The Tata-Singapore joint venture carrier is also going for a fleet expansion to beef up its international operations, including the Gulf sector
Tata Group
Air India
SpiceJet launches inaugural Indian Hajj flight this year from Srinagar
SpiceJet set to operate 37 special Hajj flights this season for pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage
doing business in dubai
Indian conglomerate Tata Group arm Titan looking to set up international hub in Dubai
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) among the facilities being considered by Titan to locate its proposed international hub
GCC retail market
Tata Group’s watch company to add 100 sales outlets across GCC in 2021
Titan’s expansion plan will also include opening five exclusive outlets in the UAE this year
Indian watchmaker
Tata Group arm Titan Watches targets Kuwait, Oman, Africa for expansion
Watchmaking giant strikes partnership deal with Khimji Ramdas to re-enter Oman as part of expansion plans
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Indian companies
Tata Group arm Titan picks Dubai to unveil new international collection of watches
The launch of ELMNT is timed to coincide with the Dubai Shopping Festival, commencing on December 17
Aviation
Little turbulence expected between Emirates and Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines’ Vistara has launched between New Delhi and Singapore
Airline
India’s Vistara, SpiceJet said to mull bid for Jet Airways
London-based Adi Group and the Jet Airways Employees Union said they would bid for a 75 percent stake in Jet
ArcelorMittal
EU blocks Thyssenkrupp-Tata steel merger plan
Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp signed agreements last year combining the steel businesses in Europe to create a 50-50 pan European joint venture company
GIC
GIC, Tata’s hotel unit partner to invest $600m in India
The strategic partnership will extend the Indian company’s presence at the top-end of the market, where it already runs a chain of properties under the Taj Hotels brand
Artificial intelligence
Tata Consultancy Services to build next generation technology tools for supply chain operations
New tech-driven supply chain tools are expected to help to save billions of dollars through process and on-ground delivery optimisations
Abu Dhabi
India’s Jet Airways in talks with ‘multiple investors’
The airline has downplayed a media report that said it may hand “operational reins” to Abu Dhabi’s Etihad
Abu Dhabi
Indian PM Modi said to approach Tata Group to help rescue Jet Airways
Taking over Jet Airways could give Tata Group’s fledgling aviation business a real shot at dominating the fastest-growing major air-travel market
AirAsia
Tata said to vet Jet Airways books for potential purchase
A successful deal would lead to Tata’s third investment in the nation’s chronically cash-strapped aviation sector
Aviation
India’s Jet Airways reports quarterly loss of $177m
Loss for Indian airline comes despite an increase in revenue for the July-September period
Billionaire Pallonji Mistry
Tycoon fights to unlock $17bn of wealth in India
The conflict between Mistry and the Tata Group began with a boardroom coup in 2016, when the former’s son was ousted as chairman of the latter