Indian airlines inducted around 12.6% more aircraft in 2024 in comparison to the previous year, according to data from fleet tracking website Planespotter.

In 2023, scheduled Indian operators (including former airlines like Go First and Vistara) inducted 112 aircraft in their fleet against 81 added in 2022, which was an increase of 38%.

In 2024, Indian airlines added 134 aircraft to their fleets compared to 119 the year before, data on the website showed on Tuesday. Of the 134 planes, full-service carrier Air India inducted 24 aircraft, including five A350s. Air India Express, the airline’s low-cost arm, introduced 18 new aircraft.

The fleet tracking website revealed that India’s largest airline by market share, IndiGo, inducted 75 aircraft as compared to 63 in 2023. To be sure, these aircraft include the ones inducted to replace aircraft which had completed their lease period and gone back to the lessors as well as those inducted to overcome the issue of grounded aircraft due to the engine issues.

SpiceJet, the airline that struggled with severe debt, also added aircraft. In 2023, scheduled Indian operators (including former airlines like Go First and Vistara) inducted 112 aircraft in their fleet against 81 added in 2022, which was an increase of 38%.

Taking into account the 21 wet/damp lease aircraft, the total induction of aircraft stood at 133 in 2023 as against the corresponding figure of 88 in the previous year.