Bombardier Global 6500
VT-CCA · ICAO: 8001C5 · Heavy jet

The Poonawalla family, led by patriarch Cyrus Poonawalla ($27B net worth, Forbes) and his son Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India, presides over the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by doses. Based in Pune, the family owns Poonawalla Aviation Pvt. Ltd., established in 2005, providing bespoke chartered flight services. Their fleet includes a Bombardier Global 6000 (VT-CDP), a Gulfstream G550, and an Airbus H145 helicopter for travel between Pune and Mumbai. In 2019, Adar took delivery of India's first fully customised ACH145 helicopter from Airbus. The family's primary base is Pune Airport (VAPO), located near their 247-acre estate and Serum Institute headquarters. Their Global 6000 has a range of 11,112 km enabling nonstop flights to London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore.
Note · Celebplanes tracks Poonawalla Family's registered aircraft — not Poonawalla Family personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.
Where Poonawalla Family's fleet has flown — each dot is a recorded position.
Total flights
38
Total CO₂
460.2t
Flight hours
108h
VT-CCA · ICAO: 8001C5 · Heavy jet
VT-CDC · ICAO: 801730 · Heavy jet
VT-NAD · ICAO: 8007DF · Heavy jet
VT-CDP · ICAO: 800D68 · Heavy jet
Poonawalla Family flies 2 aircraft: Bombardier Global 6500, Bombardier Global 6000 (VT-CCA, VT-CDC, VT-NAD, VT-CDP). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
Poonawalla Family's private jet tail numbers are VT-CCA (Bombardier Global 6500), VT-CDC (Bombardier Global 6500), VT-NAD (Bombardier Global 6500), VT-CDP (Bombardier Global 6000). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Poonawalla Family's Bombardier Global 6500 (VT-CCA) 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.
Poonawalla Family's home base is Pune Airport (Lohegaon Air Force Station) (VAPO / PNQ), with frequent destinations including VABB, VIDP, VOBL, EGLL.
Across 38 tracked flights (108 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Poonawalla Family's aircraft have emitted approximately 460.2t 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.
Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.