DG of Civil Aviation directs domestic airlines to immediately inspect emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft fleet

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed domestic airlines to immediately carry out inspection of emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft currently operating as part of their fleet.

The directive of the Aviation regulator comes in the wake of the Alaska Airlines incident involving Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft. On Friday, the Alaska Airlines plane’s outer section, including a window, fell off mid-air leading to emergency landing.

Currently, Air India Express, SpiceJet and Akasa Air have Boeing 737-8 Max planes in their fleets.