Chipsan Aviation plans Airbus H160 missionsnews Mike Stones 21 Feb 25 0New Delhi-based helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation plans to add two more H160 helicopters to its fleet this year, after becoming the first firm in the… Read more
HI Uplift: GDHF’s busy month with H160 financingnews Mike Stones 20 Dec 24 0It’s been a busy month for helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance and its Airbus H160s super-medium aircraft. This week the new leasing specialist delivered the… Read more
GDHF delivers first of two H160s leased to Chipsan, Indianews Mike Stones 17 Dec 24 0GD Helicopter Finance has delivered the first of two Airbus H160s on lease to helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation. The aircraft will be the first H160s… Read more
Indian government to build 50-plus HEMs hubs along key roadsnews Mike Stones 27 Nov 24 0The Indian government plans to build more than 50 helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) hubs along key roads in the country. The plans were revealed… Read more
LYTE AVIATION EYES INDIAN MARKET WITH 10 PRE-ORDERS FROM VMANnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 23 0Lyte Aviation has received a pre-order for 10 aircraft from Vman as it eyes an entrance to the Indian market. The UK-based eVTOL OEM is… Read more
Air Safa launches aircraft leasing business in India with Airbus H125 helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 20 0Air Safa Pte. Ltd., a Singapore based aircraft leasing company, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for one H-125 helicopter with the option… Read more
American helicopter app takes service to Mumbainews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 18 0Blade, a helicopter-ride app launched in 2014, has announced plans to extend its service to India’s financial capital Mumbai. This will be the company’s first… Read more
Indian government scraps bid for Pawan Hansnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 18 0The Indian government has closed the private share offering of helicopter operator Pawan Hans (Wind Swan) after failing to attract bidders. The country’s Ministry of… Read more
Milestone supports Heligo Charters in Indianews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Leonardo AW139 to Heligo Charters in India. The delivery marks the fifth helicopter leased to Heligo in 2017, increasing… Read more
Indian government tourism website to sell Pawan Hans flight ticketsnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 16 0The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and air operator Pawan Hans have partnered to allow flight passengers to book tickets through the IRCTC website. The two organisations… Read more
Pawan Hans signs deal with HAL for helicopter maintenance centrenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Indian state aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and operator Pawan Hans have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture to… Read more
Erickson wins Indian transmission tower lifting contractnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Feb 16 0Erickson has won a S64 helicopter contract with Indian power company Sterlite Grid. The operator will help install some 160 power transmission towers in the Pir… Read more
Singapore – Bell delivers 412EPI to Uttar Pradesh State Governmentnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Bell has delivered a 412EPI to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. The aircraft is fitted with a VVIP interior and will be used for… Read more
Global Vectra first to sign up to HCare Smartnews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 15 0Global Vectra of India has signed a Power By the Hour (PBH) contract for its H130 helicopter. Under the PBH scheme defective components will be… Read more
Heritage Aviation acquires two H125 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 15 Apr 15 0Heritage Aviation of India has acquired two H125 aircraft built by Airbus Helicopters. The helicopters will be used for charter and utility flights, especially pilgrimage… Read more
SpanAir of India takes delivery of its first Bell 407GXnews Terry Spruce 13 Feb 14 0Bell Helicopter delivers the first Bell 407GX in India to SpanAir. Bell Helicopter announces the first delivery of a Bell 407GX in India to SpanAir.… Read more
Jobs cuts loom as India terminates AgustaWestland ordernews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 14 0The Indian Ministry of Defence terminates its order for 12 AgustaWestland helicopters amid bribery allegations. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has confirmed that the Indian Ministry… Read more
IGW Bell 429 approved in Indianews Terry Spruce 30 May 12 0The increased gross weight Bell 429 has received approval from India and it is now the tenth country to approve the Bell 429 with the… Read more
Indian helicopter academy achieves certification for simulatornews Terry Spruce 12 Jan 12 0HATSOFF, the joint venture between CAE and HAL has received Level D certification for the Eurocopter AS365 N3 Dauphin Read more
