Gulfstream G550
VT-BRS · ICAO: 8005B9 · Heavy jet

Kumar Mangalam Birla is chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of India's largest conglomerates with interests in cement, aluminum, financial services, telecom, and fashion retail spanning 36 countries. He inherited leadership of the group at age 28 and has since grown revenues to over $60 billion. Birla serves as chancellor of BITS Pilani and was appointed to the Rajya Sabha in 2024. His private aviation needs center on Mumbai's General Aviation Terminal at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (VABB), with frequent flights to Delhi (VIDP), London (EGLL), Dubai (OMDB), Singapore (WSSS), and company operational hubs across India and Southeast Asia. The Aditya Birla Group operates a Gulfstream G100 (VT-BRS) for executive travel, supporting a business model that requires regular oversight of global manufacturing and retail operations.
Note · Celebplanes tracks Kumar Mangalam Birla's registered aircraft — not Kumar Mangalam Birla personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.
Where Kumar Mangalam Birla's aircraft has flown — each dot is a recorded position.
Total flights
20
Total CO₂
348.5t
Flight hours
84h
VT-BRS · ICAO: 8005B9 · Heavy jet
Kumar Mangalam Birla flies a Gulfstream G550 (registration VT-BRS). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
Kumar Mangalam Birla's private jet tail number is VT-BRS (a Gulfstream G550). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Kumar Mangalam Birla's Gulfstream G550 (VT-BRS) burns roughly 430 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 4,131 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 10,225 miles of average passenger-car driving.
Kumar Mangalam Birla's home base is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (VABB / BOM), with frequent destinations including VIDP, EGLL, VOMM, VOBL.
Across 20 tracked flights (84 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Kumar Mangalam Birla's aircraft have emitted approximately 348.5t 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.
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