DGCA de-registers three of SpiceJet’s aircraft

Three of SpiceJet’s aircraft have been de-registered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the airline said. A total of five planes had been listed for de-registration by lessors and one of the lessors had requested for suspension of request for de-registration of two planes, the airline added. Two of three de-registered planes were non-operational and there’s no impact on operations, SpiceJet said. SpiceJet lessors approached the aviation regulator for the deregistration of three planes of the airline earlier this month. These lessors including Wilmington Trust SP Services, Sabarmati Aviation Leasing, and Falgu Aviation Leasing have sought the deregistration