SpiceJet in talks with lessors to induct aircraft
Alrline looks to fill a gap after the grounding of its Boeing MAX 8 fleet.;
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2019-03-22 09:08 GMT
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Bengaluru: SpiceJet Ltd said on Friday it was in talks will lessors globally to induct aircraft, in an effort to fill a gap after the grounding of its Boeing MAX 8 fleet.
The airline was forced to ground its 12 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 planes by India’s aviation watchdog due to safety concerns after an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people earlier this month.
The low-cost carrier could also benefit from cash-strapped Jet Airways being forced to ground planes, and is in talks with lessors to lease some of those aircraft, a person with direct knowledge of the matter had told Reuters earlier this week.