The loss of aircraft and friction with lessors is just the latest major setback for Jet, which has been struggling for years, beset by an insurgent group of low-cost Indian competitors.
Jet Airways owns over 16 aircraft of its 119 fleet. This includes 10 Boeing 777, three 737, and three A330
Jet Airways pilots along with engineers and senior executives have not been paid for the last three months
Jet Airways failed to make a payment on March 19 on account of "temporary liquidity constraints', said the Etihad-linked entity
Lenders' consortium, led by State Bank of India, has gone all out to work out a resolution plan for Jet despite several legal hurdles
Bid document does not consider debt-equity conversion, issue of shares to banks
A strategic bidder should have a net worth of at least Rs 1,000 crore ($144 million) in the preceding financial year, or at least
Accordingly, the last date for submission of the bids, which was April 9 earlier, is also likely to be extended by a day to April 10, he said.
If Jet does not survive, the lenders will lose money but gain experience of how to deal with a defaulter airline and not repeat the Kingfisher mistake
SC order on RBI's Feb 12 circular hits stake sale plan
Earlier in the day, Jet Airways faced operational disruptions across major airports when IOC refused to refuel its planes without clearing the outstanding amount
The public sector oil marketing firm stopped supplying fuel to the cash-starved carrier from 12 noon Friday, sources told PTI.
No consensus among banks on Rs 1,500 cr emergency funding, to release only Rs 150cr
Lenders plan to get investors who could buy out their stake and take control of the ailing airline
Over 70 per cent of the airline's fleet has been grounded, leading to massive cancellations
The bids would be invited on April 6 and the last date for submission would be April 9, the lenders said in a statement
International operations of an airline depend on the number of aircraft and seating capacity and Jet Airways "right now fulfils this" criteria.
In a staff email, Chief People Officer Rahul Taneja said the company will provide an update on April 9
Prabhu said his job as an aviation minister is to come with the policy, ensuring that policy allows the growth
Jet Airways is operating a truncated schedule with 28 planes at present