Tata-SIA Airlines Ltd on Saturday said it hoped to launch flights by September-October this year as it expressed "satisfaction" over the progress made in getting the flying licence from aviation regulator DGCA.
"The AOP (Air Operator's Permit or flying licence) exercise is progressing well and we are expecting to launch the full service airlines' domestic service in September- October," S Varadarajan, Chief HR Officer and Chief of Corporate Affairs of the airline, said. Varadarajan, who was in the steel city to participate in the HR Conclave 2014 organised by CII Jamshedpur, said Tata- SIA has shared all relevant issues, including the route network plan of the company with the Director General of Civil Aviation, and was awaiting the AOP.
The company would procure four to five aircraft by end of March next year and enhance the procurement to 20 in next few years, he said Tata-SIA Airlines, a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, was also expected to announce its new brand name in the first half of next month.
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