The Maharashtra government has outlined a new helipad policy. This comes after a series of accidents that almost harmed the Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis. The policy stipulates that helicopters are no longer allowed to start their engines or air-conditioning before the VVIP passenger is on board. They cannot land in densely populated areas and has… Read more »
Source: HeliHub.com, 29-Jan-18
The Maharashtra Government has instructed the department that handles VIP Security to draw up a draft SOP and helipad locations for landing permissions. This was after the discussions at the legislative council. Concern was raised over the seemingly “back to back” helicopter incidents involving the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He thanked the council for their… Read more »
Source: HeliHub.com, 31-Jul-17
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) services, together with Pawan Hans hopes to bring their tourism business back after a fatal crash in December. The crash killed the pilot and the two passengers on board. Since the crash, the number of clients has dropped almost to a standstill. In order to remedy this, they are going… Read more »
Source: HeliHub.com, 05-Jan-17
The state of Maharashtra has recently appointed Airport Association of India to conduct an ‘obstacle limitation surface survey’ to check the feasibility of the project see full story
Source: Hindustan Times, 02-Oct-13
US aircraft major Sikorsky Friday delivered a mid-sized commercial utility aircraft to the Maharashtra government for transporting senior state leaders and bureaucrats. “The helicopter’s versatility, reliability, safety and operating cost efficiencies make it ideally suited for transportation of senior leaders, including heads of state,” a Sikorsky statement said. The S-76C++ joins a growing fleet of… Read more »
Source: Sikorsky, 30-Dec-11
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan received the keys of a brand new US-made Sikorsky 76 last Tuesday. In a few weeks time, Chavan, governor K Sankarnarayan and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, will use the aircraft to fly to state functions and events. (see full story)Â File photo
Source: Hindustan Times, 11-Dec-11
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced today the signing of a contract to sell an S-76C++â„¢ helicopter to the Maharashtra Government in India for VIP transport. The aircraft will join a growing fleet of Sikorsky helicopters operating in India or on order by Indian customers, including other S-76® family aircraft and lightweight S-300â„¢ and S-330SPâ„¢ helicopters. … Read more »
Source: Sikorsky, 06-Mar-11
The state government has constructed a new helipad at the Chavannagar rural police headquarters in Pashan.
21-Feb-11
“The cost of a mandatory CV/FDR and the impending 10-year overhaul/refurbishment on the Dauphin would cost Rs 20 crore. A new helicopter at Rs 70 crore makes more sense” said a cabinet minister requesting anonymity.
Source: Hindustan Times, 07-May-10
