SpiceJet's Boeing 737 MAX takes off again after 2.5 years of being grounded

The return flight, minus the minister, was swift and with less incident - as short trips tend to be

The aviation industry can do with quiet efficiency, rattled as it has been by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A revitalised Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which SpiceJet is hinging on to transform the low-cost carrier’s prospects, brings this very same promise of getting down to the repair job with minimum fuss. And literally so.

Before embarking on a breezy flight on Tuesday, carrying a press contingent from New Delhi along with aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to his borough of Gwalior and back, one was privy to the note of optimism among officials of SpiceJet and Boeing.

Since the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the decks for