NEW DELHI — An Indian navy Chetak helicopter crashed Oct. 15 in the western state of Goa, killing three people on board, a defense official says. The navy has been planning to replace its vintage Chetaks and released a global tender in August for roughly 60 utility helicopters. Sikorsky, Eurocopter, Kamov and AgustaWestland are among the likely respondents.
India’s Kingfisher Airlines, failing to resolve a dispute with pilots who have been on strike since Sept. 30 over non-payment of salaries, has extended its grounding until Oct. 20. “All flights across [Kingfisher’s] network will be canceled till Oct. 20 due to operational reasons,” an airline official says. The announcement comes one day after CEO Sanjay Aggarwal appealed to employees, who have not been paid for seven months, to return to work.
