{"id":21110,"date":"2022-06-03T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21110"},"modified":"2022-06-02T22:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:42:40","slug":"stage-set-for-a-four-way-indian-race-in-the-skies-as-jet-airways-akasa-wait-in-the-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/03\/stage-set-for-a-four-way-indian-race-in-the-skies-as-jet-airways-akasa-wait-in-the-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage set for a four-way Indian race in the skies as Jet Airways, Akasa wait in the wings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">May was an <strong>eventful month<\/strong> in Indian aviation. The appointment of new CEOs, the <strong>renewal of Jet Airways&#8217; licence,<\/strong> and the launching of Akasa&#8217;s first aircraft were among the announcements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">The start of <strong>Jet Airways and Akasa could be a month apart<\/strong> in the traditionally weak July-to-September quarter, but it will give the carriers a <em>chance to ramp up<\/em> for the high October-to-December season. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"The renewal of Jet Airways' licence, and the launching of Akasa's first aircraft were among the announcements.  Know more here \" class=\"wp-image-21111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AKASA-1-1024x576-1-750x422.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; 100knots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a tumultuous time for Jet Airways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jet Airways has come full circle in the last three years, from<strong> handing out slots and bilaterals<\/strong> to the competition on a &#8220;<strong>temporary<\/strong>&#8221; basis to declaring that the slots and bilaterals cannot be claimed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breather-for-air-india-indigo\">Breather for Air India, IndiGo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India and IndiGo, with their <strong>A321XLR aircraft<\/strong>, both want to dominate international flights out of India under their new owners, the Tata group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-1-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1446109858-9718-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption>Image credits to 100knots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This entails travelling to new locations as well as expanding on existing ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"><strong>Air India and IndiGo must ramp up <\/strong>and expand until they induct 20 planes to ensure that they make the most of available bilaterals and turn most sectors into what Dubai and Singapore are today. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End Note- Jet and Akasa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From now on, it&#8217;ll be a four-way race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jet_airways-770x433-1-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; 100Knots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> For <strong>Akasa and Jet Airways to scale up to 20 aircraft <\/strong>and be eligible for international use, when they may explore for available rights and design their network, and for Air India to improve its fleet and expand to keep IndiGo out of its markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IndiGo, on the other hand, must make the <strong>most of the time it has until the XLRs join <\/strong>its fleet to get to areas it can with the A321neo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Connected with Aviation a2z!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Our Telegram group for Latest Updates :- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The renewal of Jet Airways&#8217; licence, and the launching of Akasa&#8217;s first aircraft were among the announcements.  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