Pawan Hans

Pawan Hans secures Rs 2,000 cr contract for ONGC offshore helicopter ops

Pawan Hans will deploy made-in-India Dhruv NG helicopters, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Pilots' lack of familiarisation factor for Pawan Hans chopper crash: AAIB

Pilots' lack of familiarisation with automatic flight control systems was one of the contributing factors that led to Pawan Hans' Sikorsky helicopter crash that killed four people off the Mumbai coast in June last year, according to an investigation report that has also called for various corrective measures. In its final report on the accident involving Sikorsky S-76D helicopter that was operated by Pawan Hans, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has also flagged the passenger safety briefing video did not provide correct guidance for inflation of life jackets. Out of the seven people who were onboard the chopper, the report said that all of them evacuated from the helicopter but only five could inflate the life jackets. The helicopter was to operate a crew change sortie to ONGC-operated Sagar Kiran Rig in Mumbai off-shore. The accident happened on June 28, 2022, as the helicopter entered into uncontrolled flight during its final approach and fell into the ...

Govt calls off strategic disinvestment of Pawan Hans, scraps firm's bid

Majority owner in consortium that won stake sale for state-owned helicopter operator faces legal trouble

Govt calls off strategic disinvestment of Pawan Hans, says DIPAM

The government had decided to sell 51% stake in Pawan Hans to Star9 Mobility Private Ltd for Rs 211.14 crore in May 2022

Pawan Hans to launch helicopter services on 6 routes in Assam this week

Pawan Hans will launch helicopter services on six routes in Assam on February 8. These routes will be launched under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN. Pawan Hans has been awarded 86 routes under the scheme in six states. According to an official release on Monday, the company will provide connectivity on "Dibrugarh-Jorhat-Tezpur-Guwahati-Tezpur-Jorhat-Dibrugarh" network in the first phase. "Subsequently, the services will be operationalised in the state of Arunanchal Pradesh," it said.

Ahead of IDBI privatisation, Centre working on tightening disclosure rules

Bidders will have to share the details of legal proceedings against them, if any, until the completion of sale transactions

Centre set to wait for NCLAT ruling for Pawan Hans sale, hearing on Sept 1

The government's decision is based on the recommendation of its transaction adviser

India at 75: What's the way ahead for govt on privatisation, asset sales

While the govt has secured a big win by privatising Air India, it is still far from its initial goal of privatising majority of PSUs

Four dead in Pawan Hans helicopter mishap near ONGC's rig at Mumbai High

Three of the four dead were ONGC employees

3 ONGC employees among 4 dead in Pawan Hans helicopter crash in Arabian Sea

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with two pilots and seven others including six ONGC employees onboard, fell into the Arabian Sea about 50 nautical miles from the Mumbai coast

EMC case: Pawan Hans bidder initiates process to appeal against NCLT order

The statement from the Cayman Islands-based fund comes a day after the government decided to put on hold the sale of Pawan Hans as it was legally examining the NCLT order against AGOF

Centre set to put Pawan Hans sale on hold over winning bidder concerns

This is the second instance where a disinvestment exercise has been put on hold after completion of the process due to allegations against the reputation of the winning bidder

Pawan Hans disinvestment: ONGC to offer its 49% shares to new buyer

After the offer is made by ONGC, the new buyer will get seven days to decide if it wants to buy the remaining 49 per cent stake held by the public sector undertaking (PSU)

Pawan Hans handover to Star9 Mobility likely to be completed by June

The handover of loss-making helicopter service provider Pawan Hans to Star9 Mobility Pvt Ltd is likely to get over by June, an official said on Friday.

Pawan Hans disinvestnent unwise, should have been merged with ONGC: Cong

The government has decided to sell 51 per cent stake in Pawan Hans to Star9 Mobility Private Ltd for Rs 211.14 crore

Star9 Mobility to buy 51% govt stake in Pawan Hans for Rs 211.14 cr

This is the second successful privatisation in the civil aviation space after the Air India sale

Govt to finalise Pawan Hans sale Saturday, JSW among bidders: Report

The asset sale plan will help bridge the budget gap and meet spending targets as the economy faces fresh headwinds from the geopolitical tensions

Top headlines: Govt preps Pawan Hans sale, Serum faces Covid vaccine glut

The government will finalise the sale of state-owned helicopter service provider Pawan Hans this week. More on that story in our top headlines this hour.

Pawan Hans leases 6 Sikorsky S-76D choppers for operations

Pawan Hans, a government company under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA), intends to use these helicopters to support onshore and offshore operations by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Pawan Hans signs agreements to lease six Sikorsky S-76D helicopters

The announcement about the leasing of helicopters was made during the Wings India event in Hyderabad