Team

FOUNDER DIRECTORS

Capt. VARUN SUHAG

A Mechanical Engineer, Pilot and an Entrepreneur, Varun has very deep rooted interest in aviation and it spawns over all verticals. He never minds getting his hands dirty with engines or taking up challenging flights.

He served as a co-pilot in erstwhile Air Deccan and Kingfisher airline on the ATR fleet from 2007 till 2010, and left the cockpit to pursue his dreams in aviation business.

He is responsible for discovering and bringing Tecnam Aircraft brand to India and changing the dynamics of profitability in flight schools. Tecnam today is the number one choice of flight schools in India.

Air charter was the brain child of Capt. Varun Suhag, who felt the need for such a service which would give entirely a different travel experience, avoiding the long queues, waiting time at the airport and offering a personalized service.

He is also a state level basketball player, enjoys all sports, especially adventure sports. He is a keen paraglider and paramotor pilot and a motorcycling enthusiast. He is also a Certified Rotax Engine Maintenance and Service Technician.

Capt. POONAM GAUR

Capt. Poonam Gaur is a B.Com graduate from Delhi University and has over 15 years of experience in the Indian & International Aviation industry. She started her career with M/s Jagson Air in 2004 and then went on to work with Air Deccan and Indigo Airlines as a check cabin Crew.

She is a certified Commercial Pilot from the USA and got her FAA Commercial Pilot Licence in 2009 and her Indian CPL the same year. In the following years, she worked with  Sanjay Kakade Group as a Flight Operations Head, followed by working with a Dubai based Aviation Consulting company Martin Consulting LLC as a Senior Associate Flight Performance & Airline Operations. There she had the opportunity to develop and lead the Fuel Burn and Cost Optimization Study for TAROM Romanian Air Transport in Bucharest, Romania. She developed critical flight operations processes for TAROM Romanian Air Transport and Airport Operations Standard Operating Procedures for TAROM Romanian Air Transport. She also audited domestic Non-Schedule Operator Air One Charter for Operational and Financial Review. 

She is also a Certified Rotax Engine Maintenance and Service Technician.

In 2014 she joined ACIDPL as a shareholder and director, bringing her vast knowledge and experience to the company.