{
  "id": 3519610,
  "title": "Timeline: How SIA's India bet led to a 25.1% stake in Air India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/timeline-how-sias-india-bet-led-to-a-25-1-stake-in-air-india",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:53:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/air-india-singapore-airlines-sia-vistara-tata-sons-timeline-6342136"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been investing in India's aviation market for over three decades. In the 1990s, SIA and Tata Sons pursued a joint venture to create a new full-service airline in India, but the proposal was later abandoned due to a government policy that prohibited foreign airlines from holding equity in Indian domestic carriers. In 2012, India allowed foreign airlines to acquire up to a 49 percent stake in Indian companies operating scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services. In 2013, SIA and Tata Sons announced plans to establish a joint venture airline, Vistara, with SIA owning a 49 percent share and Tata Sons a 51 percent share. SIA invested S$4.9 million in the joint venture in 2013, and after Vistara's launch in 2015, SIA had invested a combined total of S$100 million in the airline. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, SIA and Tata Sons injected 18.3 billion rupees into Vistara to maintain liquidity. In January 2022, Tata Sons acquired 100 percent of Air India from the Indian government, and SIA confirmed it was in confidential discussions with Tata regarding Vistara and Air India. In November 2022, SIA and Tata agreed to merge Vistara into Air India, with SIA contributing 49 percent of the merged airline and an additional 20.585 billion rupees (about US$250 million) to Air India.",
  "summary": "SIA’s pursuit of India’s aviation market spans more than three decades. CNA traces how its partnership with Tata led to the launch of Vistara and ultimately a significant minority stake in Air India.",
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        "title": "Timeline: How SIA's India bet led to a 25.1% stake in Air India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/timeline-how-sias-india-bet-led-to-a-25-1-stake-in-air-india-3519629",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:53:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}