Aircraft ownership record
Dilip Shanghvi's private jet
Dilip Shanghvi (Sun Pharmaceutical) is publicly associated with a Bombardier Global 5000, reported under VT-SPL, usually based at Mumbai (BOM). Everything below comes from civil aircraft registers, corporate filings and dated aviation photography.
The short answer
Dilip Shanghvi flies a Bombardier Global 5000 registered as VT-SPL. The airframe is usually held by a trust, holding company or management operator rather than by Dilip Shanghvi personally — that is standard practice for business aircraft and does not imply anything unusual. Home base for reported movements is Mumbai (BOM).
Registration records
Each mark below opens its public register record — registered owner, aircraft type, country of registry and ICAO 24-bit address.
Routes this aircraft flies most
| Route | Airports | CO2 (2 h estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai (BOM) → Ahmedabad (AMD) | VABB → VAAH | 9732.8 t |
| Mumbai (BOM) → New York (TEB) | VABB → KTEB | 9732.8 t |
| Mumbai (BOM) → New Delhi (DEL) | VABB → VIDP | 9732.8 t |
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Questions people ask
- What private jet does Dilip Shanghvi use?
- Public register and aviation-photography records associate Dilip Shanghvi with a Bombardier Global 5000, reported under the mark VT-SPL. The registered owner is usually a trust, holding company or management operator rather than the individual.
- What is Dilip Shanghvi's jet tail number?
- The reported registration is VT-SPL. Each mark links to its civil register record, where the current registered owner, aircraft type and ICAO 24-bit address are published.
- Can I track Dilip Shanghvi's jet live?
- Yes, when the aircraft is broadcasting. Transponder position data is public, so the airframe appears on the live tracker while it is in receiver coverage. Aircraft enrolled in the FAA's LADD or PIA privacy programmes, or flying over oceans and remote regions, will show gaps.
- Where is Dilip Shanghvi's jet usually based?
- Movements reported for this airframe centre on Mumbai (BOM). Business aircraft return to a home base between trips, so departures most often begin there.
- How much CO2 does a flight on this aircraft produce?
- A Bombardier Global 5000 burns roughly 1540 kg of jet fuel per flight hour, and each kilogram releases about 3.16 kg of CO2 — around 9732.8 tonnes for a two-hour hop.