Eurocopter opens its Systemhaus helicopter development center
Source: Eurocopter, 16-May-13
Eurocopter today officially opened its new Systemhaus helicopter development center at Donauwörth, Germany today in the presence of Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer. The facility, which provides workspace for some 900 employees, offers complete system capa-bility for the global helicopter market leader’s production activity at its German location – a key aspect of the company’s [...]
Germany – Eurocopter to open new development centre tomorrow
Source: Eurocopter, 14-May-13
On May 15 Eurocopter celebrates the opening of its helicopter development center for around 900 engineers at its German site in Donauwörth – together with Prime Minister of Bavaria Horst Seehofer and further well-known characters from politics, industry and the media. The new building with a total floor area of 30,000 square meters brings together, [...]
Germany – Hanseatic Helicopter Service adds a Cabri
Source: HeliHub.com, 09-May-13
Hanseatic Helicopter Service, based in the northern German city of Hamburg, has recently added a Guimbal G2 Cabri to their fleet. Purchased via HeliTransair, Guimbal’s 47th Cabri now flies as D-HTAM with Hanseatic. The aircraft is seen here at the handover ceremony with Bruno Guimbal on the left handing the keys over along with Dr. Gerd [...]
OCCAR: Tiger Programme Contract Notice
Source: EDA, 07-May-13
OCCAR, EDA’s partner in developing European defence capabilities, manages the Tiger Helicopter programme on behalf of Germany, France and Spain. In a common approach towards personnel training, the German-French Tiger Helicopter Technical School (Deutsch-Französisches Ausbildungseinrichtung TIGER – DFAT) opened in 2003 in Fassberg, Germany. The mission of the School is to provide training to French [...]
Germany – Aeroheli International adds a Cabri
Source: HeliHub.com, 06-May-13
From handover on 2nd April, German operator Aeroheli International completed the first 50 flying hours on their new Cabri in less than three weeks! Guimbal’s 45th Cabri is registered D-HAIG and is in a white colour scheme with distinctive “Cabri” titles. It is based with Aeroheli at Cottbus. The photo shown is the handover ceremony [...]
EMS helicopter stranded after pilot breaks leg
Source: HeliHub.com, 25-Feb-13
A German air ambulance helicopter was grounded recently after the pilot suffered a broken leg away from base. The “Christoph 70″ helicopter – a Eurocopter EC135 – had landed on the rooftop pad at Pößneck on Tuesday 12th February at 15:30 hours for a patient transfer to Bad Berka. However, the pilot broke his leg [...]
Germany’s HTM wins framework agreement with Areva for wind turbine support
21-Feb-13
[electronic translation] On the occasion of the conference of the Federation of wind energy make AREVA Wind, HTM Helicopter, Global Tech I and Trianel before their recently subscribed declaration of cooperation for the service of North Sea offshore wind farms. The helicopter company Travel Munich (HTM) is transported in the future exclusively for the offshore [...]
China’s Dalian Police train in Germany on Cabri
Source: Heli Aviation, 20-Feb-13
[electronic translation] The police chief and the head of the provincial police force flying Liaoningun inspected with a delegation from the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY in Augsburg. Impressed by our forward-looking, equipped with state of the art technology flight school, training and expertise of the entire fleet of Heli Aviation teams audited executives the TRAINING [...]
Civil Aviation Flight University of China trains – in Germany
Source: Heli Aviation, 19-Feb-13
[electronic translation] In China it seems the reputation of Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY draw ever larger circles. In order to get over the many positive reports of recent Chinese graduates an idea may be reported to the chief pilot and an instructor of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) to visit the TRAINING ACADEMY [...]
DRF Luftrettung flew 38,748 missions in 2012
Source: DRF Luftrettung, 08-Feb-13
A seriously injured motorcyclist, a toddler with burns, a heart attack pa-tient: in an emergency, every minute counts. When help is needed right away, salvation increasingly comes from the air. The DRF Luftrettung helicopters flew a total of 38,748 missions last year – these are 382 mis-sions more than the previous year (2011: 38,366). DRF [...]
Eurocopter CEO sees German defence deal within months
Source: Reuters, 07-Feb-13
Eurocopter aims to reach a multi-billion dollar agreement with the German government in a few months on a downsized order for helicopters (see full story)
ADAC releases 2012 operations in numbers
Source: ADAC, 23-Jan-13
(electronic translation) The rescue and intensive care transport helicopter of the ADAC air rescue in 2012 had so many missions flying like never before. Overall, the “Yellow Angel” moved out of the sky 49 243 times, in 2011 there were approximately 47 000 operations. This represents an increase of four per cent compared to 2011. Here, a [...]
German Army Bo105 retired to Border museum
Source: Grenzmuseum, 07-Jan-13
(electronic translation) On the occasion of the commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday gave the Air Mobile Brigade 1 and a helicopter gunship Regiment 36 of the pattern BO 105 at the border Schifflersgrund / Thuringia. Colonel Kraß presented this officially on behalf of the associations to [...]
Meravo to operate Germany’s first EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style
Source: Eurocopter, 20-Dec-12
Eurocopter’s EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter will soon fly over Germany: Meravo, one of the country’s most experienced commercial helicopter operators, ordered one of the elegant high-end aircraft in order to enhance its corporate and charter services. The new EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style will join Meravo’s fleet of 25 helicopters, which already includes the proven Eurocopter EC120, [...]
EDA completes successful 3rd Helicopter Tactics Symposium
Source: European Defence Agency, 28-Nov-12
The third Helicopter Tactics Symposium was held from 19 – 21 November in Luxembourg. 43 participants from 16 Member States (AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, ES, EE, FI, FR, HU, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) and additional guests from New Zeeland and the Joint Air Power Competence Centre exchanged views on the status of [...]
Germany’s Heli Aviation orders its seventh Guimbal Cabri
Source: HeliHub.com, 11-Nov-12
Germany operator Heli Aviation has told HeliHub.com that it has a seventh Cabri on order from French manufacturer Guimbal. The current fleet has amassed over 3,600 flight hours without incident, and sees four at their main base at Augsburg, one at Emmen and the last at Salzburg in Austria. The purchase will build on the [...]
Germany – DRF working on EFB software for helicopters
Source: DRF, 22-Oct-12
The crews of DRF Luftrettung need a lot of information for their world-wide missions – ranging from comprehensive charts to the 900-page flight manual. Recently, DRF Luftrettung has begun to success-fully use tablet PCs in the cockpits of their air ambulance jets, on which this necessary information is stored. These digital aids facili-tate the work [...]
US and Germany sign alternative aviation fuels agreement
Source: HAI, 18-Sep-12
On Fri., Sept. 14, at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) formally agreed to a cooperative effort to develop sustainable aviation fuels. The agreement was signed on behalf of the FAA by Philip Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and by [...]
Bell continues momentum in Europe
Source: Bell, 14-Sep-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), continues to increase its sales and customer support activities in Europe delivering seven aircraft and signing nine contracts within the last three months, as well as launching Bell 407GX and Bell 429 flight demonstration tours, and gaining EASA approval for a new customer support facility. “Bell Helicopter [...]
ADAC orders 14 EC145T2 and 3 EC135P2e
Source: Eurocopter, 13-Sep-12
ADAC Air Rescue today signed its latest order in a framework acquisition agreement with Eurocopter for the purchase of 14 EC145 T2 and three EC135 P2e helicopters, which are to be delivered between 2013 and 2017. The contract concluded today at the ILA Berlin Air Show was for an EC145 T2, which is part of [...]
Eurocopter hands over the first upgraded CH-53GA
Source: Eurocopter, 13-Sep-12
Eurocopter’s delivery of the first production modernized CH-53GA transport helicopter to the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) was celebrated during a ceremony today at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The Eurocopter Military Support Center Germany currently is performing the comprehensive upgrade of 40 Bundeswehr CH-53G aircraft to the CH-53GA specification for both national and international deployment [...]
Turbomeca sign support agreement with German Federal Police
Source: Turbomeca, 13-Sep-12
During the ILA Berlin Air Show, Turbomeca (Safran group) announces the signature of a Support by the Hour agreement with the German Federal Police. This Support by the Hour agreement (SBH®) covers 32 Arrius 2B2 engines powering 16 twin-engine EC135T2i helicopters. Spread over 12 bases, the German Federal Police is performing air rescue missions around [...]
Germany’s Heli Aviation takes delivery of their 6th Cabri
Source: Heli Aviation, 31-Aug-12
[Electronic translation of local language press release] Last Friday, the D-HAVH landed in Augsburg, it is the sixth Heli Aviation Cabri G2. Launch – in time for the completion of the new building also Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY Guimbal the helicopter with the serial number 1038 will begin to operate. On their national and international [...]
World Championships – Russia 1st, UK 2nd, Germany 3rd overall
Source: Russian Helicopters, 30-Aug-12
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, is proud to congratulate Russia’s helicopter sportsmen and women on their victory in the 14th World Helicopter Championship. Russia took first place in the overall classification at the event, which took place on August 22-26 at the Drakino [...]
Germany’s DRF releases mid-year statistics
Source: DRF, 23-Jul-12
Motorbike accidents, stroke or seriously injured children: the air rescue organization DRF Luftrettung is on duty every day with its helicopters and ambulance aircrafts. In the first half of the year 2012 the DRF Luftrettung flew a total of 19,667 missions, involving helicopter missions at 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark as well [...]
Eurocopter sets up new Development Centers
Source: Eurocopter, 17-Jul-12
Eurocopter, the world leader in the civil and parapublic helicopter market, is providing its development personnel with the most modern high-performance infrastructures and resources, all in support of its innovation program, a core feature of the Group’s Vision 2020. Following on from the launch of the Systemhaus project at Donauwörth in Germany, which will reach [...]
Last two of twenty EC155s handed over to German Federal Police
Source: Eurocopter, 27-Jun-12
The German Federal Police today formally accepted its remaining two EC155 B1 helicopters from Eurocopter to complete an extensive fleet upgrade program involving 20 of these versatile, multi-role, twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. A ceremony at Blumberg, Brandenburg marked the service entry of the 19th and 20th EC155 B1s, joining others that are deployed at German Federal [...]
UK – WPD Helicopter Unit prepares for third and fourth EC135s
Source: HeliHub.com, 22-Jun-12
British powerline patrol operator WPD Helicopter Unit is expanding its EC135P1 fleet from two to four aircraft. The third EC135 arrived Thursday 21st June at Oxford Airport for the fitment of high-intensity strobe lights by Eurocopter UK, and was still carrying it’s German registration D-HKUG, serial 0090. It will shortly be re-registered in the UK [...]
Successful conclusion to PAvCon 2012 Police Aviation Conference
Source: PAvCon, 13-Jun-12
Police Aviation Research has announced the completion of another highly successful PAvCon Police Aviation Conference to an International gathering of police aviation professionals from 25 nations. The PAvCon 2012 took place in association with the German Federal Police at their Hangelar, Bonn police air support headquarters facility in Sankt Augustin, Bonn, Germany over the recent [...]
Eurocopter’s EC135 simulator certified to level B
Source: Eurocopter, 01-Jun-12
The EC135 simulator operated by Eurocopter’s Training Academy in Germany has obtained Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level B certification from Luftfahrtbundesamt, the German Aviation Administration. The simulator provides a multitude of training possibilities to international customers and is the first EC135 FFS in Europe to obtain this certification. The EC135 simulator, located at Eurocopter’s site [...]
UTair Engineering extends cooperation with Turbomeca Germany
Source: UTair, 24-May-12
On May 17 at the 5th annual International Helicopter Exhibition HeliRussia 2012 held in Moscow, UTair Aviation subsidiary UTair-Engineering and Turbomeca Germany signed an agreement for the construction of a new MRO Center for Turbomeca engines and their components. Turbomeca is a global leader in the manufacture of helicopter engines and components. The purpose of [...]
New Head of Communications for Eurocopter Germany
Source: Eurocopter, 15-May-12
Christoph Müller will become the Head of Communications for Eurocopter Germany as of June 1, 2012, and will report directly to Cécile Vion-Lanctuit, Vice President of Corporate Communications for the Eurocopter Group. This newly created position has been established to strengthen communications locally for Eurocopter Germany and the German market. Prior to this position, Christoph [...]
Rockwell Collins opens Berlin office
Source: Rockwell Collins, 11-May-12
Rockwell Collins today announced the grand opening of its Berlin Ascend™ flight information solutions office, which will provide flight support services for European business aircraft operators. “Europe’s airspace is growing more complex with increasing congestion and regulations,” said Steve Timm, vice president and general manager, Flight Information Solutions for Rockwell Collins. “The expansion of our [...]
Full details of PAvCon law enforcement conference announced
Source: PAvCon, 11-May-12
The Zeiss Opronics sponsored PAvCon 2012 event will take place at the German Federal Police air support and training facility at Sankt Augustin, Hangelar, near Bonn, Germany on 5-6 June 2012. The programme will include a potentially exciting programme of instructional presentations on the issues of today including CRM. This is a great networking event for police [...]
Germany – “Christoph 5″ flies 50,000th mission
Source: Christoph 5, 08-May-12
(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 [...]
Spectrum Aeromed expands German office staff
Source: Spectrum Aeromed, 01-May-12
Thomas Redder has joined Spectrum Aeromed as their new Account Representative in the company’s Germany based office. In his new role Redder will be responsible for global sales and will work closely with Vice President of International Sales for Spectrum Aeromed Horst Heinicke. “We are pleased to add Thomas to our team at Spectrum Aeromed,” [...]
Germany – Automotive group Brose take delivery of GrandNew
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Apr-12
HeliOnline.de is reporting that German automotive group Brose has taken delivery of a new AgustaWestland AW109SP GrandNew. Serial number 22261 and registered D-HBFS, the two-tone grey corporate helicopter was noted at Munich’s Franz Josef Strauss International Airport on Tuesday last week. The company’s main plant is at Coburg. The company currently flies a Eurocopter EC135 [...]
Spidertracks announces partnership with DFS in Germany
Source: Spidertracks, 18-Apr-12
Spidertracks has announced a partnership with Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) in Germany. On April 6, 2012, spidertracks signed with DFS, making them the official distributors of spidertracks throughout Europe. DFS are in charge of air traffic control for Germany and create navigational charts for parts of Europe. Their partnership with spidertracks also extends to cooperation over [...]
ADAC welcomes first female pilot
Source: HeliHub.com, 11-Apr-12
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 [...]
HeliFlight to Exhibit R66 at Bitburg
Source: AviationExpo Europe, 19-Mar-12
Heli-Flight GmbH & Co KG will be exhibiting their Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter at AviationExpo Europe, Bitburg Airport during 22-24th June. The Robinson R66 incorporates many of the design features of its popular predecessor the R44, including a two-bladed rotor system, T-bar cyclic and open interior cabin configuration. But with a newly developed turbine engine, delivering increased performance and [...]
SAF Helicopters buys EC135 from Germany’s ADAC
Source: HeliHub.com, 08-Mar-12
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 [...]
Helmet mounted display for safer helicopter flight
Source: DLR, 06-Mar-12
Helicopter flights and landings in poor visibility conditions always present pilots with special challenges. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has now completed a series of tests with a new helmet mounted display and has brought it into use a flight simulator. In future, this display will assist helicopter pilots [...]
Spidertracks appoints German distributor
Source: DFS, 27-Feb-12
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has signed an agreement with Spider Tracks Limited to distribute, sell and market spidertracks, the satellite-based tracking system, in Europe,. The associated application allows authorised persons to view flight tracks anywhere in the world in real time on the internet. Aircraft that encounter trouble can be found quickly and helped by search [...]
ILA Berlin and HAI to partner on new “ILA HeliCenter”
Source: HAI, 18-Feb-12
The ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 and the Helicopter Association International jointly announced on Feb. 13 the formation of a partnership to create a new, improved “International HeliCenter” at ILA 2012 show to be held September 11-16 at the all new Berlin Brandenburg Airport ExpoCenter. HAI will fulfill a significant role in the further development of [...]
Germany’s HTM Helicopter Travel Munich orders an EC145T2
Source: Eurocopter, 15-Feb-12
HTM Helicopter Travel Munich today signed a letter of intent to acquire an EC145 T2, adding this enhanced version of Eurocopter’s popular EC145 rotary-wing aircraft to its fleet for the servicing of offshore wind farms. The EC145 T2 was selected for its outstanding operational performance, including the capability to support offshore wind farm missions by [...]
DRF signs 10-year full-fleet power-by-the-hour Eurocopter service agreement
Source: Eurocopter, 15-Feb-12
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 [...]
German Federal Police order Frasca helicopter FTDs
Source: Frasca, 12-Feb-12
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 [...]
DRF signs Turbomeca support contract for EC145/BK117 engines
Source: Turbomeca, 12-Feb-12
Turbomeca (Safran group) sign a five-year support contract at the time of flight with its DRF Luftrettung * EMS missions in Germany, Austria and Denmark. Proposed by Turbomeca SBH ® contract provides customers with offers tailored to their operational needs. Recently, DRF Luftrettung ordered 25 EC145 helicopters T2, which will be equipped with the latest [...]
ALT signs Turbomeca support contract for engines in ANWB EC135s
Source: Turbomeca, 12-Feb-12
Turbomeca (Safran group) sign a support contract at the time of flight, SBH ®, with ADAC for 10 Arrius 2B2 engines powering five helicopters EC 135T2, for the benefit of ANWB Medical Air Assistance. ADAC Luftfahrt Technik GmbH, based near Bonn, Germany, maintains helicopters and engines for various operators in Europe, as ADAC, ANWB and [...]
ecms Aviation Systems now a EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organization
Source: ecms Aviation Systems, 12-Feb-12
ecms Aviation Systems is proud to announce that it is now an EASA approved maintenance organization according to Part 145. As an EASA-approved design and production organization, ecms specializes in human external cargo systems for rescue and aerial work applications, fast roping and rappelling provisions, cargo hook weighing systems and other mission equipment and helicopter [...]
Germany – DRF Luftrettung flew 38,366 missions in 2011
Source: DRF, 04-Feb-12
In 2011 the air rescue organisation DRF Luftrettung flew a total of 38,366 rescue missions, involving helicopter missions at 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark as well as worldwide repatriations with its ambulance aircraft. In Germany alone the crews were alerted to 35,075 missions, meaning a rise of 3 % compared to the [...]
Humpback whale secret may help helicopters fly faster
Source: DLR, 01-Feb-12
Modern helicopters could be significantly faster and more manoeuvrable – if aerodynamics did not impose limitations on them. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen have now discovered and flight-tested a way to increase manoeuvrability using an idea they got from observing humpback whales. Unwanted turbulence Helicopters [...]
German operator wins Dutch gas pipeline contract
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Jan-12
German operator SP Luftbild has won a contract to survey gas pipelines in the Netherlands for Gasunie, a Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company operating in the Netherlands and Germany. The company’s network ranks among the largest high pressure gas pipeline grids in Europe, consisting of over 15,000 kilometres of pipeline in the Netherlands [...]
German Federal Police EC135 fleet reaches 100,000 hours
Source: Eurocopter, 16-Jan-12
Eurocopter recognized the German Federal Police for reaching the 100,000 total flight hour mark with its EC135 fleet, which performs thousands of operations annually across Germany for law enforcement, home security and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services missions. “The flight time logged by the German Federal Police marks a true milestone for the EC135, as this [...]
Heli Transair adds new sales and marketing lead
Source: Heli Transair, 13-Jan-12
(Electronic Translation from German) We welcome the new year Rainer Herzberg in our team who will take charge of marketing and sales with our employees and affect the course of Heli Transair in the future. Rainer Herzberg was the end of 2011 magazine editor in chief of the helicopter rotor blade, a position he has [...]
Germany: DRF base at Dresden exceeds 1,500 missions in 2011
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Dec-11
On 17th December, the DRF base at Dresden – known in Germany as “Christoph 38″ – flew its 1,500th mission. The particular incident was a road accident were a 46-year old female driver sustained serious pelvic and leg injuries after her car left an icy road and hit a tree. Onsite assessment by local paramedics [...]
AviationExpo Europe 2012 – Online visitor registration opens
Source: AviationExpo, 23-Dec-11
Visitor Registration is now open for AviationExpo Europe 2012. All visitors can register online for discount entry. Registering for AviationExpo Europe is easy and gives you 50% discount entry across all three days of the show (meaning you pay just €10.00 for all three days)! Visiting Pilots can also now book their flying-in slots and continue to get [...]
Germany’s Aero 2012 is full of optimism
Source: Aero 2012, 30-Nov-11
Friedrichshafen, Germany – With over 500 exhibitors expected to attend and an improved exhibition concept, AERO will continue to be the largest trade show for general aviation in Europe in 2012. Although the number of airplanes sold in general aviation during the past 12 months has decreased, the downward trend has slowed compared to last [...]
DRF Luftruttung commits to 25 EC145T2s over 11 years
Source: Eurocopter, 15-Nov-11
Eurocopter and the German air rescue organisation DRF Luftrettung signed a purchase agreement last night for 25 helicopters of the newest generation – the EC145 T2. This purchase makes the air rescue organisation Europe’s largest customer for this type of helicopter. With the purchase of these aircraft, the DRF Luftrettung will successively replace the BK [...]
Youngcopter’s NEO takes to the air
Source: Youngcopter, 11-Nov-11
On October 31, 2011, NEO left the ground taking off to its first test flight at Mainz Airfield, Germany. After more than ten years of development a dream became reality. With this first flight we have reached the most significant milestone and our NEO project is now entering a new phase. Watch our first flight [...]
Dubai Air Wing sell JetRanger to German operator
Source: HeliHub.com, 04-Nov-11
The Dubai Air Wing have recently sold an Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger III to Germany. Previously operating in the Middle East emirate as DU-144, the JetRanger is now registered as D-HAMM with Agrar Heliflug, and was noted at their heliport at Ahlen. It is serial number 8692, built in 1985 Agusta built less than fifty more [...]
Germany plans big cuts in military aircraft orders
Source: HeliHub.com, 28-Oct-11
Germany plans drastic cuts in military programs, including NH90 and Tiger which are currently being built by Eurocopter at their Donauworth plant. While the German military has not released an official statement on this, the Financial Times recently quoted that the reductions would be Airbus A400M reduced from 53 to 40 units Eurofighter Typhoon from [...]
DRF sells EC135P1 to Swiss operator
Source: HeliHub.com, 26-Oct-11
German EMS operator DRF has sold Eurocopter EC135P1 D-HYYY, serial number 0006, to Swiss operator Skymedia – a member of the Lions Air Group – who have registered it locally as HB-ZJE. Having spent all its life as an air ambulance in the red and white DRF scheme, the helicopter was noted in the last [...]
Germany’s Heli Aviation orders two more Cabris
Source: HeliHub.com, 29-Sep-11
German operator Heli Aviation has recently confirmed orders for two more Guimbal Cabri helicopters following great success and high utilization with their first two. Operating from Augsburg near Munich, the company has flown 800 hours in 15 months on their first aircraft, and are flying the second at a similar rate – it equates to [...]
How popular is Eurocopter’s EC135 Hermes edition?
Source: HeliHub.com, 06-Sep-11
Significant effort has been put into promoting the Hermes Edition of the Eurocopter EC135. Eurocopter aimed this project at the high-end corporate market where they partnered with the French couture house to come up with a distinctive design, mainly in the aircraft’s interior – see below. Some external features were also added, particularly the skid [...]
P&WC signs Fleet Management Program with Germany’s DRF
Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada, 05-Sep-11
Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe GmbH (CSC Europe) signed a 13-year Fleet Management Program (FMP®) agreement with DRF Luftrettung of Germany for comprehensive maintenance support of its PW206B2 engines. This long-term FMP®agreement with CSC Europe provides DRF Luftrettung with expanded coverage until 2024. CSC Europe is a joint-venture between Pratt & Whitney [...]
Hailstorm badly damages 18 helicopters
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Aug-11
An extreme hailstorm in Germany on Friday has meant that all 18 helicopters present had to depart the event by road. A private fly-in at the Hotel Weißer Bär (“White Bear Hotel”) in Mülheim an der Mosel turned into a disaster as the tail end of storm “Bert” brought tennis-ball size hailstones, causing extensive damage. [...]
Eurocopter hands over 1000th EC135 to ADAC in ceremony at Donauworth
Source: Eurocopter, 20-Jul-11
Eurocopter today delivered the 1,000th EC135 to its new owner. Fifteen years after the first of these helicopters rolled off the production line at the Eurocopter plant in Donauwörth, the group’s President and CEO Lutz Bertling handed the keys of the new aircraft on this landmark occasion to Peter Meyer, the President of ADAC, Germany’s [...]
DRF Luftrettung flew 19,189 rescue missions in first half of 2011
Source: DRF Luftrettung, 18-Jul-11
In the first half of the year 2011 the air rescue organization DRF Luftrettung flew a total of 19,189 missions, involving helicopter missions at 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark as well as worldwide repatriations with its ambulance aircraft. This means a rise of 1,214 (8%) compared to the same period of the [...]
Eurocopter to equip German NH90TTHs for forward intensive-care CSAR missions
Source: Eurocopter, 21-Jun-11
Eurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defence today signed a contract to upgrade 12 German Armed Forces NH90 tactical transport helicopters (TTH) for quick-change, intensive-care medical transport in forward air evacuation operations. This agreement, which was concluded at the 2011 Paris Air Show, includes the delivery of Forward Air MedEvac Kits (FwdAirMedEvac), enabling retrofit [...]
New contracts for Heli-One in Lithuania, Norway, Germany and Thailand
Source: Heli-One, 20-Jun-11
Heli-One continues to cement its reputation as a leading helicopter integrator after winning a contract to upgrade the Lithuanian State Border Guard’s fleet of EC-135 helicopters. Heli-One will begin integrating new mission communication equipment in the EC-135 helicopters as a part of a two-aircraft upgrade, set to commence in June. The total value of the [...]
HDM records 10,000th rescue flight in Berlin
Source: DRF Luftrettung, 03-Jun-11
The Berlin station of the air rescue organisation HDM achieved its 10,000th mission on the night of 31 May its 10,000. The control center Lausitz alerted the crew at midnight to a patient who was injured in a riding accident. A 43-year-old was in a barn being kicked repeatedly by a horse on the head [...]
Christoph Europa 1 marks 50,000th mission
Source: HeliHub.com, 02-Jun-11
ADAC, the German-based rescue organisation, has announced that it’s “Christoph Europa 1″ base achieved its 50,000th mission on 18th May. Based at Aachen-Merzbrück airfield, the helicopter was on its 725th Use this year after being called to an emergency to Baesweiler. These impressive figures reflect a high daily operating frequency, which averaged five missions per [...]
Successful “Heli-Treff München” event for German, Austrian and Swiss pilots
Source: Salzi, 26-May-11
On 21-22 May, many helicopter pilots from Germany, Austria and Switzerland took up the invitation to “Heli-Treff Munich” and headed in perfect flying weather to the beautiful county town of Kelheim in Bavaria.
DRF Luftrettung to take part in AirMed World Congress
Source: DRF Luftrettung, 25-May-11
DRF Luftrettung will take part in AIRMED World Congress, in Brighton (UK) from 24th-27th May 2011. Chief representatives from DRF Luftrettung’s flight operation, technical and medical department will give lectures during the scientific programme of the congress. The conference will present the latest facts on air rescue in the fields of emergency medicine, flight safety, [...]
