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Singapore Airlines on Tuesday announces the merger of Vistara and Air India by March 2024. Tata group owns a 51 per cent stake in Vistara, and the remaining 49 per cent shareholding is with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
"This would give SIA a 25.1 per cent stake in an enlarged Air India group with a significant presence in all key market segments.
SIA and Tata aim to complete the merger by March 2024, subject to regulatory approvals," SIA said in a release.
Air India's journey so far
Air India is owned by Talace Private Limited, a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Tata Sons. Tata Sons bought the airlines from its former owner, the Government of India after winning an auction bid in 2021.
Air India, along with its low cost carrier Air India Express and fifty percent of AISATS, a ground handling company, were sold for Rs 18,000 crore to Talace Private Limited, a Tata Sons' SPV and the airline was officially handed over to Tata Group On 27 January 2022.
The airlines operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving 102 domestic and international destinations.
Air India has its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, alongside several focus cities across the country.
It is the largest international carrier out of India with an 18.6% market share.
The airline was founded by JRD Tata as Tata Airlines in 1932. After World War II, it became a public limited company and was renamed as Air India. After Indian independence in 1947, 49% of the airline was acquired by the Government of India in 1948. Later in 1953, Centre passed the Air Corporations Act and purchased a majority stake in the carrier from Tata Sons.
source: indiatvnews.com
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