According to SpiceJet, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation industry’s regulatory body, has deregistered three of its aircraft. The airline noted that five planes in total had been listed by lessors for de-registration, and one of the lessors had asked for the postponement of a request to de-register two planes. According to SpiceJet, there is no impact on operations because two of the three deregistered aircraft were not in use.
Earlier this month, SpiceJet lessors asked the aviation authority to deregister three of the airline’s aircraft. These lessors—Wilmington Trust SP Services, Sabarmati Aviation Leasing, and Falgu Aviation Leasing—have each requested the deregistration of one aircraft. Notably, SMBC, another SpiceJet lessor, owned all three aircraft.
30 of the 67 aircraft in SpiceJet’s fleet were not in use as of May 3. The fleet of the airline consists of Boeing 737, B737 Max, and Bombardier Q400 aircraft. A SpiceJet representative said in a statement that “Our operations are unaffected” by the fact that two of the three planes are now grounded for an extended length of time.” The airline also stated that, thanks to the financing approved under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, it is trying to restore its fleet.
