(a) whether the Government has placed an order for acquisition of 43 Airbus aircraft for augmenting the Indian Airlines fleet;
(b) if so, the total cost involved therein;
(c) whether the Government has cleared fleet acquisition proposal of Air- India;
(d) if so, the details of planes likely to be procured alongwith the names of the companies and cost thereof; and
(e) the time by which these planes will be put in operation alongwith the sector earmarked therefor?