First US order for EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style
Source: American Eurocopter, 30-Oct-12
American Eurocopter today announced Speedway Aviation in New Hampshire has placed the first U.S. based order for the new EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter, featuring an exclusive, special edition package like nothing seen before in the helicopter industry. The aircraft is the result of a collaborative effort between Eurocopter, the world’s leading producer of corporate and [...]
Sharkey’s and SkyTrac Take VIP Charters to New Level
Source: SkyTrac, 29-Oct-12
Sharkey’s Helicopters, a helicopter charter company based out of New Hampshire, has utilized the SkyWeb fleet management system from SkyTrac Systems on all six of its helicopters to provide premium service to VIP charter clients and to add to overall safety. When Sharkey’s charters a helicopter to a VIP customer, they provide a special one-day [...]
New Hampshire – Portsmouth Hospital gets OK for helipad
Source: Seacoast Online, 20-Aug-12
A proposal to construct a 50-foot by 50-foot helipad adjacent to the emergency room entrance at the Borthwick Avenue hospital gained unanimous approval from the city’s Planning Board earlier this week. (see full story)
Helipad approved for Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Source: SeaCoastOnline, 16-May-12
The Board of Adjustment on Tuesday unanimously granted a special exception for a helicopter landing pad to be built at the emergency room entrance to Portsmouth Regional Hospital. (see full story)
NEHC honours DHART air ambulance service
Source: NEHC, 30-Apr-12
A just-published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that trauma patients transported to level 1 or level 2 trauma centers have better rates of survival when transported by helicopter than by ground ambulance. That’s not really news to members of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART), which has been saving lives for nearly [...]
Guidance Aviation donates R44 to Yavapai County Sheriff
Source: Guidance Aviation, 20-Jan-12
On Friday, January 20, 2012, at 4:00pm local time, Guidance Aviation will be presenting to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) the newly painted Robinson R44 helicopter which Guidance Aviation donated to the YCSO in October, 2010. This event is a part of the Guidance Aviation BBQ taking place at 6418 MacCurdy Drive, Prescott, AZ. [...]
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 [...]
HAI Applauds New Hampshire’s “General Aviation Appreciation Month”
Source: HAI, 17-Mar-11
Helicopter Association International and other leaders of the Alliance for Aviation Across America are applauding New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch for declaring March “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in that state. “The helicopter’s unique capabilities provide lifesaving services to the citizens of New Hampshire, along with many other missions conducted on behalf of the greater good,” [...]
FLIR Systems buys New Hampshire office as commercial division expands
Source: Nashua Telegraph, 06-Jan-11
The company purchased the 137,000-square-foot building at 9 Townsend West in Nashua last month to expand the company’s commercial division.
Native Air’s “Flight for a Cause” donates $15K to River Cities United Way
Source: Native Air, 28-Nov-10
Native Air, a division of Omniflight Helicopters, a leading national provider of air medical services, has donated more than $15,000 to River Cities United Way. The donation, part of Native Air’s Flight for a Cause fund-raising program, supports local charities and community organizations within the communities it serves. The donation was based on the number [...]
DHART helicopter to move base from Lebanon to Manchester airport
Source: DHART, 10-Jul-09
After nearly two years of planning, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART) is pleased to announce that one of its two helicopters, along with a full crew, will be based in a private hangar at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport beginning in late July.
Crotched Mountain center now has landing zone for medical helicopter
Source: Keene Sentinel, 31-Mar-09
