Air Charter And Helicopter Charter Services In India

By Author: Ashish Kumar
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Air charter services no more a luxury, but a need . .
Aircraft Charter & Helicopter charter services are in growing demand in India. Time has gone way back, when only high end customers or multi crore company officials use to take the services. Today, the segment of customer looking for such services are in high ratio and from multiple fields with various requirements.
We outline following trends and industry updates below:
Air charter is growing at a rapid pace. What are some of the issues it's dealing with?
There was a time when this was a highly under developed market. People were needed to be educated that flying by charter is not a very expensive affair, considering the fact that disposable incomes have increased in recent times. Air charter is not only for the Tata’s Birlas, Jindals and the likes. It can be used extensively for tourism related purpose, personal visits and medical evacuations.
Like general aviation, business aviation too is facing infrastructure issues. Airports don't have a separate terminal for charters except Delhi & Mumbai. Getting hangers for maintenance activities ...
... are also tough.
Availability of skilled manpower, especially Pilots (Commanders), highly fluctuating ATF (Fuel) prices, Airport & Handling charges etc are few other issues to be worked on.
Has Air Charter demand increased, does that really benefit ?
Oh yes. As stated, Air Charter is a known mode of transportation for general public now. We cater to customers from different segment who wish to fly to easily reach a destination on time for meetings and come back same day as per their time management, or to visit a location wherein there is no scheduled flight services. Using helicopter becomes more convenient to reach interior locations, that doesn’t have any airport or airstrip to land. Many a times, customer’s demands to land on their private lands, let it be home or factory, wherein a helipad is already made. One can visit multiple city in one day, attend meetings and return back to home city by evening. Money doesn’t become first preference in front of time management.
Has Aircraft buyers increased in the Indian market ?
Yes, since the increase in demand for Air charter and after recognizing the importance, there has been many customers enquiry for owning an Aircraft or a Helicopter. We have seen many companies from the field of Hospitality, Real Estate Groups, and various other industries buying aircrafts & helicopter for their personal use, and may be some also giving it out on charters. Owning an Aircraft or Helicopter is a personalized feeling and you only pay for the actual expenses as compared to spending more when you hire it from other company. You can design the interiors and exterior looks as per your wish at a cost when buying.
Has the concept of fractional ownership taken off in India?
The concept is not very popular in India unlike US & European countries. High net worth individuals need to be educated about it. Also government regulations don't allow fractional depreciation benefits to be passed on to the fractional owners. We have 50 members who have opted for fractional ownership of aircraft so far. These owners can use their flying hours at their discretion.
What are the kinds of charter normally required ?
Aircraft & Helicopter charters are often taken not just by high end clients, but also by other business man, traders, politicians, film production companies and so on. Flying Birds Aviation offers charter services to Corporate companies, Film & Media Companies, Film shooting, Arieal Surveys, Medical evacuations, Wedding Events and so on.
For further details you can contact us on: flyingbirds.charters@gmail.com, or visit our website: http://www.aircrafthelicoptersindia.com