discounts. The plane features stunning composite wings, the longest Boeing has ever built, with a span of 235 feet 5 inches (71.75 meters) when fully extended.
The airline is returning two of these nine leased B737 from January and the rest seven will be exited the fleet between 2022-23 as they are on long term lease, a Vistara spokesperson told PTI.
European aviation watchdog EASA has said it is likely to conduct flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX planes later this month, amid many airlines awaiting regulatory approvals to restart operations of these aircraft.
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