New Delhi: Vistara — the joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore
Airlines — may be able to take to skies by the end of this year, as it
expects to receive its air operators’ permit from the
Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) by the end of next month.
Sources in DGCA said the airline had only recently imported two aircraft into the country and unveiled the livery on the first. Vistara is now in the process of readying itself for base audits and to conduct proving flights as required by the regulator before it can secure its permit.
A senior DGCA officer said: “There are few processes which remain to be completed. The airline has to conduct proving flights and demonstrate its preparedness to start commercial operations. If they are able to meet all requirements, we may be able to issue them a permit by the end of November.”
According to industry sources, Vistara was looking at commencing operations on October 15 to commemorate J R D Tata’s flight from Karachi to Mumbai on the same date in 1932.
Read news in full 29/10/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
Sources in DGCA said the airline had only recently imported two aircraft into the country and unveiled the livery on the first. Vistara is now in the process of readying itself for base audits and to conduct proving flights as required by the regulator before it can secure its permit.
A senior DGCA officer said: “There are few processes which remain to be completed. The airline has to conduct proving flights and demonstrate its preparedness to start commercial operations. If they are able to meet all requirements, we may be able to issue them a permit by the end of November.”
According to industry sources, Vistara was looking at commencing operations on October 15 to commemorate J R D Tata’s flight from Karachi to Mumbai on the same date in 1932.
Read news in full 29/10/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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