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A search for two pilots is underway after a helicopter crashed into the sea off Dubai, according to the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday (September 8). The AeroGulf helicopter, with registration A6-ALD, was on a night training flight with two pilots when it crashed into the sea on Thursday evening. The pilots are Egyptian and South African. According to the GCAA, the helicopter had taken off from Al Maktoum International Airport. The authority received a crash report from its Air Accident Investigation Department at approximately 8:30pm on Thursday. "The search and rescue teams have recovered the wreckage, and the search is still underway for the plane's crew, and the air accident investigation team has moved to the site," the authority said. ICA/Expat Media
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