Addendum
Vistara deepens regional ties with Singapore Airlines
December 1st 2020
The Singapore Airlines Group continues apace with seizing opportunities to improve profits with a Cooperation Framework Agreement signed with India-based Vistara. Read More »
The Singapore Airlines (49%) and Tata Sons Private Ltd (51%) joint venture said the new agreement, signed early this month and subject to the relevant regulatory approvals, was an extension of the codeshare established by the two carriers in 2017.
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“Strengthening the partnership between SIA and Vistara will allow both airlines to achieve more synergies on services between Singapore and India and also in the key regions of Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand,” a joint statement from the two airlines said.
Vistara CEO, Leslie Thng, said the agreement reflected the carrier’s long-term growth plan to expand its global presence and “present India’s best airline to the world”.
“By bolstering our partnership, we are able to provide additional options to our customers,” SIA’s acting senior vice president marketing planning, JoAnn Tan, said. “It also reflects the importance of the Indian market to SIA and a commitment to grow our network in the coming years.”
Vistara launched commercial operations in January 2015 and has grown to a 45 aircraft carrier with a 35 A320s, two A321neo, six 737-800NGs and two 787-9s.
Separately, the Civil Aviation Authority Singapore (CAAS) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have agreed, with immediate effect, that their bilateral Working Arrangement on Airworthiness Certification will allow the two regulators to jointly facilitate aviation innovations including electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Until now, the approval process, first agreed in July 2017, stated CAAS validation of aircraft innovations could not commence until EASA had issued a type certificate.
