Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Acquisition of Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, POONAM  MAHAJAN, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

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## GOVERNMENT OF [NDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN SHRI JUGAL KISHORE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be to state: pleased

- Government has formalized an acquisition for the acquisition of a (a) whether the Fixed Wing Aireraft under the new Business plan new fleet of Helicopter/ Seaplanel for the purchase of 68 aircrafts and if s0, the 2017-27 and placed orders with Boeing plan
- thereof; loan to finance of its purchase order and if s0, the (c) whether Air India has part sought
- details thereof; number of aircraft and if the details (6) whether Boeing had delivered the S0, required
- details thereof; Committee has been constituted for the purpose %f (d) whether an Expenditure Finance if the composition and the actuai terms of examining the acquisition and S0, reference of the Committee; plan
- with various and airlines in the (e) the total number O aircraft available private public
- (f) the steps taken by the

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

Sinha) (Shri Jayant

- (a) & (b): Noz Madam: delivery of 65 (27 B787,12 B777-300 ER; 8 B777in 2005. Air India has already taken a scheduled for delivery in 200LR and 18 B737): The remaining 3 B777-3OOER are induction of 27 January/February, ieasertOt of 27 4320 (Neo), Air India had already inducted 11 new A320 (Neo) on A320 (Neo) aircraft: dry
- airiiue-wise Bunber of gireraft available with public and (e): A statement showing in Annexure-[I: private airlines in the country is given
- loan to finance tbe delivery of the Boeing Aircraft The (c): Air India has sought October, 2017 is at Annexure-I outstanding balance as (d): No, Madam:
- has released its New Civil Aviation Policy, 2016 which includes various (f): Government steps to meet growing demand of Civil Aviation Sector:

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The outstanding balance as on 15th October, 2017 is as follows:

| SL. No_   | Type of Aircraft   | Nos.   | Barik              | Original Loan USD   | Balance as on 15.10.2017 USD   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1_        | B777-ZOOLR         | 8      | CitilSCBIJP Morgan | 889.106 Million     | 130.111 Million                |
| 2         |                    |        | Citi/SCBIJP Morgan | 1401.742 Million    | 441.428 Million                |
| 3_        | B787-8             |        | FABiinvestec       | 694.796 Million     | 687.251 Million                |
| 4_        | B737-800           | 18     | Citi/SCBIJP Morgan | 663.150 Million     | 142.444 Million                |
| Total     | Total              | 44     |                    | 3648.794 Million    | 1401.234 Million               |

Material for  reply of the LokSabha US Question No.1116 to be answered on 21.12.2017 .

| No.   | Name of Operator                          |   Existing Fleet |
|-------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1     | Air India Ltd                             |              158 |
| 2     | Airasia (India) Ltd. (Air Asia)           |               13 |
| 3_    | Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Cargo)           |                6 |
| 4_    | Go Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go Air)         |               30 |
| 5 .   | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)         |              147 |
| 6_    | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)    |              106 |
| 7     | Jetlite (India) Ltd. Jet Airways Konnect) |                8 |
| 8     | Spice jet Ltd. (Spice jet)                |               57 |
|       | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)          |               17 |
| 10.   | Turbo Megha Airways Pvt. Ltd. (Tru jet)   |                4 |
| 11_   | Zexus Air Services Pvt  Ltd: (Zoom Air)   |                2 |
|       | Total                                     |              548 |

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