India, Feb. 6 -- A total of 377 aircraft have been identified as having recurring defects since January last year until February 3 across various scheduled airlines. Of them, nearly three-fourths of the Air India Group's 267 planes that were analysed for repetitive defects have been identified as having recurring defects.

According to data shared by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Lok Sabha, in all, 377 aircraft have been identified as having recurring defects since January last year, of the total 754 aircraft analysed for such deficiencies across six scheduled airlines.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol told in the Lok Sabha in response to MPs question, of the total 747 aircraft, 405 aircraft belonging to IndiG...