Based on data submitted to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, 377 aircraft have been flagged for repeated technical issues since January 2025. This is after an analysis of the 754 aircraft operated by the six scheduled airlines.
The Air India Group and IndiGo have the most repeat technical issues related to their respective fleets of aircraft, sated Hindustan Times in its report.
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The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, submitted in writing to the House that as part of their scheduled oversight functions, the aviation regulator completed 3,890 surveillance inspections and performed 56 regulatory audits during the year. Additionally, officials conducted 84 surveillance checks of foreign aircraft (SOFA) and completed 492 ramp inspections to assess conformity with safety and operational standards.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol sais, " A total of 377 aircraft have been Identified for repetitive defects since Jan 2025 against 754 aircraft from various scheduled airlines. In year 2022, DCA had 637 number of sanctioned technical… pic.twitter.com/VM99RnBXkB
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Nearly half of reviewed planes show recurring defects
Of the planes that were audited, nearly 50 per cent were found to have a reoccurring defect or problem.
A report from the analysis determines that since January 2025, the government has evaluated a total of 754 aircraft operated by six scheduled Indian airlines to determine if there is any kind of defect that has occurred on these planes in a reoccurring manner.
Approximately 377 of the 754 planes that were reviewed or audited were marked for defects occurring in a reoccurring manner.
Also, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) did a total of 3,890 surveillance inspections and 56 regulatory audits, along with 84 SOFA checks of foreign aircraft and 492 ramp checks under its planned surveillance activities.
Responding to another question from the House, he indicated that there were 637 sanctioned technical positions in 2022, but that restructuring has increased that to 1,063 in anticipation of future shortages.
What data says
According to the statistics that were examined as of February 3, 405 airplanes that belong to IndiGo have been reviewed and 148 of them displayed repetitive defects.
For Air India, the airline had 166 airplanes and among those, 137 had repetitive defects. Additionally, Air India Express had 54 out of 101 airplanes with repetitive defects.
In total, the entire Air India Group (Air India and Air India Express) was examined and out of the 267 airplanes operated by Air India, 191 had repetitive defects (approximately 72 per cent of all airplanes).
The data also indicated that the airline SpiceJet had 43 airplanes that were examined and that 16 of those had repetitive defects. Additionally, Akasa Air had a total of 32 airplanes examined with 14 having repetitive defects.
