Plane crash in China DGCA puts Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on enhanced surveillance
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The DGCA has put the Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on enhanced surveillance after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday killing 132 people its chief Arun Kumar said Three Indian carriers — SpiceJet Vistara and Air India Express — have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets When asked what steps the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA is taking following Mondays crash Kumar told PTI Flight safety is serious business and we are closely studying the situation In the interim we are focusing on enhanced surveillance of our 737 fleet A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines which was on way from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou killing 123 passengers and nine crew members There were no foreigners among the 132 people on board the Chinese passenger plane which crashed official media reported Boeing 737 Max aircraft is an advanced version of Boeing 737-800 and both belong to the 737 series The US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing did not respond to PTIs request for a statement on the matter Two Boeing 737 Max aircraft were involved in accidents in the six month period between October 2018 and March 2019 killing a total of 346 people Following these two accidents the DGCA had banned Boeing 737 Max planes in India in March 2019 After Boeing made necessary software rectifications to the satisfaction of the DGCA the ban on the aircrafts commercial operations was lifted after 27 months in August last year PTI DSP SMN
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The DGCA has put the Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on enhanced surveillance after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday killing 132 people its chief Arun Kumar said Three Indian carriers — SpiceJet Vistara and Air India Express — have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets When asked what steps the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA is taking following Mondays crash Kumar told PTI Flight safety is serious business and we are closely studying the situation In the interim we are focusing on enhanced surveillance of our 737 fleet A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines which was on way from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou killing 123 passengers and nine crew members There were no foreigners among the 132 people on board the Chinese passenger plane which crashed official media reported Boeing 737 Max aircraft is an advanced version of Boeing 737-800 and both belong to the 737 series The US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing did not respond to PTIs request for a statement on the matter Two Boeing 737 Max aircraft were involved in accidents in the six month period between October 2018 and March 2019 killing a total of 346 people Following these two accidents the DGCA had banned Boeing 737 Max planes in India in March 2019 After Boeing made necessary software rectifications to the satisfaction of the DGCA the ban on the aircrafts commercial operations was lifted after 27 months in August last year PTI DSP SMN
