The latest grapevine in aviation is that TATA Group may assume responsibility in the Air India’s cockpit as early as the New Year if it is the sole eligible bidder for India’s national carrier.
If the Tata bid is put in on or before the final submission date of August 31 and as it looks at the moment, Tata will likely be the sole eligible bidder.
From that point, if the Tata offer is considered acknowledged, and the 90 day time frame for handover will initiate and end by November 30 or and no more, by December 31. Along these lines, one potential situation is for Tata to assume responsibility for Air India by January 1, 2021.
The Tata group, which as of now has an impression in the aircrafts business, has demonstrated enthusiasm for obtaining Air India, which at some point was under the Tata umbrella .
While different bidders are not known at this point, the Travel Industry, especially Aviation, are under serious threat because of the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant interruption on air travel and tourism.
Tata is believed to be the possible sole bidder for Air India and the salt to Multinational conglomerate is probably going to put an offer before August 31, the last date for offers for Air India, which the legislature has over and over said it won’t be expanded.
The Tata SIA Airlines Limited, already has Vistara as the full services airline and it isn’t yet clear with regards to how or on the off chance that it will solidify the airline ventures including Vistara, Air Asia and the possible acquisition of Air India.
As per reports, the Tata Group has just started due diligence and is probably going to place a conventional bid soon.
Air India has been going through a financial crunch much before the Covid-19 outbreak. The devastating impact of the pandemic, particularly in the aeronautics segment, has additionally carried its accounts to an unsafe position. As of late, its pilots and different representatives are looking for trouble as Air India has laid off workers and begun a Leave Without Pay (LWP) conspiracy.