Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
India’s Vistara took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 twin-aisle jet over the weekend, kicking off its expansion into long-haul service. The aircraft is the first of six Dreamliners expected to join the fleet through the end of 2021 as the carr…
Category: Vistara
Vistara confirms Panasonic, Nelco partnership for inflight WiFi service
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Vistara confirms it will launch inflight wifi on its 787s, becomming the first Indian carrier to offer inflight connectivity on board.
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Vistara confirms Panasonic, Nelco partnership for inflight WiFi service
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Vistara confirms it will launch inflight wifi on its 787s, becomming the first Indian carrier to offer inflight connectivity on board.
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United Airlines MileagePlus Members Can Now Earn & Redeem On Vistara Effective February 1, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
United Airlines and Vistara, an Indian airline founded by TATA and Singapore Airlines, penned a codeshare agreement in 2019 that has now expanded. United Airlines MileagePlus members can now both earn and redeem miles on Vistara operated flights effective February 1, 2020. I would assume that Vistara frequent flier program members are eligible to earn […]
Vistara maps a new course
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
India’s Vistara has big plans as it aims to bring the 787 Dreamliner into its fleet later this year. What passengers experience on board, however, will not quite be exactly what the press releases have suggested to date, at least not when it comes to t…
Vistara aims for inflight wifi service with Nelco
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Vistara is making a bid to be the first Indian airline with inflight connectivity installed. The carrier is reportedly partnering with Nelco, a local satellite services provider, to bring the service online. Neither party is confirming the deal, though…
PaxEx Update: APEX EXPO
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Trade shows usually make for great insight into the future of the industry. This week’s APEX EXPO brought some of that to the surface, with news about seats, entertainment, connectivity and more. Here are some highlights.
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PaxEx Update: APEX EXPO
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Trade shows usually make for great insight into the future of the industry. This week’s APEX EXPO brought some of that to the surface, with news about seats, entertainment, connectivity and more. Here are some highlights.
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Moving Maps and much more coming to Vistara’s long-haul fleet
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
As India’s Vistara begins its long-haul operations it will bring a new inflight entertainment ecosystem to the passenger cabin. Perhaps even more interesting is the bit that will be included that were not included in the press release.
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Vistara, Bluebox go app-free for streaming IFE
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
One year in to their partnership the streaming inflight entertainment solution flying on Vistara is getting an upgrade. Vistara World, powered by the Bluebox Wow portable IFE platform, no longer requires an app for passengers to view DRM-protected cont…
United Airlines & Vistara Partnership
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
United Airlines and Vistara yesterday announced that they had signed an agreement that will take effect in the fall 2019. United Airlines and Vistara will codeshare flights and frequent flier members can earn and redeem on both airlines. Here’s the announcement from United: CHICAGO, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — United Airlines today announced it has […]
PaxEx Premium: Grounded in the rush for Indian inflight connectivity
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
The paperwork is finally submitted: India is ready to get online in the sky. The Ministry of Communications issued the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 in an official filing on 14 December 2018, codifying the rules around delivery of mobile…
Japan Airlines And VISTARA To Begin Codeshare & Frequent Flier Partnership In 2018
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Japan Airlines (JAL) and VISTARA signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday about begin to codeshare and frequent flier partnership in 2018. VISTARA is an airline based in India that was founded in 2015 that itself is partnership between TATA and Singapore Airlines. You can access JAL’s press release here and here. Here’s VISTARA’s current […]
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Elite Benefits On Vistara & Earn Elite Qualifying Miles On SQ Codeshares
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Singapore Airlines teamed up with TATA to launch new Indian airline called Vistara back in 2013 (read more here). TATA is also involved in the Indian version of AirAsia. Now, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold members will receive elite status benefits when flying on Vistara flights and all members can earn elite qualifying miles when flying[…]
The all-new Club Vistara: New Platinum tier, increased points earnings, status matches and more
Written by Miles and Even More @ Miles and Even More
We at MAEM don’t track Vistara as much as we probably ought to, mainly because we have limited access to and need for the airline – they don’t fly to where we’re primarily based (which is MAA). That said, the program interests us enough to write about it, and many of you are members of Club Vistara, Air Vistara’s frequent flyer program. So we thought we’d write about several changes to this program, that were announced at a media event earlier today.
Now, inflight wi-fi entertainment on Jet Airways’ domestic flights
Written by Miles and Even More @ Miles & Even More
Jet Airways has been talking about on-board wi-fi based in-flight entertainment for some time now. And today, they’ve announced that this will now be available across their domestic network. This is awesome news! Here’s all you need to know about using this new system.
Indian civil aviation’s colonial baggage, IHG’s promotions, an alliance for Vistara, and more
Written by Miles and Even More @ Miles & Even More
…or, The week that was – 21 August 2016.
It seems safe to say that this was IHG’s week, with all that they’ve announced in terms of promotions, etc. So here’s a round up of the week that was – a summary of posts on this blog as also other things travel, aviation, points and miles that we found interesting.Hope you had a great week, and here’s wishing you the very best in the next one!
Is Air Vistara joining a global alliance?
Written by flyfromscratch @ Miles & Even More
Alright, let me start by saying – this is complete speculation on my part. But I’m wondering if Vistara will soon join a global airline alliance? Well, maybe not in the immediate future, but perhaps in the short term, like say 2 years?
