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Austria’s ÖAMTC flew 15,589 missions in 2012

Austria’s ÖAMTC flew 15,589 missions in 2012

7-Jan-2013Source: ÖAMTC

On average, about every 34 minutes 2012 to the injured and ill patients was treated by an emergency physician the ÖAMTC Air  Ambulance. Overall, the emergency helicopter launched to 15,589 operations. More than 500 specially trained paramedics, air ambulance of the Red Cross, the mountain rescue and the Vienna Ambulance and 48 pilots ensured a comprehensive emergency... Read more

ThedaStar crews review safety protocols

ThedaStar crews review safety protocols

7-Jan-2013Source: Fox11

With a multi-million dollar life-saving tool sitting in the hanger at Theda Clark Hospital, it’s vital for flight crews to know when to use the ThedaStar helicopter and when they have to just say no. (see full story)... Read more

City of Upland re-negotiates contract for air ambulance

City of Upland re-negotiates contract for air ambulance

3-Jan-2013Source: Contra Costa Times

As part of the city’s ongoing measures to address budget difficulties, officials have negotiated a new contract for their Air Ambulance program.   (see full story)... Read more

Cornwall Air Ambulance win Sustainability Award

Cornwall Air Ambulance win Sustainability Award

17-Dec-2012Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance

The Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust has been rewarded for its commitment to the environment by winning the New Build category at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards. Chief Executive Paula Martin, who collected the award, said, “We at the charity are both honoured and proud to have won this category, the competition was very strong indeed this... Read more

Irish military complete 100 EMS missions

Irish military complete 100 EMS missions

17-Dec-2012

The Air Ambulance Service based out of Custume Barracks in Athlone has performed over 100 missions since the service was established last June. (see full report)... Read more

Former Cornwall Air Ambulance Chairman dies in road crash

Former Cornwall Air Ambulance Chairman dies in road crash

13-Dec-2012Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust is very sad to confirm the news of the tragic death of our former Chairman, Mr Harold Chapman. Harold and his wife Pamela, who was also a trustee, had recently emigrated to Australia, to take up their retirement ambition and become reunited with close family members. In the past few days,... Read more

Three more EC135s for Finland’s SHT

Three more EC135s for Finland’s SHT

12-Dec-2012Source: Eurocopter

The fast-paced deliveries of four new EC135s to Skärgårdshavets Helikoptertjänst Ab (SHT) during the fourth quarter of 2012 is enabling this Finnish operator of emergency medical airlift services and air ambulance flights to modernize its helicopter fleet. These rotorcrafts are replacing three older EC135s operated by SHT, bringing its total inventory to five of these... Read more

New EC135P2e arrives in UK for Devon Air Ambulance

New EC135P2e arrives in UK for Devon Air Ambulance

5-Dec-2012Source: HeliHub.com

A new arrival on the British aircraft register yesterday was a new Eurocopter EC135P2e for Devon Air Ambulance.  Serial 1080 has recently been completed at the Donauworth factory and is now registered as G-DAAN.  This normally signifies arrival in the UK, and the aircraft is currently registered to Eurocopter UK at Oxford,. who are doing... Read more

South Wales Helimed reaches 8,000th Mission

South Wales Helimed reaches 8,000th Mission

4-Dec-2012Source: Wales Air Ambulance

Wales Air Ambulance’s Swansea based air ambulance attended its 8,000th mission on the 28th November  2012. The service has now been in operation for 11 years from Fairwood Airport, Swansea, starting as a 5 day service which was launched on St David’s Day 2001. Wales Air Ambulance has since expanded to having three helicopters across Wales which... Read more

Aeromed to establish base in Punta Gorda

Aeromed to establish base in Punta Gorda

28-Nov-2012Source: NBC2

Charlotte County commissioners in Florida gave Aeromed the green light to base a medical helicopter in Punta Gorda. (see full story)  Aeromed currently has two EC135s and three BK117s – operated for them by Air Methods... Read more

Virginia – AirCare 4 swaps out EC135 for a Bell 407

Virginia – AirCare 4 swaps out EC135 for a Bell 407

25-Nov-2012Source: HeliHub.com

AirCare 4 in Virginia – based Front Royal-Warren County Airport – have recently changed helicopter type.  Operator PHI Medical has swapped out the Eurocopter EC135 they had previously used and repplaced it with a Bell 407. PHI spokeman Glenn Deaton is quoted in local media saying it was “purely a business development decision to move... Read more

UK – Southampton General Hospital helipad sees 300+ landings in first year

UK – Southampton General Hospital helipad sees 300+ landings in first year

22-Nov-2012Source: County Air Ambulance HELP Appeal

HeliHub.com Editor note – We just HAD to change the title of this press release.  A case of PR agency not engaging brain, in fact.  They sent this press release out with the title “Southampton General Hospital helipad celebrates well over 300 successful landings in its first year of service” – Of course they were... Read more

Bond Air Services congratulates Midlands Air Ambulance on award win

Bond Air Services congratulates Midlands Air Ambulance on award win

13-Nov-2012Source: Bond Air Services

Bond Air Services is delighted to congratulate the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) on winning an Air Ambulance Team Award from the Ambulance Service Institute. The award, presented at a ceremony in London earlier today, recognised MAAC’s exemplary response to an incident in Lucton, Herefordshire in February this year, when all three Midlands Air Ambulance... Read more

Austria – new operational base for Christophorus 11

Austria – new operational base for Christophorus 11

6-Nov-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The ÖAMTC rescue helicopter “Christophorus 11” is relocating to a new 4,000 sq.ft facility at Klagenfurt airport, with costs part-funded by the province of Kärnten.  Moving away from the previous arrangement sharing a base with the federal police with reportedly save  Eu100,000 per year in fuel and landing fees. Base manager Michael Umschaden says it... Read more

Irish Air Corps wins NVG award

Irish Air Corps wins NVG award

2-Nov-2012Source: Night Vision Awards

The Night Vision Awards selection committee presented its final Night Vision Awards for 2012 at the Air Medical Transport Conference held in Seattle, Washington. “We had a great year for the Night Vision Awards,” said ASU Marketing Director Hannah Gordon.  “We had representatives from the Irish Air Corps that came to the show to be... Read more

American Eurocopter begins delivery of Med-Trans EC135s

American Eurocopter begins delivery of Med-Trans EC135s

23-Oct-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter has delivered three EC135s to Med-Trans with a fourth scheduled for delivery in November Med-Trans, an industry leading air medical provider, signed an agreement in August to purchase up to 16 EC135 helicopters. The order includes 10 firm bookings and options for an additional six helicopters. The new EC135s will help Med-Trans sustain... Read more

Three years later…. Bond starts to support offshore wind farm

Three years later…. Bond starts to support offshore wind farm

22-Oct-2012Source: Bond Air Services

HeliHub.com editor note – The EC135 was first shown at Helitech 2009 fully kitted out.  At Helitech 2011 we reported that the helicopter had not yet started offshore wind farm operations as expected two years prior, and a further year has now passed.  We are pleased to see this finally working on the contract it... Read more

UK – 4,000th callout for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

UK – 4,000th callout for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

22-Oct-2012Source: IOW County Press

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been called out on 4,000 emergencies since it was established five years ago. (see full story)... Read more

Children’s Hospital Central California upgrades Bell 407 to EC135

Children’s Hospital Central California upgrades Bell 407 to EC135

15-Oct-2012Source: KMPH-KFRE

The patients and staff at Children’s Hospital Central California on Thursday welcomed a new addition — a new “Air George” helicopter. (see full story)... Read more

PHI Air Medical and pilot face $120M lawsuit

PHI Air Medical and pilot face $120M lawsuit

11-Oct-2012Source: NewsLeader

A fixed-wing flight instructor and his student were flying in the wrong traffic pattern before being hit by a PHI Air Medical EC135 near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.  The certificated commercial pilot and passenger on board the airplane were fatally injured.  The families of the two victims have filed a $120 million lawsuit against PHI... Read more

Eurocopter’s takes an EC135 to Japan Aerospace 2012

Eurocopter’s takes an EC135 to Japan Aerospace 2012

9-Oct-2012Source: Eurocopter

The capabilities offered by Eurocopter’s current and future helicopter product lines for Japanese civil and governmental operators will be the company’s focus at the Japan Aerospace 2012 exhibition in Nagoya. Eurocopter’s exhibits will include flight demonstrations by the highly popular EC135 light twin-engine helicopter, as well as scale models of the EC175 and the X3... Read more

Air Methods opens new base at Potsdam, New York state

Air Methods opens new base at Potsdam, New York state

8-Oct-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Air Methods officially began operating a Eurocopter EC135 in Potsdam at 7 a.m., October 1st under its LifeNet brand. The new helicopter service will extend air ambulance service to St. Lawrence County and surrounding areas for faster medical response. The official ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, October 11 starting at 6pm at   ... Read more

Air Methods opens technologically advanced Training Center

Air Methods opens technologically advanced Training Center

3-Oct-2012Source: Air Methods

Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the global leader in air medical transportation, announces the opening of a state-of-the-art training center for its aviation, clinical and maintenance personnel. Located in Aurora, Colo., near Air Methods’ corporate office, the 14,000-square-foot facility consists of advanced simulation areas, learning classrooms and office space. In the aviation portion of the... Read more

Midlands Air Ambulance awards new 7 year contract to Bond

Midlands Air Ambulance awards new 7 year contract to Bond

26-Sep-2012Source: Bond Aviation Group

The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) has awarded a new seven-year contract to Bond Air Services Ltd. Under the contract, valued at approximately £26 million, Bond will continue to provide air ambulance services cover across six counties in the West Midlands until 2019. Bond will support the contract for three Eurocopter EC135T2i helicopters on a... Read more

Era Training Center announces Brazilian approval

Era Training Center announces Brazilian approval

17-Sep-2012Source: Era Training Center

Era Training Center LLC (ETC) announced today that Agência Nacional de Aviação (ANAC), the aviation authority of Brazil, has renewed its Part 142 certificate as an authorized ANAC training facility. ANAC also approved and qualified ETC’s EC135 CPDS P2+ and AW139 Level 6 Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs). ANAC is responsible for the regulation and... Read more

Heli-One upgrades EC135 for Slovenian National Police

Heli-One upgrades EC135 for Slovenian National Police

14-Sep-2012Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) announces the recent signing of an agreement to integrate upgraded communications equipment on the Slovenian National Police’s Eurocopter EC135 helicopter. Specifically, the contract calls for the installation of a Tetra radio. The Tetra product is a private mobile communications system that can... Read more

Med-Trans orders 16 EC135s to support expanding business model

Med-Trans orders 16 EC135s to support expanding business model

13-Sep-2012Source: Eurocopter

Today, at an event during the ILA Berlin Airshow 2012, American Eurocopter announced that Med-Trans Corporation, an industry leading air medical provider, has signed an agreement to purchase up to 16 EC135® helicopters. The order includes 10 firm bookings and options for an additional six helicopters. The new EC135s will help Med-Trans sustain its market... Read more

FAA Qualifies Potomac Flight Training Simulator

FAA Qualifies Potomac Flight Training Simulator

12-Sep-2012Source: Potomac Flight Training

On August 16, 2012, the FAA qualified and approved Potomac Flight Training, LLC’s Twin Turbine Helicopter (TTH-1) simulator as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). The full motion, visual simulator built by Fidelity Flight Simulation of Pittsburg, PA is designed as an EC-135 and is approved as a Helicopter Advanced ATD. It is authorized for... Read more

Skymedia leases in a Eurocopter EC135

Skymedia leases in a Eurocopter EC135

3-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

SwissHeli.com are reporting that Skymedia have leased in OE-XRS – an early model Eurocopter EC135T1 from Schider Helicotper Service in neighbouring Austria.  It is currently operated by Air Glaciers from their heliport at Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland. Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com... Read more

Wales Air Ambulance’s Swansea Crew win award

Wales Air Ambulance’s Swansea Crew win award

21-Aug-2012Source: Wales Air Ambulance

This year a Wales Air Ambulance crew received the prestigious Gail Williams’ Award for their efforts in the Glyn-Neath mine rescue. The winners, put forward by Wales Air Ambulance Operations Manager Jason Williams for their clinical excellence in attending the mine collapse, were the Swansea based crew of HEMS paramedics Chris Connor and Jason Hughes... Read more

North West Air Ambulance to base both EC135s at hospitals, not airfields

North West Air Ambulance to base both EC135s at hospitals, not airfields

17-Aug-2012Source: North West Air Ambulance

The North West Air Ambulance is excited to announce significant changes, which will enhance the service being provided to patients across the region. Over the next few weeks, our charity will move our aircraft to bases at two of the region’s dedicated trauma hospitals, allowing qualified doctors to travel onboard to incidents which require specialist... Read more

Michigan – Beaumont Health System contracts with PHi Air Medical

Michigan – Beaumont Health System contracts with PHi Air Medical

15-Aug-2012Source: Beaumont Health System

With an expanded organ transplant program and an increase in patients from outside Southeast Michigan, Beaumont Health System is taking to the skies with a new air medical transportation service, Beaumont One. The twin-engine EC135helicopter will transport patients within Michigan and northern Ohio. The service was launched Aug. 13. Beaumont is contracting with PHI Air... Read more

Cayman Police helicopter crew obtain EMS certification

Cayman Police helicopter crew obtain EMS certification

24-Jul-2012Source: RCIPS

Four members of the RCIPS Air Operations Unit are now certified emergency medical responders – thanks to a joint initiative between the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority and the police. In addition, the Cayman Heart Fund has very generously donated a defibrillator for use on the police helicopter. The four crew members recently completed an... Read more

American Eurocopter promotes EC135 to US law enforcement operators

American Eurocopter promotes EC135 to US law enforcement operators

13-Jul-2012Source: American Eurocopter

The EC135® has proven to be one of the most popular light twin-engine helicopters in the world, and it is known across the globe for its reliability. The global EC135 fleet has accumulated more than 2,400,000 flight hours. The aircraft’s unparalleled combination of performance, safety, comfort and versatility make it appealing to a variety of... Read more

Conklin & de Decker add EC135P2+ and EC135T2+ in latest Comparator release

Conklin & de Decker add EC135P2+ and EC135T2+ in latest Comparator release

10-Jul-2012Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker announced the release of their 2012/2013 Aircraft Performance Comparator with the most comprehensive aircraft comparison data available to the industry. Part of a family of innovative software products created by Conklin & de Decker, the Aircraft Performance Comparator is a must-have tool for anyone that is acquiring a Business Jet, Turboprop,... Read more

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance celebrates 5 years with 4,500 friends

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance celebrates 5 years with 4,500 friends

5-Jul-2012Source: Hampshire IOW Air Ambulance

How many people can say that over 4,500 guests attended their birthday party.  Well Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance had just that.  On Saturday 30th June 2012 we held our 5th Birthday Summer Fair at Popham Airfield, as our big birthday celebration and it was the most wonderful day.  The sun shone for... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance on Sky1 from 8 July for 12 weeks

Devon Air Ambulance on Sky1 from 8 July for 12 weeks

5-Jul-2012Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Angela Griffin returns to Sky1 and Sky1 HD with the second series of the hit action-packed documentary series “Emergency with Angela Griffin”.  This time, however, the Devon Air Ambulance service features in seven out of the twelve episodes with Angela flying alongside the crew. Over 12 busy weeks, Angela spent many shifts with the Devon... Read more

Duchess opens Cornwall Air Ambulance HQ

Duchess opens Cornwall Air Ambulance HQ

5-Jul-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The new headquarters building for Cornwall Air Ambulance was opened yesterday by the Duchess of Cornwall.  It is the first time in the UK that the fundraising and admin side of an air ambulance charity has been co-located with the operational side of the helicopter – the new hangar can hold two helicopters and is... Read more

Ireland – Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service

Ireland – Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service

19-Jun-2012Source: Irish Health Service

[Apologies that we overlooked running when issued three weeks back – included here for completeness] The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD, and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr Alan Shatter TD, have today, Monday 21st May 2012, announced the launch of a 12 month pilot project which will see the Air... Read more

Gama Aviation adds details on retaining Scottish Air Ambulance contract

Gama Aviation adds details on retaining Scottish Air Ambulance contract

14-Jun-2012Source: Gama Aviation

Gama Aviation Limited (Gama), part of the global Gama Group, announced today that the Scottish Ambulance Service has selected Gama to be its dedicated provider of Air Ambulance services for a further 7 years (2013 – 2020). Gama’s long association with the Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS Scotland which commenced in 1993 was today furthered... Read more

Scottish Ambulance Service renews with Gama – and upgrades to EC145T2

Scottish Ambulance Service renews with Gama – and upgrades to EC145T2

11-Jun-2012Source: Scottish Ambulance Service

The next generation of Scotland’s air ambulance service will operate larger helicopters with more room and equipment for enhanced clinical care, as a new contract is due to be awarded to the incumbent air operator, Gama Aviation. The contract will commence in April 2013 and run for seven years with a lifetime cost of £120... Read more

FAA approves FDC/aerofilter IBF for EC135P2

FAA approves FDC/aerofilter IBF for EC135P2

6-Jun-2012Source: FDC/aerofilter

FDC/aerofilter is pleased to announce FAA certification of their existing EC135 inlet barrier filter system for installation on the EC135 P2 model helicopters. This latest certification milestone extends the benefits of the FDC IBF system to a broader base of operators. The FDC/aerofilter EC135 IBF system is a light weight, highly efficient inlet filtration system... Read more

Northwest MedStar expands, adds base

Northwest MedStar expands, adds base

6-Jun-2012Source: Northwest MedStar

Northwest MedStar, the region’s critical care transport service since 1994, is opening a base in the Pullman/Moscow area, providing additional coverage for patients in the region. This is another great opportunity for Northwest MedStar to work with local hospitals and EMS personnel to meet the needs of communities. “Northwest MedStar continually reviews the needs of... Read more

Samaritan Medical Center shows off new EC135 operation

Samaritan Medical Center shows off new EC135 operation

4-Jun-2012Source: Watertown Daily Tmies

At a public demonstration on the eve of the launch of the service in the north country, hospital employees crowded to roof areas of the hospital as the  EC135 landed on the helipad on top of the hospital’s parking garage.  (see full story)... Read more

Med-Trans Florida Takes Flight

Med-Trans Florida Takes Flight

28-May-2012Source: Med-Trans

Med-Trans Florida, located at Tamiami Airport in Miami is the second aircraft in the southeast region of Florida for Med-Trans Corporation.  Med-Trans Florida will serve as a community asset, rapidly transporting critically ill and injured patients needing urgent acute critical care.  Med-Trans Florida has Preferred Provider Agreements with numerous health systems throughout South Florida and... Read more

Midlands Air Ambulance celebrates 21 years

Midlands Air Ambulance celebrates 21 years

28-May-2012Source: Midlands Air Ambulance

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is celebrating its 21stanniversary this week! Monday, May 21st marked 21 years of life saving missions for the rapid response service and the charity would like to say thank you for all the local support received over the last 21 years, ensuring the service has remained operational. The charity completed its first airlift... Read more

Norwegian Police lease second EC135

Norwegian Police lease second EC135

23-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Up to now, Norway has had a single police helicopter – a1 Eurocopter EC135T2 based at Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (ENGM) and operated by Pegasus Helicopter.  They have operated it since April 2004.  A second helicopter was promised and funded after last July’s terrorist attacks, and back in January, we reported that there was a delay in... Read more

First Eurocopter maintenance center in Turkey approved

First Eurocopter maintenance center in Turkey approved

17-May-2012Source: Eurocopter

The EBACE agreement authorizing KoçoÄŸlu Aviation as initial Approved Maintenance Center in Turkey further expands Eurocopter’s global support and services network. KoçoÄŸlu Aviation is the leading supplier of emergency medical airlift in Turkey, with a fleet of 10 EC135s and one EC145. Its authorization for the maintenance center Skyline positions KoçoÄŸlu Aviation to handle maintenance,... Read more

Eurocopter details activities at HeliRussia

Eurocopter details activities at HeliRussia

16-May-2012Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter’s long-term commitment to the Russian helicopter market will be highlighted at this month’s HeliRussia 2012 industry exhibition, in which the company is taking part for the fifth consecutive time since the event’s creation in 2008. Organized May 17-19 at Moscow’s Crocus Expo international exhibition center, HeliRussia 2012 will feature the display of a Eurocopter... Read more

EBACE continues to side-track helicopters

EBACE continues to side-track helicopters

14-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The EBACE show in Geneva has a total of just three helicopters on display.  Bell have taken their demonstrator 429, while AgustaWestland have brought a GrandNew from a French customer and Eurocopter have an EC135 from a Swiss customer.  EBACE, like NBAA in the US, is clearly focussed on the corporate fixed wing market, and... Read more

Bond Air Services issues notice regarding its EC135 grounding

Bond Air Services issues notice regarding its EC135 grounding

10-May-2012Source: Bond Air Services

Bond Air Services, the UK’s largest independent emergency and mission critical helicopter operator providing air ambulance helicopter services, police and marine support to offshore wind farms and lighthouses, will resume flight operations of the EC 135 fleet at 07:00 on 9th May. Bond Air Services took the decision to suspend all flight operations for the... Read more

Some UK and Spanish EC135s grounded temporarily

Some UK and Spanish EC135s grounded temporarily

9-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Four weeks ago, Eurocopter issued an AD regarding the main rotor hub of the EC135 after a crack was found.  This was an “ordinary AD” as far as those of us in the industry are concerned, and there was a schedule of actions which need to be taken by operators just like there normally is.... Read more

Mercy Air Care celebrates 25 years helping Sioux City

Mercy Air Care celebrates 25 years helping Sioux City

9-May-2012Source: Sioux City Journal

Launched in 1987 with a LongRanger, and progressing to a BK117, Mercy Air Care in Sioux City now flies an EC135 (see full story)... Read more

Germany – “Christoph 5” flies 50,000th mission

Germany – “Christoph 5” flies 50,000th mission

8-May-2012Source: Christoph 5

(electronic translation) On 2 May started the rescue helicopter “Christoph 5” on his 611th Use this year. In the space Speyer, a 32-year-old man had contracted when handling methylated spirits severe burns on face and body. After the emergency medical first aid on the spot he was in a helicopter in the center of the burn victims brought BG... Read more

Romanian Ministry of Health orders two more EC135s

Romanian Ministry of Health orders two more EC135s

26-Apr-2012Source: Eurocopter

The Romanian Ministry of Health’s Eurocopter EC135 helicopter fleet will be increased with two additional helicopters ordered as part of a framework contract signed last year covering a total six of the twin-engine rotorcraft. This new agreement will lead to deliveries of the latest two EC135s during 2012, and provides follow-on to an initial helicopter... Read more

UK – Avon and Somerset Police EC135 to remain at Filton under NPAS

UK – Avon and Somerset Police EC135 to remain at Filton under NPAS

24-Apr-2012Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Avon and Somerset Police can confirm that a police helicopter will continue to be based at Filton airfield when the new National Police Air Service is launched. In October 2012 the National Police Air Service will begin adopting responsibility for police air operations from individual forces to the new service. In July 2013 Avon and... Read more

ADAC welcomes first female pilot

ADAC welcomes first female pilot

11-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

German EMS operator ADAC has recently welcomed the first female pilot to their roster of around 150.  Melanie von Allwörden has joined their “Christop 39” base at Perleberg, approx 100 miles south east of Hamburg, flying a Eurocopter EC135.  The 34-year old previously worked for the Hamburg Police – and lives in Hamburg with her... Read more

Atlantic Ambulance adds third EC135

Atlantic Ambulance adds third EC135

11-Apr-2012Source: Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Ambulance Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlantic Health System, the parent company of Morristown, Overlook and Newton Medical Centers and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, this week launched its third medevac helicopter into the skies above northern New Jersey. The new chopper, Atlantic Air Three, will provide service primarily to the residents of Sussex and Passaic Counties.... Read more

Hackensack University Medical Center welcomes new EC135 “AirMed 1”

Hackensack University Medical Center welcomes new EC135 “AirMed 1”

10-Apr-2012Source: Hackensack UMC

As part of its commitment to strengthening its regional network, Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that its new helicopter, AirMed1, will become operational as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 5. “We are thrilled to welcome AirMed1 to HackensackUMC,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of HackensackUMC. “Our medical center... Read more

Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie recognized for 50 years of Eurocopter operations

Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie recognized for 50 years of Eurocopter operations

9-Apr-2012Source: Eurocopter

Five decades of Eurocopter helicopter operations by the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie were celebrated today at the 2012 Marrakech Air Show, where a commemorative plaque was presented to the military service. The Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Air Squadron operates a fleet of Eurocopter rotorcraft that covers the company’s product range, with an inventory including SA3130 Alouette II,... Read more

Security worry over police helicopter at Redhill

Security worry over police helicopter at Redhill

30-Mar-2012Source: Get Surrey

The proposal to move a helicopter to the east of the county was agreed at a Surrey Police Authority meeting on Monday (March 26) in preparation for the introduction of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) scheme next month. (see full story)... Read more

Two UK EMS charities work together to extend hours

Two UK EMS charities work together to extend hours

30-Mar-2012Source: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

People living and working in the East of England will again benefit from a unique partnership between the region’s two Air Ambulance Charities this summer. Under the agreement, trialled successfully in 2011, the Charities will collaborate with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) to extend their service to cover the longer summer... Read more

Indian corporates order Eurocopter AS350B3e, EC135 and EC155

Indian corporates order Eurocopter AS350B3e, EC135 and EC155

20-Mar-2012Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter India, a subsidiary of Eurocopter, announced its first bookings in India for 2012. Comprising light and medium class helicopters, the bookings included an AS350 B3e, an EC135 and an EC155. Signed against the backdrop of India Aviation 2012 in Hyderabad, these helicopters will be delivered in corporate configuration within this year. With four out... Read more

Broward County Sheriff’s Office renews NVG contract with Night Flight Concepts

Broward County Sheriff’s Office renews NVG contract with Night Flight Concepts

13-Mar-2012Source: Night Flight Concepts

Night Flight Concepts (NFC) is pleased to announce that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office has renewed commitments for a comprehensive Night Vision Goggle training program from Night Flight Concepts – BCSO’s designated NVG solution provider.  The training program includes renewal of NVIOâ„¢ NVG Initial and Recurrent Computer-Based Training (CBT) for pilots and fire rescue crewmembers... Read more

SAF Helicopters buys EC135 from Germany’s ADAC

SAF Helicopters buys EC135 from Germany’s ADAC

8-Mar-2012Source: HeliHub.com

French operator SAF have bought an early Eurocopter Ec135T1 from the German EMS operator ADAC.  The particular example is serial number 0042, previously registered D-HEUR in Germany and now in France as F-GMTU As they are replaced in Germany by new EC135s, ADAC is selling off all its T1 and P1 models.  British operator WPD... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance launches personalised greetings card website

Devon Air Ambulance launches personalised greetings card website

7-Mar-2012Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Devon Air Ambulance Trust is delighted to officially launch its very own online personalised greeting cards site. The site, which can be reached on www.daat.org enables supporters to buy greeting cards online, and have them sent to their home or to their chosen recipient at a cost of just £2.99 plus postage.  Of the £2.99,... Read more

UK – Starspeed moves base from Blackbushe to Fairoaks

UK – Starspeed moves base from Blackbushe to Fairoaks

5-Mar-2012Source: HeliHub.com

British operator Starspeed is moving its base from Blackbushe to Fairoaks, nearly 15 miles closer to central London.  The company only offers twin-engined helicopters, and apart from a single Sikorsky S76C++ flies a fleet of around ten Eurocopters which it manages on behalf of their owners.  Some of these allow the company to charter them... Read more

British air ambulance damaged by vandals

British air ambulance damaged by vandals

23-Feb-2012Source: BBC

Helicopter developed a fault, with crews being forced to leave it there overnight.  A security guard saw a number of youths running from the craft on Sunday and noticed a side window had been smashed (see full story)... Read more

Trial date not yet set for $60M suit against PHI Air Medical

Trial date not yet set for $60M suit against PHI Air Medical

22-Feb-2012Source: N V Daily

Eight months after the parents of two men who died in an aircraft crash in December 2010 filed suit against the pilot and owner of the AirCare 5 medical helicopter that their plane collided a trial date has not been set. (see full story) See also the HeliHub.com page for this accident – 31-Dec-10 N385PH... Read more

FAA approves Onboard Systems EC135 replacement cargo hook kit

FAA approves Onboard Systems EC135 replacement cargo hook kit

20-Feb-2012Source: Onboard Systems

Onboard Systems, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that its new replacement cargo hook kit for the Eurocopter EC135 aircraft has been certified by the FAA and is currently in production. Onboard has also submitted the kit to Transport Canada and EASA for certification in Canada and Europe, respectively. “Onboard has received many... Read more

DRF signs 10-year full-fleet power-by-the-hour Eurocopter service agreement

DRF signs 10-year full-fleet power-by-the-hour Eurocopter service agreement

15-Feb-2012Source: Eurocopter

Germany’s DRF Luftrettung today signed a power-by-the-hour service agreement with Eurocopter, ensuring optimized technical support with fixed maintenance costs and minimized downtime for this air rescue organization’s large helicopter fleet. DRF Luftrettung currently operates 45 Eurocopter helicopters for emergency medical services, composed of the EC145, EC135 and BK117 versions. In 2011, the company agreed to... Read more

Mexico’s Pegaso recognized for flying an EC135 for over 2000 hours in one year

Mexico’s Pegaso recognized for flying an EC135 for over 2000 hours in one year

15-Feb-2012Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter presented yesterday an award of excellence to Transportes Aereos Pegaso for the more than 2,000 flight hours logged in 2011 by one of this operator’s EC135 P2 helicopters during oil and gas industry transportation missions in the Gulf of Mexico. The milestone aircraft, which carries Mexican registration number XA-UDN, accumulated a total of 2,014... Read more

Era Helicopters orders seven EC135s

Era Helicopters orders seven EC135s

15-Feb-2012Source: American Eurocopter

From Eurocopter booth #1917 at the 2012 Heli-Expo, Era Helicopters and American Eurocopter announced Era’s acquisition of seven EC135® helicopters. With this purchase, Era’s fleet will include 17 EC135s. “Era and American Eurocopter are committed to aviation excellence by incorporating the latest technology aircraft and training in order to provide the highest levels of safety... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers 250th EC135 in the US

American Eurocopter delivers 250th EC135 in the US

14-Feb-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter today announced the delivery of its 250th EC135®. The milestone helicopter was recently delivered to Med-Trans Corporation of Dallas. “It has been a year of milestones for American Eurocopter,” said Marc Paganini, President and CEO of American Eurocopter. “This 250th delivery of an EC135 showcases the popularity of the platform in the United... Read more

German Federal Police order Frasca helicopter FTDs

German Federal Police order Frasca helicopter FTDs

12-Feb-2012Source: Frasca

Frasca International has contracted with the NATO Maintenance & Supply Agency (NAMSA) to deliver two new Helicopter Flight Training Devices (FTDs) to the German Federal Police (BPOL) for the Eurocopter EC155 and AS332 helicopters and to upgrade BPOL’s existing Frasca-built Eurocopter EC135 FTD to have common technical standards with the new FTDs. All three devices... Read more

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