Lok Sabha Question No. 1551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Manufacturing of Passenger/Civilian Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1551 (To be answered on the July 2018) 26th

## MANUFACTURING OF PASSENGERICIVILIAN AIRCRAFT

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1551.

SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED DR P. VENUGOPAL

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Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION \_

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to manufacture civilian/passenger aircraft in the country;``
- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of employment generated by civil aviation industries across the country during the last four years;
- (d) whether the country'$ domestic aviation market is one of the fastest growing in the world and has registered high double digit growth for more
- (e) whether many airlines are embarking on ambitious expansion plans and authorities are working O developing new airports to cater to the rising demand as well as boosting regional air connectivity and if $0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): The issue of development of a Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) under the National Civil Aircraft Development (NCAD) Programme in India was considered in a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) on 18.05.2018 and further actions have been taken up as per the decisions of this meeting: A roadmap for manufacturing of other suitable aircraft; helicopters and associated ecosphere for parts\_ components and aviation equipment in India, including the setting up of a Task Force for the purpose, has also been taken up.

- (c): The Ministry of Civil Aviation does not maintain record of employment generation in civil aviation industries across the country.
- (d): Madam. The country s domestic aviation market is one of the fastest growing in the world and has registered high double digit growth for more than four years. According to IATA report; for 2017, Indian domestic passenger market, in terms of Revenue Passenger Kilometres(RPK), has posted the fastest full year growth for the third year in a row (17.5%). Yes,
- (e): Madam\_ The induction plan of the scheduled airlines for next few years is at Annexure I. expansion programme, the Government of India has proposed to increase the capacity of airports by 4 to 5 times to handle a billion passenger trips per year over the next 10 to 15 years. To meet the demand; Airports Authority of India (AAI); a PSU under Ministry of Civil Aviation, has embarked upon a CAPEX plan of Rs. 20,000/crore in next four years for development of various airports in the country. However, expansion/development/upgradation of airports is a continuous process which is undertaken by the airport operators based on the operationai demand, traffic projections, availability of iand etc In addition many new airports are developed through the PPP model as well: Yes; being

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## EXPANSION PLAN AS RECEIVED EROM RESPECTIVE SCHEDULED AIRLINES FLEET

| SNo   | Name of Operator                           | Existing Fleet   | Expansion Plan     | Expansion Plan                                                           |
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| SNo   | Name of Operator                           | Existing Fleet   | Type Of Aircraft   | Numbers                                                                  |
| 1     | Air India Limited                          | 159              | Airbus 320         | 9 Aircrafts will be inducted between June 2018 and February 2019         |
| 2     | AirAsia (India) Ltd, (Air Asia)_           | 18               | 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)           | 36               | Airbus 320         | 119 aircraft will be induced during_the_ of 2018-22 period               |
| 5     | Inter Globe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)         | 168              | Airbus 320         | 399 aircraft will be inducted during_next 7 to 8 years:                  |
| 5     | Inter Globe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)         | 168              | ATR72-600          | 49 aircraft will be inducted during_next 7 to 8 years                    |
| 6     | jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 113              | Boeing 737-800     | 05 aircraft during the of 2017-18 period                                 |
| 6     | jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 113              | Boeing 737-8 (MAX) | 156 aircraft will be inducted during_the of 2018-25 period               |
|       | Jetlite (India) Ltd: (Jet Airways Konnect) |                  | NIL                | NIL                                                                      |
|       | Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet)                 | 58               | 737-800 Boeing     | 107 aircraft will be inducted during_the period 0f 2018-23               |
|       | Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet)                 | 58               | Bombardier Q400    | 50 aircraft will be inducted 0f 2018-23 period                           |
| 9     | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)           | 21               | Airbus 320 Series  | 62  aircraft  will be inducted in 2018. year                             |
| 9     | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)           | 21               | B787 Series        | 10 aircraft will be inducted in theyear 2019-23                          |
| 10_   | Turbo Megha Airways Pvt: Ltd. (Tru Jet)    | 5                | ATR72-500/600      | 06 aircraft each   year will be inducted during the of 2018-22 be period |
| 11_   | Zexus Air Services Pvt: Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 3                |                    | Order Placed- 05 will Inducted during the period of 2018-19              |
| 11_   | Zexus Air Services Pvt: Ltd. (Zoom Air)    | 3                | CRJ-900            | Order Placed- 14 will be Inducted   during the of 2019-20 period         |

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