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Sikorsky Helitech partners with Euravia to support P&WC PT6T engines in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech partners with Euravia to support P&WC PT6T engines in Australasia

14-Jan-2013Source: Euravia

EURAVIA is pleased to announce the signing of a two year teaming agreement with SIKORSKY HELITECH, Australia to provide P&WC PT6T engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Lancashire, England, EURAVIA specialises in aftermarket services for a wide range of P&WC PT6 engines. The strategic partnership will support... Read more

PCS Aerospace to oversee upgrade of six Congolese Bell 212s

PCS Aerospace to oversee upgrade of six Congolese Bell 212s

20-Nov-2012Source: PCS Aerospace

PCS Aerospace & Marketing is pleased to announce that it has been chosen to handle the overhaul and upgrade of six Bell 212 helicopters, including airframe, components, MANT turbines for the company of the Republic of Congo. It’s a big step for our company growth, establishing important precedents quality aviation industry, civil, commercial and military... Read more

Simplex STC allows fire helicopter to transport passengers

Simplex STC allows fire helicopter to transport passengers

19-Sep-2012Source: Simplex Aerospace

Simplex Aerospace has received FAA STC for a hover refill pump storage latching system, called the Aft Hook™. The Aft Hook™ allows firefighting helicopter operators to store the 5″ hover pump during flight and deploy the pump upon arrival at a water fill source. When installed on a Simplex Fire Attack system equipped helicopter, the... Read more

Brazil certifies BLR Aerospace’s FastFin on B204, 205 and 212

Brazil certifies BLR Aerospace’s FastFin on B204, 205 and 212

15-Aug-2012Source: BLR Aerospace

 The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has certified the FastFin® Tail Rotor Enhancement and Stability System for installation and flight on Bell 204, 205 and 212 helicopters. ANAC certification for BLR’s Bell 412 FastFin system is forthcoming. Brazilian operators of these Bell medium helicopters may now join their worldwide counterparts in realizing significant performance... Read more

Colombian Air Force Bell 212 accident kills 13

Colombian Air Force Bell 212 accident kills 13

1-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

EASA approves BLR FastFin system for Bell 212s

EASA approves BLR FastFin system for Bell 212s

18-Apr-2012Source: BLR Aerospace

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the FastFin® Tail Rotor Enhancement and Stability System for installation and flight on Bell 212 helicopters.  Certification for Bell 204s and 205s is imminent, and EASA certification of BLR’s best-selling Bell 412 FastFin System is in work. European operators of these Bell medium helicopters may now join... Read more

Canada’s TSB highlights helmets again in Bell 212 accident report

Canada’s TSB highlights helmets again in Bell 212 accident report

20-Mar-2012Source: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its final investigation report (A11W0070) into the loss of control and collision with the water involving a helicopter operated by Campbell Helicopters Ltd. that occurred on Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, on 20 May 2011. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the helicopter, died in the crash. Mid–afternoon on the 20 of May... Read more

Dart announces TC/FAA/EASA approval of run-on wearplates for Bell 205/212/214/412/UH-1H

Dart announces TC/FAA/EASA approval of run-on wearplates for Bell 205/212/214/412/UH-1H

20-Mar-2012Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services (DHS) is pleased to announce Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approval of DART Aerospace Ltd.’s (DAS) Run-on Landing Wearplates for Bell 205/210/212/214/412 and UH-1H series of aircraft. DAS Run-on Landing Wearplates feature an easy thru-bolt installation which makes installation or replacement quick and easy, eliminates clamps over the skidtube and prevents the... Read more

Aero Products: Mapping Future Through Customer Experience

Aero Products: Mapping Future Through Customer Experience

1-Mar-2012Source: Aero Products

Despite the continued economic downturn, Aero Products Component Services, Inc. decided to meet the challenge head on by combining capital investments and customer journey mapping to enrich their customer’s experience. “It makes sense to acknowledge the current economic situation”, said Ted Johnson, President of Aero Products. “We understand that times are tough and people are... Read more

Bell to refurbish Royal Thai Army 212s

Bell to refurbish Royal Thai Army 212s

15-Feb-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it received a contract to modify and refurbish eight Royal Thai Army Bell 212 helicopters.  Bell Helicopter Asia will work with Bell Helicopter’s independent representative Royal Airport Services on this in-country program. “Modifying and refurbishing these Bell 212s will provide the Royal Thai Army improved... Read more

Van Horn Aviation Unveils Bell 412/212 Tail Rotor Blade Prototype

Van Horn Aviation Unveils Bell 412/212 Tail Rotor Blade Prototype

13-Feb-2012Source: Van Horn Aviation

Rotor blade manufacturer Van Horn Aviation (VHA) will display a prototype of its new Bell 412/212 tail rotor blade here at Heli-Expo Booth No. 9651. Designed by VHA engineers in collaboration with Bell Helicopter Textron representatives, the new tail rotor blade is predicted to increase tail rotor authority while reducing pilot workload and eliminating inspections... Read more

FAA approves Vector’s Bell 205/212 “Glass Cockpit” installation

FAA approves Vector’s Bell 205/212 “Glass Cockpit” installation

12-Feb-2012Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) www.vectoraerospace.com, (Heli-Expo Booth # 7139) a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation and one of the world’s leading providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services has been granted a Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) # SR03043NY for an Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS, or “glass cockpit... Read more

First delivery With Universal Avionics’ flightdeck is Bell 212 from Panama

First delivery With Universal Avionics’ flightdeck is Bell 212 from Panama

11-Feb-2012Source: Universal Avionics

With a newly-integrated flightdeck based on Universal Avionics Flat Panel Displays, Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (National Aeronaval Service – SENAN) of Panama took delivery of the first of five Bell 212 helicopter variants this past month. The Helitech Support Services digital modernization of the Bell 212 was designed with the assistance of Maxcraft Avionics. The totally... Read more

FastFin fuels record sales at BLR Aerospace

FastFin fuels record sales at BLR Aerospace

11-Feb-2012Source: BLR Aerospace

Market acceptance of the FastFin® Tail Rotor Enhancement and Stability System is fueling record growth for BLR Aerospace, in large part due to OEM and operator acceptance of the FastFin System for Bell medium helicopters, according to Dave Marone, vice president of Sales and Marketing for BLR. BLR representatives will be available to discuss FastFin... Read more

Bell’s Training Academy receives B212 EASA approval

Bell’s Training Academy receives B212 EASA approval

10-Feb-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval  to provide B1.3 Maintenance Training courses on Bell 212 helicopters.  As an EASA Part 147 approved maintenance training organization, the BTA is now approved to provide EASA maintenance training on... Read more

INAER awarded Spanish Navy AB212 life extension work

INAER awarded Spanish Navy AB212 life extension work

12-Jan-2012Source: INAER

(Electronic translation from Spanish) Once the tender procedure for the program of life extension Agusta Bell 212 helicopters of the Spanish Navy, the Chief of Logistics Support (JAL) has awarded the program to the joint venture companies formed by SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas e INAER Maintenance. The modernization program of the seven helicopters AB 212,... Read more

Unmanned underwater vehicle finds 2003 helicopter wreckage

Unmanned underwater vehicle finds 2003 helicopter wreckage

14-Dec-2011Source: University Centre in Svalbard

A helicopter crashed and sank in Adventfjorden in December 2003, never to be seen again – until last week. An underwater robot was cruising at 70 meters depth to take images of the ocean floor for a UNIS research project, when it hit upon the remains of the helicopter. The helicopter crashed and sunk in... Read more

INAER opens a new HEMS base in Chile

INAER opens a new HEMS base in Chile

12-Dec-2011Source: INAER

In the city of Puerto Varas has been installed an emergency helicopter operations center for southern Chile. At the base, a Bell 212 helicopter will operate, equipped with a mobile ICU and medical equipment for the patient to receive the first care, stabilization in the accident site and care during transport to hospital. “The use of helicopters to evacuate critically... Read more

Brunei orders 12 Black Hawks to replace 212s, 105s

Brunei orders 12 Black Hawks to replace 212s, 105s

17-Nov-2011Source: Brunei military

The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the contract award for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Support Helicopter Project to Sikorsky International Operations, Inc, United States of America. The project is for the supply of twelve (12) BLACKHAWK S-70i helicopters to replace the current fleet of Bell 212 and BO105 helicopters... Read more

FAA proposes AD for main rotor yoke on Bell 204/205/212

FAA proposes AD for main rotor yoke on Bell 204/205/212

4-Nov-2011Source: FAA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2011-1188; Directorate Identifier 2008-SW-46-AD] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 Helicopters Preamble Information AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ———————————————————————– SUMMARY: This document proposes superseding four existing airworthiness... Read more

FAA approves B212 performance increase with BLR FastFin

FAA approves B212 performance increase with BLR FastFin

21-Oct-2011Source: BLR Aerospace

BLR Aerospace, a name synonymous with outstanding performance enhancement technologies that increase the capabilities of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft by manufacturers such as Bell Helicopter and Hawker Beechcraft, today announced an FAA-certified performance increase for its Bell 212 FastFin® System. The FAA has approved a Flight Manual Supplement (FMS) certifying up to 500 pounds of... Read more

Slave Lake honours pilot killed fighting fires

Slave Lake honours pilot killed fighting fires

12-Sep-2011Source: Metro News

Slave Lake in northern Alberta will honour Bell 212 pilot Jean-Luc Deba of Montreal, who was killed while fighting the wildfires that whipped through the town in May.  (See full story) .  Helihub.com page for this accident – 20-May-11 C-FJUR Bell 212 Slave Lake, Canada (1F).  File photo... Read more

Dart announces Brazilian approval of Heli-Rappel Kit on medium Bells

Dart announces Brazilian approval of Heli-Rappel Kit on medium Bells

4-Aug-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART is pleased to announce they have received Brazilian approval for their Heli-Rappelâ„¢ Kit for the Medium Bell aircraft models. Transport Canada and FAA approvals have been previously received. Installed in the roof structure of the cabin, the Heli‑Rappelâ„¢ provides a secure and safe system for deploying personnel into the field from a hover position... Read more

Dart announces TC/FAA/EASA approval of their Vertical Reference Door Kit

Dart announces TC/FAA/EASA approval of their Vertical Reference Door Kit

3-Aug-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART is pleased to announce that they have received Transport Canada, FAA and EASA certification for their Vertical Reference Door Kit for Bell 204/205/210/212//214/412 model of aircraft. DART’s Vertical Reference Door improves visibility and allows the pilot to maneuver with precision when conducting any sort of vertical reference work.  In addition to offering a complete... Read more

Brunei rejects B412 and AW139 by reducing contest to Eurocopter and Sikorsky

Brunei rejects B412 and AW139 by reducing contest to Eurocopter and Sikorsky

25-Jul-2011Source: Brunei MINDEF

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has down-selected two companies who will compete for the Support Helicopter Project (SH Poject) contract, namely Eurocopter and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky). With Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) fleet of Bell 212 and BO105 nearing the end of its operational life, the SH Project was brought about in line with... Read more

FB Heliservices to exhibit four helicopters at Helitech 2011

FB Heliservices to exhibit four helicopters at Helitech 2011

25-Jul-2011Source: FB Heliservices

FB Heliservices is pleased to confirm that it plans to attend Helitech in 2011 with four of its aircraft on show Bell 412 Griffin HARII, a Search and Rescue helicopter based on the Bell 412EP, operated by 84 Squadron RAF since 2003 at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. READ MORE about 84 Squadron… Eurocopter AS 350, a... Read more

Royal Thai Army suffer third fatal helicopter accident in nine days

Royal Thai Army suffer third fatal helicopter accident in nine days

24-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Thailand has today suffered a third fatal helicopter accident in just nine days, claiming a total of 17 lives.  All three are operationally related – the third involved in the rescue of the second, which was itself on a mission related to the first accident. On 16th July, a Bell UH-1H crashed in Petchaburi Province,... Read more

Spain approves $30M upgrade for AB212 ASW fleet

Spain approves $30M upgrade for AB212 ASW fleet

3-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com

On Friday 1st July, the Spanish Government approved the contract to modernise the country’s fleet of Agusta-Bell AB212 ASW helicopters.  The value of the deal is 21 million euros (approx $30.5M), and will tie the Spanish Navy over until they fully introduce their NH90s.  This upgrade program is one of just two approved for the... Read more

Euravia launches PT6T-3 Fleet Refresh Program

Euravia launches PT6T-3 Fleet Refresh Program

23-Jun-2011Source: Euravia

Euravia a world leader in P&WC PT6 Engine Series MRO, has launched the “PT6T Fleet Refresh Program” (PT6T-FRP(C)) for the Bell 212, Agusta Bell 212 and Sikorsky S-58T Helicopter series operating the P&WC PT6T-3 TwinPac. Euravia are offering customers the opportunity to exchange their current PT6T-3 units for Zero TSO units with less than 4,000... Read more

Spain arrests eight and impounds 16+ helicopters being exported to Iran

Spain arrests eight and impounds 16+ helicopters being exported to Iran

27-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Spains’s National Police have aborted the sale of a number of helicopters and fighter parts to Iran and Venezuela. A total of eight arrests have been made in relation to this deal, five Spanish businessmen and three Iranian nationals who had traveled to Spain to formalise the deal. Export of this type of equipment to... Read more

Campbell Helicopters: Pilot details released on May 20 crash nr Slave Lake, Alberta

Campbell Helicopters: Pilot details released on May 20 crash nr Slave Lake, Alberta

26-May-2011Source: Campbell Helicopters

ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA– – 54-year-old Jean-Luc Deba has been named as the deceased pilot who manned a Bell 212 helicopter from the Campbell Helicopters’ fleet in Abbotsford on Friday, May 20. The helicopter was engaged in battling the blazes in Canyon Creek, 24 kilometres west of Slave Lake Alberta. The helicopter went down in shallow... Read more

Australia’s Commercial Helicopters add two Bell 212s

Australia’s Commercial Helicopters add two Bell 212s

26-May-2011

Business growth has led to Commercial Helicopters, who are based at Mudgee Airport, to increase their fleet of 12 aircraft with the arrival of two Bell 212 helicopters on Monday.  The pair were purchased from the Korean Government VIP flight.... Read more

FAA approves Dart LED Pulse Lights for Bell 204/205/210/212/214/412

FAA approves Dart LED Pulse Lights for Bell 204/205/210/212/214/412

26-Apr-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART is pleased to announce that they have received FAA certification for their Cargo Mirror mounted LED Pulse Lights for Bell 204/205/210/212/214/412 model of aircraft. Transport Canada and EASA approvals have been previously received. DART LED Pulse Lights install easily on any DART Dual Cargo Mirror and provide excellent forward conspicuity for all Medium Bell... Read more

US Marine Corps UH-1N has mid-air engine fire

US Marine Corps UH-1N has mid-air engine fire

15-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A US Marine Corps Bell UH-1N has today made an emergency landing in a field at Jacksonville, US-North Carolina after experiencing a mid-air port engine fire.  Based at the nearby Marine Corps Air Station New River, the photos of the UH-1N where it landed show significant scorch marks The six crew on board all exited... Read more

Dart wins TC and EASA approval for LED pulse lights for Bell 412/etc

Dart wins TC and EASA approval for LED pulse lights for Bell 412/etc

9-Feb-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada and EASA approvals for their Cargo Mirror mounted LED Pulse Lights Bell 204/205/210/212/214/412 model of aircraft. FAA approval is still pending. DART LED Pulse Lights install easily on any DART Dual Cargo Mirror and provide excellent forward... Read more

FlightSafety wins Brazilian approval for B212 and B412 simulators

FlightSafety wins Brazilian approval for B212 and B412 simulators

30-Nov-2010Source: FlightSafety

LaGuardia Airport, New York (November 30, 2010) – FlightSafety International has received approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil for its Bell 212 and Bell 412 full flight simulators. “The approval of our Bell 212 and Bell 412 helicopter simulators by the ANAC shows our commitment and ability to provide our Customers in... Read more

Firefighting Bell 212 stationed in Cootamundra, Australia

Firefighting Bell 212 stationed in Cootamundra, Australia

26-Nov-2010Source: Cootamundra Herald

Cootamundra will be home to one of the biggest firefighting helicopters in regional NSW this summer, with the arrival of a Bell 212 aircraft to be operated by Canadian operator Valhalla Helicopters.... Read more

Dart announces EASA approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell models

Dart announces EASA approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell models

18-Nov-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received EASA approval for their Safety Enhancement Kits for the Medium Bell aircraft model types. FAA and Transport Canada approvals have been previously received. DART Safety Enhancement Kits increase the operational safety of Medium Bell aircraft. Sub-kits may be installed... Read more

Heliwest wins two year Bell 212 contract in Papua New Guinea

Heliwest wins two year Bell 212 contract in Papua New Guinea

18-Nov-2010Source: Heliwest

Resource-rich Papua New Guinea is undergoing an unprecedented economic boom and massive technological transformation as the country’s national building vision becomes reality. Playing a significant role in this growth is Heliwest which has won a two-year contract with major telecommunications operator Digicel for the construction of mobile phone towers across PNG. Heliwest is Australia’s leading... Read more

Shadin Avionics announces Fuel Management STC for Bell 212/412

Shadin Avionics announces Fuel Management STC for Bell 212/412

5-Nov-2010Source: Shadin Avionics

Shadin Avionics, a global leader in aircraft fuel management solutions, announces the approval of a Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of a Shadin Fuel Management Kit into Bell 212 and 412 model helicopters. The Bell 212/412 STC is the latest addition to Shadin’s well established portfolio of Fuel Management System STCs that includes installations... Read more

Canadian Helicopters win more Afghanistan support work

Canadian Helicopters win more Afghanistan support work

2-Oct-2010Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund (TSX: CHL.UN) (the “Fund”), the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, is pleased to announce that it has been advised it has been awarded additional work in Afghanistan by the United States Transportation Command (“USTRANSCOM”). This new contract, similar to previous awards, entails the movement of supplies and passengers... Read more

Aeronautical Accessories wins STC for B212 Vibration Monitoring System

Aeronautical Accessories wins STC for B212 Vibration Monitoring System

16-Sep-2010Source: Aeronautical Accessories

Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., an affiliate company of Bell Helicopter, is pleased to announce STC certification of the 212 Bell Helicopter Vibration Monitoring System (BHVM). The product is now approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, Transport Canada, and Agencia Nacional De Aviacao Civil-Brazil. The new system provides drive train health and engine monitoring to improve aircraft... Read more

Dart announces TC approval for Bell 205/212/412 cable cutters

Dart announces TC approval for Bell 205/212/412 cable cutters

30-Aug-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received Transport Canada approval of their Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412  and 412EP helicopters.  FAA and EASA approvals have been previously received. Apical’s Cable Cutters Kits provide a means of protecting... Read more

Dart announces EASA approval of Apical’s cable cutters for Bell 204, 205, 212 and 412

Dart announces EASA approval of Apical’s cable cutters for Bell 204, 205, 212 and 412

30-Jul-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received EASA approval of their Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell model 204B, 205A-1, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412  and 412EP helicopters.  FAA approval has been previously received and Transport Canada approval is pending. Apical’s Cable Cutters Kits provide a means of... Read more

Alpine Aerotech sells over 90 ship sets of B212/412 exhaust ejectors

Alpine Aerotech sells over 90 ship sets of B212/412 exhaust ejectors

30-Jun-2010Source: Alpine Aerotech

Alpine Aerotech Ltd is pleased to announce the sale of over 90 ship sets of their mounting system for the Bell 212/412 exhaust ejectors, to a large Bell 412 operator. The fleet fitment sale is quite significant and a recognition of the merits of the installation. The replacement kit consists of new fittings, links and... Read more

Dart wins EASA Approval of Full Vertical Reference Door Modification Kit

Dart wins EASA Approval of Full Vertical Reference Door Modification Kit

29-Jun-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services LLC has announced that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received EASA approval of the Full Vertical Reference Door Modification Kit for the Bell 204/205/212/214/412 helicopters.   Transport Canada approval has been previously received and FAA approval is currently pending. The Full Vertical Reference Door Modification Kits provide improved visibility of slung... Read more

Dart GPS Receiver Gimbal Mount now compatible with Garmin GPSMAP on Medium Bell aircraft

Dart GPS Receiver Gimbal Mount now compatible with Garmin GPSMAP on Medium Bell aircraft

18-Jun-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approval for the redesign of their Top Mounted GPS Gimbal Mount for Garmin GPSMAP 296/396/496 for installation on Bell 204/205/212/214/412 aircraft models. DART Aerospace has undertaken to update the design of their centre post... Read more

Forest Service helicopter stationed in Auburn for now

Forest Service helicopter stationed in Auburn for now

17-Jun-2010Source: The Union

The Forest Service’s Bell 212 helicopter will fly out of Auburn, Station 10, for a month during the early part of fire season, said Fire Chief Jeanne Pincha-Tulley.... Read more

Meeker Aviation and AirFilm Camera Systems announces new B212/B412 STC

Meeker Aviation and AirFilm Camera Systems announces new B212/B412 STC

3-Jun-2010Source: Meeker Aviation

Meeker Aviation and Air Film Camera Systems are pleased to announce we have received: FAA / STC: SR02297LA, for our Bell212 / 412 /AB412 series helicopters, nose mount for camera / sensor /searchlights. The mount will also fit some SuperHuey, Huey II, 210, UH-1N models. The nose mount offers these distinct features: maxpayload weight135lbs will... Read more

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

3-Jun-2010Source: Vancouver Sun

Company responds to 2009 death by requiring life-jackets for helicopter pilots on firefighting bucket duty... Read more

Dart Announces certification of Lightweight Heli-UtilityBasketâ„¢ for the Bell 205/210/212/214

Dart Announces certification of Lightweight Heli-UtilityBasketâ„¢ for the Bell 205/210/212/214

18-May-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals for their Lightweight Heli-Utility-Basketâ„¢ for the Bell 205/210/212/214 models of helicopters. DART’s new lightweight basket provides the same load capacity as the standard and low profile baskets but with a 30% reduction in... Read more

Dart Announces FAA Approval of Apical’s Cable Cutters for Bell 204, 205, 212 and 412

Dart Announces FAA Approval of Apical’s Cable Cutters for Bell 204, 205, 212 and 412

11-May-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received FAA approval of their Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell models 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412 and 412EP  . Apical’s Cable Cutters Kits provide a means of protecting the helicopter during a wire strike by providing the... Read more

Great Slave Helicopters Expands to Peru

Great Slave Helicopters Expands to Peru

4-May-2010Source: Great Slave Helicopters

Discovery Air Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Great Slave Helicopters (GSH), has extended its reach into South America through a one-year Master Service Agreement signed May 3 in support of ongoing oil and gas seismic exploration activity with South American Exploration LLC’s Peruvian operations. An initial high-utilization, through this Agreement is now... Read more

Canadian Helicopters airfreight 2xS61, 2xB212 to Afghanistan

Canadian Helicopters airfreight 2xS61, 2xB212 to Afghanistan

10-Apr-2010Source: Vancouver Sun

The Antonov 225, the world’s largest aircraft, will transport the building, the Canadian Helicopters choppers, and a variety of smaller cargo to Kabul for the U.S. Armed Forces just as easily.... Read more

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

Helicopter pilot survived crash, only to drown later: report

7-Apr-2010Source: Vancouver Sun

Accident referred to occurred 14-Aug-09 C-GTKE Bell B212 between Lillooet and Lytton, Canada – see HeliHub.com data page... Read more

Dart Wins Brazilian Approval of Helifab’s B212/412 Baggage Door Actuator

Dart Wins Brazilian Approval of Helifab’s B212/412 Baggage Door Actuator

7-Apr-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner Helifab has received Brazilian approval of their Baggage Door Actuator for the 212 / 412 / 412EP models of aircraft.  FAA approval has been previously received. The actuator holds the baggage door open to facilitate loading and unloading.  This installation replaces a brass chain... Read more

Uruguay sends two Bell 212s for UN work in Congo

Uruguay sends two Bell 212s for UN work in Congo

22-Mar-2010Source: Uruguay al Dia

Next Monday, the Air Force will deploy two twin-engine Bell 212 helicopters to meet humanitarian missions in Bukavu airport in the Republic of Congo.... Read more

Two Italian AB212s return from Afghanistan

Two Italian AB212s return from Afghanistan

22-Mar-2010Source: Dedalo

Two Agusta-Bell AB.212 helicopters of 21 ° Gruppo of the 9th Wing of the Air Force returned yesterday from Afghanistan to Italy in a USAF C-17... Read more

Gulf Helicopters win short-term offshore contract with Reliance Oil

Gulf Helicopters win short-term offshore contract with Reliance Oil

16-Nov-2009Source: Gulf Times

Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC), an associate of Gulf International Services, has entered into a service pact with Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC, a subsidiary of India’s private sector petroleum giant Reliance Industries.... Read more

Dart Announces Brazilian Approval of Interior Protector Kits for Medium Bell Aircraft

Dart Announces Brazilian Approval of Interior Protector Kits for Medium Bell Aircraft

25-Sep-2009Source: http://www.verticalmag.com/control/news/templates/?a=11868

DART Helicopter Services’ affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Brazilian approval of their Aft Wall & Pylon Protector Kit, their Baggage Compartment Kit and their Cabin Floor Protector Kit for Medium Bell 205/212/412 model aircraft. FAA, Transport Canada and EASA approvals have been previously received.... Read more

DART Helicopter Services Announces TC Approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell Models

DART Helicopter Services Announces TC Approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell Models

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada approval for their Safety Enhancement Kits for the Medium Bell aircraft model types.... Read more

Absolute Fire Delivers New Tracking Technology to Helicorp

Absolute Fire Delivers New Tracking Technology to Helicorp

18-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

Helicorp of Melbourne, Australia is the first client to purchase new FASTTrack technology, which will record and transmit bucket and tank activity on its Bell 212 helicopters. This new technology is designed and manufactured by Absolute Fire Solutions (AFS) of Calgary, Canada.... Read more

Gulf Helicopter signs three-year Bell 212 contract with Saffer

Gulf Helicopter signs three-year Bell 212 contract with Saffer

16-Sep-2009Source: Peninsula

Gulf Helicopters has entered into a service agreement with Saffer Company for exploration and production in order to use one Helicopter type (Bell 212) to support petroleum operations for 3 years... Read more

United Rotorcraft Solutions and Ahlers Aerospace awarded CASA approval for B412 NVG lighting

United Rotorcraft Solutions and Ahlers Aerospace awarded CASA approval for B412 NVG lighting

17-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews

In June 2009, David Brigham, President of URS, traveled to Australia to complete the Night Vision Lighting Modifications on two Bell 412’s for Australian Helicopters. With the NVG filters in hand over a two week period, David performed the modifications and worked with CASA to obtain their approval.... Read more

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