Boeing 737-MAX ”World’s Safest Airplane” as SpiceJet Restarts Operations Two Years After Airline Landing
SpiceJet has acquired 13 of the 205 Boeing 737 MAX orders.
New Delhi:
The Boeing 737 MAX jet, which was grounded more than two years after 346 people were killed in two fatal air crashes, has since ”understood the most thorough checks of any. any aircraft in history ” and today is the safest aircraft in the world by Ajay Singh, President and CEO of SpiceJet, which has recommended flights using the aircraft worldwide. ” SpiceJet started flying this plane two days ago. And so far, with all the flights we’ve flown, not even a single problem has happened,” he said.
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet, one of India’s largest airlines, has purchased a large number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, having purchased 13 of the 205 aircraft on order. The total value of the deal is $22 billion and the airline expects aircraft supply to continue from December as it ramps up operations at a time when domestic airlines are rapidly catching up. pre-Covid levels. ” It is extremely important to have a fuel-efficient plane. The MAX is 20% more fuel efficient than our older aircraft, the Boeing 737-NG,” Mr Singh said.
In addition to being more fuel-efficient, the MAX offers a new experience for budget travelers. Legroom is larger than that of the successor variants of the Boeing 737, and online broadband services will be available from next month on, for the first time in the Indian market. ” To start with, it will be free, we will make sure that everyone can fully and properly access the network, in broadband mode. We may not allow calls, as that would disturb other passengers. But most everything else,” the SpiceJet president said.
The civil aviation sector has been one of the hardest hit sectors in the Indian economy during the Covid period – the financial health of all airlines in India has been severely affected, many airlines, including SpiceJet, are struggling to survive. There has been a widespread decline in the industry with massive cost-cutting to keep companies afloat. SpiceJet has seen protests among its ground staff in New Delhi over the unpaid charges. ”First, all pay cuts have been reinstated. Mr. Singh said all the employees have been paid in full for the past two or three months. ”We had the choice of either arresting a lot of people or saying it’s okay, you know, we have a certain amount of money that we get from charter revenue and from freight and so on and so forth. we will distribute this money so we won’t withdraw anyone”, he added.
Despite the general state of the airline industry, Ajay Singh is among two contractors in Air India, the massive government-run conglomerate that has just been acquired by Tata Group. Mr. Singh said: ”Of course, I am very disappointed” for not winning the bid. ”I was so stressed out with SpiceJet. But this is the kind of challenge that you have to go through once in your life. And I think, you know, what’s the point of being in space if you’re not prepared to face the biggest challenge that exists? ” . Although the acquisition of Air India never happened, he is extremely pleased that the airline’s investment has been realized. He said, Tatas has enough potential and resources to rebuild the Air India brand. Air India as a brand belongs to all of us as Indians. I wish them the best. I hope that they revive this brand. ”
For now, however, Ajay Singh’s priority will be to overcome India’s super-competitive civil aviation space – an area that will see new entrants next year – Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa Airlines, a new Indian airline, owned by Tatas and backer – dead Jet Airways, now has a new investor. “Competition brings out the best in everyone. And that’s a positive. But it also leads to price wars. And that’s not good, especially in a market where costs are so high. Because Thus, it is expected that there will be a fair valuation.”
For now, the customer is still king in Indian aviation – with new airlines, more competition and new routes, there are more and more choices for those who choose to fly.
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