Jet Airways could be inching closer to restarting flights with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) expected to schedule its proving flights next week following which the airline will be granted an aircraft operator’s certificate (AOC).
“The proving flights are likely to start soon. The airline will have to conduct 10 such flights. We expect this to take 30 days after which the airline will get its aircraft operator’s certificate subject to security clearance,” a senior DGCA official said on the condition of anonymity.
After the aircraft operator’s certificate is granted, the National Company Law Tribunal will proceed to transfer the ownership of assets such as Jet Airway’s 11 aircraft to the Jalan-Kalrock consortium which was the successful resolution applicant of the insolvency process. This will pave the way for the airline to place an order for planes, and start talks with airports for slots. The airline aims to resume operations by the third quarter of calendar year 2022.
