(a) whether Air India (AI) is considering an offer from illyushin Aviation Company of Russia for its fresh fleet acquisition;
(b) if so, whether AI is still undecided on the earlier offers of Boeing and Airbus A-320;
(c) if so, whether Illyushin has offered a comparable version at a cheaper price;
(d) if so, the extent of difference in prices;
(e) whether Illyushin Aircraft are in operation with any International Carrier other than Aeroflot of Russia; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )
(a) : No offer has been received from Illyushin Aviation Company of Russia for evaluation of its Aircraft.
(b), (c) and (d) : Do not arise.
(e) and (f) : Amongst the Airlines operating passenger services to / from India, apart from Aeroflot, Uzbekistan Airways has deployed IL 62 Aircraft on the sector Tashkent/Delhi. As per available information, a total of 11 IL Aircraft were delivered to Aeroflot (6), Atlant Soyuz (1) Domodedovo Airline (3) and Rossiya (1).