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The company was founded in 1997 as Azal and started off-shore operations in 1998 with 3 helicopters. The UK based businessman Ravi Rishi of the Vectra Group acquired it in 2004 and the company went public in 2006. A new hangar measuring 6000 square metres was inaugurated in January 2009. The company's maintenance facility for its Bell fleet housed in this hangar meets international quality standards and has received certification from the DGCA.
As reported on 25 February 2026, the Indian Navy has wet leased two AW139 from the firm. The contract was signed few months ago and one is already operating under one of the Commands. The Eastern and Western Naval Command will operate one helicopter each and the numbers could be increased depending on the feedback from the ground formations. The helicopters will be deployed for logistics operations only, not military.
From Wikipedia’s article on Global Vectra Helicorp, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3