Vistara likely to order over 100 aircraft in expansion bid

Vistara is likely to place a mega order for wide-body aircraft soon. The order which will be a mix of narrow and wide body will come after fresh capital infusion from promoters may be for more than 100 aircraft. Vistara may advance its current A320 delivery schedule from June 2018 as it is negotiating with the lessor for early delivery. A 20th aircraft will allow the airline to fly abroad but not before 4 to 6 months. According to sources, Roshan Joshi the airline’s senior VP for flight operations wrote to employees that the airline is in the final stages of finalising the aircraft type and delivery date. “We are closely working with SQ and evaluating our delivery dates and aircraft type. We expect a big triple digit order, once finalised,” Joshi wrote. CAPA had earlier said that it expects the airline to opt for Boeing 777 type for its long haul operations. <br/>