Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Flight Service from Cochin to Delhi
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

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## MINISTRY  OF CIVII, AVIATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## LOK SABHA

STARRED OUESTION \O. : 106

(To be answered in the 9th February  2017)

## FLIGHT SERVICE FROM COCHIN TO DELHI

MOHAMMED FAIZAL

Will the Minister of CML AVIATION mE frJrfdli{

be  Pleased  to state:-

- (a) the details of routes on which Air India Dreamliner  aircraft have been pressed into servicel
- Ih) whether the Government  has any proposal to introduce  Dreamliner lii.iutt  on Cochin-Delhi sector also-ahd if so, the details thereofi
- ac) whethcr  Dreamliner aircraft have experienced  frequent technical  snags lii"" lliiriu.tion  into th" fleet and if so, the details thereof and the corrective action taken by the Government in this regardl and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government  for smooth operation of Dreamliner  a irc raft?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raiu Pusapati)

Minister  of CIVIL AVIATION drdrJfttrddri*

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the Housc.

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) to (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTTON  NO. 106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017  REGARDING TLICUT SERVICE FROM COCHIN TO DELHI TABLED BY MOI{AMMED FAIZAL, MP

- (a): Deiails of routes on which R-787 is deployed in the existing schedule  is as annexed.
- (b) to (d): Government itself does not run the Dreamliner aircraft. But the iriblic sector Undertaking,  Air India has commenced operation on DelhiKoch i-D u bai-Kochi and kochi-Delhi  route with B-787 type Dreamliner Aircraft w.e.f 0lst February, 2017. Air India has acquired  23 Dreamliners progrcssively from September 2012 to 9th January 2017. The Dreamliner iirciaft havi experienced  technical  reliability issues, since induction into Air lndia lleet. Thdse issues, however,  do not adversely  affect the safety of the airplane due to thc system d€sign and in-built system redundrnc;r. Further regular improvements are incorporated  as a part of reliability  enhancement process. This is a normal process followed  as an intrinsic part of maintenance ihroughout the entire life-span of aircraft in operation.  The system reliability issues on the dreamliners  are caused by airplanc software as well as failures of some of the components  of airplane and engines. Thesc issues are resolved  in consultation and rvith assistance from airplane manufacturer  Ws Boeing and Enginc manufacturer  M/s Gcneral Electric (GE).  'I'he  reliability  enhancement modifications prepared  in coordination with Boeing are carried out on a regular basis. Boeing Team visited Air India, Mumbai facility sincc induction of Dreamliners  (September 20I2) many times for accomplishment of Rcliability Modifications.  All reliability  modifications  issued by Original Equipment Manufacturers  (OEMs) are complied on 8787 aircraft.
1.  Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi

## , Annexuro  to LSSO No.106

2.  Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad
3.  Amritsar-Delhi-Birmingham&w  4.
3. Frankfurt-Delhi-Frankfurt
5.  Rome-Delhi-Rome
7.  Delhi-Madrid-Delhi
9.  Paris-Delhi-Paris
11. Delhi-Moscow-Delhi
6. London-Mumbai-London
8. Delhi-Milan-oelhi
10. Delhi-Vienna-Delhi
12. Delhi-London-Oelhi
13. Ahmedabad-London-Newark&w  14. Ahmedabad-London-Ahmedabad
15. Sydney-Delhi-Sydney
17. Delhi-Melboume-Delhi
15. '16.  Delhi-Tokyo-Oelhi
18. Mumbai-Delhi-Hong  Kong-Seoul  & vv
19. Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong-Osaka & w 20. Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai
18. 2'1. Delhi-Bangkok-Oelhi
22. Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai
20. 23.Chennai-Singapore-Chennai  24.Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai&w
25. Delhi-Singapore-Delhi
27. Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi
29. Oelhi-Dubai-Delhi
26. Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi
28. Delhi-Kochi-Dubai-Kochi -Delhi