Skip to main content

Indian Aviation Sector

Indian Aviation Sector Growth:

India is one of the fast-growing aviation sectors in the world right now. With a population of 1.3 billion people, domestic traffic expanded at a CAGR of 11.46% over FY06-17, while international passenger traffic registered growth at a CAGR of 8.33% over FY06-17. Freight traffic is expected to cross 11.4 million tonnes by 2032.

Passenger Traffic in FY15
      International freight traffic was 61 per cent of the total in FY15

Currently, there are several airlines operating in India. Here, only major ones are mentioned.

(1) Air India:

Air India is owned by Government of India. Founded on 15 October, 1932 as Tata Airlines.


Fleet:
Airbus A319-100: 22
Airbus A320-200: 17
Airbus A320neo: 10
Airbus A321-200: 20
Boeing 747-400: 4
Boeing 777-200LR: 3
Boeing 777-300ER: 12
Boeing 787-8: 26


Interglobe Enterprises is the parent company for Indigo and it was founded in 2005. It is a low-cost carrier.


Fleet:
Airbus A320-200: 116
Airbus A320neo: 27
ATR 72-600: 1


Jet Airways was started on April 1, 1992 by Naresh Goyal.


Fleet:
Airbus A330-200: 7
Airbus A330-300: 4
ATR 72-500: 13
Boeing 737-700: 2
Boeing 737-800: 62
Boeing 737-900: 2
Boeing 737-900ER: 4
Boeing 777-300ER: 10


Vistara is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines and it commenced operations in 2015.


Fleet:
Airbus A320-200: 13
Airbus A320neo: 3

(5) Go Air:

Go Air commenced operations in 2005. It is a low-cost carrier.


Fleet:
Airbus A320-200: 19
Airbus A320neo: 12


Spicejet Airlines was started in 2005. It is a low-cost carrier.


Fleet:
Boeing 737-700: 2
Boeing 737-800: 28
Boeing 737-900ER: 4
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400: 21
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Airbus Released Price List For 2018

Today, on 15th Jan, 2018 Airbus has released a press note stating price list for all its aircrafts. There has been an increment of 2% on product line. John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft justified the increment by stating their continuous investments in aircraft programmes to maximise the value for the customers. Airbus Aircraft 2018 Average List Prices (USD Millions): (01) A318 - 77.4 (02) A319 - 92.3 (03) A320 - 101 (04) A321 - 118.3 (05) A319neo - 101.5 (06) A320neo - 110.6 (07) A321neo - 129.5 (08) A330-200 - 238.5 (09) A330-800neo - 259.9 (10) A330-200 Freighter - 241.7 (11) A330-300 - 264.2 (12) A330-900neo - 296.4 (13) A350-800 - 280.6 (14) A350-900 - 317.4 (15) A350-1000 - 366.5 (16) A380 - 445.6 It is important to note that price depends on design weights, engines choice, and level of selected customisation. To know why  Boeing 747s are getting retired, click here.
Post a Comment
Read more

Airlines Operating Airbus A380 Family

As of now, only 13 carriers are having A380s in their operational fleets. They are  Air France ,  Asiana Airlines ,  British Airways ,  China Southern ,  Emirates ,  Etihad Airways ,  Korean Air ,  Lufthansa ,  Malaysia Airlines ,  Qantas ,  Qatar Airways ,  Singapore Airlines , and  Thai Airways . Airbus A380 Here, I have collected data of A380 aircrafts which are in operation and aircrafts which are in order. Airlines Operating Airbus A380 Family Launch customer: Singapore Airlines (25th October, 2007) Highest aircrafts in operation: Emirates (100) Highest aircrafts in orders: Emirates (42) First A380 retirement: Singapore Airlines If you want to know why it's not much successful in 2017, then read my another blog  Is Airbus A380 A Failure?
Post a Comment
Read more

Why Are Airlines Retiring Boeing 747s?

Hendrik Tennekes once said, " The Boeing 747 is the commuter train of the global village ." Little did he know that one day, 747 would stop flying at all. It's been more than 40 years. ' King of the skies ' is vanishing continuously today. American carrier Delta discontinues its last 747 in December, 2017 and thus taking the number of 747s in the US to zero. The retirement announcement spurred a wave of nostalgia for a plane that for better or worse forever changed the way people traveled. Today, a handful of operators use this majestic aircraft which includes Lufthansa, Air India, British Airways, etc. Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Boeing started 747 family back in 1969. It was a huge achievement for Boeing. Competitors were nowhere near to beat it. Aircraft use double-deck configuration and uses four engines. This is something which had a main role in the decrement of its use. Just like Airbus A380, 747 is also fuel hungry. But unlike A380, it is a bi...
Post a Comment
Read more