Hillsboro Aviation awarded Military Friendly Schools Title
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 24-Oct-12
Hillsboro Aviation was named to Victory Media’s coveted Military Friendly Schools® list. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. “Inclusion on [...]
Hillsboro Aviation hires Director of Sales and Services
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 13-Sep-12
Hillsboro Aviation is pleased to announce the addition of Giancarlo Newsome to its senior management team. Giancarlo has taken on the role of Director of Sales and Services overseeing Hillsboro Aviation’s airplane and helicopter sales, customer maintenance, avionics, parts sales and FBO service departments. As the head of Hillsboro Aviation’s sales and services division, Giancarlo [...]
Doug Doty scholarship recipient announced
Source: Doug Doty Foundation, 24-Feb-12
The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation and Hillsboro Aviation are pleased to announce this years recipient of the Doug Doty Memorial Scholarship for Turbine Transition, Mr. Cordell Walker. The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation teamed up with Hillsboro Aviation to offer the non-profit foundation’s first Bell 206B3 JetRanger Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is [...]
Hillsboro Aviation buys new Bell 407GX
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 22-Feb-12
At the opening of HELI-EXPO, Hillsboro Aviation, the only Bell Independent Representative in the United States, placed an order for a new 2012 Bell 407GX for sale to a prospective customer in the western U.S. “The popularity of the 407 within our sales territory has gained tremendous momentum since the introduction of the GX last [...]
Hillsboro Aviation makes purchase to grow Bell service
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 12-Feb-12
To expand its parts sales capabilities and its support of Bell medium helicopters, Hillsboro Aviation has purchased the tooling and equipment of the Heli-Trade Corporation and is offering for sale its complete line of parts, Bell 205 fuselages and STCs. Founded in 1957, Heli-Trade Corporation has been the worldwide industry leader in maximizing safety and [...]
Hillsboro Aviation joins TOPS
Source: TOPS, 24-Oct-11
Hillsboro Aviation’s Mt. St. Helens tour operation was unanimously elected to join the helicopter Tour Operators Program of Safety (TOPS) by the TOPS Board at their meeting Oct. 14 in San Diego. “We’re thrilled to welcome Hillsboro to TOPS and commend their commitment to helicopter tour operation safety,” said TOPS Chair Tim Cudney. “Choosing to [...]
Doug Doty Memorial Scholarship now accepting applications
Source: Doug Doty Foundation, 29-Sep-11
Hillsboro Aviation and The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation has teamed up to offer the non-profit foundation’s first Bell 206B3 JetRanger Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to help helicopter pilots advance to the next level in their training and make positive contributions to the aviation industry. The scholarship includes enrollment in Hillsboro Aviation’s [...]
Hillsboro Aviation launches online shop
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 02-Aug-11
Hillsboro Aviation is pleased to announce the launch of its new online store,shopaviation.com, featuring aviation products and services ranging from avionics systems toexperimental aircraft products to custom installations. Shopaviation.com is a one-stop aviation supplier offering diverse product lines, exceptional product and customer support and competitive pricing. Shopaviation.com sells items from the leading manufacturers, some of which are [...]
Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation partners with Hillsboro Aviation
Source: Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation, 29-Jun-11
Hillsboro Aviation and the Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation are teaming up to offer the non-profit foundation’s first Bell 206B3 JetRanger Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to help helicopter pilots advance to the next level in their training and make positive contributions to the aviation industry. The scholarship includes enrollment in Hillsboro Aviation’s [...]
Hillsboro Aviation prepared to support general aviation growth in China
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 07-Mar-11
More than 30 trips to Asia in the last 30 years have given Hillsboro Aviation’s President and CEO Max Lyons a unique perspective on the culture, markets and opportunities in this region, specifically in China. “During the late 1980s as I was beginning my career at Hillsboro Aviation, I was responsible for the Asian helicopter [...]
Hillsboro Aviation sponsors 2010 Bell Helicopter M&O conference
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 20-Oct-10
Hillsboro Aviation is pleased to co-sponsor Bell Helicopter’s upcoming Maintainers & Operators (M&O) Conference in Sacramento, California for all light, intermediate and medium series helicopter operators and maintainers. The conference, which takes place October 25 and 26 at the Sacramento Holiday Inn, provides an opportunity for all owners, operators, maintenance personnel and pilots to interact [...]
Hillsboro Aviation offers onsite avionics installations
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 13-Sep-10
Hillsboro Aviation, a leading provider of helicopter avionics services, is pleased to announce the availability of custom on-site installations for owners and operators of Bell helicopters. Hillsboro Aviation can save customers travel time, fuel expense and associated ferry costs by traveling to the customer’s facility and performing the installation and required documentation. Custom upgrades can [...]
FAA Proposes $580,000 Civil Penalty Against Hillsboro Aviation
Source: FAA, 16-Aug-10
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $580,000 civil penalty against Hillsboro Aviation, Inc., of Hillsboro, Ore., for allegedly performing improper repairs, deliberately falsifying maintenance records and operating a helicopter in a reckless manner. The FAA alleges that Hillsboro mechanics used incorrect parts and an unqualified individual to make repairs to a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter. The FAA [...]
Hillsboro Aviation using Alpha Eagle helmets
Source: Xtreme ALSE, 13-Aug-10
Xtreme ALSE has provided Hillsboro Aviation with six Alpha Eagle flight helmets, one of the most state of the art flight helmets on the market. Hillsboro Aviation’s pilots and instructors will use these helmets throughout the entire external load training course. The helmets help to increase the level of safety and comfort during training and [...]
Alan Dahm to Retire from Hillsboro Aviation After 53 Years in the Aviation Parts Industry
Source: Hillsboro Aviation, 25-Jun-10
Hillsboro Aviation would like to congratulate Alan Dahm on his upcoming retirement after nearly 53 years of employment as an aviation parts professional. When Alan’s last day of work arrives on June 30, 2010, he will be ending an amazing aviation career that began in the parts department at Flightcraft, Inc. in Portland in 1957. [...]
Hillsboro Aviation completing LongRanger 4 for Astrum Helicopters
Source: Astrum Helicopters, 21-Jun-10
Astrum Helicopters announced today the delivery of its new Bell 206 Long Ranger L4 helicopter. The helicopter was delivered from Bell Helicopter and is undergoing an 8 week completion at Hillsboro Aviation located in Hillsboro, Oregon. The new Bell 206 Long Ranger L4 will have a corporate 6 passenger configuration, sliding door, cargo hook, litter [...]
Hillsboro Aviation reports rise in helicopter sales – 2008 was best year to date
Source: The Oregonian, 21-Feb-09
