The Tatas have their work cut out in restoring customer trust and much, much more
Says JRD would have been overjoyed by the development, says airline was recognised as one of the world's most prestigious under the late group head
Air India returns to Tatas after group puts in winning bid of Rs 18,000 cr
Air India reported an operating profit of Rs 1,787 crore in FY20 on a consolidated basis but reported a net loss of Rs 7427 crore due to interest and depreciation costs
Air India is a "nostalgic airline" for most TCS employees and the IT services major will offer its complete support in whatever form it can, to contribute to the revival of the airline, TCS CEO said
The group has been battling fierce opposition from other airlines and politicians since the 1990s
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The new owners of Air India will have to retain all the employees of the national carrier for at least one year post which they can offer a VRS. The gratuity, pension fund and post retirement medical benefits of existing and past employees too would be honoured by the new owner, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said. Tata Sons has emerged as the winning bidder for Air India with the government accepting its Rs 18,000 crore offer to acquire 100 per cent of the debt-laden state-run carrier. Briefing reporters, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the outstanding dues of employees of Rs 1,332 crore as per the report of Justice Dharmadhikari would be paid by the government. Air India has 12,085 employees - 8,084 permanent and 4,001 contractual. Besides, Air India Express has 1,434. In the next five years, about 5,000 permanent employees will be retiring, he said. Free travel by government employees on Air India flight will stop po
The Tata Group's bid of Rs 18,000 crore comprises taking over of Rs 15,300 crore of debt and paying the rest in cash
The bid got approved by a group of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah on October 4, said DIPAM Secretary
The Air India Employees Provident Fund trust and Indian Airlines Employees Provident Fund trust are governed by the Provident Fund Trust Act, 1925
Next on the priority list is said to be LIC IPO
The union minister was replying to a question about media reports stating Tatas have emerged as the top bidder for the takeover of debt-laden Air India
Clarification comes amid reports that Tata Sons may have won the bid
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DIPAM Secretary, in a tweet, said the government has so far not approved the financial bids for Air India
The clarification came in the wake of Bloomberg reporting Tata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder for the debt-laden state-run airline
A lower bid amount may not halt the disinvestment process
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Tata Sons Ltd., the group holding company that controls Jaguar Land Rover and owns a majority stake in AirAsia India, submitted a bid for Air India earlier this month