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NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday said all the 32 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft with Air India Express, Akasa and SpiceJet have been “satisfactorily” checked — meaning they can continue to fly. The regulator had on Jan 6 asked there three to check emergency exits of their Max after an Alaska Airlines B737-9 Max 9 saw a mid-cabin door plug which resulted in rapid decompression of the airplane.Akasa Air has a MAX with a mid-cabin door on which also “the operational check has also been completed satisfactorily,” the regulator said.
“As a precautionary measure, DGCA had on Jan 6 directed all Indian operators with Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft to check the operation and proper closing of all over wing emergency exits by Jan 7. These checks have been satisfactorily performed on the fleet of operational fleet of Boeing B737-8 Max aircraft by Air India Express (4), SpiceJet (8) and Akasa (20). Akasa Air fleet includes one B737-8200 aircraft which has a mid-cabin door on which the operational check has also been completed satisfactorily.”
A SpiceJet spokesperson said: “We have conducted a comprehensive examination of our Boeing 737 MAX fleet, as per the directives of the DGCA. No adverse findings were identified during this inspection. Our flight operations remained unaffected and continued to operate as usual. It is important to note that SpiceJet does not operate the B737-9 variant of the MAX.”
“As a precautionary measure, DGCA had on Jan 6 directed all Indian operators with Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft to check the operation and proper closing of all over wing emergency exits by Jan 7. These checks have been satisfactorily performed on the fleet of operational fleet of Boeing B737-8 Max aircraft by Air India Express (4), SpiceJet (8) and Akasa (20). Akasa Air fleet includes one B737-8200 aircraft which has a mid-cabin door on which the operational check has also been completed satisfactorily.”
A SpiceJet spokesperson said: “We have conducted a comprehensive examination of our Boeing 737 MAX fleet, as per the directives of the DGCA. No adverse findings were identified during this inspection. Our flight operations remained unaffected and continued to operate as usual. It is important to note that SpiceJet does not operate the B737-9 variant of the MAX.”
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