Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Replacement of Fleet
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 177 (To be answered on the

December 2015)

## REPLACEMENT OF FLEET

*177. SHRI ELUMALAI V. `

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- Global Airlines at present;
- (b) the norms Jaid down by the Aviation Regulatory Authority in India for determining the lifespan of an aircraft;

be pleased to state:-

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- which have either completed 0r on the verge of reaching useful service and life;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof with the corrective action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard? along

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

- (a) to (d) A statement has been laid on the Table of the House.

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Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

Statement in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 177 for 10.12.2015 regarding "Replacement of Fleet"

- (a) The number of various types of different aircrafts of the fleet of Air India and their average lifespan as on 07.12.2015 may kindly be seen at annexure Information on fleet life span of major global airlines is not maintained by the Government:
- (b) to (d) There is no particular period specified for which the aircraft could be used. Aircraft is considered airworthy provided the maintenance is a8 per approved schedule/program and all mandatory modifications stipulated by the Director General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as well as the regulatory authorities of the aircraft manufacturing countries The economic design for every type of aircraft is decided by the manufacturers/ regulatory authorities 0f the State of manufacturers. DGCA allows any aircraft to fly as long as it is airworthy; determined by the validity of Airworthiness Certificate and Continued Airworthiness status. Operating airlines take decision for replacement of aging/ outdated aircraft depending upon the airworthiness of their aircraft: The condition for validity of Certificate of Airworthiness is provided in DGCA regulation CAR Section-2, Series 'F' Part- III, Para- 4 goal

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## Annexure

| S. No.   | Type of Aircraft   |   No. of Operating_fleet_ |   Average Age on 01.12.15 (in Years_ |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Airbus A319        |                        22 |                                 7.42 |
| 2        | Airbus A320        |                        24 |                                16.02 |
| 3_       | Airbus A321        |                        20 |                                 7.04 |
| 4        | A320 (Family Ac)   |                        66 |                                10.43 |
| 5        | B747-400           |                         5 |                                20.73 |
| 6_       | B777-237LR         |                         3 |                                 6.36 |
| 7_       | B777-300ER         |                        12 |                                 6.74 |
| 8_       | B787 - 8           |                        21 |                                 2.27 |