Lok Sabha Question No. 1003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Planes owned by Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1003

(To be answered on the 27 th  July 2015)

## PLANES OWNED BY AIRLINES

## 1003. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of planes owned and taken on lease by Air India and its partner airlines/private airlines;
- (b) the names of the destinations where these planes are operating, airline-wise;
- (c) whether Air India and its partner airlines are under-utilising its planes in comparison to private airlines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) : The details of aircraft owned  and taken on lease by Air India and its subsidiaries and  private airlines is at Annexure-I.
- (b) : The details of domestic and international routes of various airlines including Air India for the current schedule is available on the official website of DGCA i.e. www.dgca.nic.in, which is in public domain.
- (c) to (e) : The  average aircraft utilization of Air India fleet is as under:
- A-320 Family Aircraft     - 9.27

B-787 Aircraft                - 14.27 B-777 Aircraft                - 12.22 *B-747 Aircraft                - 5.85

*B-747 - These aircraft are hardly used for Commercial Operations and are mainly used for VVIP/Charter flights.

The aircraft utilization by Air India is broadly in keeping with the Industry Averages.  The Government of India has constituted a Turn Around Plan and Financial Restructuring Plan (TAP/FRP) to review the progress of Air India on certain parameters. The Government has also constituted a high level Oversight Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Civil Aviation to monitor and ensure that the laid down milestones are achieved as per TAP/FRP. The fleet utilization is one of the TAP  milestones  parameters  which  is  reviewed  by  the  Oversight Committee  from  time  to  time.

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| Name of               | No of Aircrafts   | Owned   | Leased   |
|-----------------------|-------------------|---------|----------|
| Air Asia              | 05                | NIL     | 05       |
| Air lndia Limited     | LO4               | 86      | r"8      |
| Air lndia Express     | 17                | !7      | NIL      |
| Alliance Air          | 09                | NIL     | 09       |
| Air Pegasus Pvt. Ltd. | 01                | NIL     | 01       |
| Jet Airways           | 108               | 24      | 84       |
| Jet Lite              | 08                | NIL     | o8       |
| Spice Jet             | 35                | 20      | 15       |
| Go Air                | 19                | N L     | 19       |
| lndigo                | 97                | N L     | 97       |
| Air Costa             | o4                | N L     | o4       |
| Vistara               | 06                | N L     | 06       |
| Turbo Megha           | 01                | NIL     | 01       |
| Total                 | 4L7               | L47     | 270      |