The Indian government is also planning to sell the regional airline Alliance Air. The operator of a total of 18 ATR72-600s operates primarily domestically and operates many subsidized routes.

It took many years, but now it is fixed: Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express will be sold to Tata Sons. The government is now devoting itself to the state-owned Alliance Air, which maintains a dense regional network. According to local media reports, the board will meet on Thursday to discuss the government's request.

Accordingly, India plans to sell the regional carrier completely. The project is still at an early stage, so that no interested parties have yet been made public. However, it is expected that the Indian government will invite bids for Alliance Air later this year.

Alliance Air was founded in 1996 and has nothing to do with the Australian Alliance Airlines. The fleet currently consists of 18 ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft. These are stationed at various secondary and tertiary airports, but also in Delhi and Hyderabad. A dense regional network is maintained, with many routes being PSO-subsidized.