There have been several interesting developments in the regional aviation scene in the last few years. Both India and Pakistan have now sold their national airlines to private companies or consortiums. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was recently sold to a Pakistani consortium for US$ 482 million, while in 2022 Air India (along with subsidiary airlines Air India Express and Vistara) was sold to Tata, which was in any case the original owners of Air India in a deal worth US$