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Founded | 20 December 2004 [1] | ||||||
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Commenced operations | • 2008 (charter) | ||||||
AOC # | 25/2008 [2] | ||||||
Operating bases | Hisar Airport (Hissar) | ||||||
Headquarters | Delhi | ||||||
Key people | Denzil Keelor (Director) [1] | ||||||
Website | http://www.pinnacleair.org |
Pinnacle Air is an Indian charter airline based in Delhi. [3] It was founded in 2004, and operations only began in the year 2008. [1] [4] The airline operates passenger charters to destinations across the country. [5] [6] [7]
The airline was to start scheduled domestic operations from August 2018 under the Regional Connectivity Scheme however this never materialized. [8] The airline had planned serve the following destinations. [9]
State | City | Airport | Notes | Ref |
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Haryana | Hisar | Hisar Airport | ||
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh Airport | [10] | |
Delhi | Delhi | Indira Gandhi International Airport | [10] |
The airline operates the following aircraft as of January 2018 : [2]
Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
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Cessna Citation 525A | 1 | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | 1 | |
Beechcraft King Air | 1 | |
Piaggio P.180 Avanti | 1 | |
Bell 407 | 2 | |
Partenavia P.68 | 2 | |
Total | 8 |
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