Boston police want drones for 2014 marathon security
Source: The Washington Times, 29-Apr-13
Boston’s top cop wants drones hovering over next year’s marathon, but getting his hands on one may be easier said than done. More than 30 states, including Massachusetts, are rushing to restrict the use of drones by law enforcement, with some seeking to ban it in all but the most extreme circumstances. (See Full Story)
MassDevelopment issues tax-exempt $8M lease for Boston Medflight EC145
Source: Boston Medflight, 12-Apr-13
MassDevelopment has issued an $8 million tax-exempt lease on behalf of New England Life Flight, Inc. in Bedford, which does business as Boston MedFlight. The emergency transport service will use lease proceeds to buy a medically configured helicopter that will replace an existing helicopter to transport ill and injured patients. Lease proceeds will also finance [...]
Metro Aviation begins completion of Boston MedFlight EC145
Source: Metro Aviation, 04-Apr-13
Metro Aviation visited with representatives from Boston MedFlight and American Eurocopter recently to begin production of MedFlight’s new EC145. The new aircraft will replace one of their two BK117 C1s. The new fleet configuration will include the EC145, BK117, and the S76. “We are excited about operating our very first EC145 and look forward to [...]
Boston MedFlight orders EC145
Source: HeliHub.com, 13-Jan-13
The Boston Globe reported Friday that Boston MedFlight, a not-for-profit organization that provides critical care transport service, is to replace one of its three helicopters with a new EC145. Delivery is slated for August 2013. The report does not state which helicopter is being replaced, but Boston MedFlight currently operate the following rotary wing aircraft:- [...]
Metro Aviation delivers second EC135T2+ to Massachusetts State Police
Source: Metro Aviation, 28-Jun-12
Metro Aviation Inc. recently delivered the second EC135T2+ to the Massachusetts State Police. The first aircraft was delivered late last year at which time the unit received pilot and mechanic training from American Eurocopter. The second aircraft is similar to the first with the exception of the complete HELINET Downlink system and a Eurocopter Deutschland [...]
Boston MedFlight works with Broadleaf on IT disaster recovery
Source: Broadleaf, 01-Jun-12
Broadleaf, a leader in designing and implementing vendor solutions for data storage, virtualization and WAN optimization, announced that Boston Medflight (BMF) engaged Broadleaf to provide a solution that would improve uptime for a mission critical application and lay the groundwork for an effective IT infrastructure disaster recovery plan. BMF sought Broadleaf’s expertise to maximize uptime [...]
Baltimore’s Pier 7 Heliport adds Belfort automated weather system
Source: Belfort Instrument, 28-May-12
Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Pier 7 Heliport. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, altimeter, visibility and cloud height on a graphical display, over a VHF frequency, [...]
LoJack Helps Law Enforcement Make Two Great Rescues In One Week
Source: LoJack, 28-May-12
Thanks to a pair of services from LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) and its subsidiary LoJack SafetyNet, law enforcement agencies on opposite coasts of the U.S. were able to make two great saves this week, rescuing two young kidnapped children who were inside a stolen Lexus in Burien, WA, and an elderly Marshfield, MA man with Alzheimer’s who wandered from [...]
Night Flight Concepts wins multi-year contract with Massachusetts State Police
Source: Night Flight Concepts, 08-May-12
Night Flight Concepts ® (NFC) is pleased to announce award of a multi-year contract with Massachusetts State Police (MSP) for a comprehensive program of night vision imaging system (NVIS) and laser defense support. The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is the principle statewide law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the largest law enforcement agency in [...]
Boston Medflight creates third base to provide faster service
Source: HeliHub.com, 20-Dec-11
Lawrence Municipal Airport is the location of a new base for Boston Medflight, a satellite location to help provide a better service from Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The airport is located off Route 125 in North Andover, and operations began there on 21st November with a helicopter moving in from Hancom Field in [...]
EMS EC135 makes precautionary landing at Boston Logan Airport
Source: HeliHub.com, 04-Mar-11
A Eurocopter Ec135 of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Airborne Response Team “D-HART” made a precautionary landing at the busy Boston Logan Airport today after the pilot reported difficulties with one engine. Airline operations were not affected in the way that Britain’s London City Airport came to a standstill yesterday after a similar emergency. It was on its [...]
North Andover Flight Academy opens new base at Marlboro Airport
Source: MetroWest Daily News, 09-Sep-10
The academy, now open in Marlborough, brought a helicopter to the airport this week and plans to hold a grand opening with a cookout on Oct. 2.
Metro Aviation delivers new Massachusetts State Police EC135
Source: Metro Aviation, 23-Feb-10
After receiving a competitive bid award last year, north Louisiana based Metro Aviation, Inc. has delivered the first new law enforcement equipped Single Pilot IFR (SPIFR) EC135T2+ to the Massachusetts State Police Aviation Section. The comprehensively equipped aircraft was delivered in new “green” condition from the manufacturer to Shreveport, Louisiana where it underwent the extensive [...]
Medford man convicted of lasering helicopter
Source: Boston Globe, 29-Jan-10
A 51-year-old Medford man has been convicted of shining a green laser beam into a Massachusetts State Police helicopter
Trial begins in helicopter pilot’s sex bias suit against State Police
Source: Boston Globe, 14-Oct-09
The first female helicopter pilot in the Massachusetts State Police has testified that the commander of the prestigious Air Wing unit retaliated against her because she rejected his sexual advances.
Eagle Eye Solutions Delivers Highly Acclaimed AMRM Training Program to Boston MedFlight
Source: Vertical, 09-Oct-09
Eagle Eye Solutions, LLC an industry recognized leader in providing Air Medical Resource Management training delivered their highly acclaimed AMRM training program in September to Boston MedFlight, a not-for-profit critical care transport service based in MA.
New Boston MedFlight S76 bears initials of late School of Medicine professor
Source: Boston University, 30-Jun-09
Chappaquiddick Heliport Plan Will Not Fly, Says Superior Court Judge
Source: Vineyard Gazette, 02-Jun-09
Helicopter pilot starts Boston Flight Simulator Academy to share love of flying
Source: Salem News, 10-Mar-09
