Blue Dart revs up for growth with more planes, greater geographical reach

The company plans to add Boeing 737 aircraft to its fleet in order to access to multiple smaller Indian airports

Logistics major Blue Dart is looking to expand its fleet adding Boeing 737 aircraft to its fleet as it looks to increase its geographic presence and scale and gain more from the burgeoning e-commerce sector.

The company currently dominates the domestic air express market with around 50 per cent market share with a fleet of six Boeing 757-200 freighters.

“The company is looking to expand the fleet and the 737 is ideal as it can reach smaller airports. We have started acquiring skill sets like pilots and engineers for that. Expansion is also on the tech and infra side, and