Indian Regulator Weighs Aircraft Import Changes

SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air Asia aircraft on runway

IndiGo’s average fleet age is about a decade younger than that of SpiceJet.

Credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has proposed amending its rules for importing used aircraft as the country’s carriers seek fleet options amid global supply chain delays. Under the proposed changes, pressurized aircraft up to 20 years old could be imported. That is two years beyond the...
Swaati Ketkar

Swaati Ketkar is an aviation journalist who covers the Indian market for Aviation Week Network, specializing in MRO. While the commercial aftermarket is her main area of focus, she also reports on other aspects of aerospace.

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