Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c.

Prof & Chair Head- Aviation Mgt, Graphic Era Demed Univ. | Prev.– ED, Pawan Hans Ltd | D.Litt. h.c. | DBA h.c. | Co-Founder-AviatelQ Tech-Startup Forbes India

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

https://t.co/jMjSpp5tUr

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

The commissioning of INS Mahendragiri reflects PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and India’s growing maritime strength. It also highlights Andhra Pradesh’s steady emergence as a powerhouse of India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.

Congratulations to Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh Ji and the @indiannavy on this historic achievement. 🇮🇳

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

A game-changer for Indian rotary-wing aviation. 🚁 PinS finally brings satellite-guided precision to the toughest terrain — Himalayan valleys, HEMS missions, and pilgrimage routes. Safer approaches, fewer weather cancellations, and real all-weather capability. Long overdue and warmly welcomed. 👏

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

India introduces its first PinS instrument approach for helicopter operations.

It brings satellite guided precision to enhance safety, improve efficiency and enable all weather accessibility. A quick explainer on this milestone.

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

India introduces its first PinS instrument approach for helicopter operations.

It brings satellite guided precision to enhance safety, improve efficiency and enable all weather accessibility. A quick explainer on this milestone.

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

𝗔 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗭𝗣𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 🚀✈️

Hon'ble PM @narendramodi, your vision of India as a "launchpad for global growth" is already airborne—and UDAN is its clearest proof.

🇮🇳 𝗨𝗗𝗔𝗡 — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
🛫 669 routes operationalised
🌐 95 airports, heliports & water aerodromes revived
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 1.66 crore+ Indians given wings

You turned "Hawai Chappal se Hawai Jahaz" from a slogan into a national movement — a farmer, a student, an artisan from a Tier-3 town now boards the same skies that carry India's global ambitions.

From Auckland's boardrooms to Bharat's smallest airstrips, the message is one:
🔗 India doesn't just connect markets — it lifts people.

With Viksit UDAN, the runway to Viksit Bharat 2047 is already lit. 🇮🇳🚀

✈️ Prof. Dr Sanjay Kumar h.c.
🏆 Aviation's Trailblazing Force | Forbes India 2026
🚁 29 Years Powering Indian Aviation |
Certified Independent Director
✈️ Pioneer • Aviation Strategist • Educator
@RamMNK @samirsinha69 #AAI @MoCA_GoI @PawanHansLtd @PIB_India @PiyushGoyal @KirenRijiju @PMOIndia @JM_Scindia @JPNadda

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

At the India-New Zealand business event in Auckland, which I attended with PM Luxon, I told business leaders:

India is not only a market.

India is a launchpad for global growth.

Together, let us take this economic partnership to new heights!

@chrisluxonmp

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

12,000 km separate Delhi and Auckland — yet a shared vision closes that distance faster than any flight.
Auckland today, global heights tomorrow. A powerful signal, Hon'ble PM Sh. Modi, Sir.
"Not only a market, but also a launchpad" is the mindset that turns geography into opportunity. Trade follows connectivity, and connectivity follows conviction.

Here's to taking this partnership to new heights — literally. ✈️

[आकाशवाणी समाचार @AIRNewsHindi]

प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की न्यूज़ीलैंड की आधिकारिक यात्रा पर विदेश मंत्रालय की विशेष ब्रीफ़िंग

न्यूज़ीलैंड खेलों की दुनिया में एक बड़ी ताकत है। आपकी आबादी के हिसाब से देखा जाए तो शायद प्रति व्यक्ति गोल्ड मेडल की संख्या सबसे ज़्यादा है। जैसा कि आप जानते हैं, भारत कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स की मेज़बानी करने जा रहा है और हमारी यह भी इच्छा है कि भविष्य में कभी ओलंपिक की मेज़बानी करें...

खेलों के क्षेत्र में हमें बहुत कुछ सीखना है और हमारे रिश्तों में इस बात पर खास ध्यान दिया जाएगा, साथ ही शिक्षा पर भी। भारत में बड़ी संख्या में भारतीय छात्र हैं। हमने अपने कानूनों में सुधार किए हैं। इसलिए अब विदेशी संस्थान भारत में अपने कैंपस खोल रहे हैं..."

-रुद्रेंद्र टंडन, सचिव (पूर्व)

@MEAIndia @IndiainNZ
#IndiaNewZealand #PMModiInNewZealand

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

https://t.co/HERyrOplzx

[Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda]

World Population Day underscores the importance of voluntary family planning, informed choices, and healthy families as the foundation of inclusive and sustainable development.

This year’s theme, “Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies for the Well-being of Mother & Child and planned parenthood” and the campaign slogan “जब बच्चों में हो सही अंतराल, परिवार बने स्वस्थ और खुशहाल” reinforces the need to improve maternal and child health through informed reproductive choices and quality family planning services.

On this #WorldPopulationDay, let us reaffirm our commitment to ensuring quality healthcare, empowering informed choices, and building a healthier, stronger, and more prosperous India.

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

🇮🇳 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🇮🇳
When policy meets purpose, milestones follow. 🙏
Heartfelt congratulations to Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Ji — under whose dynamic, growth-first stewardship Indian civil aviation is scaling new heights. ✈️
🔹 Bhogapuram's Aerodrome Licence clears the runway for the East's first aerotropolis
🔹 Cargo • MRO • EduCity — the full ecosystem, not just an airport
🔹 A defining stride toward a truly Viksit Bharat 🚀
Salute to your vision, Sir! 👏 Congratulations to @MoCA_GoI & DGCA.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✈️ Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar h.c.
🏆 Aviation's Trailblazing Force | Forbes India 2026 | 🚁 29 Years Powering Indian Aviation | Certified Independent Director
@RamMNK @samirsinha69 @DGCAIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi @Pib_MoCA #AAI @IndiGo6E @airindia @PawanHansLtd

[MoCA_GoI @MoCA_GoI]

The Bhogapuram International Airport has officially received its Aerodrome Licence, presented in the august presence of the Hon'ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Ram Mohan Naidu. This major milestone clears the way for the airport’s operational readiness.

The airport is set to become a key driver of growth along the eastern coast of India, featuring air cargo facilities, MRO services, convention centres, hotels, business parks and commercial spaces, while strengthening regional connectivity and boosting economic development.

@RamMNK @mohol_murlidhar @DGCAIndia @samirsinha69 @Pib_MoCA

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

🇮🇳 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🇮🇳
When policy meets purpose, milestones follow. 🙏
Heartfelt congratulations to Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Ji — under whose dynamic, growth-first stewardship Indian civil aviation is scaling new heights. ✈️
🔹 Bhogapuram's Aerodrome Licence clears the runway for the East's first aerotropolis
🔹 Cargo • MRO • EduCity — the full ecosystem, not just an airport
🔹 A defining stride toward a truly Viksit Bharat 🚀
Salute to your vision, Sir! 👏 Congratulations to @MoCA_GoI & DGCA.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✈️ Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar h.c.
🏆 Aviation's Trailblazing Force | Forbes India 2026 | 29 Years Powering Indian Aviation | Thought Leader

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

https://t.co/KBvHESNSPq

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗸𝘆-𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝘆 🛰️🚁

This is far more than a new chart — it is a paradigm shift. PinS decouples the instrument approach from ground-based navaids (ILS/VOR/DME) and anchors it to a satellite-defined Point-in-Space.

Riding on GAGAN — placing India among the select group of nations with an operational SBAS — it delivers APV/LPV-grade vertical guidance and RNP 0.3 lateral precision to heliports that could never justify a ground ILS.

Beyond the MAPt, satellite precision hands over to disciplined visual judgement. Capital-light. Terrain-agnostic. Infinitely scalable.

But look past the helicopter. This is the procedural DNA of tomorrow's vertiports. Every eVTOL corridor, every autonomous rotorcraft descent, every Advanced Air Mobility grid India builds this decade will inherit its navigation logic from exactly this — a GAGAN-augmented, PBN-native, Point-in-Space approach.

We are not merely modernising helicopter ops; we are writing the flight-procedure foundation for a 3D national airspace.
Having spent three decades building this nation's heliport and helicopter ecosystem, I will say it plainly: Undavalli is the template; the nation is the canvas. The runway of the future has no runway. 🌆
@RamMNK @MoCA_India @samirsinha69 @PawanHansLtd @DGCAIndia @airindia @AAI_Official @Airbus @LockheedMartin @Boeing @PMOIndia @PIB_India

[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu @RamMNK]

India introduces its first PinS instrument approach for helicopter operations.

It brings satellite guided precision to enhance safety, improve efficiency and enable all weather accessibility. A quick explainer on this milestone.

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

@MoCA_GoI UDAN isn't a scheme. It's a socio-economic engine. ✈️

Every new route is a runway to opportunity — jobs, tourism, MSMEs, dignity.

Yesterday it connected the unconnected. Tomorrow it lands eVTOLs at tier-3 vertiports.

This is Viksit Bharat taking off. 🇮🇳

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

✈️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀.

UDAN isn't a scheme — it's a 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲. The last mile was never about distance; it was about destiny.

Having helped build UDAN helicopter routes to Kedarnath, Vaishno Devi & the Northeast, I've seen it first-hand: a single route rewires an entire local economy — airport staff, MSMEs, taxi drivers, tour operators — an entire 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 airborne.

Connectivity is the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 — and UDAN just minted more of it.

From RCS routes today → eVTOL vertiports tomorrow, the future of Advanced Air Mobility won't start in metros. It'll start where UDAN already landed.

🇮🇳 The runway to 2047 runs through UDAN.

#UDAN #UdeDeshKaAamNagrik #RegionalConnectivity #AAM #ViksitBharat #MoCA #PawanHans @RamMNK @samirsinha69 @narendramodi @PMOIndia @PIB_India

[MoCA_GoI @MoCA_GoI]

Every new UDAN route brings more than improved connectivity, it brings new possibilities.

From creating jobs and supporting local enterprises to boosting tourism and strengthening regional economies, UDAN - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik is fostering inclusive development by connecting underserved regions with the rest of the country and unlocking new opportunities for communities across India.

More than connecting destinations, UDAN is connecting citizens with opportunities.

@RamMNK @mohol_murlidhar @samirsinha69 @AAI_Official @Pib_MoCA

#UDAN #UdeDeshKaAamNagrik #RegionalConnectivity #CivilAviation #ViksitBharat*

[Dr Jitendra Singh @DrJitendraSingh]

भारत के रक्षा मंत्री, आदरणीय श्री @rajnathsingh जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक बधाई। आपके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य व दीर्घायु होने की कामना करता हूँ।

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

🚁 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲. ✈️

Delighted to see this warm engagement at 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬 — an organisation that shaped nearly three decades of my professional life. 🙏

👏 Congratulations to CMD 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐞 on the courtesy call to 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡, Nominee Director (ONGC), on his assumption of charge.
As someone who spent ~29 years building Pawan Hans from the inside — and who is now an 𝐈𝐈𝐂𝐀-𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 — moments like this remind me how much the right boardroom conversations shape an organisation's altitude. 🎯

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 👇
🛢️ The 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬–𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐂 partnership is the backbone of India's 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—decades of safe, reliable rotary-wing connectivity to our energy frontiers.
🤝 Strong 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 is where long-standing partnerships are renewed and re-imagined.

Here's to Pawan Hans continuing to 𝐬𝐨𝐚𝐫 — with vision at the helm and partnership in the tailwind. 🛫🇮🇳

#PawanHans #ONGC #OffshoreAviation #BoardGovernance #Leadership #IndependentDirector #Aviation #StrategicPartnership @MoCA_India #MoCA @samirsinha69 @RamMNK @PMOIndia @PawanHansLtd

[Pawan Hans Ltd @PawanHansLtd]

CMD Pawan Hans Limited, Shri Sunil Kumar Nagdawne paid a courtesy visit to Shri Prashant Singh, Nominee Director of ONGC on the Board of Pawan Hans following his assumption of charge.

The interaction provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives and reaffirm the importance of the long standing partnership between Pawan Hans and ONGC in supporting India’s offshore aviation requirements.

#PawanHans #ONGC #BoardEngagement #Aviation #OffshoreOperations #Leadership #StrategicPartnership @Pib_MoCA @MoCA_GoI

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

𝗔 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙𝗙 ✈️📈

1.53 crore domestic flyers in May 2026—India's busiest month in the sky, ever.

📈 A new all-time record
✈️ UDAN democratizing flight
🏙️ Tier-2 & Tier-3 Bharat powering the climb
🎯 On course for Viksit Bharat @2047

When the aam naagrik flies, the nation rises.

Salute to @MoCA_GoI. The sky isn't the limit — it's the boarding gate. 🇮🇳

#IndianAviation #UDAN #ViksitBharat #MoCA #AAI @PawanHansLtd @samirsinha69 @PMOIndia @PIB_India @PiyushGoyal

[Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kumar, h.c. @sanjay5711]

𝟭.𝟱𝟯 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 ✈️📈🇮🇳

Not just a number — a nation lifting off.

May 2026 became the busiest month in the history of Indian skies. Behind that record sits a quiet revolution:

📈 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 — 1.53 crore domestic flyers, the highest monthly traffic India has ever recorded.

✈️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — flying is no longer a privilege of the few. UDAN turned the aam naagrik's aspiration into a boarding pass.

🏙️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 — Tier-2 & Tier-3 Bharat is the new runway of growth, and regional connectivity is its fuel.

🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 — new airports, fresh aircraft orders, and one of the fastest-climbing aviation markets on earth.

Salute to @MoCA_GoI leadership for keeping the mission clear: an air-connected India, for every Indian.

The sky isn't the limit. It's the boarding gate to Viksit Bharat. 🇮🇳

#IndianAviation #UDAN #ViksitBharat #CivilAviation #MoCA @Pib_MoCA @samirsinha69 @RamMNK @PMOIndia @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia @PawanHansLtd @narendramodi

[MoCA_GoI @MoCA_GoI]

India's aviation sector has achieved another historic milestone with 1.53 crore domestic passengers travelling in May 2026—the highest monthly domestic passenger traffic ever recorded in the country.

A testament to the Government's continued commitment to strengthening air connectivity, expanding aviation infrastructure, and making air travel more accessible for every Indian.

@RamMNK @mohol_murlidhar @samirsinha69 @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia @Pib_MoCA