<p class="title">Indian carrier Vistara, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, said it has leased six additional aircraft from BOC Aviation to drive its expansion in the domestic market, on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vistara said it plans to lease four Boeing Co 737-800 aircraft which will be delivered in May and two Airbus A320neo planes that are scheduled for delivery later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These leased aircraft will be deployed to meet the sudden drop in capacity in the market," said Vistara CEO Leslie Thng.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/vistara-to-hire-100-pilots-400-cabin-crew-from-jet-731458.html">Vistara to hire 100 pilots, 400 cabin crew from Jet</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Vistara, which currently has a fleet of 22 Airbus A320 planes, has also recruited nearly 500 former employees of grounded Indian carrier Jet Airways, including pilots, cabin crew, engineers and other staff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not immediately clear if the planes leased by Vistara from BOC Aviation are among those deregistered from Jet.</p>
<p class="title">Indian carrier Vistara, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, said it has leased six additional aircraft from BOC Aviation to drive its expansion in the domestic market, on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vistara said it plans to lease four Boeing Co 737-800 aircraft which will be delivered in May and two Airbus A320neo planes that are scheduled for delivery later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These leased aircraft will be deployed to meet the sudden drop in capacity in the market," said Vistara CEO Leslie Thng.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/vistara-to-hire-100-pilots-400-cabin-crew-from-jet-731458.html">Vistara to hire 100 pilots, 400 cabin crew from Jet</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Vistara, which currently has a fleet of 22 Airbus A320 planes, has also recruited nearly 500 former employees of grounded Indian carrier Jet Airways, including pilots, cabin crew, engineers and other staff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was not immediately clear if the planes leased by Vistara from BOC Aviation are among those deregistered from Jet.</p>