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Air India Express unveils vision ahead of merger

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 10:05 AM 936

Air India Express unveiled the vision for the organisation that would be formed with the merger and integration with AIX Connect, currently operating as AirAsia India. The airline also charted the path forward, building on the key milestones already achieved as part of the Air India Group’s ongoing 5-year transformation journey, Vihaan.AI. The vision and […]Continue Reading

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Vistara to add more flights from Mumbai ahead of merger

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 5:00 PM 853

According to a report in The Hindu, notwithstanding the uncertainty over the continuance of the brand name after its merger with Air India by April 2024, Vistara, the joint venture of Tata Sons & Singapore Airlines (SIA), continues to scale up its operations, mostly from Mumbai. “Mumbai will remain a focus of growth because we […]Continue Reading

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CCI seeking more info on AI-Vistara merger ‘normal’: CEO

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 10 July 2023, 11:30 AM 1093

Air India chief Campbell Wilson welcomed the Competition Commission of India’s move (CCI) seeking more information on the airline’s proposed merger with Vistara and said it is a “normal and important part of the evaluation process”. The CCI has asked for more details with respect to the proposed merger, which was announced in November 2022, […]Continue Reading

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Air Asia India to merge with Air India Express, merger likely by end of 2023

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 3 November 2022, 12:00 PM 1425

Air India announced that it has signed agreements to complete the acquisition of 100% shareholding in AirAsia India (AAI) and to subsidiarize it under Air India. In this direction, an operational review process is underway with a view to ultimately integrating AAI fully with Air India Express (AIXL). Consolidation of these two airlines, both of […]Continue Reading

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Singapore Airlines confirms merger talks of Vistara-Air India with Tatas

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 14 October 2022, 10:00 AM 1539

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said that it is exploring a potential merger of Vistara with Tata Group’s Air India. Tata Group has a 51 per cent stake in Vistara, while SIA holds the balance 49 per cent, reports Financial Express. This is the first time that SIA has officially acknowledged that it is in talks with […]Continue Reading