Air Costa
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| Commenced operations | 15 October 2013 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Happy Flying! | ||||||
| Parent company | LEPL Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vijayawada | ||||||
| Key people | L. V. S. Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) Captain K. N. Babu (CEO, Air Costa) |
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| Employees | 750[1] | ||||||
| Website | www |
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Air Costa is an airline headquartered at Vijayawada, India. It is owned by Indian business company LEPL Group and has a 0.8% market share in the Indian domestic airline market as of February 2016. The airline commenced operations as a regional airline in October 2013 using two Embraer E-170 aircraft with the first flight taking off from its hub at Chennai on 16 October 2013. The airline got a permit for pan India operations in December 2015.
The airline focuses on connectivity between tier II and tier III cities in the country and has invested ₹600 crore (US$89 million) as of 2015. Air Costa operates 32 daily flights to nine destinations from its major hubs at Chennai and Vijayawada by 2015. The airline has a maintenance center at Chennai airport.
History
Air Costa is owned by Indian business company LEPL Group.[2] The airline received a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in February 2012.[3] The airline initially planned to start operations with a fleet of Q400 aircraft but later announced its decision to acquire Embraer Jets at the Paris Air Show in June 2013.[4] Air Costa received its Air Operators’ Permit (AOP) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in September 2013.[5]
The airline commenced operations as a regional airline in October 2013 using two Embraer E-170 aircraft with the first flight taking off from its hub at Chennai on 16 October 2013.[6][7][8][9] The airline focuses on connectivity between tier II and tier III cities in the country and has invested ₹600 crore (US$89 million) as of 2015.[2]
In September 2015, Air Costa, which holds a regional airline's license, applied to the aviation regulator DGCA for its license to be upgraded to that of a national airline.[10] Air Costa received a no-objection certificate from the civil aviation ministry for pan-India operations on 19 December 2015.[11] The airline has a 0.8% market share in the Indian domestic airline market as of February 2016.[12][13]
Destinations
As of April 2015, Air Costa operates 32 daily flights to nine destinations in India.[12] The airline has a maintenance center and hub at Chennai airport.[2]
| Country (State) | City | Airport | Notes | Ref |
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| India (Andhra Pradesh) | Tirupati | Tirupati Airport | ||
| India (Andhra Pradesh) | Vijayawada | Vijayawada Airport | Hub | |
| India (Andhra Pradesh) | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam Airport | ||
| India (Gujarat) | Ahmedabad | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | ||
| India (Karnataka) | Bangalore | Kempegowda International Airport | ||
| India (Rajasthan) | Jaipur | Jaipur International Airport | ||
| India (Tamil Nadu) | Chennai | Chennai International Airport | Hub | |
| India (Tamil Nadu) | Coimbatore | Coimbatore International Airport | ||
| India (Telangana) | Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |
Fleet
Air Costa commenced operations in October 2013 with a pair of Embraer E-170 jets leased from ECC Leasing, a subsidiary of Embraer.[6] Two Embraer E-190 were added by September 2015.[14] Air Costa added one more E-190 in December 2015 and plans to add three to five E-190 aircraft in its fleet in 2016.[15][16]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | |||||
| Embraer E-170 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 0 | 67 | 67 | |||||
| Embraer E-190 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||
| 0 | 112 | 112 | 5 more to be added by 2016[16] | ||||
| Embraer E190-E2 | — | 25 | 25 | 6 | 92 | 98 | Deliveries starting 2018 and Asian Launch customer.[18] |
| Embraer E195-E2 | — | 25 | 25 | 12 | 106 | 118 | Deliveries starting 2019 and Asian Launch customer.[18] |
| Total | 5 | 55 | 50 | ||||
New orders
Air Costa ordered 50 Embraer E-Jets E2 aircraft worth US$2.94 billion during the Singapore Airshow on 13 February 2014.[1][18] The airline will become the Asian launch customer for the type when it takes the first delivery in 2018.[19]
References
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