Pushpaka Aviation
Pushpaka Aviation Pvt. Ltd. was an air charter company based in Mumbai, India. It operated fleet of helicopters from its base at Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai. It is involved primarily in crop dusting, aerial seeding,{{cite news|title=Aerial seeding to enhance green cover in Mumbai |url=http://www.sify.com/news/aerial-seeding-to-enhance-green-cover-in-mumbai-news-national-kkqiKOiccde.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104135717/http://www.sify.com/news/aerial-seeding-to-enhance-green-cover-in-mumbai-news-national-kkqiKOiccde.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2014|website= Sify |date= 16 October 2010 |accessdate=11 July 2012}} and fleet maintenance in addition to its chartered passenger operations. As of July 2022, Pushpaka Aviation is non-operational.{{cite web |url= https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/nonscheduled/ns-oper.pdf|title=Non Schedule Air Transport Service|author= |date=15 April 2022|publisher=DGCA India|access-date=3 July 2022|quote=}}
History
The company was started in 1969 by Mr. H.P. Rao, with three Bell 47G-5 helicopters to undertake agricultural crop spraying in India, whilst taking advantage of the subsidies offered to the farming community by the Government.{{cite web |title=Scheduled International Passenger Airline |url=http://www.pushpakaaviation.com/index.php |work=Pushpaka Aviation |accessdate=11 July 2012}}
It was the first private company in India to start scheduled international passenger flights as an associate of the national carrier Air India from 1979 to 1983.
Pushpaka Airlines
Pushpaka Airlines, the airline division of Pushpak Aviation, began providing passenger and freight charter services from Mumbai to the Persian Gulf.{{cite news |title=World Airline Directory |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%200302.html |work=Flight Global |date=2 April 1983 |accessdate=11 July 2012}} It operated as an associate of the National carrier Air India using two Sud Aviation Caravelle-6N aircraft, purchased from Indian Airlines in 1978.{{cite web |title= Pushpaka Aviation Pvt. Ltd. |url=http://www.pushpakaaviation.com/passengerairline.php |work=Pushpaka Aviation |accessdate=11 July 2012}}
Operations began initially as cargo services between Sharjah and Mumbai and were later expanded to carry passengers as well. The airline ceased functioning in June 1983.{{cite book |title=India today, Volume 8 |year = 1983|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUxDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Pushpaka+Aviation%22 |accessdate=11 July 2012 }}
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