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28 Jul, 11State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd, which suspended services in six northeastern states after Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others were killed in a crash, has resumed operations in all six states in the region. All services previously operated by single-engined helicopters will now be flown by twins, and a thorough check has been made of every aircraft in the company's fleet.
The decision to suspend operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland and Manipur came after the April 30 crash that killed Khandu and two pilots, a personal security officer and the sister of the Tawang legislator. See HeliHub.com accident page at 30-Apr-11 VT-PHT Eurocopter AS350B3 Kyela, India (5F)
A few days earlier, on April 19, 17 people were killed when a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed at the Tawang helipad, located at an altitude of 11,000 feet, in Arunachal Pradesh just as it was about to land. See HeliHub.com accident page at 19-Apr-11 VT-PHF Mil Mi-17 Tawang, India (18F)
Jeremy Parkin - HeliHub.com
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