UP's Chetak chopper up for sale

Lucknow: Chetak, the only reassembled chopper of the Uttar Pradesh government is up for sale. Apart from Chetak, three other turbo-propelled aircraft too have been put up for sale. Come Monday, and the department of civil aviation will be receiving bids as it sells off part of its prized fleet to bidders.
The three other aircraft include King Air C90A, Beech Bonanza A-36 and Super King Air 300 LW, all US-made.
"Grounded and lying in the state hangar since September 2009, Chetak has outlived its life span of around 3,200 flying hours. Reassembled in 1994, the chopper completed 15 years on September 10, 2009 and therefore needs to be sold off, say civil aviation officials. It was last flown on September 8, 2009.
31/10/11 Pankaj Shah/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2011