New Delhi: Boeing is facing a "stressful time" and SpiceJet is there as a partner to stand by it in these tough times but "we expect reciprocity", the airline's chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday.
SpiceJet -- the lone domestic carrier that has now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet -- has also placed a $22 billion order for aircraft with the US major.
In 2019, Boeing 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes involving the aircraft. SpiceJet grounded 13 such planes in March last year.
Against this backdrop, Singh on Tuesday asserted that the airline has stood by Boeing.
Participating in a panel discussion at the 'USIndia Forum: Partners for Growth' conference here, the SpiceJet Chairman & Managing Director said that at this time Boeing has a lot of problems and they are trying to get this plane flying.
"At the same time, they are trying to compensate airlines... so it is a stressful time.
"We are there as partners to stand by them through a tough time but we expect reciprocity and I think the biggest thing that companies on both sides can do is to look at the what the objectives of the two countries are," he said.
Singh also said the airline's order is worth $22 billion and would create 1,32,000 highly paid high-skilled jobs in the US.
25/02/20 PTI/Business Standard
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SpiceJet -- the lone domestic carrier that has now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet -- has also placed a $22 billion order for aircraft with the US major.
In 2019, Boeing 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes involving the aircraft. SpiceJet grounded 13 such planes in March last year.
Against this backdrop, Singh on Tuesday asserted that the airline has stood by Boeing.
Participating in a panel discussion at the 'USIndia Forum: Partners for Growth' conference here, the SpiceJet Chairman & Managing Director said that at this time Boeing has a lot of problems and they are trying to get this plane flying.
"At the same time, they are trying to compensate airlines... so it is a stressful time.
"We are there as partners to stand by them through a tough time but we expect reciprocity and I think the biggest thing that companies on both sides can do is to look at the what the objectives of the two countries are," he said.
Singh also said the airline's order is worth $22 billion and would create 1,32,000 highly paid high-skilled jobs in the US.
25/02/20 PTI/Business Standard
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