On February 7, the airline said four of its aircraft have been grounded due to non-payment of lease rentals
Faced with acute financial problems, the airline is looking to restructure debt and raise fresh funds
Jet Airways is looking to restructure debt as well as raise funds
'This amount will help to run the operations'
Naresh Goyal owns 51 per cent in the airline and is currently in Abu Dhabi to finalise a resolution plan
Recently, Jet Airways has been in a tight spot financially as a rescue plan is said to be stitched between its partner Etihad and a consortium of banks
The 'Sashakt' plan for resolution became operational in December 2018 after months of delay
According to the proposed deal, Founder Chairman Goyal will step down from the board of directors and relinquish his decision-making powers, said a Business Standard report
He said that the airline will come out of current set of challenges
The final agreement is expected to push up Etihad Airways' stake to around 40 per cent from the current 24 per cent
The cash-strapped airline on Wednesday said it had grounded eight aircraft, of which three were temporarily grounded for engine normalisation
Beleaguered airline has also been unable to stick to payment schedule committed to pilots and engineers. On Wednesday pilots got only 50% of November salary against 75% committed
Jet said it would seek shareholder approval next month to convert debt into equity, increase its share capital and allow lenders to nominate a director on its board
An executive of a private carrier said that default by the airline forcing a lessor to take such a drastic action would weigh heavy on the entire Indian aviation sector
According to sources, Jet Airways, which is grappling with acute financial woes, cancelled around 20 flights on Tuesday
Under a new rescue proposal for India's biggest full-service airline, founder Chairman Naresh Goyal's stake would fall below 20 per cent from 51 per cent currently
The number of aircraft on ground due to non-payment of lease rentals by the carrier now stand at six in the last two days
According to a revised plan, founder-chairman Naresh Goyal's stake in the airline could go down to 16-18%
The airline will also seek approval for their lenders to appoint a nominee director to the board
Etihad Airways, which holds 24% in Jet at present, may up its stake to close to 40% in the airline; EGM scheduled for February 21