Muskit Gergous at 14:54, 30 November 2023

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{{Short description|Indian regional airline}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox airline
|airline = Air Odisha
|logo =
|logo_size = 150
|IATA = 6X <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airodisha.com/eng/flight-schedule|title=Air Odisha|website=www.airodisha.com|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216205123/https://www.airodisha.com/eng/flight-schedule|archive-date=16 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|ICAO =
|callsign =
<div>|parent = Air Odisha Aviation Private Limited (AOAPL)
|commenced = 2011
|key_people=
*Ashutosh Pani ({{Small|Managing Director}})<ref name="DGCA">{{cite news |author=Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) |author-link=Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) |url=https://dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/sch-oper.pdf |title=List of Scheduled Operators|date=15 March 2020 |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
|headquarters = [[Bhubaneswar, Odisha]], India
|hubs = [[Biju Patnaik Airport]] ([[Bhubaneswar]])
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|fleet_size = 1
|destinations =
|website = {{url|https://www.airodisha.com|Official Website}}
}}

'''Air Odisha''' was<ref name="ch-aviation.com">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/ODI ch-aviation.com – Air Odisha] retrieved 14 April 2019</ref> an [[List of airlines of India|Indian regional airline]] based in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]] incorporated on 25 Jan, 2011 as Air Odisha Aviation Pvt. Ltd. It operated daily flights to numerous destinations across India, according to the [[UDAN|Regional Connectivity Scheme]]. The airline officially had its base at [[Biju Patnaik International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/ODI#al_profile_tab_info|title=Air Odisha on ch-aviation|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> with an additional operation base at [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]]. It has since suspended operations.<ref name="ch-aviation.com"/>

==History==
Air Odisha Aviation Private Limited (AOAPL) was formed under Companies Act, [[Government of Odisha]] to provide air charter service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airodisha.com/eng/about-us/air-odisha|title=About Air Odisha|publisher=Air Odisha|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718180917/http://airodisha.com/OVERVIEW.htm |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> It is one of the regional scheduled [[List of airlines of India|airlines of India]]. The airline received its license to commence scheduled operations on 13 February 2018, i.e. valid up to 12 February 2021.<ref name=DGCA />

In February 2018, 60% of Air Odisha's stake was sold to GSEC Monarch Aviation, an [[Adani Group]] enterprise.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/adani-kin-buys-out-air-deccan-picks-up-60-in-air-odisha/amp_articleshow/62951219.cms |title=Adani kin buys out Air Deccan, picks up 60% in Air Odisha – The Economic Times |publisher=M.economictimes.com |date=16 February 2018}}</ref>

==Fleet==
[[File:Utkela Air Odisha.jpg|thumb|Air Odisha's [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] at [[Utkela Airstrip]] in [[Bhawanipatna]], [[Odisha]]]]
As of April 2018, the Air Odisha fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airodisha.com/eng/about-us/our-fleet|title=Our Flights|website=Air Odisha|date=22 April 2018|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202727/https://airodisha.com/eng/about-us/our-fleet|archive-date=22 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ '''Air Odisha fleet'''
|- style="background:#003a6c;"
!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft 1900 D]]
|1
|
|19
|Operational
|-
!Total
!1
!
!—
!colspan="4"|
|}
</center>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.airodisha.com/ Official website]

{{airlines of India}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2011]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2011]]
[[Category:Companies based in Odisha]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Odisha]]

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Muskit Gergous at 14:54, 30 November 2023