The airline now operates just 14 planes -- way down from 123 planes in operations at the peak; government awaiting a report from the DGCA to decide whether Jet can continue to fly on international routes.

While delaying salaries of its entire 16,000 workforce for the third time since last September, on April 3, the airline had informed employees of providing an update on April 9

This deepens the crisis for Jet Airways that has had to ground more than three-quarters of its fleet of 119 planes, many due to non-payment to lessors, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations.

Avolon has terminated the leases on the planes and currently has five more aircraft placed with Jet

With leading airlines like IndiGo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet taking measures to stabilise curtailed flight schedules and rectify supply side constraints, experts see the currently sky-high airfares returning to normalcy

Southwest Airlines Co, American Airlines and United Airlines operate 34, 24 and 14 MAX jets, respectively. The meetings are a sign that Boeing's planned software patch is nearing completion, though it will still need regulatory approval.

With Etihad Airways looking to exit the beleaguered Jet Airways, lenders are set to re-initiate talks with the Tata Group as a possible new investor in the Indian airline.

It is offering jobs to pilots of Jet Airways along with compensation for overdue salaries from the cash-strapped full service airline, IndiGo said on March 12.