Checks have been satisfactorily performed on four 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Air India Express, eight by Spicejet, and 20 by Akasa Air, the aviation regulator said.
Orders have been pouring in for the single-aisle jet, and it won’t be long before passengers have little choice but to fly on one or wait for another slot at the departure gate.
Unlike Boeing's 737 Max 7 variants, Max 8 planes cannot fly into 'high/hot' airports as they have high elevations that require longer runways and faster speeds for takeoff.
With Jet Airways grounding its fleet of 119 aircraft fleet and Spice Jet pulling out its 737 Max, airfares have been rising across India for past few weeks.
Demand for older versions of 737s is set to increase after two recent crashes involving 737 Max 8 jets prompt regulators to bar the plane amid safety investigations.
Many flights have been cancelled following the civil aviation ministry ordering Boeing 737 Max flights to be grounded or restricted from Indian airspace.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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