24-Nov-2015
Two recently set-up and government-funded hospitals in India are to have emergency helipads added to their facilities. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the cities of Bhubaneswar and Raipur (the state capitals of Odisha and Chhattisgarh respectively) will have the landing facilities added in the next financial year as they are not... Read more
24-Nov-2015
Aircraft was taken off from Dimapur with 4 passengers onboard and just after 35 minutes of flight the helicopter had made a crash landing. Helicopter rear portion caught fire after landing and destroyed.... Read more
23-Nov-2015
A bird is reported to have hit the tail rotor shortly after take-off. While the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing, the helicopter hit power lines, crashed and caught fire. The helicopter was ferrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi temple. The seven fatalities were named as pilot Sumita Vijayn from Kerala, Arjun Singh,... Read more
15-Nov-2015Source: P&WC
Dubai-based aircraft management company Titan Aviation Group has signed an Eagle Service Plan (ESP® Program) agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) on behalf of a private company which owns a new Bell 429 helicopter. The ESP® Program is an optional pay-per-hour engine maintenance plan designed for corporate and general aviation operators of select... Read more
12-Nov-2015Source: Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tata Advanced Systems today announced a joint venture (JV) that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India. The JV will initially create a manufacturing center of excellence to produce aerostructures for the AH-64 Apache helicopter and to compete for additional manufacturing work packages across... Read more
12-Nov-2015Source: Deccan Herald
An associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here has developed a real-time online health monitoring system for tail rotor flexbeams that can “greatly reduce the chances of helicopter accidents.”See full story.... Read more
12-Nov-2015Source: Business Standard
The Centre on Tuesday opened up the civil aviation sector to foreign investment by allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in ground handling and helicopter services.See full story.... Read more
4-Nov-2015Source: http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.45.pdf
Crashed into sea on night training flight. Helicopter was operating a training flight for night recency and took-off from rig “WIS”. While landing at “RONTAP MEYER” it met with an accident. After impact ELT was triggered. Cockpit door found at the last known position during SAR. Pilots named here as TK Guha and Eeso Samuel... Read more
30-Oct-2015Source: The New Indian Express
Come November 15, a Kochi-based private tour operator will commence a daily helicopter service to Sabarimala, in a bid to attract high-end pilgrims and tourists to the temple situated amidst hills. See Full Story... Read more
29-Oct-2015Source: The Economic Times
State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters is working on a plan to add 13 aircraft to its fleet, including two seaplanes that would cost the company over Rs 900 crore even as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO). See Full Story... Read more
26-Oct-2015Source: The Hindu
India has quietly constructed and operationalised an Mi-17 helipad on the Siachen glacier near Kumar post at a height of about 16,000 ft, considerably augmenting the airlift capabilities for troop support and casualty evacuation. See Full Story... Read more
26-Oct-2015
Indian operator Pawan Hans has released a new logo as part of its work towards its IPO and the inherent need to project itself away from a public-owned company to a commercial one which needs to stand on its own – irrespective of the percentage of shares being released to the market. The logo was... Read more
21-Oct-2015
EMergency landing in Bandra-Kurla Complex, just two miles south of Mumbai International Airport. [Must have been quite a serious emergency to not head for the airport?]... Read more
19-Oct-2015Source: HAL
Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) completed performance trials paving way for finalization of basic configuration. The Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar, visited HAL’s helicopter complex here today and had a detailed look on advanced features and armament fit of LCH prototypes. “LCH is the only attack helicopter which can operate above 10000 – 12000 feet altitude... Read more
19-Oct-2015Source: Money Control
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared the proposal to set up a chopper assembling unit by Indian Rotorcraft (IRL), a joint venture between AgustaWestland and Tata Sons.See Full Story... Read more
12-Oct-2015Source: Airbus
Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd. (GVHL) has signed a PBH contract for its H130 light helicopter, benefiting from Airbus Helicopters’ redefined customer service offer called HCare which was introduced early this year. GVHL’s H130 will be covered by the HCare Smart PBH service, which has been developed with careful consideration of the support required by operators of light helicopters. The HCare Smart is a competitively-priced PBH... Read more
30-Sep-2015Source: Boeing
The India Ministry of Defence has finalized its order with Boeing [NYSE: BA] for production, training and support of Apache and Chinook helicopters that will greatly enhance India’s capabilities across a range of military and humanitarian missions. India will receive 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Both are the newest... Read more
30-Sep-2015Source: The New Indian Express
Bidarehalla Kaval, a small village in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district, will soon transform into a township buzzing with activity as work on the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Helicopter Complex there is likely to start soon. See Full Story... Read more
25-Sep-2015Source: The Economic Times
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with American aviation giant Boeing. See Full Story... Read more
18-Sep-2015Source: The Hindu
The Central Bureau of Investigation is awaiting court orders on its plea for a non-bailable warrant against British national Christian Michel James, one of the main accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, to push for an Interpol red-corner notice against him. See Full Story... Read more
17-Sep-2015Source: The Assam Tribune
Arunachal Pradesh Government has decided to suspend the operation of Pawan Hans helicopter service in the State till the completion of inquiry into the recent incident of Pawan Hans chopper crash in Tirap district which claimed three lives including the then Tirap DC Kamlesh Joshi. See Full Story... Read more
8-Sep-2015Source: The Hindu
The Pawan Hans Limited, a Government of India Enterprise, is roped in to operate the AP Tourism’s heli-tourism project ‘Tirupati Joy Ride’ scheduled to take off on September 16. See Full Story... Read more
4-Sep-2015Source: Rostec
Among other things, an offer was put forward to sign long-term contracts between the Air Force, Navy and the Indian Interior Ministry and Russian Helicopters holding company for a period of 3 to 5 years. This will have a positive effect on the COLLABORATIVE efforts for providing after-sales service of helicopters and will also streamline... Read more
3-Sep-2015Source: Russian Helicopters
By the end of 2015 Russian Helicopters will deliver another three military transport Mi-17V5 helicopters to India to complete the contract. From 2012-2015, under an existing contract, Russia supplied India with 148 Mi-17V5 helicopters out of a total of 151 due to be delivered by the end of the year. Russian Helicopters, (part of State... Read more
3-Sep-2015Source: Russian Helicopters
During the Russia-India conference on after-sales service for Russian-made helicopters, Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) proposed developing the after-sales service provision for Russian-made helicopters operated in India. A long-term contract between India’s Army, Navy and Home Affairs Ministry and Russian Helicopters is one of the steps envisaged as part of these improvements to... Read more
21-Aug-2015Source: TOI
The government has selected eight sites across the state for setting up permanent helipads. Sources said that a fresh survey would also be conducted to identify more sites. See Full Story... Read more
19-Aug-2015Source: Helisota
Asia-Pacific has long been appraised as the leader of the growing aviation industry and India is one of the brightest stars in region. It is without a doubt that the country loves helicopters as the Indian rotorcraft fleet is one of the largest in the world with more than 2000 machines utilized in the military... Read more
17-Aug-2015Source: TOI
Delhi-based private company Kings Airways Pvt Ltd is planning to launch a helicopter service from Nashik to Trimbakeshwar and Shirdi from August 21 in a bid to facilitate pilgrims during Kumbh Mela. See Full Story... Read more
6-Aug-2015Source: The Times Of India
The Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Group has selected Mihan near Nagpur in Maharashtra for developing India’s first smart city for the defence sector.See Full Story.... Read more
27-Jul-2015Source: Kolkata News
State-run helicopter operator Pawan Hans has sought guarantee of at least four passengers in a six-seater helicopter for carrying out uninterrupted commercial helicopter service between Bhubaneswar and port town of Paradip in Odisha. See full story ... Read more
24-Jul-2015Source: Morningstar
India plans to buy 48 military helicopters from Russia, in a deal valued at 1.1 billion dollars. See full story... Read more
22-Jul-2015Source: TTF
Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL) launched helicopter services from Dimapur in Nagaland, the fifth state in the series of the Seven Sister States under the initiative for Northeastern Region for ‘Connecting People Connecting Life’. See full story ... Read more
14-Jul-2015Source: The Times Of India
For the first time, an indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) has been successfully test-fired from a helicopter platform. See full story.... Read more
14-Jul-2015
Pawan Hans helicopter with 19 passengers and three crew members on board made emergency landing after sudden change in weather... Read more
13-Jul-2015Source: The Asian Age
Bowing to pressure from locals and the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra government has put on hold its plan to build a heliport at Mahalakshmi Racecourse with a night landing facility. See full story... Read more
13-Jul-2015Source: DeshGujarat
The Government of Gujarat has constituted two committees to purchase a separate helicopter for state police. See full story... Read more
6-Jul-2015Source: Airbus
Airbus Helicopters is joining hands with Mahindra Group subsidiary, Mahindra Defence, to produce helicopters in India in order to meet the country’s military requirements. The strengths of both the companies will ensure a strong partnership to present the best rotorcraft solutions for India’s needs and strengthen indigenous industrial capabilities. The teaming represents a significant step... Read more
1-Jul-2015Source: TOI
In a move to make the yatra to Hemkund Sahib, the Sikh shrine that draws over a lakh pilgrims a year, smoother and easier, the Uttarakhand government on Monday announced regular helicopter services up to Ghangaria, 6 km from the shrine in Chamoli district, starting from Tuesday. See Full Story... Read more
29-Jun-2015Source: The Economic Times
With the Pawan Hans Limited agreeing to begin commercial chopper service between the state capital and Paradip, the Odisha government today asked the authorities of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and IOCLBSE -0.59 % to consider some of the requirements of the helicopter company. See Full Story... Read more
29-Jun-2015
Precautionary landing due to suspected engine problem. Engineers checked it over and it returned to base at INS Dega the same evening... Read more
24-Jun-2015Source: AgustaWestland
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to close the probe into alleged kickbacks in the deal to buy 12 AgustaWestland AW- 101 helicopters to ferry VVIPs. See Full Story.... Read more
24-Jun-2015
Red carpet and various other items laid out for the greeting of a visiting VIP (senior Union Minister Nitin Gadkari) were blown up by rotor downdraft and reportedly struck fenestron... Read more
18-Jun-2015Source: Turbomecca
Turbomeca (Safran), and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) have signed, at the Paris Air Show, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish in India a joint venture to support customers in India as well as some others of different countries. This joint venture will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for Turbomeca and HAL engines installed on... Read more
9-Jun-2015Source: Kolkata24x7
The New Delhi based Helicopter Service Company Pawan Hans is all set to launch Kolkata-Digha commercial helicopter service within a short span. See Full Story... Read more
5-Jun-2015Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International has signed an agreement withDeccan Charters Pvt Ltd to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine training in India. Training will be offered at Deccan’s facility in Bangalore on an extensive range of P&WC’s turboprop, turbofan, and turboshaft aircraft engines including the PT6A, PW 100, PT6T, PW 200 series. Courses are scheduled to begin... Read more
21-May-2015Source: Travel Biz Monitor
According to The Hindu, helicopter services will soon be introduced in Madurai covering three major tourist attractions in Southern Tamil Nadu to draw more foreign tourists and provide better transport facilities, said S P Shanmuganathan, Minister for Tourism and Tourism Development, Government of Tamil Nadu. See Full Story... Read more
19-May-2015Source: Russia & India Report
The Indian defence acquisition committee (DAC) on Wednesday cleared the purchase of almost 200 Russian Ka-226T ‘Kamov’ helicopters produced by JSC. The Russian helicopter was found more suitable than its nearest competitor from Airbus Helicopters, RIA Novosti reported. See Full Story... Read more
18-May-2015Source: The Economic Times
Hidden in the details of the government’s Wednesday big-bang ‘Make in India’ push in the defence production was the fine print about the Russian deal, by nomination not tender, to manufacture 200 Kamov Ka 226 light helicopters, so desperately needed to replace the ageing Cheetah fleet which services one of the world’s highest military deployments... Read more
15-May-2015Source: HAL
The indigenisation of the advance materials is a key to the aerospace manufacturing in India. When it comes to aerospace raw material be it aluminium, titanium, plastics or composites there is wide capability gap in the country and therefore industries especially in private sector must come forward to boost aerospace manufacturing in the country”, said... Read more
8-May-2015Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first two repaired Ka-31 helicopters, produced by Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (a Russian Helicopters company), to India. In 2004, Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise supplied nine Ka-31 helicopters to India. Six needed comprehensive repairs before their first scheduled overhaul, and were sent to Kumertau for this... Read more
6-May-2015Source: TOI
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has started a feasibility study to set up a helicopter manufacturing unit in Goa. See Full Story... Read more
6-May-2015Source: Economic Times
Pawan Hans Helicopters has offered an equity stake against a Rs 131-crore loan the state-run company had taken from the government about three decades ago to buy helicopters and start operations. See Full Story... Read more
5-May-2015Source: The Economic Times
The Narendra Modi led NDA government is all set to implement a long-pending decision of using helicopter services in Jammu and Kashmir, an idea that was born under the UPA regime. See Full Story... Read more
30-Apr-2015Source: Orissa Daily
The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has agreed to provide necessary infrastructure and requested the state government to provide adequate police for resumption of copter service. See full story... Read more
25-Apr-2015
on Army training exercise. 3 POB evacuated safely... Read more
24-Apr-2015Source: The Economic Times
The government has asked the CBI whether blacklisted chopper maker AgustaWestland can take part in its ‘Make in India’ initiative, potentially the first step in the Anglo-Italian firm’s likely rehabilitation after being put in doghouse by the UPA regime amid allegations of bribery. See Full Story... Read more
21-Apr-2015Source: mydigitalfc
Moving ahead its plan to list public sector helicopter operator Pawan Hans, the nodal civil aviation ministry has asked ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) to give their views on the proposed initial public offering (IPO). See Full Story... Read more
9-Apr-2015Source: FAA
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that India complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and has been granted a Category 1 rating under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. The announcement was made during a meeting between Secretary Foxx and India’s Minister of Civil Aviation,... Read more
30-Mar-2015Source: Business Standard
The Odisha government today said it has invited the US-based Alcor Inc and engineering major L&T Construction Company to discuss their proposals for setting up a helicopter manufacturing and assembly unit. See Full Story... Read more
24-Mar-2015Source: The Surinamese Newspaper
Suriname’s Minister of Defence LAMURE Latour last Friday, March 13th, at the local airport Zorg en Hoop in Paramaribo three Indian Chetak helicopters delivered to Surinamese Air Force, which also immediately Force new life was breathed. The helicopters, the Indian version of the French Aérospatiale Alouette III, already in 2009 were bought by the Venetian... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: TOI
The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) recently completed the cold weather trials in Leh and team LCH says that the trials covered engine starts with internal batteries after overnight cold soak at 3km altitude and 4.1 km altitude. See Full Story... Read more
23-Feb-2015Source: Airbus
Airbus Helicopters today signed Indian market launch orders for its single-engine EC130 T2 with Sanjay Ghodawat Group and Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd. (GVHL), which are to introduce the popular single-engine EC130’s enhanced version later this year for passenger transport services in Kolhapur and Delhi respectively. Signing ceremonies with both customers – who ordered one EC130... Read more
20-Feb-2015Source: One India
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will soon have Dhruv maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hubs all across the operational bases, including in forward areas. There are a total of 193 Dhruvs being operational today. See Full Story... Read more
12-Feb-2015Source: Textron
Bell Helicopter,Textron Aviation Inc.,and Textron Systems, all businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today their joint presence during Aero India 2015, February 18-22, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru. “Our strong showing at Aero India is evidence of Textron’s commitment to forge strategic relationships for coproduction and development in India,” said Inderjit Sial, president and managing... Read more
11-Feb-2015Source: HeliHub.com
Pawan Hans will see an ownership change by the end of 2016, as the Indian Government announces plans to divest its 51% stake in the operator. With a fleet of 46 helicopters, Pawan Hans is one of the largest operators in Asia. Investment bank SBI Capital Markets has been appointed to advise the government on... Read more
11-Feb-2015
Instructor and student killed on night training flight. Crashed in rocky mountainous area and burnt out... Read more
2-Feb-2015
Crashed from 10-12 ft shortly after take off, 4 POB. Pilots Colonel B K Singh and Major Kshitij not injured... Read more
27-Jan-2015Source: Ministry of Defence
Wing Commander Amit Jain, Flying (Pilot) is posted as Flight Commander of a Cheetal/ Cheetah Helicopter Unit operating in the Siachen Glacier. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Examiner, and has more than 3500 hours of accident/incident free flying. On 18 Jul 2014, an urgent request from Leh district administration for a casuality... Read more
21-Jan-2015Source: ET
Lt Gen Pranab Kumar Bharali has been appointed as the Director General of Army Aviation Corps at the Army Headquarters, Delhi. See Full Story... Read more
12-Jan-2015Source: Times of India
In an ambitious plan, King George’s Medical University is looking at starting an air ambulance facility on its premises. See Full Story... Read more
9-Jan-2015Source: HeliHub.com
Indian operator Pawan Hans has filed an advertisement this week seeking AgustaWestland AW139 pilots, despite not currently having any of the type in their fleet. Indeed the job filing notes that they operate a fleet of 46 “MI-172, Bell 206L4, Bell 407, Dauphin 365N/N3, AS350B3 & Dhruv Helicopters”. So, while the advert does say “contract”... Read more
27-Nov-2014Source: HeliHub.com
Aviators Air Rescue has announced that they will provide air ambulance services across India using EC135T3/P3 helicopters in partnership with the US-based Air Medical Group Holdings. The two companies have hsigned a three-way agreement with AIrbus Helicopters which will see them flying three EC135s on EMS work from the last quarter of 2015. The agreement... Read more
20-Nov-2014Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems, both businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today an agreement with Dynamatic Technologies Limited of Bangalore, India establishing Dynamatic as a single source supplier of major airframe assemblies for the Bell 407GX and 407GT. The agreement is for a seven year period with options to extend through the life... Read more
18-Nov-2014Source: ek
India is going to gift its indigenous advanced light helicopter (ALH), generically named HAL Dhruv, to Nepal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over the helicopter during the 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu on November 26-27. See Full Story... Read more
18-Nov-2014Source: The Economic Times
Indian Air Force’s 115 Helicopter unit and 26 Squadron, both doing yeoman’s services in rescue operations and war have been awarded with the President’s Standard award, an official said today. See Full Story... Read more
