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Business aviation in India

Republic of India is in Asia.
Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) - www.civilaviation.gov.in

Registered business aircraft:
528

Based business air charter operators:
72

Based business aircraft for charter:
298

Business air charter brokers:
66

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters AS365	40
2	Beechcraft King Air 200	38
3	Bell 412	30
4	Agusta A109	30
5	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	27
6	Bell 407	25
7	Beechcraft King Air 90	23
8	Hawker 750/800/900	19
9	Embraer Legacy 600/650	17
10	Citation 560XL	14
11	Global 6000/Express/XRS	12
12	AgustaWestland AW139	12
13	Falcon 2000	12
14	Bell 206L LongRanger	11
15	Cessna Caravan	11
16	Bell 429	9
17	Sikorsky S-76	9
18	Cessna Citation CJ2	9
19	Airbus Helicopters H145	8
20	Airbus Helicopters H130	7
21	Airbus Helicopters H135	6
22	Citation 550/551	6
23	Beechcraft Premier	6
24	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
25	Pilatus PC-12	6
26	Challenger 605	5
27	Embraer ERJ-135	5
28	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	5
29	Boeing B-737	5
30	Learjet 45	5
31	Beechcraft King Air 300	5
32	AgustaWestland AW169	5
33	Global 5000	5
34	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	5
35	Bell 206B JetRanger	4
36	Beechcraft Twin Piston	4
37	P180 Avanti	4
38	Global 7500	4
39	Agusta A119	4
40	Tecnam P2006T	4
41	Embraer Phenom 100	4
42	Boeing BBJ1	3
43	Eurocopter AS355	3
44	Partenavia P.68	3
45	Robinson R66	3
46	Mil Mi-17 Hip-H	3
47	Bell 230	3
48	Gulfstream GIII	3
49	Challenger 604	2
50	Piper twin piston	2
51	Bell 427	2
52	Challenger 300	2
53	MDH 902 Explorer	2
54	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
55	Beechcraft 1900	2
56	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	2
57	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	2
58	Learjet 60	2
59	Beechjet 400	2
60	Embraer Lineage 1000	2
61	Learjet 40	2
62	Airbus ACJ320	2
63	Aerospatiale SA315B	1
64	Embraer Phenom 300	1
65	Bell 212	1
66	Airbus Helicopters H120	1
67	Falcon 900EASy	1
68	Airbus Helicopters H155B	1
69	Pilatus PC-24	1
70	Falcon 8X	1
71	Britten Norman BN2T	1
72	Bombardier CRJ100	1
73	Bell 430	1
74	125-400	1
75	Citation 560	1
76	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	1
77	Airbus ACJ319	1
78	Schweizer 333	1
79	Challenger 800 series	1
80	Citation Mustang	1
81	Diamond DA62	1
82	Cessna 400 series	1
83	Citation 650	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Delhi (Indira Gandhi)	63 business aviation companies active
2	Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj)	33
3	Ahmedabad (SVP International)	26
4	Mumbai (Juhu)	25
5	Chennai	25
6	Kolkata (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose)	17
7	Pune (Lohegaon)	15
8	Bangalore (HAL)	14
9	Hyderabad (Begumpet)	13
10	Cochin International	12
11	Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)	11
12	Bangalore (Kempegowda International)	10
13	Trivandrum	10
14	Goa (Dabolim)	10
15	Jaipur	9
16	Bhubaneshwar (Biju Patnaik)	8
17	Nagpur (Dr Ambedkar International)	8
18	Coimbatore	8
19	Calicut	6
20	Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi)	6
21	Chandigarh	5
22	Surat	5
23	Mangalore	5
24	Lucknow (Chaudhary Charan Singh International)	5
25	Dehradun	5
26	Patna	5
27	Hosur	4
28	Kannur International	4
29	Bangalore (Jakkur)	4
30	Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri)	4
31	Vadodara	4
32	Udaipur (Maharana Pratap)	4
33	Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)	4
34	Srinagar AB	4
35	Ranchi (Birsa Munda)	4
36	Raipur (Swami Vivekananda)	4
37	Port Blair (Vir Savarkar)	4
38	Gaya	4
39	Agra	4
40	Amritsar (Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International)	4
41	Durgapur (Kazi Nazrul Islam)	3
42	Jamnagar	3
43	Silliguri (Bagdogra)	3
44	Prayagraj (Bamrauli)	3
45	Tezpur	3
46	Kolhapur	3
47	Nanded (Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji)	3
48	Visakhapatnam	3
49	Vijayawada	3
50	Tirupati	3
51	Madurai	3
52	Jodhpur	3
53	Jammu	3
54	Indore (Devi Ahilyabai Holkar)	3
55	Imphal (Tulihal)	3
56	Dimapur	3
57	Dibrugarh	3
58	Delhi (Safdarjung)	3
59	Bhopal	3
60	Shillong (Barapani)	3
61	Aurangabad	3
62	Agartala	3
63	Goa (Manohar International)	2
64	Hirasar (Rajkot International)	2
65	Jorhat	2
66	Pasighat	2
67	Bhatinda	2
68	Kakadi (Shirdi International)	2
69	Diu	2
70	Ozar (Nashik)	2
71	Agatti Island	2
72	Kumbhigram (Silchar)	2
73	Gorakhpur	2
74	Gwalior	2
75	Leh (Kushok Bakula Rimpochee)	2
76	Bikaner	2
77	Mysore (Mandakalli)	2
78	Pathankot	2
79	Hubli	2
80	Shimla	2
81	Rajkot	2
82	Pondicherry	2
83	Pantnagar	2
84	Ludhiana	2
85	Lilabari	2
86	Aizwal (Lengpui)	2
87	Kullu Manali	2
88	Khajuraho	2
89	Kanpur	2
90	Kangra (Gaggal)	2
91	Jabalpur	2
92	Bhuj	2
93	Bhavnagar	2
94	Belgaum	2
95	Belora (Amravati)	1
96	Kadapa (Cuddapah)	1
97	Satna	1
98	Salem	1
99	Rupsi	1
100	Raxaul	1
101	Rajahmundry	1
102	Porbandar	1
103	Kota	1
104	Keshod (Junagarh)	1
105	Gandhidham (Kandla)	1
106	Jamshedpur (Sonari)	1
107	Cooch Behar	1
108	Kolkata (Behala)	1
109	Akola	1
110	Thoise	0
111	Puttaparthi (Sri Sathya Sai)	0
112	Ratnagiri	0
113	Deesa	0
114	Cochin (INS Garuda)	0
115	Chakulia	0
116	Bilaspur	0
117	Aizwal	0

Business aviation suppliers in India

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Heligo signs services contract for H145 fleet

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The on demand airline is positioning for passenger AAM in India with pre-orders for a series of 'blown lift' and 'fan-in-wing' lift systems, hybrid and electric propulsion, and super-quiet optimal speed tilt rotors.

January 25, 2024 Full report

MEHAIR will electrify its Cessna Caravan fleet with ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines from ZeroAvia.

MEHAIR orders hydrogen-electric engines for Caravans

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January 23, 2024 Full report

Arrow Aviation engineers are Hartzell-trained and qualified propeller technicians.

Hartzell appoints first Recommended Service Facility in India

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January 22, 2024 Full report

Hunch to go public ahead of potential UAM ops in India

Hunch Mobility is entering into a business combination agreement with Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. Shares could start trading on the NYSE soon as 'HNCH'.

January 22, 2024 Full report

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