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{{short description|Indian aviation company}}
{{Distinguish|Deccan Airways}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Deccan Charters
|logo = DeccanChartersLogo.gif
|logo_size = 175px
|fleet_size = 5<ref name="List of NSOP">[https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/nonscheduled/ns-oper.pdf List of NSOP]</ref>
|destinations =
|IATA = DN
|ICAO = DKN
|callsign = DECCAN
|parent = Deccan Charters Pvt Ltd
|founded = 1997
|headquarters = [[Bengaluru]], [[India]]
|key_people = Captain [[G. R. Gopinath]] ([[Managing Director]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanair.com/management.html |title=Deccan Aviation official website "Management" |publisher=Deccanair.com |access-date=2010-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206204826/http://www.deccanair.com/management.html |archive-date=2010-02-06 }}</ref>
|hubs = <div>
*[[Kempegowda International Airport]] (Bangalore)
*[[HAL Bangalore International Airport]] (Bangalore)
*[[Jakkur Airfield]] (Bangalore) <ref name="ABOUTUS">{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanair.com/aboutus.html |title=About Deccan Aviation |access-date=18 November 2010 |archive-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709005635/http://www.deccanair.com/aboutus.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
</div>
|website = [http://www.deccanair.com www.deccanair.com]
}}

'''Deccan Charters''' is an aviation company based in [[Bengaluru]], [[India]] that operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is [[HAL Bangalore International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 72 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref> Deccan Technical Services, the maintenance unit of Deccan Charters, maintains helicopters on behalf of 50 Indian corporates such as Reliance Industries and Essar Group.<ref name= ET2>{{cite news|title=GR Gopinath's Deccan Charters faces severe crisis; puts entire fleet of aircraft on sale |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/gr-gopinaths-deccan-charters-faces-severe-crisis-puts-entire-fleet-of-aircraft-on-sale/articleshow/17620998.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 15 December 2012 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
Their Mumbai centre is the authorised customer service centre to support Sikorsky S-76 helicopters.<ref name= HBL2>{{cite news|title=Captain Gopinath back in the game; Deccan Charter to fly on regional routes |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/deccan-charters-to-service-sikorsky-copters/article999075.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date= 21 July 2010 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
In March 2017, the firm bagged 21 regional air routes under the Indian Government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN.<ref name= BS>{{cite news|title=Captain Gopinath back in the game; Deccan Charter to fly on regional routes |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/captain-gopinath-back-in-the-game-deccan-charter-to-fly-on-regional-routes-117032700106_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date= 27 March 2017 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Deccan Shuttles Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Vyas-2.jpg|thumb|Deccan Shuttles [[Cessna 208]] in August 2012 at [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]].]]
The airline started operations on 3 December 1997.<ref name="FI"/> as Deccan Aviation. It established [[Simplifly Deccan]] (formerly named Air Deccan), a [[low-cost carrier|low-cost airline]] in March 2003.
In July 2004, Deccan Aviation partnered with the Favourite Group of Sri Lanka to launch a helicopter charter company called Deccan Aviation Lanka. In early 2007, the company started fixed-wing charter operations. Deccan Charters exited from the company in November 2011, after selling their 48% stake to Singapore-based Millennium Aero which renamed the company as [[Millennium Airlines]].
<ref>{{cite news|title=Singapore firm makes strategic investment in SL's Deccan Aviation |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120108/BusinessTimes/bt04.html |publisher=Sunday Times |date= 8 January 2012 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
In February 2012, Deccan Charters partnered with [[Taj Air]], Bjets and other partners under the Powerfly brand to provide an air charter membership program through which customers can access Jets, Turbo Props and Helicopters.<ref name="HBL">{{cite news|title=Deccan Charters enters into alliance with Taj Air and BJETS |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-international/deccan-charters-enters-into-alliance-with-taj-air-and-bjets/article1150754.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date= 2 February 2012 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
Deccan Charters Ltd. initiated non-scheduled chartered services in Gujarat under the brand name of Deccan Shuttles in August 2012. This service connected Ahmedabad, Surat, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Kandla.<ref name= ET>{{cite news|title=Deccan Shuttles to commence air connectivity in Gujarat |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/deccan-shuttles-to-commence-air-connectivity-in-gujarat/articleshow/15491927.cms|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 14 August 2012 |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> In April 2013, Deccan announced its decision to suspend all Gujarat operations citing poor patronage.<ref name= IE>{{cite news|title=Deccan Charters to stop flight services within Gujarat from May 1 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/deccan-charters-to-stop-flight-services-within-gujarat-from-may-1/1100791/0|publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date= 11 April 2013 |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> In August 2014, Deccan Charters partnered with Luan Airways for providing medical evacuation services in North-East India.<ref name= TT>{{cite news|title=Captain Gopinath back in the game; Deccan Charter to fly on regional routes |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140828/jsp/northeast/story_18768503.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831040934/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140828/jsp/northeast/story_18768503.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 August 2014 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |date= 28 August 2014 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>

In April 2017, Deccan charters bid for and won 34 regional Indian routes under the UDAN scheme.<ref name= BS/> Operating under the brand name Air Deccan, it will commence operations in December 2017 with flights between Mumbai and Nashik. Air Deccan will operate 19-seater [[Beechcraft 1900D]] turboprop aircraft that are suitable for short-haul flights. The airline has plans to connect Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Shillong to regional towns in the vicinity of these cities.
<ref name= BT>{{cite news|title=Aviation pioneer GR Gopinath makes comeback with Air Deccan, to start disruptive Re 1 tickets |url=http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/aviation/gr-gopinath-air-deccan-re-1-tickets-low-cost-airlines-cheap-flights/story/266075.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)]] |date= 15 December 2017 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>

==Air Deccan==
In March 2017, the firm was awarded 21 regional air routes under the Indian Government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN.<ref name= BS/> Deccan Charters decided to use the popular Air Deccan brand to launch these services<ref>{{cite web|title=About us |url=https://airdeccan.co.in/en/about-us/air-deccan |publisher= AirDeccan website |access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref> that will connect emerging towns across Indian states of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura at affordable prices.

Air Deccan received the scheduled commuter operator (SCO) permit from regulator [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA) on 22 December 2017 and the first flight, DN 1320, took off for [[Jalgaon Airport]], from the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]] (CSIA) the following afternoon. In the first phase of operations, Air Deccan plans to connect to Jalgaon, [[Ozar Airport|Nashik]] and [[Kolhapur Airport]] from Mumbai and [[Pune Airport]].<ref name= TP>{{cite news|title= After KFA collapse, Air Deccan takes off maiden flight to Jalgaon |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/business/after-kfa-collapse-air-deccan-takes-off-maiden-flight-to-jalgaon.html |publisher=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)|The Pioneer]] |date= 24 December 2017 |access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>

==Fleet==
The Deccan Charters fleet consists of the following fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters:<ref>[http://www.deccanair.com/fleet/listing_details.html Deccan Charters official website "Fleet details"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417231540/http://www.deccanair.com/fleet/listing_details.html |date=17 April 2007 }}</ref>

* [[Eurocopter AS355|Aérospatiale AS-355F Twin Ecureuil]]
* [[Beechcraft 1900D]]
* [[Bell 206|Bell 206 Jet Ranger]]
* [[Bell 206|Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger]]
* [[Bell 206|Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger]]
* [[Bell 212]]
* [[Bell 407]]
* [[Schweizer 330]]
*2 [[Pilatus PC-12]]

;Helitourism
Deccan Charters also provides tourism by helicopter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanair.com/helitourism.php |title=Helitourism of Deccan Aviation |access-date=2014-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625090253/http://deccanair.com/helitourism.php |archive-date=2014-06-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Destinations==
;[[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Puttaparthi]] (Helicopter)
*[[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]] (Helicopter)

;[[Delhi]]
*[[Delhi]]

;[[Gujarat]]
*[[Surat]] (Offshore service-Helicopter)

;[[Himachal Pradesh]]
*[[Kullu]]
*[[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] (Helicopter)
*[[Shimla]] (Helicopter)

;[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath]] (Helicopter)
*[[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] (Helicopter)
*[[Vaishno Devi]] (Helicopter)

;[[Jharkhand]]
*[[Jamshedpur]]

;[[Karnataka]]
*[[Bangalore]]
*[[Hampi]] (Helicopter)
*[[Shravanabelagola]] (Helicopter)

;[[Kerala]]
*[[Cochin]]
*[[Trivandrum]]
*[[Guruvayur]] (Helicopter)
*[[Thekkady]] (Helicopter)

;[[Madhya Pradesh]]
*[[Indore]]

;[[Maharashtra]]
*[[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] (UDAN)
*[[Jalgaon Airport|Jalgaon]] (UDAN)
*[[Ozar Airport|Nashik]] (UDAN)
*[[Pune Airport|Pune]] (UDAN)
*[[Kolhapur Airport|Kolhapur]] (UDAN)

;[[Odisha]]
*[[Bhubaneswar]]

;[[Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Chennai]]

;[[Telangana]]
*[[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]]

;[[Uttrakhand]]
* [[Badrinath]] (Helicopter)
* [[Kedarnath]] (Helicopter)

;[[Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Agra]] (Helicopter)

;[[West Bengal]]
*[[Coochbehar]]
*[[Kolkata]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.deccanair.com/ Deccan Aviation]

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