50% of planes are having frequent problems, Indigo-Air India is in the worst condition.

50 percent of the planes of Indian companies are having frequent malfunctions. This disclosure was made by the Civil Aviation Minister in Parliament. According to the data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, the condition of IndiGo and Air India is the worst. The government said 754 aircraft of six designated airlines were inspected since January last year. During this period, 377 aircraft were found which were having frequent malfunctions.

Maximum number of planes of Indigo airline were checked and maximum number of irregularities were found in the planes of IndiGo itself. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Muralidhar Mohol told the House in a written reply that till February 3, 405 IndiGo aircraft were analyzed, of which 148 were found to have recurring faults.

Air India’s condition is worst

267 aircraft of Air India and Air India Express were inspected. During this period, such defects were found in 191 vehicles, which occur again and again. 72 percent of Air India’s planes are having frequent problems. 137 of Air India’s 166 aircraft were found to have frequent faults, while 54 of 101 Air India Express aircraft were found to have similar problems. SpiceJet’s 43 aircraft were inspected and 16 were found to have recurring faults, while 14 of Akasa Air’s 32 aircraft were found to have faults.

Air India gave the reason

Responding to these figures, an Air India spokesperson said that the airline had conducted extensive checks across its entire fleet out of an abundance of caution, which led to an increase in the number of frequent faults on the planes. “We have tested our entire fleet as a precaution. Hence, the numbers are higher,” the spokesperson said. A senior Air India official said that in most of the planes, faults have occurred in the equipment whose priority is very low. Aircraft systems are categorized from A to D and most of the problems faced by Air India fall in the D category. “In the case of Air India, most of the problems are related to D category, which include things like seats, tray tables, screens etc. These have no connection with the safety of the aircraft,” the official said.

DGCA increased investigation

Along with airline audits, aviation regulator DGCA stepped up investigations last year. Mohol said the regulator conducted 3,890 surveillance inspections, 56 regulatory audits, 84 surveillance checks of foreign aircraft and 492 ramp inspections as part of the planned surveillance. Besides this, DGCA conducted 874 spot checks and 550 night inspections under unplanned surveillance. Regarding human resources, the minister said that DGCA had 637 sanctioned technical posts in 2022. Restructuring has been done to overcome the shortage of staff and the number of sanctioned technical posts has been increased to 1,063.

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