Deccan Charters

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Deccan Charters
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IATA ICAO Callsign
DNDKNDECCAN
Founded1997
Hubs
Fleet size5 [2]
Parent company Deccan Charters Pvt Ltd
Headquarters Bengaluru, India
Key peopleCaptain G. R. Gopinath (Managing Director) [3]
Website www.deccanair.com

Deccan Charters is an aviation company based in Bengaluru, India that operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport. [4] Deccan Technical Services, the maintenance unit of Deccan Charters, maintains helicopters on behalf of 50 Indian corporates such as Reliance Industries and Essar Group. [5] Their Mumbai centre is the authorised customer service centre to support Sikorsky S-76 helicopters. [6] In March 2017, the firm bagged 21 regional air routes under the Indian Government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. [7]

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History

Deccan Shuttles Cessna 208 in August 2012 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Deccan Shuttles Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Vyas-2.jpg
Deccan Shuttles Cessna 208 in August 2012 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

The airline started operations on 3 December 1997. [4] as Deccan Aviation. It established Simplifly Deccan (formerly named Air Deccan), a low-cost airline in March 2003. In July 2004, Deccan Aviation partnered with the Favourite Group of Sri Lanka to launch a helicopter charter company called Deccan Aviation Lanka. In early 2007, the company started fixed-wing charter operations. Deccan Charters exited from the company in November 2011, after selling their 48% stake to Singapore-based Millennium Aero which renamed the company as Millennium Airlines. [8] In February 2012, Deccan Charters partnered with Taj Air, Bjets and other partners under the Powerfly brand to provide an air charter membership program through which customers can access Jets, Turbo Props and Helicopters. [9] Deccan Charters Ltd. initiated non-scheduled chartered services in Gujarat under the brand name of Deccan Shuttles in August 2012. This service connected Ahmedabad, Surat, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Kandla. [10] In April 2013, Deccan announced its decision to suspend all Gujarat operations citing poor patronage. [11] In August 2014, Deccan Charters partnered with Luan Airways for providing medical evacuation services in North-East India. [12]

In April 2017, Deccan charters bid for and won 34 regional Indian routes under the UDAN scheme. [7] Operating under the brand name Air Deccan, it will commence operations in December 2017 with flights between Mumbai and Nashik. Air Deccan will operate 19-seater Beechcraft 1900D turboprop aircraft that are suitable for short-haul flights. The airline has plans to connect Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Shillong to regional towns in the vicinity of these cities. [13]

Air Deccan

In March 2017, the firm was awarded 21 regional air routes under the Indian Government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. [7] Deccan Charters decided to use the popular Air Deccan brand to launch these services [14] that will connect emerging towns across Indian states of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura at affordable prices.

Air Deccan received the scheduled commuter operator (SCO) permit from regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 22 December 2017 and the first flight, DN 1320, took off for Jalgaon Airport, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) the following afternoon. In the first phase of operations, Air Deccan plans to connect to Jalgaon, Nashik and Kolhapur Airport from Mumbai and Pune Airport. [15]

Fleet

The Deccan Charters fleet consists of the following fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters: [16]

Helitourism

Deccan Charters also provides tourism by helicopter. [17]

Destinations

Andhra Pradesh
Delhi
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttrakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

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