Akasa Air inducts new aircraft; expands fleet to 38 planesAkasa Air has expanded its fleet to 38 aircraft with the recent delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200. The airline has inducted seven new plan...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
UK court orders SpiceJet to pay $8 million to engine lessor over unpaid duesA UK judiciary has ruled that SpiceJet owes Sunbird France 02 SAS nearly $8 million for missed rent and upkeep on three aircraft engines. T...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Air India Express' first line fit B737-8 MAX plane to land in Delhi on Dec 29Air India Express will receive its first Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, which marks the first all-new plane for the Air India Group since the T...
28 Dec, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
What airlines, regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetsThe FAA has allowed Boeing's 737 MAX 9 planes to resume flying after inspections, but barred the planemaker from expanding production. The ...
25 Jan, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
No plan to modify standard mid-cabin doors in its current or future planes: Akasa AirSome airlines choose to replace the doors with a 'plug' whereby the door looks like any other part of the aircraft with normal seats and wi...
09 Jan, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
Boeing 737MAX saga: Missing washer found in one aircraft, says DGCAIndian aviation regulator DGCA has confirmed that a missing washer was found in one of the 39 under-fire Boeing 737MAX fleets during an ins...
09 Jan, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
India's DGCA says checks of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets satisfactoryIndia's aviation regulator has confirmed that domestic airlines have successfully performed checks on Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following a...
08 Jan, 2024, 05.25 PM IST
Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its sideThe Federal Aviation Administration said it was requiring immediate inspections of Max 9 planes operated by U.S. airlines or flown in the U...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Alaska Air crash fallout: DGCA asks Indian airlines for urgent checks on Max aircraftThe DGCA said on Saturday, 'Following the Alaska Airlines incident involving a Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft, there have been no inputs/guidanc...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Alaska Airlines mishap: DGCA asks airlines to inspect Boeing 737-8 Max emergency exitsThe Indian aviation regulator has asked airlines operating in the country to inspect the emergency exits on any Boeing 737-8 Max planes in ...
06 Jan, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
DGCA monitoring Boeing 737 MAX issue closely, to form special cell for passengers' complaintThe DGCA had given a 4pm deadline to ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircrafts in India.
13 Mar, 2019, 07.39 PM IST
Boeing 737 Max grounding: Aviation ministry calls meeting at 4pm with airlines for contingency planOn Tuesday night, the DGCA announced its decision to "immediately" ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that are currently being used by ai...
13 Mar, 2019, 11.29 AM IST
India may ban Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, decision likely on Wednesday"We are likely to ban the use of 737 Max 8 by Indian airlines", the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official told.
12 Mar, 2019, 11.10 PM IST
China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraftAn Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.
11 Mar, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
SpiceJet plans to fly new overseas destinations with Boeing 737-8 MAX planes"With a one-stop, the aircraft can easily fly up to Finland, Norway, Morocco, London and Amsterdam," the airline said.
12 Oct, 2018, 05.28 PM IST
Avolon agrees to buy 75 Boeing aircraft, may order 20 moreBohai Capital and other state-backed firms are expanding in the aircraft financing and leasing business as customer airlines open routes at...
19 Nov, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
SpiceJet signs pact with Boeing for 40 737 max 10 planesThe carrier plans to grow its operational fleet to 100 airplanes by 2020 and looks to expand regionally with the new 737 MAX family of airp...
19 Jun, 2017, 09.01 PM IST