Aircraft tech glitches reported by Indian airlines fall in last 3 years: Government

The fig of method glitches successful craft reported by assorted Indian airlines has reduced successful the past 3 years, with the number astatine 273 for 10,69,680 flights operated during the play from January 2024 to January 2025.

In 2023, determination were 390 method faults reported for 11,94,777 flights operated that year. In 2022, the fig stood astatine 723 for 9,97,041 flights operated successful that peculiar year, authoritative information showed connected Monday.

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the information disposable for the past 3 years (2022-2024) shows determination was a alteration successful the fig of method glitches reported by the airlines.

Technical snags are wide phenomena successful craft which whitethorn beryllium caused owed to improper function/malfunction of components/ system/ accessories fitted connected the aircraft, helium said successful a written reply.

Separately, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the authorities has been encouraging the improvement of the ecosystem for the manufacturing of aircraft, including determination transport aircraft, and associated instrumentality by nationalist and backstage enterprises successful India.

CSIRNAL, Bengaluru -- a constituent laboratory of CSIR -- has developed indigenous two-seater trainer craft Hansa - 3 (NG) and benignant certified by DGCA for usage by Flight Training Organisations (FTOs) for commercialized aviator training.

"For commercialized accumulation of Hansa - 3 (NG), an EoI has been issued to place the prospective steadfast to instrumentality up manufacturing.

"Further, the improvement of indigenous 19-seater Light Transport Aircraft Saras Mk2 is nether advancement astatine CSIR-NAL. The Saras Mk2 inaugural has a collaboration and concern with HAL," Mohol said successful a written reply.