Is Helicopter Service Under Airline Transportation Non Scheduled

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While a market size for these and other segments who can employ non-scheduled helicopter services is hard to come by, one operator has seized the nascent opportunity.

PUNE: A solution for the fourth dimension-pressed traveller, be it a politician wooing voters, religious tourist or a corporate big shot visiting distant factories, is the helicopter. While a market place size for these and other segments who can utilise non-scheduled helicopter services is hard to come by, one operator has seized the nascent opportunity.

Argent Jubilee Traveller Ltd, a Pune-based travel bureau which diversified first into offering ground related services at airports, has at present begun helicopter services to places around Pune. Its first helicopter, a iii-seater Robinson R 44, began services three months agone and has already clocked 50 hours, Ashok Shinde, CEO and director, Silver Jubilee Traveller, said.

"Full services can begin only subsequently the monsoons so although we take already clocked 50 hours on this helicopter since July, we expect this to rise now that the monsoon is over. Depending on the response to the service, nosotros could expand the armada in the next fiscal, calculation at least one more automobile. We are besides scouting for country of our ain to set a individual helipad with a lounge and space for maintenance and spares. We are currently using the Oxford Aviation helipad near Bavdhan," Shinde said, adding that they are looking for investment for futurity expansion. Each helicopter requires less than half an acre and Pune already has iv-five private helipads.

He added that they have begun to get inquiries for use of the chopper by politicians. "Adjacent year, six states get to the polls including the large state of Upwards. The larger the state the greater the requirement for options like helicopters because it allows the politico to meet the maximum number of people and it attracts people so a mass coming together tin can be held right there," Shinde explained.

Argent Jubilee Traveller Ltd, formed through the merger of travel bureau Travellers with Silver Jubilee Motors, a Mahindra and Mahindra dealer, offers aircraft towing tractors at six airports, including Pune, Srinagar, Goa, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and soon at Aurangabad. These tractors tow the shipping into position prior to take off. It had a turnover of Rs. 10 crore last fiscal and Shinde said they expect the get-go twelvemonth of the non-scheduled helicopter services to generate Rs. 1-1.5 crore gross revenue.

There are 3 categories in chopper services, the private which is owned past a corporate or private individual, the scheduled which is operated by recognised airlines and non-scheduled such as Silver Jubilee Traveller
While rentals are now at Rs. fifty,000 per 60 minutes, Shinde said this could exist lowered if customers requite commitments for longer use. "We take begun to get inquiries from corporates who want 25 hours a month. And so, that rate of Rs. 50,000/60 minutes volition exist lowered," he said.

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Is Helicopter Service Under Airline Transportation Non Scheduled,

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