Building the Next Generation of Aviation

An aviation industry stalwart with 30+ years of experience across airlines, airport operations and private aviation. His career includes serving as Airport Services Manager with Royal Jordanian and Air Canada, Assistant Vice President with Kingfisher Airlines, and VP & Terminal Operating Officer at Delhi International Airport overseeing operations at IGI. He later served as Director & CEO of Club One Air, and is now Founder & CEO of Skyport Aviation.

A seasoned aviation business leader with over 20 years of experience in airline leadership, private aviation, aviation finance and business strategy. Currently CEO & Accountable Manager at BluHorse Aviation (a Non-Scheduled Operator specialising in private charter aviation); previously CEO of Air Costa (LEPL Group) after serving as its CFO, and Director – Finance & Business Development at LEPL Group. An alumnus of IIM Kozhikode, he shares invaluable insight into the business of aviation.

With 30+ years of hands-on experience across the aviation ecosystem, Shelka brings a rare 360° perspective — cabin crew, airline operations, safety & quality, regulatory oversight, FBO/MRO, flight training, drone aviation and business development. She began as cabin crew with Modiluft and East West Airlines in 1995, later working across Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet, and went on to head Drone Training & New Business at Redbird Aviation. She currently serves as Head – Sales & Business Development, Asia at Fly Alliance.

An experienced A320 Captain, Type Rated Instructor (TRI) and aviation operations leader with over 11,700 hours of total flying experience, including 8,000+ hours as A320 Captain. His career spans IndiGo, AirAsia, GoAir, Pradhaan Air and Jazeera Airways, with leadership experience as Director/VP Flight Operations and as a Fleet & Line Training Captain.

A seasoned aviation operations leader with over 30 years of experience across airline operations, airport management, ground handling, aviation security and startup airline operations. He currently serves as Head of Ground Operations at Shankh Air. His career includes senior roles as Assistant Vice President at AISATS (Air India SATS) and Assistant Vice President at Tenon Group – Redbird Flight Training Academy, alongside leadership positions with IndiGo, Air Costa, Kingfisher Airlines, British Midland International, Qatar Aviation Services, United Airlines and Cambata Aviation.