Alaska Airlines Incident: DGCA Directs all Indian Air Operators to Carry Out Inspection of Emergency Exits in Aircrafts as Precautionary Measure
An official statement by DGCA read, āPursuant to the Alaska Airlines incident involving Boeing 737 -9 Max aircraft, there have been no inputs /guidance from Boeing so far. None of the Indian air operators have Boeing 737-9 Max as part of their fleet yet.ā
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued directions for Indian air operators amid Alaska Airlinesā mid-air window blowout incident on Saturday, January 6, 2024. An official statement by DGCA read, āPursuant to the Alaska Airlines incident involving Boeing 737 -9 Max aircraft, there have been no inputs /guidance from Boeing so far. None of the Indian air operators have Boeing 737-9 Max as part of their fleet yet.ā However, as an abundant precautionary measure, DGCA has directed all the Indian air operators to carry out a one-time inspection of the emergency exits immediately on all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft currently operating as part of their fleet, it added.Ā Alaska Airlines Temporarily Grounds Fleet of 65 Boeing Max-9 Aircrafts After Mid-Air Window Blowout Incident (Watch Video).
DGCA onĀ Alaska Airlines Incident
#UPDATE | Pursuant to the Alaska Airlines incident involving Boeing 737 -9 Max aircraft, there have been no inputs /guidance from Boeing so far. None of the Indian air operators have Boeing 737-9 Max as part of their fleet yet. However, as an abundant precautionary measure, DGCAā¦ https://t.co/Ss8dv8LLrn pic.twitter.com/nykiEygIga
ā ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2024
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