Indian industrial conglomerates Adani Group and the Ambani family's Reliance Industries have both taken delivery of B737 MAX business jets for their own corporate needs, ch-aviation research has revealed.
Reliance Industries took its first B737-9(BBJ) T7-LOTUS (msn 65334) on August 27, 2024. The aircraft was ferried from Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH to Delhi International after extensive cabin completion, sporting a livery with the logo of the conglomerate. The aircraft was ferried by subsidiary Reliance Commercial Dealers (Mumbai International). It has not yet been in service since the delivery.
The holding also operates one ACJ319-100, one Global 6000, two Global 7500s, one Global Express, one Global Express XRS, one Falcon 9000EX EASy, and one E135. Except for the newly inducted MAX, the other aircraft are registered in India.
Adani Group, meanwhile, is preparing to induct its first B737-8(BBJ). N516BJ (msn 64061) was ferried after repainting at Ostrava back to Basel for cabin outfitting on June 18, 2024. The group's current executive fleet comprises just two PC-24s.
The two B737 MAX BBJs are the first Boeing executive jets of this generation to be operated in India.
