TruJet
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| Founded | 2013 | |||
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| Hubs | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad | |||
| Parent company | Turbo Aviation | |||
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, India | |||
| Key people |
Vankayalapati Umesh, Ram Charan | |||
| Website |
www | |||
TruJet, formerly known as Turbo Megha Airways, is a regional airline based in Hyderabad, India.[1] The airline received approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to start scheduled air services in July 2014 and is being promoted by Vankayalapati Umesh, a 45-year-old aviation engineer with interests in ground handling business and Actor Ram Charan Tej, son of former Union Minister K. Chiranjeevi.[2] Turbo Megha intends to initially focus its operations to destinations in South India. The airline is a subsidiary of Turbo Aviation, an aircraft maintenance and ground-handling services company based in Hyderabad.
Turbo Megha has identified 18 tier-II city airports in South India that it will begin operations to, including those at Vijayawada, Vizag, Tirupati, Rajahmundry, Kadapa, Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Salem.[3] The company has sought permission from the Indian Government to import two ATR aircraft in order to qualify for an air operator’s permit.[4] Operation launch approximately 2nd fortnight of May subject to DGCA approvals. We would be operating to below mentioned destinations.
• Triupati • Hyderabad • Rajamundry • Vijayawada • Bengaluru • Hubli • Mangallore • Aurangabad
References
- ↑ "Turbo Megha Airways may start regional airline TruJet in 2 months, post final approval". The Economic Times. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ramcharan Tej forays into airline biz". The Hindu. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Turbo Megha Airways in talks to lease aircraft from Embraer, ATR". The Economic Times. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Airlines add planes to reach India’s under-served towns". Live Mint. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.