Mumbai/New Delhi: he civil aviation ministry has asked India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation to hurry up with the decision on a licence to Vistara, Tata Sons' airline venture with Singapore Airlines. "We asked them to expedite it and they have assured us it will be done in 10 days," a senior civil aviation ministry official told ET.
Separately, a top executive at the salt-to-software conglomerate said he expects the airline to undergo proving flights—usually the final stage before a flying license is given—this week.
In this stage, the airline operates a mock flight between a pair of cities in its planned network. The flight has DGCA personnel who check how the airline crew operates the flight and handles unusual situations. The stage usually comes after the airline has had its operations manual approved and its main base inspected by the regulator's officials.
Once approved the final permit is expected to come with a fortnight.
02/12/14 Anirban Chowdhury & Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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Separately, a top executive at the salt-to-software conglomerate said he expects the airline to undergo proving flights—usually the final stage before a flying license is given—this week.
In this stage, the airline operates a mock flight between a pair of cities in its planned network. The flight has DGCA personnel who check how the airline crew operates the flight and handles unusual situations. The stage usually comes after the airline has had its operations manual approved and its main base inspected by the regulator's officials.
Once approved the final permit is expected to come with a fortnight.
02/12/14 Anirban Chowdhury & Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
