Vistara
Vistara is an Indian airline company which is awaiting [4] Indias Tata SIA Airlines renamed to 'Vistara'". 11 August 2014.
regulatory approval for operations. It is established as a
joint venture between Indias Tata Sons and Singapore
[5] Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara. Tata Sons. ReAirlines. The new carrier, announced in 2013, will be a
trieved 14 August 2014.
full-service airline based in New Delhi. The two companies will initially invest a combined US$100 million [6] Vistaras plan is ying. Daily News and Analysis. 13
August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
to start the carrier, with Tata Sons owning 51 per cent
and Singapore Airlines (SIA) owing the remaining 49 per
[7] Singapore Airlines-Tata Indian joint venture orders Aircent.[1] This is the third attempt of SIA and Tata at gainbus A320s. 9 January 2014.
ing a foothold in the Indian air travel market. They rst
made an attempt to launch a domestic carrier in 1995, but [8] Singapore Airlines-Tata Indian jv orders Airbus A320s.
the project failed to take o due to a change in civil avia[9] [Link]
tion policy that barred foreign carriers from holding stake
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in domestic airlines. In 2000, the two bid for a stake in
Air India but the oer was later withdrawn.[2] The Tata [10] Vistara takes delivery of rst Airbus A-320 aircraft in
and SIA joint-venture received approval from Indias ForDelhi. Business Standard. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
eign Investment Promotion Board in October 2013, al[3]
lowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.
Commercial operations are likely to start in October 2014
after it obtains an air operators permit.[4] The Hindi term 3 External links
vistara implies limitless expanse.[5]
Ocial website
Vistara will operate mainly on trunk routes, focussing on
the northern part of the country. The airline will have
87 weekly ights linking its hub in Delhi to Mumbai,
Goa, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,
Jammu, Srinagar, and Patna.[6]
Fleet
2 Airbus A320, 18 more on order.[7][8]
The airlines rst A320 was delivered on 23 September
2014[9] and arrived in Delhi on 25 September 2014.[10]
Vistara will increase its eet to 20 aircraft, including
A320neos, by the end of the fth year of operation. The
leased aircraft are being sourced from Singapore-based
BOC Aviation.[6]
References
[1] SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India.
19 September 2013.
[2] Tata, Singapore Airlines look to y in Indian skies.
Hindustan Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
[3] SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from Indias foreign
investment board. 24 October 2013.
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