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Twelve A-320 aircraft of Indian grounded for maintenance
New Delhi, July 27 


As many as 12 A-320 aircraft of state-owned carrier Indian are grounded for major maintenance or want of engines, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
‘‘The exact loss of revenue is difficult to compute as different aircraft are under scheduled maintenance or otherwise for different periods of time,’’ Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in reply to a question.
He said normally about six A-320s remain grounded for maintenance, but currently there were 12 aircraft. The reasons for delay in repairs were not due to shortage of spare parts but for major maintenance, want of engines or scheduled maintenance checks.
In reply to another question, he said while there was no shortage of pilots in Indian, its subsidiary Alliance Air had a shortage of ten pilots each for its Boeing 737 and ATR turboprop aircraft fleet.
 Air India and subsidiary Air India Express have a shortage of 85 and 22 pilots respectively, Patel said.
 On modernisation of Kolkata and Chennai airports, he said though modalities for implementing the modernisation plan were yet to be decided, the Airports Authority of India has drawn up plans for construction of a new international departure block with car parking faciility at an estimated cost of Rs 225 crore at Kolkata.
 Thereafter, the new arrival block would be constructed, Patel said, adding action to extend runways and construct a new domestic terminal building and 11 additional bays was already being undertaken.
 At Chennai, AAI has already taken up expansion and modification of the international terminal block at a cost of Rs 23.47 crore, besides constructing 20 additional parking bays.


There have been seven cases of tyre burst of civil aircraft during the last six months, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
In a written reply in the House, Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said three incidents each invloved aircraft of Air India and India Airlines while one involved an Alliance Air plane.
However, the Minister said, investigations have not found any human negligence as the cause.
Disagreeing with the questioner’s suggestion that civil aircraft were these days not properly checked, he said there was proper checking by the operators before taking off as per the guidelines prescribed by the Directortate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA).
Replying to another question, Mr Patel said the Government had approved the signing of an agreement between India and the US to enable the India civil aviation bodies to get American assistance in modernising infrastructure, technology and training. 
 



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If only we had more Indians messing around in the hangars with grease and spanners, rather than online...............


Muppetts in IAC should have realised this long back, they have been differing the checks to keep the schedule unaffected during the summer peaks and then suddenly wham they need half a dozen engines or core engine spare. By the time they source it on the global network it is bloody into thw winter peak season and they have lost the 2nd position in the domestic ratings. Additional fall out, all of this will affect the valuation of the mergerd (AI/IA) entity.


PP needs to take the bull by the horns,there has got to be more accountability by the honchos at IAC. Get rid of the DE & DO for differing the maint. Personally having been a part of the mess AI / IA in the past, I know the work culture prevalent there. If only some body could calculate the real cost of running these 2 jokes of an airline to the Indian Tax payer (i do care, i have paid my taxes there for 10yrs. Even if it was from my AI earnings ) and the economy.


The greatest asset of these 2 entities is the Engg infrastructure, apart from the Intl slots i.e. Look at Go, DN, 9W all of them are investing their limited resources in Mx whilst huge capacities are lying wasted in these 2 behmoths. AI / IA have full capabilities in Airframe and Engines, inspite of this you will find aircraft sent to U.K. & USA for heavy maint and Engines are sent to Singapore for O/H.


And the ban on Intl routes to support these 2 jokes, is bleeding the domestic pvt players to death fighting locally, while the likes of BA, EK, SQ have a ball on their Indian routes. India contributes to more than 10% of BAs revenue as stated by Willie walsh, Rod eddington and Bob ayling before him. Infact Bobs words were '' Indians are the largest travellers in the world, if you check any BA flight manifest you'll find a name of Indian origin'' ( 1997 -DXB, BA Annual GM ).


Who cares, this forum is a good platform to show-off our individual knowledge of air transport in India... ..........but could be a medium to generate debate within India and work as a catalyst for change.  ............BREATHE Easy  



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Problem is also shortsight.


Why where so many airlines cleared for take-off in the beginning?  



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karatecatman wrote:


Problem is also shortsight. Why where so many airlines cleared for take-off in the beginning?  


Liberalisation, atleast domestic to start with.


There are many among us here who have the craving to start a airline but for the want of capital. It is global phenomenon not limited to India. There will be many more in the years to come.



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July 27  As many as 12 A-320 aircraft of state-owned carrier Indian are grounded for major maintenance or want of engines, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Thats 12 out of 48 A320s, Kick some arse PP.

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Was the QCM sleeping.


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AI / IA have full capabilities in Airframe and Engines,


VM has recognised this aspect and is using it to his advantage, His order for V25 on the A320series and PW4000 for the A330 is evidence of this. IA has many years of exp overhauling V25 and AI on the PWs. Engine maint cost are 50% of total Mx costs of an aircraft.


Additionally he is sure to have got huge discounts to offset any performance shortfalls



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IA to step up engine availability


NEW DELHI, July 27, 2006


Indian Airlines Ltd., is vigorously pursuing all possible means to increase engine availability. This information was given to the Parliament by Shri Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation in the Lok Sabha today.

The Minister added that the Indian Airlines was doing this through outsourcing of engine overhaul to outside agencies, continued retention of three short-term leased engines till January-February 2007, leasing three more engines on short-term basis and implementing the engine upgrade programme. These steps are being taken by Indian Airlines since the grounding of a number of aircrafts are primarily due to shortage of engines.

Normally, about 6 A-320 aircraft remain ground for scheduled maintenance. Presently about 12 A-320 aircraft are grounded for major maintenance/want of engines and for scheduled maintenance checks. They have not been grounded due to shortage parts.


 


Old news anyway. Gave this info in a thread on IA about a week ago.


It's in "One fourth of IA fleet grounded".





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Steps to overcome pilot shortage, says Patel


NEW DELHI, July 28, 2006


’Government is taking steps to overcome shortage of pilots’ to meet the increase in demand of type rated pilots due to a sudden growth in the aviation sector, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Thursday.


 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has estimated that a large number of pilots were required vis-‘-vis that being trained annually by all Flying Training Institutes in the country, leading to the shortage of pilots. The various steps taken by the government include conditionally increasing the age limit to 65 years for exercising the privileges of their licenses for commercial transport operations under prescribed conditions for pilots, upgradation and modernisation of training infrastructure of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademy (IGRUA), setting up a world class flying training institute at Gondia, Maharashtra, Patel told the Lok Sabha. This also includes assistance to flying clubs for allocating trainer aircraft through DGCA/Aero Club of India.


He said that the government has proposed to upgrade IGRUA at an estimated cost of Rs 57 crores, which would increase its annual output from 40 trainees to 100 trainees. The upgradation includes induction of single engine and multi- engine aircraft, rebuilding of helicopters, modernisation of runway, construction of additional buildings for hostel, hangar and office and acquisition of adjacent Sultanpur Airfield. There are at present 17 Flying Clubs in the country approved by the DGCA, imparting training for commercial pilot Licence (CPL), the minister said, adding that 822 candidates were trained in such institutions last year. He further said that the government was planning to set up a premier flying training institute at Gondia in Maharashtra to be The proposed Institute is likely to be operational by the year 2007-08, he said. Moreover, the government has given powers to the DGCA to allow foreign pilots for a period not exceeding 12 weeks at a stretch with an Indian pilot in the cockpit for training purpose. This would facilitate training of Indian pilots for type endorsement on the particular type of aircraft, which would enhance the employability of Indian pilots, Patel said.



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Foreign nationals working as commanders on Indian flights
New Delhi, Aug 1 (UNI) As many as 460 foreign nationals are working as commanders in flights by domestic carriers to meet the shortage of pilots, Minister of state for Civil Aviation Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha today.
In a written reply, he said Government has decided to upgrade the capacity of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademy (IGRUA) from 40 to 100 cadets a year and has set up a new flying Training Institute at Gondia in Maharashtra.
(Because it's Praful's home town!!!)
 Besides, it has also conditionally increased the age-limit for pilots to 65 years for exercising the privileges of their licences for commercial transport operations under prescribed conditions, he said.
 Further, he said aircraft operators both scheduled and non-scheduled are permitted to employ foreign pilots as commanders to train Indian Co-Pilots so as to enable them being upgraded as Commanders.
 However, Patel said whenever both the Commander and Co-pilot in a flight are of foreign origin, they are required to carry an Indian trainee pilot on board for exposing the latter to the line oriented flying training.
 Replying to another question, Patel said the Aeronautical Society of India has recommended constitution of a National Aeronautic Commission though no decision has been taken by the government in this regard so far.
 The Minister informed the Upper House that a total of 1,147 flights are being operated by Indian carriers on daily basis.  The 12 airlines are: Air India Limited (37), Air India Charters (07), Indian Air Lines (58), Alliance Air (15), Jet Airways (55), Sahara Airlines (29), Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd (33), Kingfisher Airlines Ltd (15), Spicejet ltd (six), Paramount Airwaysd Pvt Ltd (2), Blue Dart Aviation Ltd Cargo (07), and Go Airlines (India) Pvt Ltd (3).
 (Figures are fleet size!)
 Patel informed the Upper House that a total of 1,147 flights are being operated by Indian carriers on daily basis.
 To a question on delay of flights, he said 58.55 per cent Indian Airlines flights were on time during the last three months (April-June).
 Of the 41.45 per cent delays and cancellation, 2.86 per cent were due to commercial operations, engineering, ground support, surface transport, stores related reasons, 2.30 per cent due to inclement weather, airport facili ties etc, and the remaining 36.29 per cent were due to consequential delays.
 About complaints regarding functioning of Private airlines, Patel said they were regarding missing/lost baggage, refund of tickets in case of delays/cancellations, denial of facilities like wheel chair, meals/snacks in case of delayed flights, etc.



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Communication disruption with PM’s aircraft for nine sec: Govt


New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s aircraft got disconnected with the control tower of the Delhi airport for nine seconds recently, Minister of state for Civil Aviation Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha today.


 In a written reply, he said that the communication remained intermittent for a period of four minute and 40 seconds.


 Patel said that the incident occurred due to the intermittent contact in mike provided at the control tower which caused momentary failure of communication between the control tower and the Prime Minister’s aircraft.


 However, he said that as per the findings of preliminary inquiry conducted in the matter, immediate action was taken to suspend two executives on duty at that time.


 To avoid recurrence of such incidents, Patel said instructions have been reiterated to all concerned with respect to handling of VVIP aircraft and additional quidelines circulated for strict compliance.


 Supervision of VVIP movement and coordination of VIP aircraft is performed by senior officers on duty present at that time in the control tower, he said adding besides mandatory checks have also been introduced for services in facilities.



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 OPERATION OF SCHEDULED AIRLINES IN INDIA
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 16:27 IST 
The scheduled airlines presently operating in the country along with number of aeroplanes in their fleet are:


Air India Ltd. – 37; (2) Air India Charters Ltd. – 07, (3) Indian Airlines – 58, (4) Alliance Air – 15, (5) Jet Airways – 55, (6) Sahara Airlines – 29, (7) Deccan Aviation (P) Ltd.- 33, (8) Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.- 15, (9) Spicejet Ltd. – 6, (10) Paramount Airways Private Ltd. – 2, (11) Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. (Cargo) – 7, (12) Go Airlines (India) Pvt. Ltd.-3.


A total 123000 passengers travel daily by air on an average. As on date 1147 flights are being operated by Indian Commercial Airlines on daily basis:


Air India – 31; Indian Airlines – 254; Air India Express –6; Alliance Air –11; Jet Airways – 335; Sahara Airlines-106; Air Deccan-219; Kingfisher Airlines-96; Spice Jet-48; Go-Air –21; and Paramount Airs – 20.


All the aircraft are subjected to regular inspection as per the requirements of aircraft manufacturers contained in Maintenance Planning Document. Such inspections include pre-flight inspection, transit inspection, daily inspection and higher maintenance inspections by aircraft maintenance engineers. All these inspections are approved for each type of aircraft and regular spot checks are carried out by DGCA officers to ensure the compliance.


In addition, surveillance checks are carried out for operators to ensure their capability and their adherence to the requirements.


 


 



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New Delhi, Aug 2 (UNI)


The government today justified the increase in domestic air fares five times in the past three years and international fares by six times in two years saying commercial organisations have to act on business principles.


The cost of operations rose because of abnormal increase in fuel prices from Rs 27,000 per kilo litres two years ago to Rs 43,600 per kilo litre today, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told the Lok Sabha.


‘‘Both Air India and Indian Airlines are commercial organisations have to act on business principles. In order to remain competitive, they also introduce market driven schemes taking into account factors like competition, seasonality, supply and demand equation, etc.,’’ he said during Question Hour.


He, however, said taxes levied by the states should also come down for reducing the fares. The Central Excise rates have already been reduced from 16 per cent to 8 per cent, he added.


He maintained that Air India has not carried out any fare hike during the last three years and in fact, the fares have declined by an average 2-3 per cent on Air India network.


Air India, however, has resorted to increase in levy of fuel surcharge from June 2004 in line with route-specific surcharge levied by other foreign carriers, he added.


Mr Patel agreed to look into the high fare between Delhi and Bhubaneswar, but said the Ministry never interferes in fixing of air fares.


Domestic air travel sector is growing fast with a growth of 50 per cent last year, he said.


The growth has also led to shortage of pilots, he said adding the need of the hour was producing indigenous pilots.



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Observing that domestic air traffic was expected to grow by 50 per cent this year, Patel said Civil Aviation was one of the highest growing sectors and due to non-regulation of air fares, a new profile of air travellers had developed in the country.


 Taking objection to a comment by a Kerala MP that public sector carriers operating from his state to the Gulf were ‘‘looting’’ the people by charging high prices, he said only the state-owned airlines were cancelling their flights to fulfil social and national obligations like bringing back stranded Indians from war-torn Lebanon.


 On pilot shortage, he said foreign pilots were now being allowed to fly in India to overcome the temporary shortage of indigenously trained pilots.


 About 15 flight training institutes were functioning in the country, including the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy at Fursatganj in Uttar Pradesh. One major pilot training facility was coming up in Maharashtra, Patel said, adding these would help in increasing the number of trained Indian pilots in the coming days.


 



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 Kohima, Aug 4 (UNI) Expressing concern over the poor air connectivity in the north-east, former Civil Aviation Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the UPA government at the Centre should take steps to improve the aviation infrastructure in the region.


 It is essential to establish adequate connectivity in the region so that flights can be operated in all weather conditions, he told reporters yesterday in Dimapur while on a two-day visit to Nagaland to observe BJP’s organisational elections.


 Referring to the infrastructure at Dimapur airport, the only one in the state, he said the Instrument Landing System (ILS) was installed during the NDA regime, but it had not been made operational due to technical difficulties.


 The matter would be taken up with the Centre and the government of Nagaland to commission the ILS at Dimapur airport, he said.


 With the ILS not functioning, Alliance Air has to frequently cancel flights to and from Dimapur, causing immense hardship to passengers, he added.



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Private airlines owe dues to AAI



Source: IRIS (04 August 2006)

Airports Authority of India`s (AAI) revenue earnings at Delhi and Mumbai aiports in the current year stands as Rs. 6.73 billion and Rs. 6.65 billion respectively as against Rs. 5.69 billion and Rs. 5.86 billion last year.

The authority also has some dues outstanding to it  from certain private airlines at Delhi and Mumbai airports in which Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines and Air Deccan top the list, stated the minister for civil aviation, Praful patel in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

The other private airlines that toohave dues outstanding to AAI are SpiceJet, Kingfisher, Go Airlines, East West Airlines NEPC, Skyline NEPC, Archana Airways, Elbee Air, Continental Aviation and  Jagson Airlines.

The minister further informed that the outstanding dues are regularly monitored by the AAI and action through Legal/Arbitration/Public premises Eviction (PPE) Act are being taken where found necessary.

Besides, he said that interest is levied for the over-due period on defaulting airlines and they are put on operation on Cash and Carry basis.




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