VT-SMK
Non-scheduledBell 429 · Span Air · 1 year old
VT-SMK is a Bell 429 helicopter owned by Span Air and operated by Span Air under DGCA non-scheduled operator permit #06/1995.
Representative photo, same type. Photo by Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Type
- Bell 429B429
- Model as printed
- BELL-429
- Airframe
- Rotary wing
- Serial number
- 57552
- Built
- 20251 year
- Seats
- 5Passenger
- Mode S hex
- Not in database
- Operator
- Span AirSpan Air pvt. Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Span Air
- Permit (AOP)
- #06/1995
- Valid until
- 23 Nov 2028
- Registered in India
- 27 Jan 2026
- On the list since
- 31 May 2026
- Source
- DGCA ns-oper.pdf, page 27as on 31 Aug 2026
History
3 entries- Between 30 Sept 2025 and 31 May 2026Added
Added to Span Air's non-scheduled list.
- 27 Jan 2026Registered
Registered to SPAN AIR PVT. LTD, MSN 57552.
- 31 May 2026First seen
First seen on a DGCA list.
About VT-SMK
- Who owns VT-SMK?
- DGCA lists Span Air as the registered owner of VT-SMK. It is operated by Span Air.
- Who operates VT-SMK?
- Span Air (Span Air pvt. Ltd.) operates VT-SMK under DGCA non-scheduled operator permit #06/1995, valid until 23 Nov 2028.
- What type of helicopter is VT-SMK?
- VT-SMK is a Bell 429 helicopter. Its manufacturer serial number (MSN) is 57552. It was built in 2025. DGCA lists 5 seats.
- When was VT-SMK registered in India?
- VT-SMK was registered in India on 27 Jan 2026.
- Is VT-SMK still in service?
- VT-SMK is on Span Air's non-scheduled list in DGCA's latest operator lists, as on 31 Aug 2026.
Also written VTSMK or VT SMK.