Jet Airways is in discussions with aircraft manufacturers and lessors to lease 6-8 planes.
Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor replied to questions related to the new livery of the carrier which is scheduled to begin commercial flight operations in September.
Livery is a specific paint strategy comprising a logo that is applied on aircraft, apart from it the least aeroplane include some of those which were to be delivered to Russian carriers before the Ukraine war, as it gets ready for the relaunch, according to sources.
“Moreover, the airline is also negotiating with airport operators to secure slots with “good” timings,” they said.
According to the source, the airline has also decided not to maintain the aircraft currently in its fleet and rather dispose of them.
Kapoor also shared the original picture of a Jet Airways aircraft and said, “This one was the original. 28 years ago. Not quite retro, but not that recent.”
Stating that it will originally be domestic services only, the source said Jet Airways is mulling over flying to Mumbai, Goa, and Bangalore, among others, from its new headquarters in Delhi, he said the network planning is yet to be finalised as the airline is looking for airport opening.
“We have got some slots but some fine tuning such as appropriate timing is being done and the airline may announce this also. So everything is in a positive direction,” as per the source.
In aviation terminology, a slot is an authorization to either take off or land at a particular airport on a specific day during a specified period.
