Rajeev Joins Jet Set

Entrepreneur-politician Rajeev Chandrashekar is the latest to buy a personal jet aircraft in the country. The restless entrepreneur now has an office in the sky.
Rajeev Chandrashekar’s Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft arrived in December from Canada, flown in by an American pilot Eddinson Lopez (Eddie Lopez) and co-pilot Sanjeev Agarwal. The silver colour aircraft is a 9-seater (apart from 3 crew) and has plush beige interiors.
The private jet cost Rajeev Rs 140 crore and it has been registered under his company Jupiter Aviation. Since the state-of-the art aircraft arrived in India, he has done a few trips to Delhi and Mumbai. The aircraft is parked at HAL airport.
It has the latest generation glass cockpit, a flying range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,475 kms) with luxurious cabin fitting and customised music, sound and video system.
The running expenses of a jet are very high and depending on the type of aircraft, the fuel costs alone can be anywhere between Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 per hour.
Added to the expenses would be salaries of pilot, co pilot, air hostess, engineer, technician, maintenance costs, parking charges, hangarage and this could be upwards of Rs one crore per month.
23/01/10 KR Sreenivas/Bangalore Mirror

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2010, New Jan 2010