KOCHI: M A Yusuff Ali, a prominent businessman and LULU Group chairman, has owned the H145 Airbus helicopter which is a world famous luxury travel helicopter. Yusuff Ali landed in Kochi in the helicopter from Germany's Airbus company, having the latest technology and safety equipment. Around 1500 H145 helicopters are in service in the world.

Apart from two captains, the helicopter can accommodate seven passengers and can fly at a speed of about 246 kmph and travel at an altitude of 20,000 feet above sea level. The LULU Group's official symbol, red colour is emblazoned with the Lulu Group logo in green and has ‘Y’, the first letter of his name, inscribed in the helicopter.

The helicopter carrying Yusuff Ali and his wife had crash landed in a marshy land in Kochi while they were on their way to Nattika via Lake Shore Hospital on April 11 in 2021. The businessman, his wife and others had a narrow escape then. The copter was Italian made Augusta Westland’s.