A career spent making the impossible routine.
"No runway? No problem." It was never just a book title — it was a way of working.
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar h.c. has spent 36+ years at the leading edge of Indian mobility — first in the automobile industry, then across nearly three decades in civil aviation at Pawan Hans Ltd., where he rose to Executive Director and Officiating Chairman & Managing Director under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
He pioneered India's first integrated heliport at Rohini, launched the country's first seaplane services in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and built helicopter pilgrimage connectivity to Kedarnath, Vaishno Devi and Amarnath Ji — carrying lakhs of devotees to shrines the road could never reach.
Today, in his academic "second innings," he serves as Professor & Chair Head of Aviation Management at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun — mentoring the next generation while authoring research on Advanced Air Mobility and the digital future of flight. He is also Co-Founder & CEO of AviatelQ Tech LLP, an aviation-technology startup.
