The airline will begin with domestic operations on all narrow-body aircraft fleets leased from major global aircraft lessors.
Jalan Colorrock ConsortiumJet Airways, the successful resolution applicant, on Monday announced that the discontinued carrier will resume domestic flight operations in the first quarter of next year.
said that the process revive jet airways The process for revalidation of the existing Air Operator Certificate (AOC) was already under its track.
“The consortium is working closely with relevant authorities and airport coordinators on slot allocation, required airport infrastructure and night parking. Senior members of the Jalan Colorrock consortium along with the Jet 2.0 operations team, along with the newly appointed Capt. Sudhir Gaur, accountable manager and led by the acting CEO, visited major airports last month and had productive meetings with them,” the new owners said in a statement.
Murari Lal Jalan, key member of Jalan Colorrock Consortium and proposed non-executive chairman of Jet Airways, said, “We got the NCLT approval in June 2021, and since then we have been working closely with all relevant authorities to bring the airline back. are. Sky.”
“Jet Airways 2.0 aims to resume domestic operations by Q1-2022, and international operations in a shorter span of time by Q3/Q4 2022. We plan to have over 50 aircraft in 3 years and over 100 aircraft in 5 years, which fits perfectly. Short-term and long-term business plan of the consortium,” he said.
Mr Jalan said the aircraft are being selected based on competitive long-term leasing solutions.
“This is the first time in the history of aviation that an airline that has been stalled for more than 2 years is being revived and we look forward to being a part of this historic journey. The brand Jet Airways has a huge loyalty-base and we are confident that with industry stalwarts like Captain Gaur, we will be able to scale and create new benchmarks,” he said.
The revival plan for Jet Airways is being implemented as approved by the NCLT and all creditors will be settled as planned in the coming months, the consortium said in a statement.
Capt Gaur, the newly responsible manager and acting CEO, said, “Jet Airways is a brand that has grown and grown stronger over the past two decades. In its new avatar, Jet Airways will now be headquartered in Delhi NCR and its senior management will operate from Gurugram. will do.
“However, Jet Airways will continue to have a strong and significant presence in Mumbai, where it will operate from its ‘Global One’ office in Kurla. Jet Airways also has a state-of-the-art training center at Global One, which will be maintained and operated by the Jet Airways team. for in-house training,” he said.
Capt Gaur said the airline would start with domestic operations on all narrow-body aircraft fleets leased from major global aircraft lessors.
Already more than 150 full-time employees have been hired on the payroll and the plan is to induct another 1,000 employees across all categories in the next 6 months.
“The hiring will be done in a phased manner and will be strictly on merit basis to meet the operational requirements of the airline. The Jet Airways team is committed to ensuring that Jet Airways resumes its operations by the first quarter of 2022 with its maiden flight from New Delhi to Mumbai.
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