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Singapore Airlines and Tata agree to merge Air India and Vistara

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James Chapple
29 November 2022

Singapore Airlines has pledged to invest US $250 million to increase its stake in a newly-enlarged Air India group after coming to terms with India’s Tata Group to merge Air India and Vistara.

Air India 787

The flight, AI171, was being operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft

SIA and Tata aim to complete the merger by March 2024, subject to regulatory approvals, which would see SIA emerge from the process with a 25.1% stake in the group.


Tata currently owns Air India outright, which also operates low-cost subsidiaries Air India Express and AirAsia India, and a 51% stake in Vistara. Vistara was founded in 2013 as a joint venture between SIA and Tata.


Both parties are also ready to participate in additional capital raising initiatives to fund the group’s operations and growth ambitions over the next two years.