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Jet Airways: A Rise, Fall, and Final Demise Jet Airways, once a dominant player in India's aviation sector, commenced operations in 1993, evolving from an air taxi service to a full-service airline by 1995. International flights were added in 2004, followed by an initial public offering in 2005. The...
- Founded 1 April 1993
- Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Key people Murari Lal Jalan (non-executive Chairman)
- Revenue ₹252 billion (US$2.9 billion) (FY 2017-18)
- Subsidiaries JetKonnect
- Website www.jetairways.com
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- Vistara, SpiceJet and Air Canada
JET Airways history
Last Updated : 11/03/25, 07:03 AM
Jet Airways: A Tumultuous Journey Jet Airways, granted scheduled airline status in 1995, rapidly expanded its domestic network. Early success saw it secure a significant market share, fueled by a substantial Boeing aircraft order. The airline's trajectory changed in 1997 when the Indian government r...
JET AIRWAYS NEWS
If political parties don’t care about our jobs, why should we even vote, ask Jet Airways employees
April 19, 2019 2:17 am
Employees of Jet Airways decide to report for work, vote NOTA or abstain
Explained: The rise and fall of private airlines
April 20, 2019 2:46 pm
The suspension of operations at Jet Airways — at one time India’s largest private airline — announced Wednesday, follows the troubles at Kingfisher, Air Deccan, and Sahara. A short history of hope and distress in a highly competitive market over the last 30 years.
Collapse of Jet is a moment of reckoning for Indian aviation
April 19, 2019 8:58 am
What is the road ahead? Whether Jet Airways — a symbol of the 1991 economic reforms much like Airtel or Infosys — will fly again will be known only when the current bid process concludes on May 10.
Air India offers special fares to Jet Airways stranded international passengers
April 18, 2019 10:41 pm
Passengers holding confirmed RT tickets on Jet Airways will be allowed to avail special stranded passenger fares from the destinations common with Air India, it said.
Air India chairman writes to SBI, shows interest in operating grounded Jet Boeings
April 18, 2019 9:45 pm
The national carrier is looking at leasing five of the grounded carrier Jet Airways Boeing 777s and operate them to London, Dubai and Singapore.
Jet Airways shares crash 30%, hits a 52-week low after airline suspends operations
April 18, 2019 11:56 am
Market analysts said the decline in the stock was largely a knee-jerk reaction of the temporary suspension of operations for the struggling airline.
Jet Airways lenders 'reasonably hopeful' of successful bids for grounded airline
April 18, 2019 8:58 am
In a statement released on Thursday, the lenders said, "The lenders after due deliberations decided that the best way forward for the survival of Jet Airways is to get the binding bids from potential investors who have expressed EOI and have been issued bid documents on 16th April."
Jet Airways grounded as lenders refuse bailout, 16,500 jobs up in the air
April 18, 2019 3:26 pm
State Bank of India had this week said the bid process for “orderly sale” of equity in the airline is currently being run by SBI Caps and is being vetted by the legal team.
Jet Airways staffers want govt to extend financial assistance
April 18, 2019 6:42 am
Stating that the airlines is unique because its employees are “unique” even at a time when the management struggled to generate interim funding, Dube said, “We must be given another chance”.
Airlines begin race to fill gap left by Jet Airways as employees scramble for new jobs
April 18, 2019 7:03 am
While a chunk of Jet’s employees started looking for jobs at rival airlines — many even taking a pay cut — for the airlines a race to fill the void left by Jet has begun.
