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{{short description|Indian cargo airline}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Blue Dart Aviation
| IATA = BZ<ref name=iata>{{cite web|title=IATA – Airline and Airport Code Search|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|website=iata.org|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>
| ICAO = BDA
| callsign = BLUE DART<ref name="Blue">{{cite web|url=http://bluedartaviation.com/corporatebg.htm|title=Corporate details, Blue dart Aviation|publisher=bluedartaviation.com|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>
| parent = [[ Deutsche Post]] [[ DHL ]] Group (70%)
| founded = 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/BZ |access-date=14 August 2019|title=Airline Information|website=[[ch-aviation]]}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| key_people = [[Tushar Jani]] (chairman) <br> Tulsi N Mirchandaney (managing director)<ref name="Blue"/>
| hubs = [[Chennai International Airport]] (MAA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/BZ |access-date=14 August 2019|title=Airline Information|website=[[ch-aviation]]}}</ref>
| focus_cities =
| fleet_size = 6
| destinations = 8
| website = [http://bluedartaviation.com bluedartaviation.com]
| image = File:Blue Dart logo transparent.png
| aoc =
| frequent_flyer =
| num_employees =
}}

'''Blue Dart Aviation''' is a [[cargo airline]] based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It operates with its main base as [[Chennai International Airport]]. It serves 7 Indian metro cities. German courier company [[Deutsche Post]] owns a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary [[Blue Dart Express]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-blue-dart-express-buys-majority-stake-in-blue-dart-aviation-774147|title=Blue Dart Express Buys Majority Stake in Blue Dart Aviation|date=22 June 2015|publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://postandparcel.info/65829/news/blue-dart-express-raises-stake-in-aviation-company/|title=Blue Dart Express raises stake in aviation company|date=22 June 2015}}</ref> It provides service in 220 plus 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 square meters and has air-side and city-side access, allowing for faster transfer of shipments.<ref>{{cite news|title= Blue Dart launches a new state-of-the-art facility at Mumbai International Airport |url= https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-sector-logistics/blue-dart-launches-a-new-state-of-the-art-facility-at-mumbai-international-airport-119020800579_1.html|work=[[India Infoline]]|date= 8 February 2019|access-date= 14 August 2019}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2019}}
Blue Dart Aviation flies to the following destinations within India, as of June 2019:<ref name="Blue"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!City
!Airport
!Notes
!Ref
|-
| [[Ahmedabad]]|| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]]|| ||
|-
| [[Bangalore]]||[[Kempegowda International Airport]]|| ||
|-
| [[Chennai]]||[[Chennai International Airport]]||{{airline hub}} ||
|-
| [[Delhi]]||[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]|| ||
|-
| [[Hyderabad]]||[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]|| ||
|-
| [[Kolkata]]||[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] || ||
|-
| [[Mumbai]]||[[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]]|| ||
|-
| [[Guwahati]]||[[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]]||(operates regular charter services) {{citation needed|date=August 2019}}||
|-

|}

==Fleet==
[[File:Blue_Dart_VT-BDQ_at_Bengaluru,_Aug_2015.jpg|thumb|Blue Dart [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200SF]]]]
===Current Fleet===
As of August 2019, Blue Dart Aviation operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51181-indias-blue-dart-express-buys-out-blue-dart-aviation|date=29 November 2016|access-date=14 July 2017|title=India's Blue Dart Express buys out Blue Dart Aviation|website=[[ch-aviation]]}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ '''Blue Dart Aviation Fleet'''
|-
!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Notes
|-
|[[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200PCF]]
|6
|—
|
|-
!Total
!6
!—
|
|}

===Former Fleet===
The airline had operated the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200F]] until 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/28182-indias-blue-dart-aviation-retires-countrys-last-b737-200f|title=India's Blue Dart Aviation retires country's last B737-200(F)|access-date=10 September 2015|publisher=ch-aviation.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Airlines of India}}

[[Category:Companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Airlines of India]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1995]]
[[Category:Cargo airlines of India]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1995]]

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