Star Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
S5 SDG HISTAR
FoundedMarch 2017; 6 years ago (2017-03)
Commenced operationsJanuary 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01)
Hubs
Fleet size8
Destinations19
Parent companySanjay Ghodawat Group
Key people
Employees400
Websitewww.starair.in

Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. doing business as Star Air,[2] is an Indian commuter airline based at Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, Karnataka. It started operations in January 2019, offering flights within Karnataka state as well as to neighboring Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra, as part of the Central Government's UDAN scheme. The airline makes use of Embraer 145 LRs for its services.[3]

History

Sanjay Ghodawat Group, the parent company of Star Air, sought permission from the Central Government in March 2017 to establish a scheduled passenger airline called Star Air.[3] The airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer 145LR, in June 2018.[4] It obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early January of the following year and announced that it would operate flights under the Central Government's UDAN scheme, which aims to improve regional connectivity within India. Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore was selected as the base of operations.[5] On 25 January 2019, the airline's first flight departed Bangalore for Hubbali. Flights to Tirupati were initiated as well.[6]

Corporate affairs

The head office is at Star Air, Plot 13A, KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Road No. 1, Bangalore-562149 Bangalore.[2]

Destinations

Star Air flies to 19 domestic destinations within India, with its hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Belgaum Airport.[7]

Country (State) City Airport Notes Refs.
India (Andhra Pradesh) Tirupati Tirupati Airport [6]
India (Gujarat) Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport [6]
Bhuj Bhuj Airport [6]
Jamnagar Jamnagar Airport [6]
Surat Surat Airport [6]
India (Karnataka) Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport Hub [6]
Belgaum Belgaum Airport Hub [6]
Bidar Bidar Airport [6]
Hubli Hubli Airport [6]
Kalaburagi Kalaburagi Airport [8]
Shivamogga Shimoga Airport [9]
India (Madhya Pradesh) Indore Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport [10]
India (Maharashtra) Kolhapur Kolhapur Airport
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [11]
Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Pune Pune Airport [12]
India (Rajasthan) Ajmer Kishangarh Airport [13]
Jodhpur Jodhpur Airport [14]
India (Telangana) Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport [6]
India (Uttar Pradesh) Ghaziabad Hindon Airport begins 16 February 2024 [15]
Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport begins 16 February 2024 [15]

Fleet

Star Air Embraer ERJ 145LR

As of January 2024, Star Air operates the following aircraft:[16][17][18][19][20]

Star Air Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer ERJ 145LR 5 0 50
Embraer E175 3 1 78 To be leased [21]
Total 8 1

References

  1. ^ "Star Air (India) Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  2. ^ a b "Privacy Policy". Star Air. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (Star Air) # 2nd floor, Block 3, Sindhu Logistic Park, No. 34, Nellakunte, Bettahalasuru, Hunsemaranahalli (P), Bangalore- 562157
  3. ^ a b "India's Star Air eyes 1Q18 launch using ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "India's Star Air adds maiden aircraft, an ERJ-145". ch-aviation. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Star Air to begin flights from Jan 25". Bangalore Mirror. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "India's Star Air launches operations". ch-aviation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Star Air Connections". Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Star Air to start thrice-weekly flights on Bengaluru-Kalaburagi route from Nov 22". www.outlookindia.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Star Air To Begin Flight Service From Karnataka's Shivamogga To Goa, Hyderabad And Tirupati". News18. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Star Air Flight Schedules". Star Air. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Star Air is all set to Connect Belagavi With Mumbai". The Week. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Star Air Announces Pune-Hyderabad Flight From July 26, Deploys Embraer E175 Plane". Zee News. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  13. ^ @OfficialStarAir (18 February 2020). "We are extremely delighted to..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Now, Star Air flight connects Belagavi with Jodhpur". The Hindu. Belagavi. 17 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Star Air to launch flights to Lucknow and Ghaziabad from Kishangarh". JetArena. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 16.
  17. ^ "Star Air". starair.in. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  18. ^ "India's Star Air launches operations". ch-aviation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.[verification needed]
  19. ^ "Star Air introduce Embraer 145 as part of UDAAN for first time in India". United News of India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.[verification needed]
  20. ^ "CAPA – Centre for Aviation". centreforaviation.com.[verification needed]
  21. ^ "Star Air To Lease 2 Additional Embraer E175s". Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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