editorialsUpdated: Jan 27, 2020 20:35 ISTThe government has yet again announced an attempt to privatise Air India. No one wants to be in a joint venture with the government in a business like aviation (and definitely not in Air India with all its unions). And a lower net worth threshold will expand the universe of potential buyers. Air India, along with Air India Express, has 146 aircraft, of which it owns 82, but its fleet isn’t contemporary. It has slots, although it has given away many on key routes to foreign airlines.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2020 15:00 UTC