Skyhop Aviation

SkyHop Aviation is a New Delhi based start up airline building India's first fleet of amphibious aircraft. It holds DGCA scheduled commuter operator permit SC-11, valid until 23 April 2029, after receiving its air operator's certificate from the DGCA in April 2026 and a no objection certificate in July 2025. The company was set up by SpiceJet founder Ajay Singh and is led by founder and chief executive Avani Singh.

The operator's model is scheduled regional flying to places without conventional airport infrastructure, using aircraft that can work from runways, short airstrips, lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Its first phase targets the Lakshadweep islands, linking five islands with each other and with Kochi on the mainland, and it has built seaplane docks at Agatti, Kiltan and Kavaratti. It also holds route rights to Hyderabad, Guwahati and Shillong, and its website names Madhya Pradesh as a first destination. Test flights were completed in April 2026 at the Ganga Barrage in Rishikesh and Tehri Lake, with a trial flight from Kochi to Agatti and Kavaratti in May 2026.

In October 2026 trade press reported that the Lakshadweep administration had withdrawn its permission for seaplane operations pending local approvals, so launch timing remains open. The fleet includes a 19 seat, floats equipped DHC-6-400 Twin Otter leased from AER Leasing and previously flown by regional carrier flybig. SkyHop is a scheduled commuter airline and its own site does not advertise private charter.