Udaipur, India. November 29, 2024. Shree Mewar Aviation Pvt Ltd, a private charter company and a unit of Shree Mewar Helicopter Services, a well-known Helicopter tourism company, announces the signing of a LOI for five (5) ME-1A Amphibious Aircraft with Mallard Enterprises following the Air Expo 2024 in Abu Dhabi. Shree Mewar Aviation is located in one of the most beautiful and romantic cities of the world, UDAIPUR (Rajasthan) India. With it’s many surrounding lakes Udaipur is sometimes called the “Venice of the East”. With their unmatched customer service, the finest aircraft, the most skilled pilots, the highest safety standards, and unique excursions, Shree Mewar Aviation is an industry leader in aircraft charter services and tourism operations. Shree Mewar Helicopter operates its fleet of aircraft throughout Rajasthan and beyond.
“Since its start in 2015 the company has striven to give the world’s best helicopter and private jet charter services in Rajasthan and promote Heli-Tourism in all tourist cities of Rajasthan and India. This new generation ME-1A amphibious aircraft of 21st century design 19 passenger commuter or 10 passenger VIP configuration will provide reliable, economical, and environmentally sustainable solutions for our customers”, said Capt. Vikrant Shakdwipee, Shree Mewar Aviation’s MD & Founder.
The ME-1A is a regional amphibious airplane, which can land and take-off from land or water, with a standard seating capacity of up to 19 passengers offering low emissions, low noise pollution, faster speed, and low operating costs. It will have a range of over 350 nautical miles (648 kilometres) with 19 passengers and luggage and an extended range of 980 nautical miles (1815 kilometres) with a 10 passenger VIP configuration, all including typical airline reserves.
“We are very excited to be part of the Shree Mewar Aviation’s commitment to offer the ultimate on-demand door to door VIP experience in India”, said Dan Peabody, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mallard Enterprises. “The ME-1A, with its competitive economics, amphibious capability, speed, and green credentials, fits very well with Shree Mewar Aviation’s vision, and we see not only the opportunity to serve existing sites, but also open many more new ones.”
“With the introduction of ME-1A in Udaipur, the city of lakes, Shree Mewar Aviation will be able to offer both scheduled and unscheduled options for the discerning tourist. We are extremely grateful that Capt. Vikrant and his team have chosen Mallard Enterprises as their partner to launch their amphibious aircraft operations in India. We look forward to supporting them in this program that brings modern, versatile, and multi-role capable aircraft to market”, said Mohan Chunduri, Co-founder and COO of Mallard Enterprises.
