NEW DELHI—Eurocopter is eyeing the emerging Indian medical industry to offer its helicopter emergency services. The company is planning a pilot Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) project for a pan-India network with the help of a consortium of government institutions, private hospitals and other stakeholders. Talks are progressing, the company says.

NEW DELHI—India is expediting its plans to hire a weather reconnaissance aircraft over the next two years for tracking and collecting data on cyclones. A senior official at the ministry of Earth sciences tells Aviation Week that the country is looking at hiring one WC-130J weather reconnaissance aircraft like those used by the so-called Hurricane Hunters of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Sqdn.

Takam Sanjoy, a member of the Indian Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh, says helicopters are the life-line of many remote areas in India, and new equipment is needed to replace older choppers.