"Extremely Pleased": Akasa Air On Boeing 737 Max In Fleet
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Akasa Air, one of India's newest airlines, has said it is "extremely pleased" with the performance of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but added that "no amount of focus on safety is enough".
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube said, "For the moment, we are extremely pleased with the performance of the aircraft. On the other hand, we will say that no amount of focus on safety is too much. I will say that some of the incidences have happened with variants of Max that we don't have and with modifications of variants that we don't have. So there are certainly mitigating circumstances in those that we are not exposed to at all. So, for us in Akasa, unequivocally, we feel very safe in this particular aircraft and we look forward to this amazing growth that's ahead of us."
The Boeing 737 Max has had a chequered flight since its first take-off in 2016. The fastest-selling plane in history was grounded worldwide in 2019 after crashes in Indonesia and Jakarta left 356 people dead. The aircraft was back in service early in 2021.
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