Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Deccan Charters Limited, Taj Air and Business Jets India Tuesday announced a strategic alliance ‘Powerfly’ to offer customers a wider choice of aircraft and network.
Powerfly would also leverage the synergies of the three brands and their fleets and includes the marketing, maintenance and operational support between the Deccan Charters and BJETS, announced R.K. Krishna Kumar, director of Tata Sons and vice chairman of Indian Hotels, and Captain G.R. Gopinath, CMD of Deccan Chaters.
Powerfly has started bookings and will commence operations Feb 14, they said.
Speaking on the occasion, Gopinath said that India has witnessed unprecedented in the commercial aviation sector over the past few years.
The new alliance will fuel growth in the general aviation industry and provide entrepreneurs and professionals greater flexibility to conduct their business and connect remote destinations.
While Deccan Charters already has a range of 16 aircrafts, Taj Air and BJETS will add three Hawker 850XPs, Cessna Citation CJ-2, P180 Avanti-II Turbo-props and Falcons 2000LX through Powerfly, the officials said.
‘Taj Air, Deccan Charters and BJETS all have their individual strengths and strongholds in the business, this collaboration will bring together a new force that will catalyse the sector,’ remarked Kumar.
While Taj Air pioneered charter aviation in the country in 1993, and currently flies private jets to over 56 countries and 130 domestic destinations (compared to 71 by commercial carriers), Deccan Charters launched operations in 1997 and BJETS is backed by the Briley Group of Singapore.
