Pawan Hans becomes "Scheduled Operator"

Pawan Hans has been given NOC to operate as ‘Scheduled Operator’ in India. The Company will now join the club of scheduled airlines such as Indian Airlines, Air India etc. The Company is also exploring possibilities of venturing into fixed wing operations.
Pawan Hans, an ISO 9001:2000 certified, is one of India’s leading helicopter company. The Company was incorporated in 1985 with the objective of providing helicopter services to the petroleum sector, linking inaccessible areas of the country and operating charters for promotion of tourism.
Since inception the company has operated a number of helicopters and offered a wide range of services through its fleet of 34 helicopters consisting of Bell 206L4, Bell 407, Dauphin SA 365N, Dauphin AS 365N3 and Mi-172. In addition, Pawan Hans is also acquiring two new Dauphin N3 helicopters and delivery of these helicopters would be in Sept/Oct., 2007.
Pawan Hans is a leader in providing offshore helicopter support in India. Its helicopters operate for ONGC at Bombay High and Hardy Exploration at Chennai. PSUs such as GAIL use them for pipeline surveillance.
26/05/07 Rotorhub (press release), UK

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Categories: General Aviation May 2007, New May 2007