Pawan Hans to get two new copters

Mumbai: State-owned helicopter operator Pawan Hans will now have two new choppers in its fleet, which will arrive by early August. Senior officials from Pawan Hans have confirmed to The Asian Age that the company will soon receive two Mi 172 medium-lift helicopters, which will take the total fleet up to 47 choppers. Leading chopper-manufacturing company, Kazan, manufactures the Russian-made Mi series of helicopters. The choppers cost around $10 million (`50 crore) each as per the present market rate.
The two helicopters will arrive by air cargo at the Mumbai international airport in a transport or a cargo aircraft. “The choppers will arrive in a dismantled arrangement with all the spare parts and components. The rotors, main body, fuselage and engine will be separately packaged and will be assembled by our engineers and technicians from Kazan once the they reach our base in Mumbai,” said a senior Pawan Hans official from Mumbai.
09/07/12 Parth Satam/Asian Age

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012