New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted in-principle approval to Air India Ltd. and Interglobe Aviation Ltd (Indigo) for the import of 470 and 500 aircraft respectively, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation General (Dr) VK Singh (Retired) stated in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Information with respect to the cost of acquisition of these aircraft, being of commercial nature between the airline and the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is not available, the Minister said.
As per the induction plan of the airlines, the aircraft are proposed to be imported during the period 2023-2035. The airline operators have been advised by DGCA to share their induction plan with airport operators for ensuring the availability of parking slots. Availability of parking slots is ensured at the time of grant of NOC for actual import of aircraft.
The details of the aircraft approved for being imported by DGCA are as follows:
Details of In-Principle Import permissions obtained by Air India Ltd and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.
– global bihari bureau
