SpiceJet in talks with Boeing to buy more 737 Max planes: Ajay Singh

Discussions are taking place and the size of the order hasn't been determined, Singh said

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd. is in talks with Boeing Co. to buy more 737 Max aircraft to feed its expansion plans, a deal that could mark a Dubai Airshow coup for the grounded narrow-body.
 

A sales lull for the Max, idled globally since March, allows SpiceJet to acquire planes at a lower cost, Chairman Ajay Singh said in an interview with Bloomberg TV at the biennial event. He said the carrier is looking to set up a new hub in the Middle East and expand to eastern Europe.

Discussions are taking place and the size of the order hasn’t been