Jet Airways may resume operations by next year: Report
A firm plan to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and private airport operators has been given by Jet 2.0 to restart operations
After being shut for more than two years due to mounting losses, Jet Airways is planning to resume operations by the first quarter of 2022, according to a report in Business Standard. This is the first time where an airline is being revived through India’s insolvency process. The airline had started engaging with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to revive Jet’s operator permit which lapsed, the report said. A firm plan to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and private airport operators has been given by Jet 2.0 to restart operations with 20 aircraft connecting 30 cities in the first phase.
Prepping to fly again
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in June had given approval to the resolution plan of a consortium of Uzbekistan-based business man Murari Lal Jalan and Kalrock Capital.
According to the publication, NCLT has mandated Jet Airways to employ 50 former staff, but 150 people have already been hired.
Key executives in engineering, flight safety, operations and security have been appointed by the airline, many of whom were Jet’s long term employees. Former head of Jet Airways operations and training Sudhir Gaur has been appointed as accountable manager, who will have corporate authority and ensure all tasks comply with regulations. Vijoy Kumar is the head of engineering and Stepehen Dmello has been appointed the head of security.
Jet in talks with Boeing to resume operations
The airline is looking to start operations with Boeing 737 NG and is in talks to revive the 737 MAX order of Jet Airways, which had an orderbook of 225 aircraft. Only five were delivered to the airline by Boeing. It stopped when the airline faced a financial crisis. The manufacturers and lessors said that the aircraft would be available, according to the publication. Last week, India cleared the 737 MAX aircraft.