The report said the US firm's management increasingly sees a production pause as the most viable option
The NG is the third-generation 737 that the company began building in 1997
The premier US aircraft manufacturer now faces fresh difficulties bringing its new line of long-haul jets to market due to the unexpected weakness in the 777X airframe
Emirates tentatively ordered 40 Dreamliners in 2017
Air India has 27 Dreamliners (B-787s) and 15 B777s in the fleet
Discussions are taking place and the size of the order hasn't been determined, Singh said
His outreach will play a key role in shaping how Boeing emerges from a long nightmare that has shaken confidence in its most important product and disrupted operations for dozens of airlines
NASA's Inspector General revealed this week that the agency had given Boeing an extra $287.2 million for its work on the commercial crew program
Boeing had faced delays last year when the fuselage automated upright build machine was tried out on existing versions of the 777
The numbers could havebeen worse, if the Rs 171-crore compensation from aircraft manufacturer Boeing wasn't accounted for - a component that was contested by the airline's auditor
Net orders so far this year came to just 45 at the end of October, down from 56 in September
Boeing had originally planned for the model to resume flying in December.
The European planemaker also announced on Thursday deals including 12 orders for its A330neo passenger jet from an unidentified buyer
Boeing has reported that the Max grounding will cost it at least $9 billion in extra production spending and compensation for airlines that have canceled thousands of flights.
Indian airlines currently have around 600 aircraft in their fleet.
DGCA wants additional training for pilots for 737 Max which may dent the cost benefit of the aircraft
SpiceJet Ltd., which has as many as 205 737 Max jets on order, has said it may buy at least 100 Airbus planes worth more than $10 billion
Boeing is planning to launch an unmanned Starliner capsule on December 17 to the ISS, as SpaceX did with its Crew Dragon capsule in March
Boeing and U.S. space agency NASA said they were still targeting Dec. 17 for the Starliner's first unpiloted mission to the International Space Station.
The US Federal Aviation Administration last month ordered urgent checks on next-generation 737s that have carried out more than 30,000 flights