North East Shuttles
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2019 | ||||||
| Operating bases | |||||||
| Fleet size | 0 | ||||||
| Destinations | 0 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kolkata[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Shoba Kikakara Mani (director),[3] Uma Sankar Roy (additional director) | ||||||
North East Shuttles was an Indian charter airline based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. It was founded in 2006[4] and began operations in 2011 with two aircraft to serve regional routes in the North East, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The airline had planned to expand to Uttar Pradesh, but operations never began.[5] By July 2019, the airline had ceased operations.[6][7]
Destinations
North East Shuttles is non-operational.
Fleet
North East Shuttles operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y | |||||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 0 | — | Registered VT-NES.[8] | ||
| Dornier DO 228 | 0 | — | |||
| Total | 0 | — | |||
Accidents and incidents
On 4 May 2011, a Cessna Grand Caravan of the airline overshot the runway at Lengpui airport during landing in foggy weather. No passengers or crew members were injured and the aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.[8][9]
Sponsorship
In July 2018 it was announced that North East Shuttles had agreed to become the co-sponsor of National Club of India Mohun Bagan. The sponsorship deal was worth a sum of ₹ 30 million (₹ 3 crore).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "NE Shuttles (India) on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
- ^ "North East Shuttles -The Hindu". thehindubusinessline.com.
- ^ "::Key People::". www.zaubacorp.com.
- ^ "NORTH EAST SHUTTLES PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details - Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com.
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry - CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
- ^ "Airlines Flounder". Mint. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Non Schedule Air Transport Service" (PDF). DGCA India. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VT-NES Lengpui Airport (AJL)". aviation-safety.net.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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