Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves eight destinations with its main base as Chennai International Airport. Deutsche Post owns a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express.
History Blue Dart Aviation was incorporated in May 1994 as a fully owned subsidiary of Blue Dart Express Limited. It commenced operations with a fleet of Boeing 737-200 freighters on 17 June 1996. In 2017, Deutsche Post acquired a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express. In June 2018, it inaugurated a cargo hub at Chennai International Airport. In September 2023, it had expanded its fleet to eight by adding two Boeing 737-800 freighters, supplementing its existing Boeing 757-200 fleet. The airline opened a cargo facility at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on 7 February 2019.
Destinations , Blue Dart Aviation flies to the following destinations: CityAirportNotes Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport BangaloreKempegowda International Airport ChennaiChennai International Airport DelhiIndira Gandhi International Airport GuwahatiLokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport HyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Airport KolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet , Blue Dart Aviation operates the following aircraft: + Blue Dart Aviation fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesBoeing 737-800 BCF2—Boeing 757-200PCF6—Total8—
Former fleet The airline also operated the Boeing 737-200F until 2014.
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