| Started as a cashier at his maternal uncle's travel agency, Continental Travel, in Delhi. |
| Established his own travel agency, Jetair, in 1974 with 500 pounds from his mother, providing sales and marketing representation to foreign airlines in India. |
| Appointed Regional Manager of Philippine Airlines, handling commercial operations in India. |
| Founded Jet Airways in 1993 as an air taxi operator under India's Open Sky Policy, with initial backing from Gulf Air and Kuwait Airways. |
| Jet Airways went public with a successful IPO in 2005. |
| Acquired Air Sahara in 2007, renaming it JetLite. |
| Served on the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) during 2004-2006 and 2008-2016. |
| Negotiated a 24% stake sale to Etihad Airways for $379 million around 2011-2012. |
| Signed deep commercial agreements with Air France-KLM in November 2017. |
| Resigned as director of Jet Airways in March 2019 amid the airline's financial collapse, after lenders took over management. |
| In 1969, appointed public relations manager of Iraqi Airways. |
| From 1971 to 1974, served as regional manager for ALIA, Royal Jordanian Airlines. |
| Following the 2005 IPO, Forbes magazine declared him the 16th richest person in India with a net worth of US$1.9 billion. |
