(a) whether the disinvestment bound flag carrier Air India has taken delivery of its 23rd and the last Boeing 777 plane which can be used in ultra long haul routes;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Air India has acquired all the 68 aircraft for which orders were placed with the US plane maker more than a decade ago; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.544 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018 REGARDING ACQUISITION OF AIRCRAFT BY AIR INDIA TABLED BY SHRI V. ELUMALAI, MP.; ; (a) & (b): Air India took delivery of the 23rd B777 aircraft in second week of March, 2018 which was part of the purchase order for 68 Boeing aircraft in 2005.; ; (c) & (d): Erstwhile Air India had placed an order for 68 aircraft with Boeing in December, 2005. All 68 aircraft have been delivered to Air India. The details of 68 aircraft are as following: 1. B777-200LR : 8 aircraft 2. B777-300ER : 15 aircraft 3. B787-8 : 27 aircraft 4. B737-800 (For Air India Express) : 18 aircraft.; ;