Air India Vistara Consolidation 2911

Tata Group to consolidate Air India & Vistara
Mumbai, India, 29 Nov 2022: The Tata Group today announced the consolidation of its
airlines, Vistara and Air India. With this consolidation, Air India shall be India’s leading domestic
and international carrier with a combined fleet of 218 aircraft, making it India’s largest international
carrier and second largest domestic carrier.
Air India, an airline fully owned by Tata Sons, has been the flag carrier of India. Tata Sons, via its
fully owned subsidiary, Talace Private Limited (“Talace)”, had acquired 100% stake in Air India
on 27th January 2022.
Vistara, a 51:49 Joint Venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Limited (“SIA”) was
established in 2013 and is India’s leading full-service carrier with international operations in Middle
East, Asia and Europe.
Vistara shall be merged with Air India post receipt of requisite approvals. As part of the merger
transaction, SIA shall also invest Rs 2,059 crore in Air India. Post the consolidation, SIA shall
hold 25.1% shareholding in Air India.
The transaction is estimated to be completed by March 2024.
On this occasion, Mr. N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons said: "The merger of Vistara
and Air India is an important milestone in our journey to make Air India a truly world-class airline.
We are transforming Air India, with the aim of providing great customer experience, every time,
for every customer. As part of the transformation, Air India is focusing on growing both its network
and fleet, revamping its customer proposition, enhancing safety, reliability, and on-time
performance. We are excited with the opportunity of creating a strong Air India which would offer
both full-service and low-cost service across domestic and international routes. We would like to
thank Singapore Airlines for their continued partnership.”
Mr. Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Airlines, said: “Tata Sons is one
of the most established and respected names in India. Our collaboration to set up Vistara in 2013
resulted in a market-leading full-service carrier, which has won many global accolades in a short
time. With this merger, we have an opportunity to deepen our relationship with Tata and
participate directly in an exciting new growth phase in India’s aviation market. We will work
together to support Air India’s transformation program, unlock its significant potential, and restore
it to its position as a leading airline on the global stage.”
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About the Tata group

Founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, the Tata Group is a global enterprise, headquartered in India,
comprising 30 companies across ten verticals. The group operates in more than 100 countries
across six continents, with a mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve
globally, through long-term stakeholder value creation based on Leadership with Trust’.
Tata Sons is the principal investment holding company and promoter of Tata companies. Sixty-
six percent of the equity share capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts, which support
education, health, livelihood generation and art and culture.
In 2021-22, the revenue of Tata companies, taken together, was US $128 billion (INR 9.6 trillion).
These companies collectively employ over 935,000 people.
Each Tata company or enterprise operates independently under the guidance and supervision of
its own board of directors. There are 29 publicly-listed Tata enterprises with a combined market
capitalisation of $311 billion (INR 23.6 trillion) as on March 31, 2022. Tata Group Companies
include Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Tata Consumer
Products, Titan, Tata Capital, Tata Power, Indian Hotels, Tata Communications, Tata
Electronics, Air India and Tata Digital.
About Air India

Founded by the legendary JRD Tata, Air India pioneered India’s aviation sector. Since its first
flight on October 15, 1932, Air India has an extensive domestic network and has spread its wings
beyond to become a major international airline with a network across USA, Canada, UK, Europe,
Far-East, SouthEast Asia, Australia and the Gulf. Air India is a member of Star Alliance, the largest
global airline consortium.
After 69 years as a Government-owned enterprise, Air India and Air India Express were welcomed
back into the Tata group in January 2022. The present management at Air India is driving the
five-year transformation roadmap under the aegis of Vihaan.AI to establish itself as a world-class
global airline with an Indian heart.
Vihaan.AI is Air India’s transformational roadmap over five years with clear milestones. It will be
focusing on dramatically growing both its network and fleet, developing a completely revamped
customer proposition, improving reliability and on-time performance. The airline will also be taking
a leadership position in technology, sustainability, and innovation, while aggressively investing in
the best industry talent. Vihaan.AI is aimed at putting Air India on a path to sustained growth,
profitability and market leadership.
About Vistara (TATA SIA Airlines Limited)

TATA SIA Airlines Limited, known by the brand name Vistara, is a 51:49 joint venture between
Tata Sons Private Limited and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA). Vistara brings together Tata’s
and SIA’s legendary hospitality and renowned service excellence to offer the finest full-service
flying experience in India. Vistara commenced its commercial operations on January 9, 2015, with
an aim to set new standards in the aviation industry in India and it today connects destinations
across India and abroad.
The airline has a fleet of 53 aircraft, including 41 Airbus A320, five Airbus A321neo, five Boeing
737-800NG and two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and has flown more than 35 million
customers since starting operations.
Contacts
Tata Sons
Harsha Ramachandra, Sarika Kapoor Chokshi
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

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