Blue Dart Aviation

Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves seven Indian metro cities with its main base as Chennai International Airport. German courier company Deutsche Post owns a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express.^[4][5] It provides service in over 220 countries and territories all over the world through their parent company's parcel service DHL. Blue Dart opened its dedicated cargo facility at Mumbai airport near Terminal 1 on 7 February 2019. The facility measures 4,300 m² (46,000 sq ft) and has air-side and city-side access, allowing for faster transfer of shipments.^[6]

Blue Dart Aviation

IATA ICAO Call sign BZ[1] BDA BLUE DART[2]
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)[3]
Hubs	Chennai[3] Hyderabad Kolkata Mumbai
Fleet size	8
Destinations	8
Parent company	Deutsche Post DHL Group (70%)
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Key people	Tushar Jani (Chairman) Nikhil B Ved (Managing director)[2]
Website	bluedart.com/aviation

Destinations

Blue Dart Aviation flies to the following destinations within India, as of February 2023:^[2]

City	Airport	Notes	Ref
Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Bangalore	Kempegowda International Airport
Chennai	Chennai International Airport	Hub
Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport
Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hub
Kolkata	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	Hub
Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Hub
Guwahati	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport		[7]

Blue Dart Aviation B757-200PCF

Fleet

Current fleet

Blue Dart Boeing 757-200SF

As of April 2023, Blue Dart Aviation operates the following aircraft:^[8][9][10]

Blue Dart Aviation fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-800PCF	2	—	Operated for DHL Aviation[citation needed]
Boeing 757-200PCF	6	—
Total	8	—

Former fleet

One of the 737-200Fs Operated by Blue Dart

The airline operated the Boeing 737-200F until 2014.^[11]