Akasa Air, AI Express say their B737 planes are not impacted by FAA directive

Akasa Air, AI Express say their B737 planes are not impacted by FAA directive
NEW DELHI: (Aug 7) Akasa Air and Air India Express, the key operators of Boeing 737 planes in India, on Friday said their fleets are not impacted by the US aviation watchdog FAA’s directive for inspection of these jets for possible fuselage cracks.

Apart from Akasa Air and Air India Express, SpiceJet also operates the narrow-body Boeing 737 aircraft, but the airline did not comment on the impact of the directive.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for certain Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-8200 aircraft.