DGCA issues new guidelines for aircraft operators flying VVIPsThe DGCA has released new safety rules for aircraft carrying VVIPs. These guidelines apply to non-scheduled flights and helicopters. The mo...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
CDS chopper crash: Terrain warning systems may be made must for VVIP flightsAccording to people in the know, the inquiry report, which went into a detailed analysis of the Mi 17V5 helicopter's flight and its last mo...
07 Jan, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
AK Antony hits back at BJP on chopper dealAntony claimed that he became suspicious about the deal when he, as the Defence Minister, observed the proceedings of a case in an Italian ...
08 May, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Ready to provide VVIP choppers to India: US-based manufacturer SikorskySikorsky, which pitched its S-92 helicopter but lost to AgustaWestland in the initial tender, was ready to take part once again, a senior o...
20 Feb, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
Choppergate effect: Upgraded Mi-17 V5s to ferry President, Prime MinisterThe defence ministry has approved the "conversion" of six new Mi-17 V5s into VVIP helicopters to replace the old Mi-8 helicopters.
07 Oct, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
Chopper scam: CBI questions ex-SPG officers, Ex-Defence Ministry officialCBI has recorded the statements of three senior officers allegedly involved in the purchase of AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters which came u...
02 May, 2014, 09.37 PM IST
VVIP chopper scam: CBI starts fresh questioning of Tyagi brothersCBI has started fresh questioning of the cousins of former IAF chief SP Tyagi in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal.
16 Feb, 2014, 03.52 PM IST
Defence ministry starts process to buy VVIP helicoptersThe worry is that the process must be kick-started at the earliest because the five Mi-8 helicopters currently with the IAF's elite Communi...
06 Feb, 2014, 10.37 AM IST
Chopper deal accused cannot leave country without permissionCBI said accused in the case relating to alleged kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal will have to take permission before l...
18 Mar, 2013, 09.39 PM IST
VVIP helicopter deal: UPA govt should probe helicopter scam in totality, says Murli Monohar Joshi"In Bofors scam the name of an Italian firm and some people had come out, in this helicopter scam also the name of an Italian firm has come...
16 Feb, 2013, 08.06 PM IST
- VVIP helicopter deal: CBI registers Defence Ministry complaint to probe kickbacks charge
The agency has registered the complaint to ascertain allegations of corruption against Indian nationals and whether any kickbacks were paid...
15 Feb, 2013, 05.34 PM IST
Cong welcomes CBI probe into copter dealCongress has welcomed the Defence Ministry's decision of a CBI inquiry into the controversy surrounding the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters
13 Feb, 2013, 02.18 PM IST
Italian chopper deal: India bought helicopters Obama rejected as ‘costly’Obamafound the copters too exorbitant to pass muster in 2009. But Indian govt had no such qualms & inked Rs 3,546-cr deal.
13 Feb, 2013, 07.59 AM IST
UPA government owes an explanation: BJP on chopper deal scam"Action has been taken in Italy on the VVIP helicopter scam. The CEO of the company has been arrested," BJP spokesperson said.
12 Feb, 2013, 07.18 PM IST
VVIP choppers billed at Rs 3,546 crore to ferry President, PM begin touchdownSwanky, three-engine VVIP helicopters, with self-defence suites to guard against missiles, have quietly begun to touch down in India.
23 Dec, 2012, 09.07 AM IST
- 'I will seriously pursue inquiry' into VVIP helicopters deal: Defence Minister A K Antony
Defence Minister A K Antony today said he would "seriously" pursue the inquiry into allegations of corruption in the purchase of 12 VVIP he...
25 Apr, 2012, 01.45 PM IST
- Govt quietly inks Rs 3,726cr deal for 12 VVIP helicopters
President and PM will now also get 12 swanky helicopters for VVIP travel.
12 Mar, 2010, 08.50 AM IST