Tata group, the holding company of Taj Hotels, had earlier tried to acquire the embattled Jet Airways via its aviation arm Vistara, but had backed down considering founder Naresh Goyal's reluctance to exit the company. As per recent reports, Vistara might acquire aircraft from Jet Airways' grounded fleet to support its expansion on long-haul international routes to Europe and North America. Tata's full service carrier is also planning to hire 100 pilots and 400 cabin crew, mostly from the grounded Jet Airways, to support its international expansion plans.