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106 more planes this year to boost civil aviation: Minister

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January 05, 2026

India will add 106 aircraft to its current fleet of 843 in 2026, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Sunday.

- Neha LM Tripathi

The country added 80 aircraft in 2025, the minister said, adding that adding 100 aircraft is going to be a stable number for the next 5 years.

“I would like to share the fact that 80 new planes have come in the year 2025 which we have just finished. And our expectation for this year is 106 planes that are going to come in this next year. This 100 is going to be a stable number for the next 10 to 15 years. That is the kind of order India is having today,” Naidu said.

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