GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 13th April. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation restrained 90 pilots of SpiceJet airline from operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding that they were not properly trained, informed SpiceJet on Wednesday.
“90 pilots have been restrained from flying the Boeing 737 MAX. They will have to undergo training again to the satisfaction of DGCA,” said DGCA Director-General Arun Kumar.
However, the restriction does not impact the operations of MAX aircraft, Kumar added.
The DGCA Director-General said, “SpiceJet currently operates 11 MAX aircraft and about 144 pilots are required to operate these 11 aircraft”.
Of the 650 trained pilots on the MAX, 560 continue to remain available. The pilots will have to undergo training again, in a proper manner, on the Max simulator.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s move comes after a 737-800 plane operated by China airline crashed in mountains in southern China killing 132 people on board last month.
Indian airlines like SpiceJet, Air India Express and Vistara operate Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets.
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