(a) whethere Air India proposes to lease out some of its Boeing-777 in place of flying them itself;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reasons for not operating the said planes on its own by Air India;
(d) the names of companies which have offered to take these aircrafts on lease and the rates offered by them;
and
(e) the expenditure being incurred by Air India on maintenance of the said aircraft?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a), (b) and (c): Yes, Madam. Air India is considering the option of leasing out six Boeing 777 aircraft.
(d): The terms offered would only be known after the processing of tender.
(e): The estimated cost of maintenance of B777-200LR and B777-300ER aircraft is Rs. 8.61
crores and Rs. 12.66 crores per aircraft per annum respectively.