No reason was cited for rescheduling of the meeting.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on Friday deferred a decision on Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) Jet-Etihad deal, the largest foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector, and sought clarity on control and ownership.
Tiger operates Airbus A320s and was set up by SIA and Singapore's national investment firm, Temasek Holdings, in 2004.
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The proposal of Tatas and Singapore Airlines for a new joint venture, entailing foreign investment of $49 million, is likely to come up before the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for approval on October 18.
"Tata Sons board is meeting tomorrow (Friday) to consider the proposal to bid for Jet Airways," people in the know of the development told PTI.
The Indian government allowed foreign airlines to buy up to 49 per cent stakes in Indian carriers in September 2012.
The prospective owners of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd plan to cut the airline's fleet, shrink its network and return to a "plain vanilla" business model to achieve profitability, two people close to the investors said.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
Jet Airways, part-owned by Abu Dhabi's Etihad, reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss as costs jumped and it took a charge on its investment in a subsidiary.
As per information available with the Corporate Affairs Ministry, the new company was incorporated on November 5 with a total paid up capital of Rs 500,000 and has been registered in New Delhi.
Indian bankers are fearful that going out of their way to save Jet could lead to subsequent harassment from investigative agencies.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.
However, Federation of Indian Airlines will continue to function and its other members are not pulling the plug yet, industry sources said.
'A formula can be reached so that everyone gets a fair share.'
Singapore Airline along with its Indian JV partner have got clearance from the aviation ministry.
Chidambaram promises to maintain fiscal discipline; admits inflation is an issue.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
IndiGo was set up in 2006 by businessman Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, a former CEO for US Airways Group.
Anjuli Bhargava's musings on why the national carrier is well beyond a turnaround.
Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), which recently received a no-objection certificate from the ministry of civil aviation to start a full-service airline (Tata-SIA Airlines), are in the process of securing an import licence for 20 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Latter's market share rises to 36.1% in Dec; best on-time performance across metro airports
After due deliberations, the lenders have decided to seek resolution for Jet Airways under the bankruptcy code since only a conditional bid was received.
Singapore Airlines has given new brand names to two carriers it controls - SilkAir (short-haul) and Scoot (low-cost, long-haul.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
According to sources, Vistara was looking at commencing operations on Oct 15 to commemorate J R D Tata's flight from Karachi to Mumbai on the same date in 1932.
The disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.
Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said on Friday there would be no compulsion on airlines.
Airlines say ATF fuel prices in India are 40 per cent higher than in countries such as Singapore. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
The HC also offered a ray of hope to the hundreds of employees of UB-Group owned now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines, who have not been paid monthly salaries for over a year now.
'The Tata group will need for its new leader to show the same foresight and willingness to go against conventional wisdom at times to keep the group's aspirations high and uphold the values of innovation, ethics, corporate responsibility, trust and leadership that are frequently associated with the Tata name.'
An airline's birth is a result of passion and enterprise, often not without its challenges and ordeals. And, Tata-run airlines are no exception
The first to take off will be Air Pegasus, promoted by Bengaluru-based ground-handling firm Deccor Aviation.
'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.'
The sector requires proper implementation of policies, coupled with reasonable taxes and improved basic infrastructure.
Air Carnival can make quick progress by stepping into the space that SpiceJet has left empty.
Despite having started at least a decade later than Jet Airways, IndiGo accounts for the lion's share in the domestic market
A financial turnaround with the Etihad partnership and debt restructuring has not fully materialised.
The national carrier's market share has declined from a near-monopoly to 16.6 per cent as of September 2014.
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