Akasa Air has ordered Boeing 737 MAX jets
Low-cost carrier Akasa Air has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX planes, a move that could help the US plane maker regain lost ground in one of the world’s most promising markets.
Akasa’s orders, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, are incremental orders, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday.
Last month, SNV Aviation, which owns Akasa Air, said it expected to start flying next year after receiving initial clearance from the Civil Aviation Department to launch its newest ultra-low-cost airline. of this country.
Reuters reported in September that Boeing was close to winning an order for about 70 to 100 737 MAX planes from Akasa, pending separate negotiations over a long-term engine service contract.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in August allowed the country’s airlines to use MAX jets to end nearly two and a half years of regulatory shutdown.
The 737 MAX was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following two deadly crashes in five months that killed 346 people, plunging Boeing into a financial crisis, since then. further with the COVID-19 outbreak.
