Stake sale likely to be completed in 2 months; banks to infuse Rs 1,500 cr immediately to restore normalcy
Beleaguered Jet Airways' pilots said on Friday they are suffering from massive financial stress caused by non-payment of salaries for the last three months
Indicating that a rescue plan is extremely tough at this stage, an official in the civil aviation ministry said one should be ready for a scenario without Jet Airways
The routes where services have been temporarily withdrawn include Pune-Singapore (seven a week), which was launched with much fanfare late last December, and Pune-Abu Dhabi (seven flights a week)
The process of getting a new promoter on board is likely to take another two to three months and once that happens, the banks would offload their stakes
The industry reaction comes even as the airline's case is being viewed by top government officials
Jet Airways' chief executive officer Vinay Dube informed pilots earlier this week that the airline is looking for a potential investor
Banks gave too long a rope to promoters
State-owned banks, including SBI and Punjab National Bank, are the main lenders to Jet
IndiGo continued its leadership with 43.4% market share in February while Jet Airways slipped to 11.4% share below SpiceJet (13.7) and Air India (12.8)
Naresh Goyal, nominees to step down; lenders to infuse Rs 1,200 cr emergency funds
Cash-strapped Jet Airways, which is looking to raise fresh funds, has grounded at least 47 planes due to non-payment of lease rentals
It is no rocket science that quick fixes don't work in any serious business. Jet is no different
Etihad is down to its lowest market share in India With Abu Dhabi losing Indian passengers and Indigo becoming more powerful
While Etihad is seeking an exit from Jet, a negotiation between Qatar Airways and Etihad looks impossible given strained relations between the two Gulf nations
The decision was taken at the National Aviators Guild annual general meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday
Etihad Airways keen to sell stake to banks at discounted price
Founder Chairman Naresh Goyal and his family owns around 52% stake in Jet Airways while Etihad, a strategic partner, has 24% shareholding
The airline cannot put pilots and cabin crew on duty if they have reported stress of any kind, it said
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