IndiGo’s wet-leased Boeing 787 aircraft is not undergoing enhanced maintenance checks and continues to operate normally on the Delhi-Bangkok route.

Currently IndiGo has wet leased one Boeing 787 aircraft from Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic and five more are due to join it’s service by early 2026.

Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (which exercises safety oversight over the wet-leased Boeing 787-9) said it is monitoring the situation and is in dialogue with both the operator and the manufacturer.

“Norse uses a different type of engine in its 787s compared to the affected airline. We have not found any reason to introduce restrictions, nor have we been required to do so by other authorities, “ the Norwegian authority said.

While Air India Boeing 787 aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad last Thursday was powered by GE Aerospace GEnx engines, Norse Atlantic Boeing 787 uses Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines.

DGCA and IndiGo did not immediately respond to query if any inspection was carried out.

For a wet-leased, the lessor is responsible for flight operations and provides pilots and engineers to the lessee. While safety oversight under wet-lease is under purview of overseas regulators, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has the power to inspect the aircraft, check it’s maintenance records, as well as crew licenses and authorisations

Among other countries only Japan has ordered its airlines to inspect engines and airframes of their Boeing 787 aircraft. 

Airline bosses have expressed confidence in Boeing 787 aircraft and US officials last Thursday said it was premature to ground the planes in the absence of safety data.

Published on June 19, 2025