I suspect the Indian Gov could give 2 hoots about Jets survival - more business for their problem child AI etc ?
AI is not a problem child. It is an abandoned and abused orphan. The rise of bilateral agreements and at cost of AI, and also the rise of Jet in Mid east sector, was at cost of AI, while the govt refused to watch out the sector. The inefficiencies of AI and willingness of officials to get into bilaterals added too much capacity to the system. If only any one of these factors was not at work the Indian aviation industry would have still been growing steadily.