Kolkata: As India’s private aviation sector grows beyond boardrooms and luxury travel, a quieter shift is taking place—one that places emergency response, healthcare access and time-critical logistics at the centre of aviation strategy. At the heart of this shift in eastern India is Global Charters, a company expanding its operations in West Bengal under the leadership of its Managing Director, Monosijj Roy.
Roy, who has been closely involved in aviation-linked services for over a decade, positions Global Charters not merely as a charter brand, but as an integrated air-mobility solution for a geographically vast and administratively complex state. According to him, Bengal’s needs go far beyond VIP movement. “In a state where distance can delay treatment or disrupt supply chains, aviation has to serve public purpose,” Roy has said in internal briefings.
Central to Global Charters’ expansion is its air ambulance division, which Roy describes as the company’s most socially consequential offering. The service is designed to bridge the gap between district-level hospitals and tertiary care centres, particularly in time-sensitive medical emergencies.
Aircraft deployed for medical evacuation are configured as airborne intensive-care units, equipped with ventilators, cardiac monitors, oxygen delivery systems and emergency drugs. Each mission includes trained medical personnel—doctors, nurses and paramedics experienced in in-flight critical care.
What distinguishes the service, Roy argues, is coordination rather than hardware alone. A 24×7 operations and medical desk liaises with hospitals, ambulance services, airport authorities and local administration to ensure bed-to-bed transfers. This is particularly relevant in Bengal, where terrain, riverine geography and congestion often make road transport unreliable.
India already has established medevac operators and helicopter services, including state-backed entities and private firms. Global Charters’ approach, Roy maintains, is to match these competitors on safety and equipment while improving mobilisation speed, documentation clarity and medical handover protocols.
West Bengal’s role as a manufacturing, pharmaceutical and trading hub makes time-critical cargo another priority area for Global Charters. The company offers air cargo solutions for pharmaceuticals, perishable goods, industrial components and emergency relief material.
Roy points out that aviation cargo is often misunderstood as a luxury add-on. “In reality, it becomes essential when a delayed shipment can shut down a factory line or interrupt medical supply,” he notes.
Global Charters’ cargo operations emphasise cold-chain integrity, secure handling and last-mile coordination. During emergencies or natural disasters, these aircraft can be repurposed for relief logistics—an area where aviation has historically played a decisive role but often lacks organised private participation.
The company enters a competitive space that includes dedicated logistics firms and scheduled cargo operators. To remain at par, Global Charters focuses on flexibility—on-demand flights, rapid approvals and integration with ground logistics partners rather than rigid schedules.
The third vertical—luxury air charter services—is perhaps the most visible but not, Roy insists, the most important. These services cater to political leaders, administrators, corporate executives and visiting dignitaries who must move quickly across districts or arrive from other parts of India for high-intensity schedules.
Global Charters offers customised flight planning, privacy, premium cabin configurations and dedicated trip managers. The company positions itself alongside established charter players operating helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft across India.
To compete, Roy has emphasised adherence to safety standards, transparent contractual terms and operational reliability. “In charter aviation, reputation is built flight by flight,” he has remarked. “Clients remember delays and confusion far longer than comfort.”
India’s charter and medevac ecosystem includes state operators, private helicopter firms, fixed-wing charter companies and specialised air-ambulance providers. Roy does not frame Global Charters as a disruptor seeking to replace these players, but as an entrant aiming to compete responsibly.
The company works with compliant maintenance partners, trained crews and documented operating procedures. Roy has stressed the importance of clarity—on who operates the aircraft, who is responsible for safety, and how payments and liabilities are structured. In an industry often criticised for opacity, this transparency is positioned as a differentiator.
Roy’s vision for Global Charters in West Bengal extends beyond commercial contracts. He has spoken of integrating services with hospitals, disaster-management authorities and district administrations through training sessions and standard operating procedures.
The underlying idea is that aviation should be treated as infrastructure, not indulgence. Whether moving a patient, delivering emergency cargo or enabling governance to reach remote areas, the aircraft becomes a tool of public utility.
As Global Charters expands in Bengal, its success will ultimately be measured not by fleet size or branding, but by outcomes—lives moved to safety, supplies delivered on time, and distances made irrelevant.
For Monosijj Roy, the message is consistent: aviation must justify its presence by service. In Bengal’s skies, Global Charters is betting that speed, coordination and accountability will matter as much as altitude.
