Boeing technicians have arrived in India to return five 737 MAXs to flying conditions. The aircraft belonged to Jet Airways but were later taken back by lessors due to unpaid due after the airline went bankrupt in April 2019. However, the MAX’s grounding meant that were no new airlines taking on the jet in the short run, leaving the planes in India.
Now that the MAX is back in service in a dozen countries around the world, lessors are looking to take back their planes. Data from Planespotters.net shows that four of the planes belong to GECAS and one is owned by SMBC Aviation Capital. Registrations VT-JXA through -JXE will return to lessors.Boeing teams will bring the aircraft out of deep storage, conduct maintenance checks, and prepare the plane for flight. Moreover, the teams will make the needed software and hardware changes to the aircraft needed after its recertification.