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International safety advocates are encouraged by news that the rotorcraft industry in India is undertaking independent, third-party safety audits of helicopter operators.

NEW DELHI, Aug 20,2008: Realizing the potential shown by civilian helicopter operations across the country, the government today said the civil aviation ministry will soon set up a "helicopter mission" to coordinate chopper operations and to thrash out issues concerning the industry.

NEW DELHI, India ( Reuters ) - Bell Helicopters Textron is expecting a sharp rise in helicopter sales in the Indian market because of an increase in awareness of the potential uses of rotary wing aircraft, a senior company official said on Friday.

Hyderabad, Oct 22 (IANS). After taking 52 years to sell its first 100 choppers in India, Bell Helicopter expects to sell its next 100 in less than five years as the country has emerged as an important market for the US company, a top official said.” India is our fastest growing market in the whole world,” said Bell’s director of communications Greg Hubbard, who was here for the civil aviation show last week.

NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – Kochi-based Emric Aviation Pvt. Ltd plans to start a helicopter charter service for tourists visiting Kerala, after having waited long in the wings for a licence to operate as a regional airline.

The Union government has put on hold new licences for regional airlines, which were meant to serve smaller cities and towns not on the radar of bigger carriers, because of the turmoil in domestic aviation stemming from high jet fuel costs.

March 23, 2009, Montreal. CAE Inc. said Monday it plans to open a $60-million helicopter training centre in India as part of a joint venture next year.

The Canadian company, which builds flight simulators and provides training services, and partner Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. said they finalized contracts and confirmed financing to open the Bangalore centre by the second half of 2010.