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Mumbai, Jun 19 () Budget carrier SpiceJet today signed an initial pact with the US aircraft maker Boeing Co for 40 737 MAX planes. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), valued at USD 4.7 billion at current list prices, was signed at the Paris Air Show, which commenced today.

Jet Airways is India's second-largest airline with a fleet of nearly 120 airplanes serving more than 60 destinations across 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and elsewhere.

India has sought information from Boeing after a second B737 Max crashed on Sunday. While on Sunday an Ethiopian Airlines B737 crashed in Africa, just over four months back on October 29, 2018, Indonesian carrier Lion Air's B737 Max had crashed into the Java Sea killing all 189 people on board. In India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways have ordered Boeing 737 Max.

The new single-aisle aircraft, which will be a critical element for the future growth strategy of the airline, was delivered to Jet Airways at the Boeing's Washington-based Renton facility on June 19.

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All the Boeing 737 Max of SpiceJet will be grounded before 4 pm on Wednesday. However, flight tracking sites showed several SpiceJet B737 Max were still operating flights on Wednesday morning. Jet Airways has five B737 Max but they are on the ground for a very long time, much before Sunday's crash of Ethiopian, due to non-payment of lease rentals.

Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday signed an MoU with Boeing for forty B-737 MAX aircraft. The agreement is split between 20 new orders for the 737 MAX 10 and conversions of 20 of the LCC’s 737 MAX 8 airplanes of its current order to 737 MAX 10s.

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday placed an order for 42 737 max jets with the US aircraft maker Boeing for USD 4.4 billion (Rs 26,000 crore).

Jet Airways grounding planes due to financial woes, SpiceJet suspending operations of its 737 MAX planes and IndiGo curtailing flights during the period from mid-February to March have adversely impacted overall capacity in terms of traffic demand.

“SilkAir will be flying the Boeing 737 NG (new generation) to Hyderabad and Bangalore instead of the Boeing 737 Max,” said a SIA spokesperson. Singapore's aviation authority has suspended “all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore.”

Against the backdrop of full-service carrier Jet Airways and budget airline SpiceJet operating 737 MAX planes, the DGCA has decided to seek information about the aircraft from Boeing as well as the two domestic carriers

Nearly 260 Jet Airways’ pilots, who fly the Boeing 737, appeared for an interview conducted by low cost carrier SpiceJet in Mumbai on Wednesday. Among the pilots were 150 captains

Boeing Co has found debris in the fuel tanks of dozens of undelivered 737 max jets amid ongoing inspections as the Chicago-based planemaker struggles to restore the trust of airlines and the wider public in the grounded fleet. More than 50% of the undelivered 737 max jets inspected thus far have had debris found in them.

"DGCA is reviewing the matter regarding safety issues post accident of Boeing Ethopian Airline B737-800MAX on Sunday. We shall issue additional safety instructions Monday night or Tuesday morning in this regard for Indian operators," said a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official.

After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co won approval on Wednesday from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal disasters.

SpiceJet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh said: "The induction of our first MAX is a huge milestone in SpiceJet’s journey. These new airplanes will enable us to open new routes, while reducing fuel and engineering costs, as well as emissions. The 737 MAX will dramatically reduce noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.”

New Delhi, Oct 12 () SpiceJet will look at flying to new international destinations as well as provide free wi-fi onboard its more fuel-efficient Boeing 737-8 MAX planes, according to the airline.

Aviation minister Suresh Prabhu Tweeted: "Directed officials of DGCA to undertake safety assessment of Boeing 737-MAX (being flown by domestic carriers). Safety of the passengers is our utmost concern. Directed secretary and DGCA to take appropriate action immediately."

Signalling ambitious growth plans, Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways has placed an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircrafts. This is the biggest order for Boeing aircraft by an Indian carrier in years. The 737 MAX is Boeing's answer to Airbus' highly successful A-320 NEO.

SpiceJet will have to immediately ground the 12-13 B737 MAX planes in its fleet. Five MAX planes of Jet Airways have been grounded for some time now, due to non-payment of lease rentals. A large number of countries and standalone airlines have grounded the B737 MAX. On Sunday, Ethiopian airlines B737 Max crashed killing 157 people.