NEW DELHI: The Tata Group, pioneer of Indian aviation, are now aggressively looking at expanding their footprint in the skies here. AirAsia India, a JV of Tata and Malaysian AirAsia, is planning to induct some Boeing 737s that used to fly for Jet Airways and have now been repossessed by lessors.
AirAsia India Pvt Ltd’s (AAIPL) flying licence has listed Airbus fleet for its operations. Now the low cost carrier (LCC) has applied to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for operating Boeing aircraft, the ex-Jet B737s, also. The move comes as Tata-Singapore Airlines full service JV Vistara is also planning to induct ex-Jet B737s.
AAIPL currently has 20 Airbus A320s and is likely to add five more of these planes this summer. In addition to these, it is looking at ex-Jet B737s too.
