Akasa Air will get Air Operator Certificate; to start out providers this month

Akasa Air mentioned on Thursday mentioned it has acquired the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from aviation regulator DGCA and can begin industrial operations later this month.

The grant of the AOC marks the passable completion of all regulatory and compliance necessities for the airline’s operational readiness, Akasa Air mentioned in an announcement.

The course of concluded with the airline having efficiently carried out quite a lot of proving flights underneath the supervision of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), it added.

The airline, backed by ace inventory market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, had taken supply of its first Boeing 737 max plane in India on June 21.

“We are thankful to the Civil Aviation Ministry and the DGCA for their constructive guidance, active support and the highest levels of efficiency throughout the AOC process. We now look forward to opening our flights for sale, leading to the start of commercial operations by late July,” Vinay Dube, Founder-Chief Executive Officer of Akasa Air, mentioned.

Following the federal government’s initiative to usher in a brand new period of digitisation, Akasa Air is the primary airline whose end-to-end AOC course of was carried out utilizing the federal government’s progressive eGCA digital platform, the airline mentioned.

According to the airline, it can begin industrial operations later this month with two plane and subsequently add planes to its fleet each month.

By the top of the fiscal 12 months 2022-23, the airline may have 18 plane and thereafter, will add 12-14 plane each 12 months. This will make up its order of 72 plane to be delivered over a interval of 5 years, it mentioned.

Last November, Akasa Air introduced ordering 72 ‘737 Max’ plane from Boeing. The order consists of two variants from the 737 MAX household — 737-8 and 737-8-200.