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I've been doing some research about how the various Indian passenger aviation agencies are doing, I've been staring at some huge numbers ever since and after I managed to compile a list based on available sources on the open web...I decided to take a look at how the things are going with our Western neighbour. The sheer difference between the numbers somewhat baffled me.
Unlike the Indian civil aviation sector which is growing at a tremendous pace (look at the number of aircraft on order by each airline), the same scale (or something atleast proportionate to their current fleet size) fails to show up in the Pakistani sector. I don't understand - there is HUUGE talk across the border about growth of economy and what not, but why doesn't this reflect in any quantifiable manner in this crucial sector which is an integral part & indicator of growth? Have a look -
Indian Airline: ac currently in service; ac on order; total
Note: Only fixed-wing aircraft are taken into account. The list may not be 100% accurate and yes, by the time all the ordered aircraft are delivered, some of the ones in service right now will be retired/sold off to third parties. But this is all relative and the numbers tell us how many aircraft are being talked about in general.
Pakistani Airline: ac currently in service; ac on order; total
1). Pak airlines currently have 13.79% of the number of aircraft Indian airlines currently have.
2). The number of aircraft on order by Pak airlines is only 1.24% of the number of planes on order by Indian airlines.
3). In total, Pak airlines have 5.95% of the aircraft (in service & on order) of Indian airlines.
Btw, I'd like to take this opportunity to appreciate just how good the two top private airlines in the country, IndiGo and SpiceJet, are doing. These two airlines have recently concluded orders of 450+ twin-jet passenger planes between them (250 Airbus A320neo for IndiGo and 205 Boeing-737MAX for SpiceJet) with a combined worth of nearly $50 billion, which also represent some of the biggest orders the two aircraft giants Airbus & Boeing have ever received, both in terms of value & number of airframes. Having traveled in them both, I can personally say these two companies are currently at the top of their game and seriously deserve all the praise they get & more...especially in comparison to the likes of state-run Air India, which is, well, meh...
Unlike the Indian civil aviation sector which is growing at a tremendous pace (look at the number of aircraft on order by each airline), the same scale (or something atleast proportionate to their current fleet size) fails to show up in the Pakistani sector. I don't understand - there is HUUGE talk across the border about growth of economy and what not, but why doesn't this reflect in any quantifiable manner in this crucial sector which is an integral part & indicator of growth? Have a look -
Indian Airline: ac currently in service; ac on order; total
- IndiGo: 131; 411; 542
- SpiceJet: 52; 206; 258
- Jet: 114; 89; 203
- GoAir: 25; 139; 164
- Air India: 113; 24; 137
- Air India Express: 23
- Vistara: 13; 7; 20
- AirAsia India: 8
- AllianceAir: 11; 3; 14
- AirOdisha: 7
- TruJet: 4; 1; 5
- Air Carnival: 1
- FlyEasy: 1; 1; 2
- Ventura AirConnect: 2
- ZoomAir: 1
- Chhattisgarh AirLink: 3
- ClubOne Air: 1
- Confident: 1
- Taj Air: 3
- BlueDart: 14
- QuikJet: 1
Note: Only fixed-wing aircraft are taken into account. The list may not be 100% accurate and yes, by the time all the ordered aircraft are delivered, some of the ones in service right now will be retired/sold off to third parties. But this is all relative and the numbers tell us how many aircraft are being talked about in general.
Pakistani Airline: ac currently in service; ac on order; total
- PIA: 32; 8; 40
- AirBlue: 8
- Aksari: 1
- ASSL: 5
- Princely: 2
- SereneAir: 3
- ShaheenAir: 16; 3; 19
- StarAir: 3
- VisionAir: 3
1). Pak airlines currently have 13.79% of the number of aircraft Indian airlines currently have.
2). The number of aircraft on order by Pak airlines is only 1.24% of the number of planes on order by Indian airlines.
3). In total, Pak airlines have 5.95% of the aircraft (in service & on order) of Indian airlines.
Btw, I'd like to take this opportunity to appreciate just how good the two top private airlines in the country, IndiGo and SpiceJet, are doing. These two airlines have recently concluded orders of 450+ twin-jet passenger planes between them (250 Airbus A320neo for IndiGo and 205 Boeing-737MAX for SpiceJet) with a combined worth of nearly $50 billion, which also represent some of the biggest orders the two aircraft giants Airbus & Boeing have ever received, both in terms of value & number of airframes. Having traveled in them both, I can personally say these two companies are currently at the top of their game and seriously deserve all the praise they get & more...especially in comparison to the likes of state-run Air India, which is, well, meh...
