BJP MP Pragya Thakur sat on dharna inside a spicejet flight, she claims airline didn't allot seat that she booked, rather made her sit in a different seat. Flight was delayed by 45 minutes because of Thakur. SpiceJet had privilege to have Honourable Smt. Pragya Thakur on board SpiceJet flight SG 2498 (Delhi-Bhopal) on December 21. She had pre-booked seat 1A and had come to the airport in her own wheelchair.
The Delhi-Bhopal flight is operated by Bombardier Q400 aircraft (78 seater)

Comair grounds Boeing 737-8 Max Indonesia’s civil aviation authority has ordered Indonesian operated 737 MAX grounded until further notice. The Indonesian order affects 10 Lion Air aircraft and one Garuda Indonesia aircraft

Dgca on 737-8 Max

A) Engineering and Maintenance:
To advise Engineers and Maintenance control:
1. No MEL release for following items:
a.Dual Autopilot Inoperative
b.Yaw Damper system Inoperative
c.Spoiler system faults 2.During extended transit inspection,
a.check the following systems for any stored maintenance messages and carry out necessary corrective action prior to release of aircraft for line operation:
i.Autopilot system
ii.Stall Management and Yaw damper system