Mumbai: Life may get a little simpler for Mumbai's millions after a fresh transport option - a seaplane that will complete a two-hour road journey in 7 minutes which will cost Rs 750 equivalent to the cab fare for the same distance. Operated by a private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services (MEHAIR), the first-of-its-kind service aims to be take off mid-June, with most police, aviation and governmental clearances coming through.
"The aim is to provide extremely economical transport service for Mumbaikars as well as improve regional connectivity," said Siddharth Verma, promoter and director, MEHAIR.
Promoted by the state tourism department, the seaplane will also ferry passengers to tourist destinations in Maharashtra like Alibaug, Bhandardara and Varasgaon dams. The service is part of the Civil Aviation Ministry's larger push to promote regional connectivity in the country. The Seaplane and small aircraft services within Goa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are set to take off in the next few months. ...
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09:55 AM, May 12, 2013
The West Bengal government on Monday inked an MoU with state-run helicopter firm Pawan Hans Ltd. to avail services of sea-planes, helicopters and fixed-wing planes to boost its tourism and industrial potential. ...
02:32 AM, Mar 19, 2013
New Delhi: Wing Commander Felix Patrick Pinto, an helicopter pilot of the Indian Air Force, who helped search for the fateful Pawan Hans helicopter of then Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu that had crashed in Tawang in April last year, was Wednesday named to receive Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry medal. Pinto, a Mi-17 pilot, had also showed grit when he successfully steered a malfunctioning helicopters for...
09:30 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Gangatok: Chungthang in North Sikkim, one of the worst affected areas, is one of the few places accessible by helicopter. CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor spoke to the pilot of the Pawan Hans chopper on the operational difficulties involved in the relief sorties. ...
06:46 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Shillong: The Meghalaya government has rejected a proposal of Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited to resume its services in the state which were suspended following the April 30 crash that killed former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu along with four others. "Officials of the helicopter service approached us about a week back, but we have refused," Transport Minister AT Mondal said today. Despite the companys assurance of providing brand new...
01:21 PM, Jul 29, 2011
Jaipur: A BSF team comprising of technical experts on saturday visited the site in Sirohi district in Rajasthan to probe the helicopter crash that left four people dead. The mishap took place on Friday when the helicopter crashed in the hills of village Fatehpura near Abu Road here in the Sirohi district, killing all the four occupants, including the pilot. "A BSF team headed by an IG rank official reached...
08:37 PM, May 14, 2011
On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Are Pawan Hans choppers flying coffins?' ...
12:00 AM, May 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Pawan Hans helicopter VT-PHT that crashed killing the Arunachal chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others on Saturday was inducted only last year. The two pilots together had a flying record of over 7000 hours and experienced north east hands. On April 19, 2011 a Pawan hans MI 17 helicopter crashed seconds before touch down at the Tawang helipad killing 17 of the 23 people on board ...
08:28 PM, May 04, 2011
New Delhi: Hopes of finding Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu alive are all but over with locals spotting the debris of a chopper and also five bodies near Lobuthang in Tawang district on Wednesday morning. A few hours later, villagers in the area identified one of the dead as Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. "Some villagers have reached the crash site and they had interrupted communication with the DIG at...
06:32 PM, May 04, 2011
New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu was flying in an AS350 B3 helicopter that crashed in Lobothang at an altitude of 10,000, near Sela Pass, the third highest pass in the world. The helicopter was operated by Pawan Hans, that has a fleet of about 40 helicopters including three Eurocopter AS350 B3s. There are over 900 AS350 B3 helicopters currently in service across the world including Antartica. The...
04:06 PM, May 04, 2011
The debris is located in Lobothang Tawang, just north of sela pass. An army team is headed on foot to crash location. ...
01:00 PM, May 04, 2011
Itanagar/Shillong: Nearly 300 ITBP personnel on Tuesday fanned out on foot heading towards a place five km inside Bhutan and for Nagajiji near the windy Sela Pass to track the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others. The aerial search was called off for the day because of bad weather. "According to inputs from the Arunachal government, local people have have sighted something like an...
05:40 PM, May 03, 2011
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday spoke to Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Thinley seeking assistance in search operations to trace the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorje Khandu and four others. Krishna spoke to Thinley and sought Bhutanese assistance in the search operations along the Indo-Bhutan border, sources said. The two also discussed the issue of logistical support to people involved in the search operations,...
12:08 PM, May 01, 2011
New Delhi: Government on Saturday night alerted the Department of Space and ISRO for help in locating the whereabouts of the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others. Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said that Indian satellites have made two passes over the probable area from where the Pawan Hans helicopter went missing 20 minutes after takeoff from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh but has not...
07:25 PM, Apr 30, 2011
Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Saturday suspended the Pawan Hans helicopter services operating in the state with immediate effect, hours after Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's helicopter went missing and was found later in Bhutan. Transport Minister AT Mondal told PTI that he instructed his office to close down the company's office in Guwahati and not issue any more tickets. Mondal said the license of Pawan Hans to operate...
04:06 PM, Apr 30, 2011
Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Tuesday with 23 people on board. ...
09:33 PM, Apr 19, 2011
Tawang: At least 17 people were killed when a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang at 2 PM on Tuesday. There were 23 people on board the helicopter including five crew members and two children. Four people have been injured with two reported to be in a critical condition. One person is untraceable and the other one is safe. The helicopter caught fire and crashed into a gorge...
03:50 PM, Apr 19, 2011
