Air India to boost Tatas' aviation ambitions

The acquisition will give the Tatas a firm footing on international routes and generate economies of scale

While IndiGo’s numero uno position in India’s highly competitive domestic aviation market remains undisputed, there has always been a fight for the No 2 rank. Prior to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, SpiceJet managed to take the second spot, but Air India muscled ahead soon after.

While there is no news yet about a merger, the Tata-owned carriers — Air India, AirAsia and Vistara — will control around 25 per cent of the domestic market.

With the acquisition of Air India, the combined fleet of Tata airlines will rise to 217 (AirAsia India and Vistara have 28 and