Currently, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has 29 idle aircraft at its owned and operated airports. The AAI is actively approaching airlines to sell these idle aircraft, and a bank/bond guarantee of around Rs 7,300 crore is maintained for these assets, as mentioned by Minister Scindia.

Responding to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha, Minister Scindia highlighted that 95% of aircraft groundings in India are attributed to engine supplier P&W, which is facing supply chain issues. The government has contacted P&W directly to address the situation. Furthermore, Minister Scindia stated that Indian airlines are expanding their fleets with the introduction of more aircraft.

In a separate written reply, Civil Aviation Minister VK Singh said the AAI is implementing big data-based security equipment systems that use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to predict and analyze threats. cyber for better protection against cyber attacks.