Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Purchase of New Aircraft/Airplanes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

*81.

- (b) if the details thereof;

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO\_

81 (To be answered on the December 2017) 21st

## PURCHASE OF NEW AIRCRAFT/AIRPLANES

be pleased to state:-

- (0) whether India is expected to take deliveries of 2100 new aircraftlairplanes worth US $290 billion in the coming years;
- (0) whether 85 per cent of the new planes in the country are likely to be single aisle with cost carriers operating more than 60 per cent of all flights as per Boeing company'$ current market outlook and if S0, the details thereoi; and Jow
3. (d) whether India'$ share would account for more than 5.1 per cent of the total global demand of 41,030 aircraft and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

Minister" of CIVIL AVIATION

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 81, REGARDING PURCHASE OF NEW AIRCRAFTSIAEROPLANES" TO BE ANSWERED ON 21,12.2017

- (c):The selection of the Single Aisle or Twin Aisle aircraft airline, depends on the business plan of the airline concerned. by
- (a) and (b): The aircraft induction plan as provided by various Indian carriers is attached at Annexure A\_
- (d):No such analysis have been carried out by this Ministry.

| S. No.   | Name of Operator                           | Existing Fleet   | Expansion Plan              | Expansion Plan                                                                                     |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                            |                  | Type of Aircraft            | Numbers                                                                                            |
| 1        | Air India Limited                          | 158              | B777-300ER A320             | 3 B777-30OER and 16 Airbus 320 will be inducted between December, 2017 and March, 2019             |
| 2        | Airasia (India) Ltd. (Air Asia)            | 13               | Airbus 320                  | 60 aircraft will be inducted in next 5 years.                                                      |
| 3        | Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Cargo)            | 6                | Boeing 757- 200             | 01 aircraft in the year 2018.                                                                      |
| 4        | GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go Air)          | 30               | Airbus 320                  | 119 aircraft will be induced during the period of 2018-22.                                         |
| 5        | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)          | 147              | Airbus 320                  | 399 aircraft will be inducted during next 7 to 8 years.                                            |
| 5        | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)          | 147              | ATR72-600                   | 49 aircraft will be inducted during next 7 to 8 years.                                             |
| 6        | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 106              | Boeing 737- 800             | 05 aircraft during the period of 2017-18.                                                          |
| 6        | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 106              | Boeing 737-8 (MAX)          | 81 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018-24.                                         |
|          | Jetlite (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways Konnect) | 8                | NIL                         | NIL                                                                                                |
| 8        | Spice Jet Ltd_ (Spice Jet)                 | 57               | Boeing 737 - 800 Bombardier | 107 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018-23 50 aircraft will be inducted during the |
| 9        | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd_ (Vistara)           | 17               | Q400 Airbus 320             | period of 2018-23 05 aircraft will be inducted in year 2018,                                       |
| 10       | Turbo Megha Airways Pvt. Ltd. (Tru Jet)    | 4                | ATR72 - 500/600             | 06 aircraft each year will be inducted during the period of 2018-22.                               |
| 11       | Zexus Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 2                | CRJ-200                     | Order Placed- 05 Will be Inducted during the period of 2018-19.                                    |
| 11       | Zexus Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 2                | CRJ-900                     | Order Placed- 14 Will be Inducted during the period of 2019-20.                                    |