Skies will belong to new combine if Tata's plan to acquire Jet takes off

Aviation experts point out that the entire game plan of Tata-SIA was to be the king of the international skies and to synergise their domestic operations to meet that need

With a Tata Sons board meeting slated on Friday, the acquisition of Jet Airways by the Tatas through their joint venture (JV) Vistara (with Singapore Airlines) would substantially alter the Indian aviation landscape, especially in the international arena. 

From nowhere, the merged entity of the Tatas-Singapore International Airlines (SIA) and Jet Airways would catapult themselves as the second-largest international carrier from India, with 12.5 per cent market, leaving behind big boys like Emirates, IndiGo, and Etihad.

Only Air India (including Air India Express), which is in financial dire straits, will still be ahead in the pecking order. But without AI