After low-cost carrier SpiceJet, Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, joint venture Vistara will induct Jet Airways’ grounded aircraft to its fleet to operate on vacant slots at Delhi and Mumbai airports.
Vistara, which currently operates Airbus fleet, will be leasing six Boeing 737 planes of Jet which have been deregistered by lessors.
The decision to have a mixed fleet is driven by the government’s decision to allot Jet-operated slots on the basis of new capacity by airlines rather than redeploying existing aircraft.
Vistara has a fleet of 22 Airbus 320 planes and had placed firm orders with Airbus last year for 13 aircraft from the A320neo family and with Boeing for six 787-9 Dreamliner worth $3.1 billion. While the delivery of Airbus fleet is scheduled to commence from second half of the current calendar year, the wide-bodied range will be inducted in 2020.
