Airline Operators of India

Airlines of India

Indian domestic scheduled airlines carried around 123.2 million passengers in 2022 registering a growth of 47 % over the previous year though below domestic passenger volumes registered in 2019 (144 m). Domestic air carriers flew 100.6 m passengers during Jan-Aug '23, an increase of over 30 % in comparison to the corresponding period in 2022 (77.1 m). All restrictions relating to a cap in the number of domestic flights permitted were removed in Oct '21.

Passengers Carried (nos) on Scheduled Domestic Flights (2016)
Airline	IATA Code	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
AirAsia India	I5	174 996	166 829	176 832	167 422	190 379	173 192	190 509	187 620	187 920	235 607	251 322	277 261	2 379 889
Air Carnival	2S	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 036	6 357	7 708	9 232	9 752	37 085
Air Costa	LB	58 607	56 760	54 387	64 459	65 321	62 187	65 239	55 188	50 799	51 223	52 240	49 599	686 009
Air India	AI	1 187 246	1 121 469	1 124 527	1 162 486	1 296 183	1 200 692	1 225 114	1 189 531	1 170 949	1 088 303	1 127 379	1 245 063	14 138 942
Air India Express	IX	9 535	6 724	6 715	6 740	12 727	7 897	7 740	9 139	9 666	11 707	13 865	10 308	112 763
Air Pegasus	OP	23 487	19 135	14 420	20 385	21 015	14 296	14 231	0	0	0	0	0	126 969
GoAir	G8	618 650	595 139	655 518	676 012	700 766	663 991	716 125	674 131	686 692	688 261	719 566	780 622	8 175 473
IndiGo	6E	2 818 080	2 824 045	3 086 455	3 141 475	3 408 589	3 088 436	3 416 019	3 321 459	3 275 496	3 706 073	3 807 017	3 848 322	39 741 466
Jet Airways	9W	1 632 485	1 572 812	1 587 324	1 495 871	1 641 970	1 516 883	1 624 290	1 599 498	1 524 839	1 474 807	1 545 399	1 696 071	18 912 249
SpiceJet	SG	1 010 933	976 302	1 006 417	1 021 299	1 096 114	1 010 110	993 785	1 053 603	1 029 704	1 118 352	1 148 498	1 094 325	12 559 442
Trujet	2T	29 163	25 585	27 950	32 830	40 842	34 524	29 327	30 534	32 677	39 022	40 965	31 059	394 478
Vistara	UK	150 066	148 657	158 084	182 880	221 225	226 938	225 103	205 157	203 216	232 371	260 447	304 154	2 518 298

Passengers Carried (nos) on Scheduled International Flights (2016)
Airline	IATA Code	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan-Dec
Air India	AI	545 940	464 071	498 298	465 781	489 623	460 734	492 350	495 666	459 875	456 108	470 888	524 561	5 823 895
Air India Express	IX	229 538	200 151	224 198	246 332	260 886	240 723	281 438	280 437	277 156	259 153	261 846	315 539	3 077 397
IndiGo	6E	139 730	134 780	152 886	142 296	146 445	136 128	151 887	137 506	143 635	160 213	164 499	187 355	1 797 360
Jet Airways	9W	656 985	569 567	618 227	624 547	651 918	616 604	674 454	699 335	628 260	626 327	646 963	774 266	7 787 453
SpiceJet	SG	122 766	126 394	146 195	139 579	142 396	129 462	138 953	129 450	137 371	136 842	136 767	151 420	1 637 595

Announced/Planned New Airline/Air Taxi/Air Freight Operators
Fly91	Fly91 has announced plans to commence regional air service by end '23 utilizing ATR 72 turboprop aircraft. The airline received a NOC (No Objection Certificate) in Apr and ten UDAN RCS routes have been allocated to airline which include the following locations: Agatti, Bengaluru, Goa/Dabolim, Hyderabad, Jalgaon, Nanded, Pune and Sindhudurg.
Jet Airways	Erstwhile Jet Airways which was the among the first private scheduled airlines to operate in India back in the mid 90's folded up operations in Apr '19. The airline's new promoters had announced plans to revive the airline for which the airline received its AOC in May '22, the validity of which lapsed in May '23 and renewed (short-term) in Jul '23.
Jettwings Airways	Jettwings Airways, a possible new entrant in the Indian civil aviation market, has announced in Jun '23 receival of a NOC for the operation of scheduled regional air routes in East and Northeast India under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme. The operator would use Guwahati as its base and some reports suggest the Embraer E-series regional jet would be the choice of equipment.
Spirit Air	Spirit Air, a Bengaluru based commuter airline operator, has signed a Letter of Intent with aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman for six BN2T-4S Islander turboprop regional commuter aircraft. The rugged and versatile aircraft is configured to transport nine passengers.
Zooom Airlines	Zooom Airlines received an AOC in Sep '23 allowing a relaunch for the erstwhile Zoom Airlines which wound up commercial air services in 2020. The airline operated Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet aircraft on selected domestic routes.
Scheduled Operators
AirAsia India	AirAsia India operates flights to 21 destinations in India incl. Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru (hub), Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Pune, Srinagar, Surat and Vizag carrying almost 7.7 million passengers in 2022. AirAsia India is planned to be merged with Air India Express.
Air India	Air India's fleet includes Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777 and Airbus A319/A320/A321 aircraft flying to destinations across four continents extending from San Francisco in the west, Frankfurt in the north, Tokyo in the east and Melbourne in the south. Air India's total net revenue amounted to ₹ 198 billion during 2021-22 with a net loss of ₹ 96 bn. Air India carried approx. 6.2 passengers in 2020-21 compared to 22.1 million passengers in 2019-20. Air India carried 16.1 m passengers on domestic routes in 2019. A major divestment/restructuring plan (upto 95 % divestment) is underway for Air India although the ongoing pandemic has delayed the process. The final deadline for financial bids was extended to Sep 15 '21. Tata Sons (Tata Group was the original founder of Air India prior to its nationalisation in 1953) took over Air India and Air India Express in a deal worth around ₹ 180 bn incl. a substantial amount of debt (₹ 150 bn) to be cleared. The handover of Air India (incl. Air India Express and 50 % ownership in SATS, a ground handling company) from the Gov't of India to the Tata Group was completed in Jan '22. Announced in Nov '22, Air India and Vistara will be merged into a single airline entity with Singapore Airlines opting for a 25 per cent share post merger. The merger is expected to be completed by Q1/24. As part of its expansion and modernisation plans, Air India finalized at the Paris Air Show '23 its earlier announced order for 470 narrow and widebody passenger aircraft incl. 140 Airbus A320neo, 70 Airbus A321neo, six Airbus A350-900, 34 Airbus A350-1000, 190 Boeing 737 MAX 8/10 (with options for up to 50 additional B737 MAX aircraft), 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners (with options for up to 20 additional Boeing 787 aircraft), and 10 Boeing 777X aircraft. The first aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by end '23 while delivery of all aircraft is expected to take place over the next eight or so years. Air India's new branding (incl. aircraft livery) was unveiled in Aug '23. Upcoming aircraft to be delivered (starting with the first Airbus A350 scheduled for induction in Dec '23) will feature the new livery. Above pic: An Air India Airbus A310-300 (no longer operated) at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok international airport. Air India now operates Boeing 787 aircraft to Hong Kong. Air India Boeing 777-337ER Reg. VT-ALO "Karnataka" taxiing at Frankfurt Airport - © Timir Mozumder
Air India Express	Air India's low cost airline subsidiary, Air India Express, flies to 18 Indian cities and 13 international destinations incl. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Muscat, Salalah, Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Dhaka and Colombo with a fleet of 24 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline carried 4.36 million passengers in 2018-19 (182 000 passengers on domestic routes in 2019) and reported a total revenue of ₹ 42 bn and a net profit of ₹ 1.7 bn for the same year. Air India Express is planned to be merged with AirAsia India. Above pic: An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 at Chennai Airport.
Akasa Air	Akasa Air commenced scheduled air services in Aug '22 with the first route pairs being Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Bengaluru-Kochi, Bengaluru-Mumbai and Mumbai-Chennai, The expanding route network covers 17 cities as of May '23 served by over 900 weekly flights. The airline received a no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA in Oct '21 and had placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX series 8 and 8-200 high density jet airliners (fitted with CFM LEAP-1B power plants) in Nov '21. A further four Boeing 737-8 aircraft were ordered at the Paris Air Show in Jun '23. Akasa Air received its first aircraft in Jun '22 with a further 19 Boeing 737 MAX jets inducted between Jul '22 and Jul '23. The airline plans to operate a fleet of 72 aircraft by 2027. Akasa Air carried close to 1.14 m passengers in Q1/23 compared to 0.78 m in '22.
Alliance Air	Airline Allied Services Ltd. was formed in 1983 as an Indian Airlines subsidiary. Alliance Air (brand name) flight operations began in 1996 and its current fleet includes ATR-42, ATR-72 and Dornier 228 (Hindustan 228) turboprop aircraft. Alliance Air began operating the new generation Hindustan 228 aircraft in Apr '22. Alliance Air carried approx. 1.53 million passengers in 2022. Above pic: An Alliance Air Boeing 737-200 parked at Delhi Airport. These classic series 737's have been phased out from scheduled passenger routes. Air India Regional ATR 42-320 Reg. VT-ABO Taxiing Past Terminal 1D at Delhi IGI Airport, India © youtube.com/indiavideo
flybig	Flybig operates a regional air service network covering 14 cities/towns, mainly in Northeast and Central India using ATR-72 and DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft. The airline signed a LOI with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada in Mar '22 for the procurement of up to 10 Viking Air Twin Otters. Flybig carried 229 000 passengers in 2022.
Go First (Inoperative)	Go First (previously GoAir), promoted by the Wadia Group, operated approx. 300 daily flights to 36 destinations prior to suspension of all air services in May '23. Go First's fleet consisted of Airbus A320-200/neo aircraft and the airline carried 10.9 m passengers on domestic routes in 2022. Go First launched international operations with air services to Phuket and Malé in Oct '18. The airline has been admitted for voluntary insolvency with all flight operations cancelled since early May '23. Go First reported a net loss of USD 218 m in fiscal year 2022 and is reported to owe more than USD 1 bn to various banks and lessors. More recently reports suggest the airline has been put up for sale by expression of interest (EOI) applications due by Sep 8. GoAir Airbus A320-214 Reg. VT-WAE Taxiing at Delhi IGI Airport - © youtube.com/indiavideo
IndiaOne Air	Ahmedabad based IndiaOne Air was granted an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by DGCA in Jun '22. The airline operates regional air services from Bhubaneswar to various destinations in eastern India incl. Utkela, Jeypore, Visakhapatnam, Jamshedpur, Cooch Behar and Kolkata with two Cessna Caravan 208B single-engine turboprop aircraft.
IndiGo	IndiGo, India's largest airline and the eighth largest in the world based on the number of weekly seats available (1.44 m in early Jan '21), operates a growing fleet of over 300 Airbus A320/A321 and ATR72 turboprop aircraft. Indigo carried approx. 75.3 million (incl. 6.2 m on international services) passengers in 2022. The airline operates approx. 1 900 daily flights covering 79 domestic and 30 international destinations. IndiGo placed large orders for a total of 430 A320neo jets in 2011 and 2014, deliveries of which commenced in March 2016. Later on 25 of the ordered Airbus A320neo aircraft were converted to Airbus A321neo jets. In Nov 2018 the airline converted a further 125 nos of the earlier ordered Airbus A320neo aircraft to the higher capacity and longer range Airbus A321neo aircraft. The first Airbus A321neo jet was delivered in late '18 and delivery of all the 430 ordered Airbus jets is estimated to be completed by the mid-2020's. IndiGo's orderbook also includes up to 50 ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft for regional routes. IndiGo placed an order for a further 500 Airbus aircraft in June '23 (incl. 125 A320neo and 375 A321neo jets) taking the tally of all A32x aircraft ordered by the airline till date to 1 330. The backlog for yet to be delivered aircraft is approx. 500 (excl. the latest mega order). The airline is also expected to order approx. 25 widebody aircraft in the near future. The contenders for this order are the Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. IndiGo Airbus A320-232 Reg. VT-INR Taxiing at Delhi IGI Airport - © youtube.com/indiavideo
SpiceJet	SpiceJet flies to 54 Indian and 10 international destinations. The airline carried 21.5 m and 2.75 m passengers on domestic and international routes respectively in 2019 and as of Jul '22 operates around 200 daily flights. SpiceJet operates a fleet of Boeing 737-700/800/900ER/MAX 10 and Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. Spicejet placed an order for 20 (+20 optional) Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft in Jun '17 for which delivery commenced in Oct '18. Spicejet also ordered 50 (incl. purchase rights for 25 Q400s) Bombardier Q400 turboprops in Sep '17. These aircraft are configured with 90 seats. The airline posted revenues totalling ₹ 78 bn in 2017-18. SpiceShuttle operated a wet leased seaplane (Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter with floats) passenger service connecting Ahmedabad with the Statue of Unity located at Kevadiya (Gujarat) from Oct '20 till Apr '21. The aircraft was thereafter returned to the Maldives. A new tender was floated by the state gov't for the relaunch of this seaplane service and the contract was awarded to Mehair for the reintroduction of a seaplane (Cessna Grand Caravan 208B amphibian) service from Ahmedabad to Ekta Nagar (close to the Statue of Unity). Left pic: SpiceJet's VT-SPF "Coriander" Boeing 737-800 at Delhi IGIA. SpiceJet Boeing 737-8GJ Reg. VT-SPP "Rosemary" Taxiing at Delhi IGI Airport. SpiceJet operates a fleet of Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft. © youtube.com/indiavideo
Star Air	Star Air flies to Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Belagavi, Bengaluru, Bhuj, Bidar, Hubballi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Surat and Tirupati. The airline's fleet includes five 50-seater Embraer E145 regional jets and three Embraer E175 regional jets. Star Air carried 231 000 passengers in 2022.
Vistara	Vistara flies to 43 destinations within India and a few international/regional destination and operates over 250 flights a day with a growing fleet of Airbus A320/321 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline commenced international services in Aug '19. It's main hub is at Delhi IGIA. Vistara carried ca 12.2 m (incl. 0.85 m on international services) passengers in 2022. The airline placed an order for 13 Airbus A320/A321 neo jets and six Boeing 787-9 aircraft in July '18.
Defunct Operators
Air Deccan (Simplifly Deccan, Kingfisher Red)	Simplifly Deccan (earlier Air Deccan), later on rebranded as Kingfisher Red, was India's pioneering low-cost carrier when launched in 2003. The airline operated a large fleet of ATR-42-320/500 / ATR-72-212A series turbo-props and Airbus A320 aircraft. Above pic: An Air Deccan ATR-42 at Bangalore Hindustan Airport. The new Simplifly Deccan livery resembled that of Kingfisher Airlines' red colour dominated livery. Vijay Mallya led UB Group of companies held an almost 46 per cent stake in Deccan. Left pic: A cabin view of an Air Deccan Airbus A320. Air Deccan aircraft featured all-economy cabins. Snacks and beverages are sold for a nominal price. The airline had a policy of free seating. Left pic: An Air Deccan Airbus A320. Simplifly Deccan operated 22 A320s configured with 180 seats on high density routes to 27 destinations across India. Simplifly Deccan carried around 7.3 million passengers in 2007.
Air Carnival	Air Carnival, a Coimbatore based airline, operated a few regional services within South India. The airline ceased operations in April 2017.
Air Costa	A regional airline based in Vijayawada launched commercial service in Oct 2013 with flights connecting the following eight destinations in India: Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. The airline operated some 16 daily flights until operations ceased in March 2017.
Air Pegasus	Air Pegasus operated regional flights within South India from its base at Bengaluru Airport. The airline carried 117 000 passengers in 2015 but had its flying license suspended in Nov '16.
Indian Airlines	Indian (earlier Indian Airlines) was a major government owned airline providing an extensive domestic air network. Indian carried approx. 6.6 million passengers in 2008 (770,000 in Oct '09) while total revenues amounted to ₹60.5 bn in 2005-06. Indian operated upto 325 daily flights and carried approx. 1.7 million passengers on its international routes. Indian Airlines (old livery) Airbus A320-231 Reg. VT-EPS Taxiing at Delhi IGI Airport (VIDP/DEL) - © youtube.com/indiavideo An Indian Airlines Dornier Do228 at Cochin Airport in 2005. The airline has now phased out the Dornier aircraft and does not currently serve Agatti. An Indian Airlines Airbus A320
Jet Airways	Jet Airways' fleet included long-range widebodied Boeing 777, Airbus A330-203s, Boeing 737s (700-, 800-, 900-series and MAX 8) and ATR-72-212A/500's turbo-props. Total revenues of the airline amounted to ₹ 252 billion (net loss ca ₹ 6 bn) while 29.9 million revenue passengers (incl. approx. 8.5 million passengers on international routes) were carried during 2017-18. Cargo airlifted totalled 220 000 tons during 2015/16. Jet Airways acquired Air Sahara in April 2007 and subsequently renamed the 100 per cent subsidiary as Jet Lite. Jet Airways Konnect, a new all-economy low-cost service, operated over 100 daily flights. The airline had ordered a total of 225 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Jet Airways suspended all operations in Apr '19 due to financial constraints. Above pic: A Jet Airways B737 at Mumbai's Sahar Airport Terminal IB, used by private airlines. Jet Airways Boeing 737-71Q Taxiing Past Terminal 1D at Delhi IGI Airport, India © youtube.com/indiavideo
JetKonnect (Jet Airways)	Jet Airways acquired the ertswhile Air Sahara in April 2007 and renamed it as JetLite which was rebranded in 2012 to JetKonnect. JetKonnect has now integrated with Jet Airways. Left pic: An Air Sahara Boeing 737 at Bangalore's Hindustan Airport, later on part of the JetLite fleet. Left pic: An Air Sahara Boeing 737 (later JetLite) featuring the old livery at Mumbai Sahar Airport. JetLite Bombardier (Canadair) CRJ-200 Taxiing at Delhi IGI Airport. © youtube.com/indiavideo
Kingfisher Airlines	Kingfisher Airlines, one of India's major airlines, suspended all flight operations in Oct '12. Kingfisher Airlines Airbus A320-232 Reg. VT-ADV Taxiing to Gate at Delhi IGI Airport (VIDP/DEL). © youtube.com/indiavideo A cabin view of a Kingfisher ATR-72 turboprop. ATR aircraft plied on shorter low-density routes covering mainly tourist destinations and tier-2 and 3 cities. The meals served on Kingfisher Airlines flights were tasty and hot meals were served even on shorter flights. A nice touch is the printed menu served to all passengers.
MDLR Airlines	Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines offered flights between from Delhi to Chandigarh, Kullu, Ranchi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Goa. MDLR's fleet comprised of tthree British Aerospace Avro RJ70 jet aircraft, the only Avro jets (RJ70) ever to be operated by an Indian carrier. The 70-seater aircraft were configured in a two class layout, 6 business and 64 in economy class.
Paramount Airways	Paramount, a regional airline, was headquarted in Chennai and served upto 50 daily flights, mainly to destinations located in South India. Paramount's fleet included Brazilian 70-seater Embraer 170 regional jets. Above pic: A Paramount Airways Embraer 170 jet taxiing at Chennai airport.
TruJet	Hyderabad based TruJet which earlier on operated flights to a slew of destinations incl. Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kadapa, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaisalmer, Jalgaon, Kandla, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Mysuru, Nanded, Nasik, Probandar, Rajamahendravaram, Salem, Tirupati, Vidyanagar (Jindal Vijyanagar) and Vijayawada. The airline carried 376 000 and 766 000 passengers in 2020 and 2019 respectively. Air services were more or less non-existant by Q1/22 and thereafter.
Zoom Air	Zoom Air operated earlier on a few regional routes using 50-seater Bombardier CRJ200 jet aircraft. The airline carried approx. 27 000 passengers during 2017/18. The airline was grounded in mid-2018 but is reported to have introduced a flight service between Delhi and Agra in 2019. The airline is reported to be facing an insolvency proceeding as of Apr '22.
All-Cargo/Couries Operators
Blue Dart Aviation Ltd.	Blue Dart Aviation's fleet consists of two Boeing 737-800 and six Boeing 757-200 freighter aircraft. Air freighter services connect seven major cities in India on a daily basis and Guwahati is expected to be served within '23. Above pic: Blue Dart Boeing 737 Freighter at Kolkata NSCB.
Quikjet Airlines	Quikjet Airlines operates Boeing 737-800 freighter service to Hyderabad, Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Pradhaan Air Express	Pradhaan Air Express received a passenger-to-freighter converted Airbus A320-200P2F jet in Jul '22 making the aircraft the first converted A320 freighter in the world. Freighter services commenced in Oct '22.
SpiceXpress	SpiceXpress operates freighter air services with a fleet of three Boeing 737-700F freighters.
Non-scheduled/Miscellaneous/Seaplane Operators
Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.	Pawan Hans operates a fleet of 42 helicopters comprising of 17 Dauphin SA365N18, 14 Dauphin AS 365N3, 3 Bell 206L4, 3 Bell 407, 2 AS 350 B3 and 3 Mil Mi-172. Jal Hans is a seaplane service operating a Cessna 208A in the Andaman Islands. Revenues amounted to ₹ 4.6 billion in 2017-18.
Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd. (MEHAIR)	MEHAIR operates intra-island amphibian air services in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The company has placed an order for ten Jekta PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibian aircraft with options for 40 more. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in 2029.
Deccan Aviation Pvt. Ltd.	Offers helicopter charter services. Deccan Aviation's chopper fleet includes of 5 Bell 206, 1 Bell 212, 2 Bell 407, 2 Ecurueil AS 355, 1 Eurocopter AS355F2 helicopters and two fixed wing single turboprop Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The company launched in 2003 India's first low-cost regional airline, Air Deccan (see Simplifly Deccan above)..
Kerala Seaplane
Seabird Seaplane
Oberoi Aviation	Operates one Hawker 125-700B executive jet and one King Air C-90A turbo-prop.
Mesco Airlines	Operates two Ecureil and one M-172 helicopter.
Million Air	Million Air offers a fleet of three helicopters and one Cessna Citation aircraft for charter.
Trans Bharat Aviation	Operates 2 Beech 99, one Piper Seneca-IV aircraft, 2 Bell 206 and one Bell 407 helicopter
Taj Air	Fleet includes two Falcon 2000 jets.
UB Air	UB Air has a fleet of two Bell 212s and one Alouette helicopter.
Orient Flights	A Chennai based air charter service provider with a fleet of Piper Seneca III, Beechcraft King Air and Beechjet 400
United Helicharters Pvt. Ltd.	A Chennai based air charter service provider with a fleet of 4 Bell 212, 2 Bell 412 and 2 Sikorsky S76 helicopters.
Club One Air	Provides fractional aircraft ownership with a fleet five Cessna Citation Excel's and Citation CII's, three Eurocopter EC135's and one turboprop.
Himalayan Heli Services	Specializes in mountain flying with a chopper fleet of two Cheetah/SA 315B and one Chetak SA 316 B.
Deccan Express Logistics	India's newest freighter operator under the brand Deccan 360 plans to fly (wef May 27) 5xweekly on a route covering Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hong Kong and Dubai with Airbus A310F equipment. The company also plans to acquire smaller capacity ATR aricraft for domestic cargo operations.
¹ Provisional data