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{{short description|Helicopter service company based in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Pawan Hans Limited
| image = File:Pawan_Hans_Logo.png
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| IATA = {{mdash}}
| ICAO = PHE <ref name="avcodes.co.uk">http://avcodes.co.uk</ref>
| callsign = PAWAN HANS<ref name="avcodes.co.uk">http://avcodes.co.uk</ref>
| aoc =
| hubs = [[Juhu Aerodrome]], [[Mumbai]]
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| fleet_size = 43
| destinations =
| parent =
| num_employees = 1000+
| logo_size =
| founded = 15 October 1985
| headquarters = Sector-1, [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| key_people =
| secondary_hubs = [[Rohini heliport]], [[New Delhi]]
|
| revenue = {{profit}}{{INRConvert|376|c}}(2019–20)
|operating_income = {{profit}}{{INRConvert|-28|c}}(2019-20)
| net_income = {{profit}}{{INRConvert|46.84|c}}(2015–16)<ref name=FY16>{{cite web|url=http://www.pawanhans.co.in/inner.aspx?status=2&menu_id=84|title=Pawan Hans 2015–16}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|pawanhans.co.in}}

}}

[[File:Pawan Hans VT-PHA taking off.JPG|thumb|On service at [[Vaishno Devi]] to carry devotee from [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] to [[Vaishno Devi]] Dham]]
[[File:Pawan Hans Helicopter.jpg|thumb|Pawan Hans owned [[Aérospatiale Dauphin]] Medical Reconnaissance helicopter on display]]

'''Pawan Hans Limited''' is a [[helicopter]] service company based at [[Noida]] in [[Delhi NCR]], [[India]]. Pawan Hans is a Mini Ratna-I category PSU. It has cumulatively flown more than 1 million hours and has had 2.5 million landings on its fleet since its formation. The corporate office is located at Sector-1 in [[Noida]] with regional office at [[Delhi]] and the operations are based at the [[Juhu Aerodrome]] in [[Vile Parle]] (West), [[Mumbai]].

Other than providing helicopter services to [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] (ONGC) to its off-shore locations, this [[public sector]] company is often engaged in providing services to various state governments in India, particularly in [[North-east India]], Inter-island ferry services in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and for the last 26 years service to Lakshadweep Administration in ferrying people from Islands to Kochi Intl airport and inter-island services. These are considered as the backbone of Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands which are far-flung from Indian shores extending up to 400–500 km into the Arabian sea, [[Vaishno Devi]] Helicopter service for devotees.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://india.gov.in/sectors/transport/civil_aviation.php | title = Civil Aviation | publisher = Government of India Portal | access-date = 3 June 2009}}</ref> Service to [[Border Security Force|BSF]] and Maharashtra Police for Medical and Logistics support in event of Maoist attack on troops.

==History==
Pawan Hans Limited was incorporated on 15 October 1985 as the Helicopter Corporation of India (HCI), the country's national helicopter company with the objective of providing helicopter support services to the oil sector for its off-shore exploration operations, services in remote areas and charter services for promotion of tourism. It is a government-owned enterprise with 78.5% in government hands & 21.5% with [[ONGC]]. ONGC has upped its stake to 49% recently, a move that will see the [[equity (finance)|equity]] base of PHL being enhanced to {{INR}}245 crores from the existing {{INR}}113 crores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1029730.ece |title=ONGC raises stake to 49% in Pawan Hans |work=Business Line |date=28 December 2010 |access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref>

The company has a net worth of {{INR}}3,701.5 crores and paid-up equity share capital is {{INR}}245.61 crores. Pawan Hans is "Approved Maintenance Centre of Eurocopter" and also the first [[ISO 9001]]: 2000 certified aviation company in India. On 12 January 2017, the [[Government of India]] approved the privatization of Pawan Hans.<ref>http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/government-to-sell-51-stake-in-pawan-hans-seeks-bids-to-appoint-merchant-bankers/505549/</ref>

==Services==
Pawan Hans offers helicopter services for:

* Off-Shore operations
* Inter-island transportation
* Connecting inaccessible areas
* Heli-Pilgrimage Tourism
* Training & Skill Development
* Customs and pipeline surveillance
* Casualty and rescue work
* Charter services
* Joy Rides
* VIP transportation
* Film shooting and aerial photography
* Flower dropping and other
* Customised services.
* Heliport Services
* MRO Services
* HEMS

==Destinations==
Pawan Hans fly to various points in the states of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Chandigarh]] (U.T.) [[Tripura]], [[Sikkim]], [[Nagaland]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news115.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044730/https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news115.aspx |archive-date=15 December 2013 }}</ref> and also to MHA Guwahati in [[Assam]]. While [[Meghalaya]] state is suspended,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105091615/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/india/29516284_1_pawan-hans-helicopter-services-chopper-single-engine-helicopter Routes served]</ref> it resumed its service on 26 July 2012. [[Mukul Sangma]], the chief minister of [[Meghalaya]], took a personal ride in the helicopter to check if it is resumable or not.<ref>http://business-standard.com/generalnews/news/pawan-hans-resumes-chopper-service-in-meghalaya/36979/</ref>

;[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
* [[Itanagar]] (Helicopter)
* [[Naharlagun]] (Helicopter)
* [[Tawang|Tawang Town]] (Helicopter)

;[[Assam]]
*[[Guwahati]] – [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]]

;[[Chandigarh]]
* [[Chandigarh Airport]] (Helicopter)

;[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] (Helicopter)
* [[Vaishno Devi Temple]] (Helicopter)

;[[Maharashtra]]
*[[Mumbai]] – [[Juhu Aerodrome]] ('''HUB''') (Offshore operation)

;[[Mizoram]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MIZORAMA HELICOPTER SERVICE TUR CHIEF MINISTER IN HAWNG |url=http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/mizorama-helicopter-service-tur-chief-minister-in-hawng |publisher=Mizoram DIPR |access-date=14 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212015939/http://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/mizorama-helicopter-service-tur-chief-minister-in-hawng |archive-date=12 December 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Lunglei]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Kolasib]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Serchhip]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Champhai]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Khawzawl]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Lawngtlai]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Saiha]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Chawngte]]
* [[Aizawl]] – [[Mamit]]

;[[Meghalaya]]
* [[Shillong]] – [[Shillong Airport]]
* [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]] (Helicopter)

;[[Odisha]]
* [[Bhubaneswar]] – [[Biju Patnaik International Airport]]
* [[Paradip]] (Helicopter)
* [[Jharsuguda]]
* [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]]

;[[Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Shimla Airport]] (Helicopter)

;[[West Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news125.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044604/https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news125.aspx |archive-date=15 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news124.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044520/https://www.pawanhans.co.in/site/news124.aspx |archive-date=15 December 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Kolkata]] – [[Cooch Behar]]
* [[Durgapur]] – [[Asansol]]
* [[Durgapur]] – [[Haldia]]
* [[Siliguri]] – [[Darjeeling]]
* [[Kolkata]] – [[Siliguri]]
* [[Kolkata]] – [[Durgapur]]
* including [[English Bazar|Malda]]
[[Meghalaya|'''Uttrakhand''']]

* [[Dehradun]] – Phata- Shri [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]] – Phata – [[Dehradun]] (Sessional Charter Services)
* Phata- Shri [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]] – Phata (Sessional Passenger Services)
* [[Char Dham|Char Dham Yatra]] (Shri [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]], Shri [[Badrinath Temple|BadriNath]], [[Gangotri]] and [[Yamunotri Temple|Yamnotri]])

== Fleet ==
The Pawan Hans fleet as of April 2019<ref name=fleet>{{cite web|url=https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Pawan_Hans_Ltd_Preliminary_Information_Memorandum.pdf|title=Preliminary Information Memorandum |publisher= Ministry of Civil Aviation |access-date=17 May 2020 }}</ref> includes:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#cedff2"|Model !! style="background:#cedff2"|Total
|-
| [[Eurocopter Dauphin|Dauphin SA-365N]] || 17
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[Eurocopter Dauphin|Dauphin AS365N3]] || 14
|-
| [[Bell 206|Bell 206 L4]] || 3
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[Bell 407]] || 3
|-
| [[Mil Mi-17]]2 || 3
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
| [[Eurocopter AS350|AS 350 B3]] || 2
|}

It also operates & maintains 6 [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters belonging to [[Border Security Force]] and [[Hindustan Aeronautics]]

== Heliports ==
* [[Rohini Heliport]] (Delhi)

==Jal Hans==
{{Main|Jal Hans}}

Pawan Hans jointly owns Jal Hans, India's first amphibious aircraft service with the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] administration.<ref name = "ZN1">{{cite news|title=First Indian seaplane service launched |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news677084.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date= 27 December 2010|access-date=23 January 2011}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==

On 13 January 2018, a helicopter with ONGC staff on board crashes in Mumbai, all bodies includes 5 ONGC officers and 2 pilots recovered.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/130118/mumbai-helicopter-with-7-on-board-including-ongc-staff-goes-missing.html</ref>
In 2011, PHHLs operations in the North Eastern States of India came under serious public criticism due to safety issues.<ref>{{cite news| work=[[IBN Live]]|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/will-government-overhaul-pawan-hans/151264-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015064013/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/will-government-overhaul-pawan-hans/151264-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2012| title=Will government overhaul Pawan Hans?| date=4 May 2011|access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> After the crash that killed the Chief Minister of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] [[Dorjee Khandu]] and five others, it operations in the North East region were suspended and DGCA was asked to conduct safety audit of the company. The operations were resumed in January 2013. But yet another accident took place on 4 August 2015 killing 3 people on board, including an IAS officer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rajeev.in/Pages/..%5CNews%5CQuestions_Parliament%5COperation_Pawan_Hans_Helicopters_North_East.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313121735/http://rajeev.in/news/questions_parliament/operation_pawan_hans_helicopters_north_east.html |archive-date=13 March 2016 }}</ref>

* '''22 Sep 2004:''' Meghalaya Community and Rural Development Minister Cyprian Sangma, two MLAs and a former Deputy Speaker were killed when a Pawan Hans helicopter A 365N<ref>[https://www.pawanhans.co.in/upload/PHHL/MainMenuEnglishLevel-3_DIRECTOR_REPORT-2004-05.pdf Pawan Hans Directors Report] Page 2 31 December 2005 Pawan Hans</ref> crashed near [[Shillong]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/55679/ Minister, MLAs among 10 dead in Pawan Hans chopper crash]</ref>

* '''06 Aug 2010:''' a Pawan Hans crew member fell {{convert|10000|ft|m}} to his death at [[Namsai, India|Namsai]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], while trying to close a door of<ref>[http://dgca.gov.in/accident/reports/VT-PHF.pdf FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ACCIDENT TO M/S PAWAN HANS HELICOPTERS LTD MI-17] 23 June 2011 DGCA</ref> that had flung open during a flight.<ref>[http://himalnews.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/accident-watch-chopper-crew-falls-to-death-from-10000-feet/ ACCIDENT WATCH: Chopper crew falls to death from 10000 feet « News from Darjeeling, Dooars & Sikkim]</ref>

* '''16 Dec 2010:''' a Pawan Hans Dauphin 365 N3 helicopter<ref>[http://dgca.gov.in/accident/reports/VT-SOK.pdf FINAL REPORT ON ACCIDENT TO PAWAN HANS HELICOPTER LTD . DAUPHIN 365 N3] 4 June 2011 DGCA</ref> crashed at [[Chandigarh Airport]], leaving the pilots injured.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101219091913/http://www.sify.com/news/chopper-crashes-in-chandigarh-airport-pilots-injured-news-national-kmqnEsbjcff.html Chopper crashes in Chandigarh airport, pilots injured]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-17/chandigarh/28272520_1_helicopter-crash-site-punjab-minister | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527142320/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-17/chandigarh/28272520_1_helicopter-crash-site-punjab-minister | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 May 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Chopper crashes minutes before flying Punjab minister | date=17 December 2010}}</ref>

* '''19 Apr 2011:''' a Pawan Hans Mil Mi-17 on a flight from [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]] to [[Tawang Town|Tawang]], [[2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash|crashed in a gorge]] and caught fire while trying to land near Tawang. Out of 23 people on board, 17 were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/17-killed-as-copter-falls-into-gorge/article14689330.ece|title=17 killed as copter falls into gorge|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=14 February 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/helicopter-crashes-in-arunachal-pradesh/1/135713.html|title=Pawans Hans helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh, 17 dead|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref>

* '''29 Apr 2011:''' a Pawan Hans AS350 B-3 helicopter carrying [[Dorjee Khandu]], the Chief Minister of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], and four other people, went missing. It was traced four days later near Lobthang. All 5 people were found dead.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/arunachal-chief-ministers-body-found-102902 Wreckage of Arunachal Chief Minister's Chopper, three bodies found: Sources]</ref>

* '''04 Aug 2015:''' a Pawan Hans Dauphin N3 twin-engined aircraft carrying Tirap Deputy Commissioner Kamlesh Kumar Joshi, a 2010 batch IAS officer, and pilots M S Brar and Rajeev Hoskote crashed killing all its occupants.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150806220433/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chopper-with-ias-officer-goes-missing-in-arunachal-pradesh/article1-1376300.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref><ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pawan-hans-crash-bodies-of-three-occupants-spotted/</ref>

* '''04 Nov 2015:''' Pawan Hans Helicopter (Aerospatiale Dauphin) employed in offshore oil platform service crashed into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. The Helicopter was on night flying practice when the incident happened and was occupied by two pilots only, no passengers were present. Both the pilots perished in the incident.<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/pawan-hans-helicopter-crashes-off-mumbai-coast-2-pilots-missing-reports-1240179</ref><ref>http://www.firstpost.com/mumbai/pawan-hans-helicopter-crash-coast-guard-recover-body-of-one-of-the-two-pilots-2501636.html</ref>

* '''13 Jan 2018:''' Pawan Hans Helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea Off the coast of Mumbai while ferrying seven people including ONGC personnel. The bodies of the seven people, including 5 senior ONGC officers, debris from the aircraft was located.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/chopper-with-7-on-board-including-ongc-employees-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control-near-mumbai-1799536?pfrom=home-topscroll|title=Top ONGC Official Among 4 Killed in Chopper Crash Off Mumbai Coast|work=NDTV.com|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Rohini Heliport]] (Delhi)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Pawan Hans}}
*{{official|http://www.pawanhans.co.in}}
*[http://www.helis.com/database/org/in_pawan_hans_helicopters_ltd/ Pawan Hans fleet]

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