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	[[File:Vistara Airbus A320-232 at Delhi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vistara’s first Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-TTB)<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| title=India’s Vistara takes delivery of first aircraft \| work=ch-aviation \| date=30 September 2014 \| access-date=30 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817025842/http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| archive-date=17 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> at Delhi IGI Airport]]		[[File:Vistara Airbus A320-232 at Delhi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vistara’s first Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-TTB)<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| title=India’s Vistara takes delivery of first aircraft \| work=ch-aviation \| date=30 September 2014 \| access-date=30 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817025842/http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| archive-date=17 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> at Delhi IGI Airport]]

−	The airline was founded in 2013 as a [[joint venture]] (JV) between India’s [[conglomerate]] Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|title=Airline Information: Air Vistara (Ch-aviation)\|publisher=Ch-aviation\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185845/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”launch”>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|title=Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines ‘Vistara’ set for October launch\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=11 August 2014\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|title=Vistara takes to the skies, operates first flight from Delhi to Mumbai\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=24 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827212527/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|title=Vistara carries one million passengers\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=23 December 2015\|access-date=23 December 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303131917/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|archive-date=3 March 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|title=Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies\|work=[[Singapore Airlines]]\|date=19 September 2013\|access-date=12 August 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171407/http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|archive-date=14 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two companies had made a bid in the mid-1990s to launch a full-service carrier in India that was unsuccessful, being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|title=Two decades in the departure lounge\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035600/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent [[foreign direct investment]] (FDI) in 2012, Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|title=Singapore Airlines-Tata joint venture proposal would be a big boost for SIA – and AirAsia?\|publisher=CAPA\|date=20 September 2013\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The JV, Tata SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), was envisaged as a premium full-service carrier to cater to the demands of [[high-end]] business travellers in India’s civil aviation market dominated by [[low-cost carrier]]s. India’s [[Foreign Investment Promotion Board]] approved the JV in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|title=SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India’s foreign investment board\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=24 October 2013\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135529/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined {{US$\|100mn\|link=yes}} as start-up capital, with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|title=SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=19 September 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022134011/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was part of Tata’s second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in [[AirAsia India]].<ref name=”reborn”>{{cite news\|title=With Vistara, a Tata airline is reborn\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|first=Aneesh\|last=Phadnis\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|location=Mumbai\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=13 June 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607131134/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|archive-date=7 June 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The company’s first venture, Tata Airlines, was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier [[Air India]] after nationalization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|title=Tata forays into the skies with Vistara\|newspaper=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)\|The Pioneer]]\|date=12 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232359/http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>	+	The airline was founded in 2013 as a [[joint venture]] (JV) between India’s [[conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]] Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|title=Airline Information: Air Vistara (Ch-aviation)\|publisher=Ch-aviation\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185845/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”launch”>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|title=Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines ‘Vistara’ set for October launch\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=11 August 2014\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|title=Vistara takes to the skies, operates first flight from Delhi to Mumbai\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=24 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827212527/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|title=Vistara carries one million passengers\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=23 December 2015\|access-date=23 December 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303131917/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|archive-date=3 March 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|title=Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies\|work=[[Singapore Airlines]]\|date=19 September 2013\|access-date=12 August 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171407/http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|archive-date=14 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two companies had made a bid in the mid-1990s to launch a full-service carrier in India that was unsuccessful, being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|title=Two decades in the departure lounge\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035600/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent [[foreign direct investment]] (FDI) in 2012, Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|title=Singapore Airlines-Tata joint venture proposal would be a big boost for SIA – and AirAsia?\|publisher=CAPA\|date=20 September 2013\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The JV, Tata SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), was envisaged as a premium full-service carrier to cater to the demands of [[high-end]] business travellers in India’s civil aviation market dominated by [[low-cost carrier]]s. India’s [[Foreign Investment Promotion Board]] approved the JV in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|title=SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India’s foreign investment board\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=24 October 2013\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135529/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined {{US$\|100mn\|link=yes}} as start-up capital, with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|title=SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=19 September 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022134011/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was part of Tata’s second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in [[AirAsia India]].<ref name=”reborn”>{{cite news\|title=With Vistara, a Tata airline is reborn\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|first=Aneesh\|last=Phadnis\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|location=Mumbai\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=13 June 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607131134/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|archive-date=7 June 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The company’s first venture, Tata Airlines, was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier [[Air India]] after nationalization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|title=Tata forays into the skies with Vistara\|newspaper=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)\|The Pioneer]]\|date=12 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232359/http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	The company unveiled its brand identity “Vistara” on 11 August 2014.<ref name=”launch”/> The name was taken from the [[Sanskrit]] word ”vistāra”, meaning “limitless expanse”.<ref name=”vistara”>{{cite press release\|title=Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara\|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|work=[[Tata Sons]]\|date=14 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113222042/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|archive-date=13 January 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”vistarameaning”>{{cite web\|title=Vistara meaning\|url=http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224063529/http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|archive-date=24 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara received its [[air operator’s certificate]] from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015.<ref name=”reborn”/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|title=Vistara gets air operator permit, to take off in Jan\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=16 December 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216131327/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|archive-date=16 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57072156_1_vistara-phee-teik-yeoh-full-service-airline\|title=Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara gets flying permit, to announce schedule soon\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=15 December 2014\|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|title=Vistara to operate out of Mumbai International Airport’s new T2 terminal\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=1 January 2015\|access-date=2 January 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827224102/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry. The institute has secured the necessary approvals from the nodal body [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-24/news/65808454_1_vistara-joint-venture-carrier-aviation-security-training-institute\|title=Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara sets up security training institute\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=24 August 2015\|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> From the first month of operation, Vistara consistently achieved very high [[on-time performance]] records of over 90 percent, the highest among India’s domestic carriers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|title=We are still a crawling infant, wait for us to get up and run, says Vistara\|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|date=20 August 2015\|access-date=20 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820213044/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|archive-date=20 August 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|title=Vistara’s OTP stands at 89 percent in 1st month of operation\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 February 2015\|access-date=2 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194945/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|title=Vistara reaches 500,000 pax milestone\|work=CAPA\|date=21 August 2015\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of February 2016, Vistara has a share of 2% in the domestic carrier market.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|title=India’s domestic passenger demand up 25 percent: IATA\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=6 April 2014\|access-date=14 April 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423143800/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|archive-date=23 April 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-joins-global-airlines-body-iata-ahead-of-international-operations/article23710253.ece\|title=Vistara joins global airlines’ body IATA ahead of international operations\|work=@businessline\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref> joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. With this, Vistara becomes one of the select few airlines in India to have the IATA membership.		The company unveiled its brand identity “Vistara” on 11 August 2014.<ref name=”launch”/> The name was taken from the [[Sanskrit]] word ”vistāra”, meaning “limitless expanse”.<ref name=”vistara”>{{cite press release\|title=Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara\|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|work=[[Tata Sons]]\|date=14 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113222042/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|archive-date=13 January 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”vistarameaning”>{{cite web\|title=Vistara meaning\|url=http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224063529/http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|archive-date=24 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara received its [[air operator’s certificate]] from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015.<ref name=”reborn”/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|title=Vistara gets air operator permit, to take off in Jan\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=16 December 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216131327/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|archive-date=16 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57072156_1_vistara-phee-teik-yeoh-full-service-airline\|title=Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara gets flying permit, to announce schedule soon\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=15 December 2014\|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|title=Vistara to operate out of Mumbai International Airport’s new T2 terminal\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=1 January 2015\|access-date=2 January 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827224102/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry. The institute has secured the necessary approvals from the nodal body [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-24/news/65808454_1_vistara-joint-venture-carrier-aviation-security-training-institute\|title=Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara sets up security training institute\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=24 August 2015\|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> From the first month of operation, Vistara consistently achieved very high [[on-time performance]] records of over 90 percent, the highest among India’s domestic carriers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|title=We are still a crawling infant, wait for us to get up and run, says Vistara\|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|date=20 August 2015\|access-date=20 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820213044/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|archive-date=20 August 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|title=Vistara’s OTP stands at 89 percent in 1st month of operation\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 February 2015\|access-date=2 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194945/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|title=Vistara reaches 500,000 pax milestone\|work=CAPA\|date=21 August 2015\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of February 2016, Vistara has a share of 2% in the domestic carrier market.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|title=India’s domestic passenger demand up 25 percent: IATA\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=6 April 2014\|access-date=14 April 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423143800/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|archive-date=23 April 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-joins-global-airlines-body-iata-ahead-of-international-operations/article23710253.ece\|title=Vistara joins global airlines’ body IATA ahead of international operations\|work=@businessline\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref> joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. With this, Vistara becomes one of the select few airlines in India to have the IATA membership.

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	[[File:Vistara Airbus A320-232 at Delhi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vistara’s first Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-TTB)<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| title=India’s Vistara takes delivery of first aircraft \| work=ch-aviation \| date=30 September 2014 \| access-date=30 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817025842/http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| archive-date=17 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> at Delhi IGI Airport]]		[[File:Vistara Airbus A320-232 at Delhi Airport.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vistara’s first Airbus A320 aircraft (VT-TTB)<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| title=India’s Vistara takes delivery of first aircraft \| work=ch-aviation \| date=30 September 2014 \| access-date=30 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817025842/http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31512-indias-vistara-takes-delivery-of-first-aircraft \| archive-date=17 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> at Delhi IGI Airport]]

−	The airline was founded in 2013 as a [[joint venture]] (JV) between India’s [[conglomerate]] Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|title=Airline Information: Air Vistara (Ch-aviation)\|publisher=Ch-aviation\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185845/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”launch”>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|title=Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines ‘Vistara’ set for October launch\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=11 August 2014\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|title=Vistara takes to the skies, operates first flight from Delhi to Mumbai\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=24 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827212527/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|title=Vistara carries one million passengers\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=23 December 2015\|access-date=23 December 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303131917/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|archive-date=3 March 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|title=Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies\|work=[[Singapore Airlines]]\|date=19 September 2013\|access-date=12 August 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171407/http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|archive-date=14 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two companies had made a bid in the mid-1990s to launch a full-service carrier in India that was unsuccessful, being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|title=Two decades in the departure lounge\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035600/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent [[foreign direct investment]] (FDI) in 2012, Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|title=Singapore Airlines-Tata joint venture proposal would be a big boost for SIA – and AirAsia?\|publisher=CAPA\|date=20 September 2013\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The JV, Tata SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), was envisaged as a premium full-service carrier to cater to the demands of [[high-end]] business travellers in India’s civil aviation market dominated by [[low-cost carrier]]s. India’s [[Foreign Investment Promotion Board]] approved the JV in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|title=SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India’s foreign investment board\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=24 October 2013\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135529/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined {{US$\|100mn\|link=yes}} as start-up capital, with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|title=SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=19 September 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022134011/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was part of Tata’s second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in [[AirAsia India]].<ref name=”reborn”>{{cite news\|title=With Vistara, a Tata airline is reborn\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|first=Aneesh\|last=Phadnis\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|location=Mumbai\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=13 June 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607131134/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|archive-date=7 June 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The company’s first venture, Tata Airlines, was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier [[Air India]] after nationalization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|title=Tata forays into the skies with Vistara\|newspaper=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)\|The Pioneer]]\|date=12 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232359/http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>	+	The airline was founded in 2013 as a [[joint venture]] (JV) between India’s [[conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]] Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|title=Airline Information: Air Vistara (Ch-aviation)\|publisher=Ch-aviation\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185845/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VDL#al_profile_tab_info\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”launch”>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|title=Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines ‘Vistara’ set for October launch\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=11 August 2014\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tata-Sons-Singapore-Airlines-Vistara-set-for-October-launch/articleshow/40063616.cms\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|title=Vistara takes to the skies, operates first flight from Delhi to Mumbai\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=24 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827212527/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-takes-to-the-skies-operates-first-flight-from-delhi-to-mumbai/articleshow/45823316.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|title=Vistara carries one million passengers\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=23 December 2015\|access-date=23 December 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303131917/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-carries-one-million-passengers/article8021439.ece\|archive-date=3 March 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|title=Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies\|work=[[Singapore Airlines]]\|date=19 September 2013\|access-date=12 August 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171407/http://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/press_release_news/ne130919.jsp\|archive-date=14 July 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two companies had made a bid in the mid-1990s to launch a full-service carrier in India that was unsuccessful, being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|title=Two decades in the departure lounge\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=28 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035600/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/two-decades-in-the-departure-lounge-115010800788_1.html\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent [[foreign direct investment]] (FDI) in 2012, Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|title=Singapore Airlines-Tata joint venture proposal would be a big boost for SIA – and AirAsia?\|publisher=CAPA\|date=20 September 2013\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/singapore-airlines-tata-joint-venture-proposal-would-be-a-big-boost-for-sia—and-airasia-129471\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The JV, Tata SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), was envisaged as a premium full-service carrier to cater to the demands of [[high-end]] business travellers in India’s civil aviation market dominated by [[low-cost carrier]]s. India’s [[Foreign Investment Promotion Board]] approved the JV in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|title=SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India’s foreign investment board\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=24 October 2013\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135529/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-tata-proposal-gets-green-light-indias-foreign-investment-board-201\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined {{US$\|100mn\|link=yes}} as start-up capital, with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|title=SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India\|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]\|date=19 September 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022134011/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/sia-partners-tata-group-set-new-airline-india-20130919\|archive-date=22 October 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was part of Tata’s second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in [[AirAsia India]].<ref name=”reborn”>{{cite news\|title=With Vistara, a Tata airline is reborn\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|first=Aneesh\|last=Phadnis\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|location=Mumbai\|date=9 January 2015\|access-date=13 June 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607131134/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/with-vistara-a-tata-airline-is-reborn-115010800126_1.html\|archive-date=7 June 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The company’s first venture, Tata Airlines, was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier [[Air India]] after nationalization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|title=Tata forays into the skies with Vistara\|newspaper=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)\|The Pioneer]]\|date=12 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232359/http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/tata-forays-into-sky-with-vistara.html\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	The company unveiled its brand identity “Vistara” on 11 August 2014.<ref name=”launch”/> The name was taken from the [[Sanskrit]] word ”vistāra”, meaning “limitless expanse”.<ref name=”vistara”>{{cite press release\|title=Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara\|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|work=[[Tata Sons]]\|date=14 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113222042/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|archive-date=13 January 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”vistarameaning”>{{cite web\|title=Vistara meaning\|url=http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224063529/http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|archive-date=24 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara received its [[air operator’s certificate]] from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015.<ref name=”reborn”/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|title=Vistara gets air operator permit, to take off in Jan\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=16 December 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216131327/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|archive-date=16 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57072156_1_vistara-phee-teik-yeoh-full-service-airline\|title=Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara gets flying permit, to announce schedule soon\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=15 December 2014\|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|title=Vistara to operate out of Mumbai International Airport’s new T2 terminal\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=1 January 2015\|access-date=2 January 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827224102/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry. The institute has secured the necessary approvals from the nodal body [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-24/news/65808454_1_vistara-joint-venture-carrier-aviation-security-training-institute\|title=Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara sets up security training institute\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=24 August 2015\|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> From the first month of operation, Vistara consistently achieved very high [[on-time performance]] records of over 90 percent, the highest among India’s domestic carriers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|title=We are still a crawling infant, wait for us to get up and run, says Vistara\|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|date=20 August 2015\|access-date=20 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820213044/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|archive-date=20 August 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|title=Vistara’s OTP stands at 89 percent in 1st month of operation\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 February 2015\|access-date=2 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194945/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|title=Vistara reaches 500,000 pax milestone\|work=CAPA\|date=21 August 2015\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of February 2016, Vistara has a share of 2% in the domestic carrier market.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|title=India’s domestic passenger demand up 25 percent: IATA\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=6 April 2014\|access-date=14 April 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423143800/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|archive-date=23 April 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-joins-global-airlines-body-iata-ahead-of-international-operations/article23710253.ece\|title=Vistara joins global airlines’ body IATA ahead of international operations\|work=@businessline\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref> joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. With this, Vistara becomes one of the select few airlines in India to have the IATA membership.		The company unveiled its brand identity “Vistara” on 11 August 2014.<ref name=”launch”/> The name was taken from the [[Sanskrit]] word ”vistāra”, meaning “limitless expanse”.<ref name=”vistara”>{{cite press release\|title=Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara\|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|work=[[Tata Sons]]\|date=14 August 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113222042/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/Tata-SIA-christens-its-airline-Vistara\|archive-date=13 January 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=”vistarameaning”>{{cite web\|title=Vistara meaning\|url=http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224063529/http://www.spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=+vistara&trans=Translate&direction=AU\|archive-date=24 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara received its [[air operator’s certificate]] from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015.<ref name=”reborn”/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|title=Vistara gets air operator permit, to take off in Jan\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=16 December 2014\|access-date=4 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216131327/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-set-to-take-off-in-jan-gets-air-operator-permit-114121500939_1.html\|archive-date=16 December 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57072156_1_vistara-phee-teik-yeoh-full-service-airline\|title=Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara gets flying permit, to announce schedule soon\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=15 December 2014\|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|title=Vistara to operate out of Mumbai International Airport’s new T2 terminal\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=1 January 2015\|access-date=2 January 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827224102/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-operate-out-of-mumbai-international-airports-new-t2-terminal/articleshow/45712273.cms\|archive-date=27 August 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry. The institute has secured the necessary approvals from the nodal body [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-24/news/65808454_1_vistara-joint-venture-carrier-aviation-security-training-institute\|title=Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara sets up security training institute\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=24 August 2015\|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> From the first month of operation, Vistara consistently achieved very high [[on-time performance]] records of over 90 percent, the highest among India’s domestic carriers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|title=We are still a crawling infant, wait for us to get up and run, says Vistara\|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|date=20 August 2015\|access-date=20 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820213044/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-are-still-a-crawling-infant-wait-for-us-to-get-up-and-run-says-vistara-2116201\|archive-date=20 August 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|title=Vistara’s OTP stands at 89 percent in 1st month of operation\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 February 2015\|access-date=2 March 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194945/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistaras-otp-stands-at-89-per-cent-in-1st-month-of-operation/article6933544.ece\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|title=Vistara reaches 500,000 pax milestone\|work=CAPA\|date=21 August 2015\|access-date=21 August 2015\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110194944/http://centreforaviation.com/news/vistara-reaches-500000-pax-milestone-475569\|archive-date=10 November 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of February 2016, Vistara has a share of 2% in the domestic carrier market.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|title=India’s domestic passenger demand up 25 percent: IATA\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=6 April 2014\|access-date=14 April 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423143800/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-s-domestic-passenger-demand-up-25-percent-iata-116040700595_1.html\|archive-date=23 April 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/vistara-joins-global-airlines-body-iata-ahead-of-international-operations/article23710253.ece\|title=Vistara joins global airlines’ body IATA ahead of international operations\|work=@businessline\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref> joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. With this, Vistara becomes one of the select few airlines in India to have the IATA membership.