Asia-Pacific Region Charter Report – 2025

Asia-Pacific Charter Fleet Growth: Overall, the Asia-Pacific charter fleet grew by 18.8% compared to June 2023, reaching 430 aircraft by June 2025.
Fleet Growth In Major Markets: South Asia experienced the fastest growth, led by India with a remarkable 53.2% increase — equivalent to an average annual growth of 23.8%. India’s charter fleet included 121 charter aircraft at the end of June 2025, making it the largest fleet in the region.
Market Overview: Some 19 new-build aircraft were delivered to the Asia-Pacific region as charter aircraft, while 70 pre-owned aircraft joined the fleet. Additionally, there were 25 aircraft sold to other regions, as well as 16 aircraft stored or retired.
Market Updates – Operator Overviews: TAG Aviation and Phenix Jet maintained their positions as the first and second largest charter operators in the Asia-Pacific region, while India’s Karnavati Aviation surpassed VSR Ventures to take the third position. All four companies operated fleets of more than ten aircraft dedicated to charter services.
Market Updates – OEM Overviews: Textron, Bombardier, and Gulfstream remained the three most popular OEMs in the Asia-Pacific charter market, together accounting for nearly 75% of the regional charter fleet.