As India orders more 6 ALH Mk-III helicopters, a look at major crashes that have plagued HAL’s Dhruv chopperIndia has signed defence deals worth over Rs 5,000 crore. This includes a significant purchase of Advanced Light Helicopters for the Indian...
04 Mar, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Eight air accidents killed 274 people this year: Govt dataIndia has witnessed eight air accidents in 2025. These accidents involved a scheduled aircraft, trainee aircraft, and helicopters. The acci...
31 Jul, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
ONGC cuts offshore helicopter sorties during monsoon to avoid accidentsIndia's top oil and gas producer, ONGC, has reduced helicopter sorties to its offshore installations in the Arabian Sea for three months to...
02 Jun, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
India's first helicopter emergency medical service to be launched from U'khand: Jyotiraditya ScindiaIndia is preparing to launch its first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in Uttarakhand, according to Civil Aviation Minister Jyo...
15 Feb, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
Air ambulance facility soon from AIIMS Rishikesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia"We are working with the Road and Transport Ministry and the Health Ministry to look at Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). The '...
20 Sep, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Govt looks to develop helipads along major highways for medical emergenciesAs part of efforts to boost the country's helicopter segment, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said steps are being ...
14 Dec, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Gen Rawat chopper crash: State-owned insurers settle claims at breathtaking speedThe eight personnel, including Gen Rawat, were covered under SBI GPA Policy for account holders, UII Chairman and Managing Director Satyaji...
13 Dec, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
22 fighter jets crashed in 4 years; human error, tech defect main reasonsA Chetak helicopter of the IAF too crash landed in Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh today minutes after it took off from an airbase on outskirts ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.51 PM IST
Crash of two Dhruv helicopters in Ecuador due to pilot error: GovtThe reason of crashes of other two Dhruv helicopters was indicated to be "human error" and "non-maintenance" by the Ecuadorean authorities.
11 Jul, 2018, 03.04 PM IST
ONGC to bar key executives from flying together in choppersWhen on January 13 a Dauphin N3 helicopter, operated by Pawan Hans, crashed off the Mumbai coast, ONGC lost topline operational in-charges ...
11 Mar, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
Chopper crash brings maintenance, infrastructure, training issues back to the foreWhile the final jury is out on the incident, sources ET spoke to primarily blamed poor maintenance of aircraft for such accidents.
18 Jan, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Defence forces lost 37 aircraft, helicopters in last 3 years: GovernmentOut of the total, the Indian Air Force lost 24 aircraft and five helicopters in crashes since 2014-15 and main reasons for the accidents we...
01 Aug, 2017, 10.02 PM IST
Domestic chopper operators had accident-free 2014: Government to Lok SabhaDomestic helicopter operators kept an unblemished record in 2014 with no accidents reported by any of them during the period, the governmen...
16 Mar, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
62 per cent of military chopper crashes since 1986 due to human error: Manohar ParrikarDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said 62 per cent of military chopper accidents in the country since 1986 has taken place due to "hu...
13 Mar, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
Ecuador crash will not affect ALH exports: HALThe Ecuadorian Air Force, which bought five Dhruv ALHs from the Bangalore-headquartered HAL, had grounded the entire fleet.
19 Feb, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
Dhruv helicopters are good, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar after Ecuador's move"This is a problem of getting spares in time. HAL has taken a decision to keep Rs 400 cr aside for built up of spares. It might take 3-6 mt...
31 Jan, 2015, 07.22 PM IST
Dhruv choppers restricted from flying in Equador after mishapsEcuadorian Air Force had bought seven Dhruv helicopters from state-run HAL in 2009 under a deal estimated to cost about $45 million.
30 Jan, 2015, 04.36 PM IST