Kenya Police considers suing Eurocopter over AS350B3e crash
Source: Kenya Broadcasting, 02-Nov-12
Kenya Police are considering taking Eurocopter to court. The basis is apparently that the manufacturer supplied a newer AS350B3e model and not the older AS350B3 that the police contracted for. (see full story) see also 10-Jun-12 5Y-CDT Eurocopter AS350B3e Ngong Hills, Kenya (6F)
Citizen TV acquires first news helicopter in Kenya
Source: Kenya Daily News, 20-Oct-12
Royal Media Services has become the first Kenyan media house to acquire a news helicopter – although the AS350 shows no signs of any externally mounted cameras! (see full story)
Kenya Police AS350B3e has fist Donaldson IBF in Africa
Source: Donaldson, 10-Feb-12
The first AS350B3e in Africa is flying with the first Donaldson AS350B3e Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system on the continent. Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) delivered the advanced filtration system via Eurocopter South Africa for installation on the Kenya Police Air-Wing’s new aircraft. Donaldson’s AS350 IBF will be [...]
Kenya Police Air Wing becomes first African AS350B3e customer
Source: Eurocopter, 12-Jan-12
The Kenya Police Air-Wing is expanding its airborne law enforcement and crime prevention unit with the delivery of a Eurocopter AS350 B3e Ecureuil helicopter. Kenya’s selection of the AS350 B3e, which is the enhanced version of Eurocopter’s successful AS350 model, follows an open and competitive tender won earlier this year by Eurocopter Southern Africa (Pty) [...]
Kenya Wildlife Service adds Bell 407
Source: HeliHub.com, 16-Nov-11
Kenya Wildlife Service has recently taken delivery of a brand new Bell 407 helicopter at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. This has given the organisation an increase of internal capacity for aerial surveys, and to transport workers to locations where they need to deal with vital situations. At the handover, KWS Executive Director Julius Kipngetich said that [...]
Fuel syphoned from police helicopter
28-Oct-11
Kenyan Police are holding a KK security group guard after he was found with 40 litres of jet fuel siphoned from a police helicopter at Wilson Airport. (see full story)
Kenya Police Air Wing stops flights after crash
Source: Daily Nation, 18-Sep-09
The Kenya Police Air Wing has halted all training for new pilots after Monday night’s accident involving an instructor and his student in Nairobi. Consequently, and because of the shortage of staff in the department, this means the force will now have to rely on the military to airlift its officers until a solution is [...]
Kenyan Air Force arrive for training at Starlite Aviation Group
Source: Starlite Aviation Group, 15-Aug-09
