Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani held preliminary talks with his State Bank counterpart Rajnish Kumar in the Capital Friday on the national carrier’s interest in leasing five Boeing 777s from the now-grounded Jet Airways, sources close to the development said.
The meeting lasted for over more than an hour at the Airlines House, the headquarters of the flag carrier in the national Capital.
“During the meeting with Kumar, Lohani discussed his proposal on leasing five B777s of Jet Airways,” the sources told PTI.
As per these sources, the AI chairman will now take the proposal to the airline’s board for approval, after more internal discussions and if all goes well, then the proposal will be sent to the aviation ministry for the final approval.
