Jet Airways has executed a memorandum of understanding/letter of intent for taking five planes on lease.
But the Abu Dhabi-based airline would first bolster its own network with traffic from India before Jet's turnaround.
While Jet founder Naresh Goyal said he was willing to infuse Rs 700 crore and also pledge all his shares in the company provided he can have at least 25 per cent stake, the airline's foreign partner Etihad Airways insists he must not keep more than a 22 per cent stake.
The fairy tale turnaround story has, however, taken a few knocks after a second wave of the pandemic has brought a series of default notices and has posed the toughest test for the 55-year old Singh to save the airline he founded and sold to the Marans only to assume control later.
Boeing Corp. will on Sunday roll out its latest offering - the Boeing 787 Dreamliner - billed as the most economical and fuel efficient jet that will soon make its debut in India with top airlines Air India and Jet Airways placing orders for 37 jets.
The first tranche of $31 million was due on March 11, while the second instalment of $109 million was due on March 28.
"It would be appropriate for you to include two representatives from us so as to better understand our concerns about the company, and also to enable the new shareholders to confidently expect a highly empowered and engaged workforce," Jet staff told SBI.
It was a meeting to show solidarity with the laid-off Jet Airways staffers, but MNS chief Raj Thackeray's men turned it into a coaching class for Marathi.
Bids to be evaluated according to guidelines by the civil aviation ministry, following which a buyer will be selected. Transfer of control to the buyer to be effected by June-end.
A meeting of the top officials of Sahara India and Jet Airways to resolve the dispute over the buyout of Sahara Airlines by the latter has not resulted in any settlement.
The airline requires these pilots for the wide-body Boeing 777s.
After plunging 8 per cent to Rs 486.30 in intra-day, the stock finally ended the day at Rs 491.50, down 7.01 per cent on the BSE.
The West Asian carrier could pay up to $330 mn for a 24% stake in Jet, say sources.
Jet's flights to Abu Dhabi could be used to carry passengers from India headed for the US and Europe.
Domestic air traffic rose 20.81 per cent in June on the back of low fares and peak season demand.
Jet Airways on followed its smaller rival SpiceJet and hiked fares by a steep 25 per cent to mitigate the impact of the sharp fall in the rupee value and a near 15 per cent spike in oil prices of late.
Salla was accused of creating a hijack scare by planting a threat note written in English and Urdu in the tissue paper box of the aircraft's toilet.
The next FIPB meeting slated for July 5, however, does not have a Jet proposal on its agenda.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday gave Jet Airways and Sahara Group one last chance to amicably resolve a payment dispute over acquisition of Sahara Airlines by Jet, but if they squander this opportunity the court would step in with its ruling on July 15.
Huge demand sparks apprehension among other carriers, private airports.
The two companies are hopeful of winning over at least one regulator's go-ahead this week itself for their deal, which happens to be the first FDI by a foreign airline into India.
It offers fares as low as Rs 1,499 for a one-way journey.
The airline is trying to save on wage costs by cutting the normal notice period of six months by about half for pilots who have already resigned.
Etihad's acquisition of 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways was the first FDI in an Indian carrier by a foreign airline.
However, any progress on the deal depends upon Goyal giving up control of the company.
Jet Airways and Lufthansa Airlines have entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement.
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Airlines, promoted by a group of investors led by the Kansagra family and Delhi-based Ajay Singh, is working on a plan to start international operations next year, making it the third private Indian carrier after Jet Airways and Kingfisher to fly overseas.
Unveiling its plans for the newly created hub at Brussels, Jet Airways today said it would operate five flights a day from India to the Belgian capital and provide seamless connections for onward journey to the US and Canada.
Also limits on-flight catering costs at foreign airports to save cost
The average fares charged by Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier arm Jet Konnect were higher than the average industry fares on almost all routes, according to a monthly internal analysis for July by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Jet Airways on Friday posted a net profit of Rs 3.52 crore for the first quarter of this financial year, compared to a loss of Rs 225.33 crore in the year-ago period.
The unnamed 24-year-old suspect worked at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and is said to have charged customers GBP 25,000 per trip to abuse a loophole and fly them across the British Airways network without crucial visa documents.
Private airlines Jet Airways and IndiGo joined the race for low-fares, offering their customers hefty discounts, after Air India rolled out a similar offer to challenge Vistara, the latest full-service entrant in the domestic market.
Announcing its ambitious plans to expand overseas operations, private carrier Jet Airways said on Monday it will fly to three North American destinations by next year and almost double the number of pilots to 1,400 by FY'09.
The expatriates get between $15,000 to 18,000 salary per month besides perquisites such as five-star hotel accommodation and business class conveyance to their home country. Earlier, around Diwali, Jet had sacked about 1,000 temporaray staff but later rescinded its move by taking back all the employees.
The airline was forced to ground its fleet in December after running out of cash.
This is an increase from a Boeing forecast last year of 1,450 new airplanes worth $175 billion.
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Former Air India Executive Director Jitender Bhargava filed the appeal challenging the decision of the Competition Commission of India to clear the Jet-Etihad deal without carrying out a detailed assessment.
Etihad has been in talks for a 24 per cent equity stake in Jet, valued at around $300 million, ever since India relaxed ownership rules and allowed foreign airlines to buy up to 49 per cent in local carriers.
