VT-MEL
Non-scheduledBeechcraft Premier I · Pinnacle Air · 18 years old
VT-MEL is a Beechcraft Premier I business jet owned by Pinnacle Air and operated by Pinnacle Air under DGCA non-scheduled operator permit #25/2008.
Representative photo, same type. Photo by Augsburg Air Service GmbH, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
- Manufacturer
- Hawker Beechcraft
- Type
- Beechcraft Premier IPRM1
- Model as printed
- Beechcraft Premier 1A-390
- Airframe
- Fixed wing
- Serial number
- RB231
- Built
- 200818 years
- Seats
- 6Passenger
- Mode S hex
- 801500
- Operator
- Pinnacle AirPinnacle Air Pvt. Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Pinnacle Air
- Permit (AOP)
- #25/2008
- Valid until
- 02 Oct 2028
- Registered in India
- 26 Aug 2022
- On the list since
- 30 Sept 2025
- Source
- DGCA ns-oper.pdf, page 22as on 31 Aug 2026
History
3 entries- Between 30 Sept 2019 and 30 Sept 2025Added
Added to Pinnacle Air's non-scheduled list.
- 26 Aug 2022Registered
Registered to Pinnacle Air Pvt Ltd, MSN RB231.
- 30 Sept 2025First seen
First seen on a DGCA list.
About VT-MEL
- Who owns VT-MEL?
- DGCA lists Pinnacle Air as the registered owner of VT-MEL. It is operated by Pinnacle Air.
- Who operates VT-MEL?
- Pinnacle Air (Pinnacle Air Pvt. Ltd.) operates VT-MEL under DGCA non-scheduled operator permit #25/2008, valid until 02 Oct 2028.
- What type of business jet is VT-MEL?
- VT-MEL is a Beechcraft Premier I business jet made by Hawker Beechcraft. Its manufacturer serial number (MSN) is RB231. It was built in 2008. DGCA lists 6 seats.
- When was VT-MEL registered in India?
- VT-MEL was registered in India on 26 Aug 2022.
- Is VT-MEL still in service?
- VT-MEL is on Pinnacle Air's non-scheduled list in DGCA's latest operator lists, as on 31 Aug 2026.
- What is the Mode S hex code of VT-MEL?
- The Mode S (ICAO 24-bit) hex code of VT-MEL is 801500. ADS-B flight trackers identify the business jet by this code.
Also written VTMEL or VT MEL.