Aerospace Diary

AVIATION Operator keen to trial new service By Neelam Mathews   /  November 10, 2014 Splash landing. Goa to have seaplane connections Seaplane flights from Goa International Airport to Mandovi River will launch by the end of December to tap the ongoing tourist season.  Splash landing. Goa to have seaplane connections Mehair is expected to start Goa services by December 22. Bookings can be made on hummingbird.com  Trials will be held soon. They will be operated by Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (Mehair), which was recently awarded a contract by the Gujarat government to start intra-regional air services in the western state of India.  Mehair is expected to start Goa services by December 22. Bookings can be made on hummingbird.com  The company already runs a similar service in the Andamans and in the state of Maharashtra, and has no issue with airstrips in India.  “The main challenge is to get the market to try out the se...

N eelam Mathews March 5, 2013 A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy has been lost at sea. Chetak 440 had taken off from INS Dega at about 2 PM today on a routine mission in an area about 10 nm (18 km) seaward of Visakhapatnam, with four crew members onboard, said the Indian Navy. Search and Rescue was initiated when the Air Traffic Control lost contact with the helicopter at about 3:30 PM, and the Chetak failed to return to base at the estimated time. Two survivors have since been picked up from the area and brought to the Naval hospital, INHS Kalyani. The Navy has mounted an extensive search in and around the exercise area with ships, helicopters and divers to locate remaining survivors and the wreckage. Assistance of the Port authorities and local fishing community has been sought. An Indian Navy Chetak helicopter crashed in Oct last year while landing at a na val air station in Goa. All three onboard were killed.