Tata-SIA have applied to the Civil Aviation Ministry for a no-objection certificate to start a full-service airline in India.
Singapore Airline along with its Indian JV partner have got clearance from the aviation ministry.
While four of the directors would be nominated by Tata Sons, the other two would be representatives of Singapore Airlines.
Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.
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.
Tata's Vistara has a very strong core team to look into daily operations.
