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Kenyan man clings to helicopter at wedding, forcing emergency landing; says mid-air stunt was ‘exhilarating’

April 19, 2025 5:08 pm

The man had reportedly approached the helicopter’s passengers asking for money and a lift. When denied, he made the dangerous move of grabbing onto the chopper as it took off.

UP man fined for converting hatchback car into helicopter, video goes viral

March 21, 2024 4:43 am

“We have removed the modifications and after a fine of Rs 2,000 was paid by the man, we have released the vehicle,” said Circle Officer (City) Suresh Kumar Mishra on Wednesday.

Airbus, Tata to set up India’s first private sector helicopter assembly line

January 27, 2024 4:36 am

This will be India’s first helicopter final assembly line to be set up by private sector players.

Mamata Banerjee injured in helicopter landing, rushed to hospital

June 28, 2023 5:59 am

An SSKM doctor briefed the media, stating, "An MRI was conducted. The Chief Minister has sustained a ligament injury in her left knee and left hip joint. Although she was advised hospitalisation, she expressed her intention to follow the doctors' advice and recover at home."

CGBSE board exam toppers go on state-funded helicopter rides

June 11, 2023 9:50 am

The students who secured top scores in Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) exams, were given joyrides in a seven-seater helicopter.

Drone taxi take first spin in air traffic near Paris

November 14, 2022 11:54 am

The Volocopter test aircraft, which resembles a large drone with eight rotors, took off with a passenger on board from the Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield outside Paris.

Four held for cheating pilgrims with fake helicopter tickets

June 03, 2022 6:02 pm

The men were arrested based on a complaint received by the Cyber Crime Cell, which alleged that unknown persons had cheated the complainant on the pretext of booking helicopter tickets to Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu.

IAF chopper makes new record, flies non-stop from Chandigarh to Jorhat

April 11, 2022 8:22 pm

“The 1910 kilometre route was completed in 7 hours 30 minutes and made possible by the capabilities of Chinook along with operational planning and execution of the IAF,” a spokesperson for Western Air Command of IAF said.

HAL signs MoU with French firm to extend cooperation on chopper engines

March 15, 2022 9:00 am

The MoU was signed during the ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility of Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Ltd (HE-MRO), a joint venture of HAL and Safran at Sattari in Goa.

Gujarat: Aviation company offers hourly-basis business, tourism charters

February 05, 2022 6:15 pm

viation companies in Gujarat have been upbeat after the state government recently reduced VAT (Value Added Tax) on Aviation Turbine Fuel from the earlier 30 per cent to the present 5 per cent.

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