Goyal agrees to step down from the board, cut his stake to 22%
Jet Airways has in the last two months trimmed its fleet by 28 planes and will ground about a dozen more aircraft in March mainly due to non-payment of rentals and lack of spare parts.
So far this month, as many as 13 planes of the company have been grounded on account of non-payment of rentals to lessors
It is believed that Goyal, as well as Etihad group Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas, has been invited for the meeting
It has 5 daily wide-body aircraft to Amsterdam and Paris from India, and a daily service between Amsterdam and Toronto
SBI is the lead lender of a consortium that has extended loans to Jet Airways
Reports earlier said SBI was mulling moving the NCLT to recover its loans from Jet Airways
An airline source pointed out there is anxiousness among employees and stakeholders are awaiting an outcome
Faced with a funds crunch, Jet has delayed salary and vendor payments in the last few months
On February 21, the airline's shareholders approved five enabling resolutions to convert its debt into equity
A consortium of banks, led by the SBI, has extended loans to Jet Airways, which is looking to rejig debt and raise funds
The plan will mean the lenders will have a bigger holding than any other shareholder.
PNB is part of the lenders' consortium, which is led by State Bank of India (SBI), that has given loans to Jet Airways.
Jet Airways is facing a cash crunch, leading to delayed salary disbursements and vendor payments
The airline has a debt of around Rs 7,600 crore, which includes Rs 1,700 crore of aircraft loan
Nine of Jet's planes have been grounded by lessors, versus the four it reported last month, with AerCap Holdings NV and BOC Aviation Ltd among those who have pulled out planes
The cash-strapped full-service airline is looking for funds and restructuring of debt
The airline has also seen its share price suffer as it navigated through several negotiations with its lenders and shareholders
On paper, the plan looks like it may work. Yet Jet shares, which have dropped 70 per cent over the past year, haven't reacted
Jet bailout should not allow equity holders too much leeway