Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Induction of Aircraft into Air India Fleet
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. :3584

(To be answered Jn the 23rd March 2017)

## INDUCTION OF AIRCRAFT INTO AIR INDIA FLEET

3584.

SHRIMATI KAVITHA KAI,VAKUNTLA SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

Will the Minister  of CIVIL AVIA'I'ION ddrrftfiordJiil be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has signed an agreement for the dry leasing of22
- Airbus A-320 Neo aircraft for delivery starting from February,20l7;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) the lease rates and the tentative due dates of delivery of the 22 aircrafts;
- (d) the routes on which new planes are scheduled  to fly; and
- (e) whether Air India has signed a pact with the Kuwait based company for leasing l4 4-320 Neo aircraft and the delivery of these planes is to start from early next year and if so, the details thcreol?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry  of CML AVIATION trdrrftflfdJirrdui:wdfl

(Shri  Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Air India has signed three agreements for dry lease of total 22 A320 NEO aircrafts for a period of 12 years. Out of these, two units are already in service. 20 units will be delivered between March 2017 up to March 2019. (c): The monthly base aircraft lease rental rates agreed with the aircraft lessors are indicated in the Aircraft Lease Agreements. Such terms are finalized  after competitiv€  global  tenders and are considered  commercially sensitive as these agreements are subject to Non-disclosure  provisions. Therefore, such commercial  terms are not disclosed as it could be used by competitors  adverscly.  Tentativc schedule for delivery of 22 aircraft is attached as Annexure-1.
- l. Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi
- (d): In addition to some of the existing routes, Air India is exploring the possibility  of operating A-320 Neo aircrafts on following new routes:
2.  Chandigarh-Bangkok-Chandigarh
- (e): The initial Term Sheet for leasing of 14,\320 Neo aircraft was signed with
3.  Kolkata-Bangkok-Kolkata

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## Aircraft delivery  (tentative)s€hedule  is as follows:

| SN   | Month   | tessor   | Regn. No.   | MSN   |
|------|---------|----------|-------------|-------|
| 01.  | FEA 17  | ATAFCO   | VT,EXF      | 74s9  |
| 02.  | FE817   | ctr      | VT-CID      | 7475  |
| 03.  | MAR 17  | crT      | VT.CIE      | 7526  |
| 04.  | APR 17  | AI-AFCO  | VT-EXG      | 7568  |
| 05.  | APR 17  | GECAS    | VT-EXT      | 7S59  |
| 05.  | MAY 17  | ctT      | VT.CIF      | 7638  |
| o7.  | MAY 17  | GECAS    | W EXU       | 7616  |
| 08.  |         | GECAS    | VT-EXV      | 'r662 |
| 09.  | AUG 17  | AI-AFCO  | VT,EXH      | 7764  |
| 10.  | stP 17  | ALAFCO   | VT,EXI      | 1716  |
| 11.  | SEP 17  | ctT      | w'ctG       | 7800  |
| 12.  | NOV 17  | ALAFCO   | VI-EXJ      |       |
| 13.  | DEC 17  | ALAFCO   | VT.EXK      |       |
| 14.  | oEc 17  | ALAFCO   | VT.EXL      |       |
| 15.  | DEC 77  | ALAFCO   | VT-EXM      |       |
| 16.  | DEC 17  | ctT      | VT-CIH      |       |
| 77.  | AUG 18  | AI.AFCO  | W-EXN       |       |
| 18.  | SEP 18  | AIAFCO   | VI-EXO      |       |
| 19.  | NOV 18  | AI.AFCO  | VT.EXP      |       |
| 20.  | DEC 18  | ATAFCO   | w-Exq       |       |
| 2t.  | JAN 19  | ALAFCO   | W-EXR       |       |
| 22.  | FEB 19  | ALAFCO   | w"Ixs       |       |