New Delhi: Even as Tata Sons’ airline venture with AirAsia Berhad is likely to start operating in the country shortly, its partnership with Singapore Airlines is unlikely to take off anytime soon, with regulatory clearances still awaited.
While the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it would soon issue an air operator’s permit to AirAsia India, applications are pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for security clearance to three directors on the board of Tata-SIA — Prasad Menon, Mukund Rajan and Mak Swee Wah. Tata-SIA applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the last week of December. Subsequently, the ministry had forwarded the applications to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Tata-SIA has finalised a team to head its India operations. This includes Phee Teik Yeoh (divisional vice-president, IT, SIA) and former general-manager (India) Glamming Toh. However, the recruitment of pilots and other employees is pending.
A Tata-SIA spokesperson said, “Usually, it takes up to two months from the time of application to get approval from the ministry. Only after we receive an NOC can we begin the process to import aircraft. We are interviewing pilots and other employees, but have not hired anyone. Recruiting people at this point of time will only add to our payrolls.”
22/02/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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While the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it would soon issue an air operator’s permit to AirAsia India, applications are pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for security clearance to three directors on the board of Tata-SIA — Prasad Menon, Mukund Rajan and Mak Swee Wah. Tata-SIA applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the last week of December. Subsequently, the ministry had forwarded the applications to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Tata-SIA has finalised a team to head its India operations. This includes Phee Teik Yeoh (divisional vice-president, IT, SIA) and former general-manager (India) Glamming Toh. However, the recruitment of pilots and other employees is pending.
A Tata-SIA spokesperson said, “Usually, it takes up to two months from the time of application to get approval from the ministry. Only after we receive an NOC can we begin the process to import aircraft. We are interviewing pilots and other employees, but have not hired anyone. Recruiting people at this point of time will only add to our payrolls.”
22/02/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
