Mumbai: Vistara, the Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture, is likely to commence operations on October 15, commemorating J R D Tata’s flight from Karachi to Mumbai on the same date in 1932. J R D Tata’s flight carrying mail between the two cities was the first by an Indian company and it opened the air link to peninsular India.
Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is awaiting approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to start service and is expecting its first
Airbus A320 this week. Tata Sons holds a 51 per cent stake in the airline, while the remainder is held by Singapore Airlines. Together, the two companies have committed initial investments worth $100 million in the airline.
“We cannot comment on the (launch) date at this stage... We will take delivery of our first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in the second week of September. If all goes well, we plan to conduct ‘proving flights’ in the next four weeks. We have a plan but it all depends on the process and progress of approvals we need to go through. We will be able to share more with you when we are ready,” said a Vistara spokesperson.
09/09/14 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is awaiting approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to start service and is expecting its first
Airbus A320 this week. Tata Sons holds a 51 per cent stake in the airline, while the remainder is held by Singapore Airlines. Together, the two companies have committed initial investments worth $100 million in the airline.
“We cannot comment on the (launch) date at this stage... We will take delivery of our first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in the second week of September. If all goes well, we plan to conduct ‘proving flights’ in the next four weeks. We have a plan but it all depends on the process and progress of approvals we need to go through. We will be able to share more with you when we are ready,” said a Vistara spokesperson.
09/09/14 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
