Indian govt: Airline tech glitches down in last 3 years

New Delhi: The number of technical glitches reported by Indian airlines has declined over the past three years, according to official data released on Feb 3. 

From January 2024 to January 2025, 273 glitches were recorded across 1,069,680 flights. In 2023, airlines reported 390 technical issues for 1,194,777 flights, down from 723 glitches in 2022, when 997,041 flights were operated.

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the data available for the last three years (2022-2024) shows there was a decrease in the number of technical glitches reported by the airlines.

Technical snags are general phenomena in aircraft which may be caused due to improper function/malfunction of components/ system/ accessories fitted on the aircraft, he said in a written reply.

Separately, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the government has been encouraging the development of the ecosystem for the manufacturing of aircraft, including regional transport aircraft, and associated equipment by public and private enterprises in India.

CSIRNAL, Bengaluru -- a constituent laboratory of CSIR -- has developed indigenous two-seater trainer aircraft Hansa - 3 (NG) and type certified by DGCA for use by Flight Training Organisations (FTOs) for commercial pilot training.

"For commercial production of Hansa - 3 (NG), an EoI has been issued to identify the prospective firm to take up manufacturing.

"Further, the development of indigenous 19-seater Light Transport Aircraft Saras Mk2 is under progress at CSIR-NAL. The Saras Mk2 initiative has a collaboration and partnership with HAL," Mohol said in a written reply.

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