Private company

Blue Dart Aviation

Logo: BLUE DART, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Cargo airline of India

Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves eight destinations with its main base as Chennai International Airport. Deutsche Post owns a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 31, 1994Founded1
  • HeadquartersChennai1
  • Websitebluedartaviation.com
  • Legal formPublic Limited Company3
  • LEI33580095622GUDLTXS823
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBLUE DART CENTRE SAHAR AIRPORT ROAD ANDHERI EAST, 400099 Mumbai, India3
  • Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, U35303MH1994PLC0786913
Blue Dart B752 OO-DPL
Photo: Juergen Lehle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves eight destinations with its main base as Chennai International Airport. Deutsche Post owns a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express.2

The story

Blue Dart Aviation was incorporated in May 1994 as a fully owned subsidiary of Blue Dart Express Limited. It commenced operations with a fleet of Boeing 737-200 freighters on 17 June 1996. In 2017, Deutsche Post acquired a 70% stake in the airline through its subsidiary Blue Dart Express. In June 2018, it inaugurated a cargo hub at Chennai International Airport. In September 2023, it had expanded its fleet to eight by adding two Boeing 737-800 freighters, supplementing its existing Boeing 757-200 fleet. The airline opened a 4,300 m2 (46,000 ft2) cargo facility at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on 7 February 2019.

From Wikipedia’s article on Blue Dart Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Destinations

As of December 2025, Blue Dart Aviation flies to the following destinations:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Blue Dart Aviation operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

The airline also operated the Boeing 737-200F until 2014.

From Wikipedia’s article on Blue Dart Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. May 31, 1994Founded Founded1