First Tata-made Sikorsky S-92 helicopter airframe flies (With Images)
August 20th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The first Sikorsky S-92 - a large, twin-engine helicopter that can be used for both civil and military purposes - with a Made-in-India airframe is now ... Read more...
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Colombia’s rebel group releases two pilots
July 30th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, July 30 (IANS) The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Sunday released two civilian helicopter pilots kidnapped 20 days ago, said the International Committee of the Red Cross ... Read more...
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Eight die in Guatemala helicopter crash
February 29th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed Tuesday when an army helicopter crashed in the jungles of northern Guatemala while on a humanitarian mission, the military said.The chopper, ... Read more...
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China unveils first ultra-light civilian helicopter
September 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) China Thursday unveiled its first ultra-light civilian chopper at an international helicopter exposition held for the first time in the country.The one-tonne AC310 helicopter, equipped with ... Read more...
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Five killed in Tawang helicopter crash
April 19th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Tawang, Apr 19 (ANI): At least five persons got killed and nine others were injured, when a civilian helicopter crashed while landing near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday afternoon.The 23-seater helicopter ... Read more...
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Eurocopter launches Indian subsidiary to capture 50 percent market
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The world's largest helicopter manufacturer, Eurocopter, Wednesday launched a wholly-owned subsidiary in India to capture half of the country's growing civilian helicopter market by 2015.Eurocopter, the first ... Read more...
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Four die as Israeli helicopter plunges into sea
November 24th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 24 (DPA) A civilian helicopter plunged hundreds of metres into the sea off central Israel Tuesday afternoon, killing three tourists on board, at least one of them British, and ... Read more...
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Two hospitalized after Acworth, Georgia helicopter crash
August 12th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Two people have been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a civilian helicopter crashed in Acworth, Georgia this morning.The McDonald Douglas 369E H500, registered to Rotorworks, LLC. in Hiram, crashed ... Read more...
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16 civilians killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan
July 19th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 19 (DPA) At least 16 civilians were killed when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan Sunday, while a NATO soldier and 35 Taliban militants were killed in the same ... Read more...
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Indian helicopter lands in Bangladesh by mistake, returns later
September 8th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 8 (IANS) An Indian civilian helicopter Monday strayed out of the Indian airspace and landed in Bangladesh, officials here said. The five seater Pawan Hans helicopter ... Read more...
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