TruJet

TruJet
IATA ICAO Callsign
2T TRJ TRUJET
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 12 July 2015
Hubs Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 10
Company slogan Fly Your Dream
Parent company Turbo Aviation
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Key people Ram Charan (Promoter)
Vankayalapati Umesh (Promoter)
Website TruJet

TruJet, brand name of Turbo Megha Airways, is a regional airline based in Hyderabad, India. The airline is a subsidiary of Turbo Aviation, an aircraft maintenance and ground-handling services company. It commenced operations on 12 July 2015 with inaugural flight between Hyderabad and Tirupati.[1] It currently operates to seven destinations in India with a fleet of 3 ATR 72-500 aircraft.

History

Turbo Aviation started with the manufacturing of ground support equipment in 2003. Turbo Aviation provides ground handling services to SpiceJet, at nine airports in southern part of India.[2] The company received approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to start scheduled air services in July 2014 and is being promoted by Vankayalapati Umesh and Ram Charan.[3] Turbo Megha identified 18 tier-II city airports in South India to expand the operations.[4] In December 2014, the company sought permission from the Indian Government to import two ATR aircraft in order to qualify for an air operator’s permit.[5] The DGCA issued a Regional Airline Permit to the company on 7 July 2015.[6]

Destinations

As of May 2016, TruJet flies to these following destinations:

Country (State) City Airport Notes Ref
India (Andhra Pradesh) Kadapa Kadapa Airport
India (Andhra Pradesh) Rajahmundry Rajahmundry Airport [7]
India (Andhra Pradesh) Tirupati Tirupati Airport [7]
India (Andhra Pradesh) Vijayawada Vijayawada Airport
India (Goa) Goa Goa International Airport [7]
India (Karnataka) Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport [7]
India (Maharashtra) Aurangabad Aurangabad Airport [7]
India (Maharashtra) Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport [8]
India (Tamil Nadu) Chennai Chennai International Airport [7]
India (Telangana) Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hub [7]

Fleet

As of May 2016, TruJet operates the following aircraft:

TruJet Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
(economy)
Notes
ATR 72-500 3 2 72 Two will join fleet by Mid-2016
Total 3 2  

TruJet plans to add bigger aircraft for metro routes after two years of operations.[9]

References

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