Govt clears $5-billion airplane purchases: Boeing bags bulk of aircraft sought by LCCs
The government has cleared the acquisition of 46 new aircraft worth over Rs 19,000 crore by three low-cost carriers: SpiceJet, IndiGo and Jet Lite. The new planes will arrive in a staggered delivery schedule beginning November. The acquisitions were cleared on August 30 at a meeting of a civil aviation ministry empowered committee.
US manufacturer Boeing bagged the larger part of the clearances — 32 planes — while 14 went to European rival Airbus. The Centre’s green signal for the aircraft comes just two months before the scheduled arrival of US President Barack Obama on a state visit to India in November.
| FLYING HIGH | |||
| Airline | Approvals | Curr fleet | |
| SpiceJet | 30 | B737-800 | 21 |
| IndiGo | 14 | A-320 | 27 |
| JetLite | 2 | B737-800 | 23 |
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