Lok Sabha Question No. 2426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Expansion of Air India Fleet
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2426

(To be answered on the I6th March 2017)

## EXPANSION OF AIR INDIA FLEET

2426.

DR HEENA VIJA YKUMAR GAVIT SHRI SATAV RAJEEV SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJA YSINH SHANKARRAO

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) the number of planes in Air India fleet as on date;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state: -

- (6) whether Air India proposes to double its fleet by leasing 100 planes;
2. (d) whether the Air India has enough resources to make the payment that needs to be made for leasing and if sO, the details thereof; and
3. (e) whether 1l1 aircraft ordered in 2006 are to be delivered to Air India and if so, the details thereof and the time by which those would be delivered? yet

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) The details of the current fleet of Air India (AD) is given in Annexure:

(d): AI plans to make Aircraft lease related payment through revenue generation from the operations of the new aircraft to be acquired on lease.

(b) &(c): AI has undertaken a fleet replacement and expansion exercise for its single aisle 4320 family aircraft: AI has 60 operational A320 family aircraft: Air India Board has approved induction 0f 34 4320 aircraft to replace some of the old/ageing/leased aircraft in addition to providing growth; The Board has also approved additional 10 4320 NEO aircraft to be leased by 2019/20\_ For the wide body fleet; the Board has given an in principle approval for evaluation of 5-7 B777-300ER or B787-9 for lease in 2019/20. dry dry

(e): Out of total of 111 aircraft; 104 aircraft have already been inducted: The delivery of the balance 7 aircraft viz. 4 B787s and 3 B777-300ER will be completed by March 2018. The induction schedule is given at Annexure:

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## ANNEXURE toLSUQ 2426

## Air India Limited Fleet (As on MARCH 2012)

|                         | Owned   | Leased Aircraft   | Leased Aircraft   | Total        | Total    |
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|----------|
| Aircralt type           |         | Sale & Lease Back | Lease Dry         | In the Fleet | schedule |
| Operational Fleet       |         |                   |                   |              |          |
| Wide Body               |         |                   |                   |              |          |
| B777-200LR              | 3       |                   |                   | 3            | 3        |
| B777-300ER              | 12      |                   |                   | 12           | 12       |
| B747-400                | 3       | 2                 |                   | 5            | 5        |
| B787-800                | 2       | 21                |                   | 23           | 23       |
| Wide Body Total         | 20      | 23                |                   | 43           | 43       |
| Narrow Body             |         |                   |                   |              |          |
| A320 *                  | 19      |                   | 7                 | 26           | 18       |
| A319                    |         | 0                 | 3                 | 22           | 22       |
| A321                    | 20      | 0                 | 0                 | 20           | 20       |
| Narrow Body Total       | 58      |                   | 10                | 68           | 60       |
| Air India Express_      |         |                   |                   |              |          |
| B737-800                | 17      | 0                 | 6                 | 23           |          |
| Alliance Air            |         |                   |                   |              |          |
| CRJ-700                 | 0       |                   | 0                 |              |          |
| ATR42                   |         |                   | 2                 | 2            | 2        |
| ATRZ2                   | 0       |                   | 8                 | 8            | 8        |
| Alliance Air Total      |         |                   | 10                | 10           | 10       |
| Total Operational Fleet | 95      | 23                | 26                | 144          | 136      |

Of these 19 Units, 15 are the old classic aircraft; which are being progressively phased out and grounded:

As advised by Engineering, 7 Units have already been phased out and the 8th will be phased out by March 2017.

The grounded aircraft continue to be shown in the fleet till the aircraft deregistered: get \_

The phase out of the CRJ Fleet of Alliance Air was completed in Feb'17.

| Month   | B777-3ER   | B787-8   |
|---------|------------|----------|
| Jul-17  |            | 1        |
| Aug-17  |            | 2        |
| Oct-17  |            | 1        |
| Feb-18  | 1          |          |
| Mar-18  | 1          |          |
| Total   | 3          |          |