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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Pushpaka Aviation''' Pvt. Ltd. is an air charter company based in [[Mumbai]], India. It operates a fleet of helicopters from its base at [[Juhu Aerodrome]] in Mumbai. It is involved primarily in [[crop dusting]], [[aerial seeding]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Aerial seeding to enhance green cover in Mumbai |url=http://www.sify.com/news/aerial-seeding-to-enhance-green-cover-in-mumbai-news-national-kkqiKOiccde.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104135717/http://www.sify.com/news/aerial-seeding-to-enhance-green-cover-in-mumbai-news-national-kkqiKOiccde.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2014|publisher= Sify |date= 16 October 2010 |accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> and fleet maintenance in addition to its chartered passenger operations.<br />
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==History==<br />
The company was started in 1969 by Mr. H.P. Rao, with three [[Bell 47|Bell 47G-5]] helicopters to undertake agricultural crop spraying in India, whilst taking advantage of the subsidies offered to the farming community by the Government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scheduled International Passenger Airline |url=http://www.pushpakaaviation.com/index.php |work=Pushpaka Aviation |accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref><br />
It was the first private company in India to start scheduled international passenger flights as an associate of the national carrier [[Air India]] from 1979 to 1983.<br />
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==Pushpaka Airlines==<br />
Pushpaka Airlines, the airline division of Pushpak Aviation, began providing passenger and freight charter services from Mumbai to the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Airline Directory |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%200302.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=2 April 1983 |accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> It operated as an associate of the National carrier [[Air India]] using two [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]]-6N aircraft, purchased from [[Indian Airlines]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |title= Pushpaka Aviation Pvt. Ltd. |url=http://www.pushpakaaviation.com/passengerairline.php |work=Pushpaka Aviation |accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref><br />
Operations began initially as cargo services between Sharjah and Mumbai and were later expanded to carry passengers as well. The airline ceased functioning in June 1983.<ref>{{cite book |title=India today, Volume 8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUxDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Pushpaka+Aviation%22&dq=%22Pushpaka+Aviation%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sp38T9nTHojKrAeHt9naBg&redir_esc=y |accessdate=11 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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