Bombardier Global 7500
VT-SRH · ICAO: 8014A5 · Heavy jet

Kalanithi Maran is an Indian media billionaire and founder of Sun Group, one of India's largest media conglomerates encompassing television networks, radio stations, newspapers, IPL cricket franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Sun Direct DTH satellite service. With a net worth of $2.8 billion, Maran previously served as controlling shareholder of SpiceJet airline from 2010 to 2015, giving him unique aviation industry expertise rare among media executives. Based in Chennai, his primary aviation hub is Chennai International Airport (VOMM), with frequent flights to Delhi (VIDP), Mumbai (VABB), Hyderabad (VOHS), Bangalore (VOBL), London (EGLL), and Dubai (OMDB). In 2024 Maran acquired a Bombardier Global 7500 for $75 million, India's longest-range private jet, replacing a previous Global Express for Sun Group executive travel and personal use.
Note · Celebplanes tracks Kalanithi Maran's registered aircraft — not Kalanithi Maran personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.
Where Kalanithi Maran's aircraft has flown — each dot is a recorded position.
Total flights
16
Total CO₂
294.4t
Flight hours
68h
VT-SRH · ICAO: 8014A5 · Heavy jet
Yes. Celebplanes tracks 1 aircraft associated with Kalanithi Maran: a Bombardier Global 7500 (VT-SRH). Every movement is logged from the public ADS-B broadcast, so the flight history on this page is a record of the aircraft, not of who was aboard.
Kalanithi Maran flies a Bombardier Global 7500 (registration VT-SRH). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
Kalanithi Maran owns 1 tracked aircraft: VT-SRH (Bombardier Global 7500). This is the count Celebplanes can evidence from public registration and ADS-B records; aircraft held through undisclosed entities or chartered rather than owned would not appear here.
Kalanithi Maran flies a Bombardier Global 7500 — Ultra Long Range class, 7,700 nm range, seating up to 19 (registration VT-SRH).
Kalanithi Maran flies a Bombardier Global 7500 (VT-SRH). A new Bombardier Global 7500 lists at approximately $78 million before options and completion — indicative mid-2026 market figures, not an appraisal. Actual value turns on airframe hours, engine-programme enrolment and cabin configuration.
Kalanithi Maran's private jet tail number is VT-SRH (a Bombardier Global 7500). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.
Kalanithi Maran's Bombardier Global 7500 (VT-SRH) burns roughly 450 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 4,323 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 10,700 miles of average passenger-car driving.
Kalanithi Maran's home base is Chennai International Airport (VOMM / MAA), with frequent destinations including VOBL, VABB, VIDP, EGLL.
Across 16 tracked flights (68 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Kalanithi Maran's aircraft have emitted approximately 294.4t of CO₂. These figures are calculated from public ADS-B flight times multiplied by manufacturer-published fuel burn × the EPA standard 9.57 kg CO₂/gallon for Jet-A.
Yes. Every transponder-equipped aircraft broadcasts unencrypted ADS-B position data continuously, by FAA mandate. Celebplanes aggregates this public broadcast from ADSB Exchange, ADSB.fi, FlightRadar24 and airplanes.live — the same sources used by news outlets and academic researchers. See celebplanes.com/methodology for details.