Pawan Hans Limited
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| Founded | 15 October 1985 (as Helicopter Corporation of India) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 November 1985 | ||||||
| Hubs | Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Rohini Heliport, Delhi | ||||||
| Fleet size | 47 | ||||||
| Parent company | Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sector-1, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||
| Revenue | ₹372.90 crore (US$44 million)(2020–21) | ||||||
| Operating income | ₹−18.71 crore (US$−2.2 million)(2020-21) | ||||||
| Net income | ₹−886.59 lakh (US$−1.0 million)(2020-21) | ||||||
| Employees | 569 (31 March 2023) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) is a transport service operated as a central public sector undertaking based at Noida in Delhi NCR, India. It is a Mini Ratna-I category PSU under the ownership of Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India. It has cumulatively flown more than 1 million hours and has had 2.5 million landings on its fleet since its formation. The registered office is located in New Delhi. The corporate headquarter is located at Sector-1 in Noida with regional office at New Delhi, Mumbai and Guwahati. The operations are based at the Juhu Aerodrome in Vile Parle (West), Mumbai.
It is the country's one and only government-owned-helicopter service provider 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.