Lok Sabha Question No. 446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Increase in Fleet Size of Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the July 2018)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 446

## INCREASE IN FLEET SIZE OF ARRLINES

## 446. SHRI SP. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether most of the top airlines in the country are preparing to increase their fleet size in the next few years;
- whether the six airports which attract almost 70 per cent of domestic traffic may not be able to accommodate further new aircrafts due to capacity constraints; if s0, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether due to huge delay in arrival and departure; fuel consumption increases and takes a toll on the utilisation of the aircrafts and if SO, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): Yes Madam: Induction of the scheduled airlines for next few years is attached at Annexure-I. plan

(c) & (d): No such study has been conducted: However; Government and Airport operators take various steps from time to time keeping in view to meet the future demand arising out of the increase in the fleet size and passenger traffic like runway expansion; increase in runways, revision of master plan, construction of new airports, modernization of airports etc:

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## AIRLINES

| S.No     | Name of ' Operator|                   | Existing Fleet   | Expansion Plan     | Expansion Plan                                                   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No     | 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               |                    | 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 period of 2018- 22.      |
| 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 period of 2017-18                         |
| 6_       | jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways)     | 113              | Boeing 737-8 (MAX) | 156 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018- 25      |
| 7        | Jetlite (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways Konnect) |                  | NIL                | NIL                                                              |
| 8        | Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet)                 | 58               | Boeing 737 - 800   | 107 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018-         |

|       |                                            |    |                   | 23                                                                   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|----|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       |                                            |    | Bombardier Q400   | 50 aircraft will be inducted during the period of 2018- | 23_   |
| 9     | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)           | 21 | Airbus 320 Series | 62 aircraft will be inducted in year 2018,                           |
| '. .  |                                            |    | B787 Series       | 10 aircraft will be inducted in the year 2019- 23                    |
| 10_   | Turbo Megha Airways Pvt: Ltd. (Tru Jet) :. | 5  | ATR72 - 500/600   | 06 aircraft each will be inducted during the period of 2018-22 year  |
| 11_ . | Zexus Air Services Pvt Ltd: (Zoom Air)     | 3  | CRJ-2OO           | Order Placed- ' 05 . Will be Inducted during the period of 2018- 19. |
| .     | | '                                   |    | CRJ-900           | Order Placed- 14 Will be Inducted during the period of 2019- 20      |

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