Night Vision Awards Announces Call for Entries
Source: Night Vision Awards, 16-May-13
The Night Vision Awards selection committee announced today that they are now taking nominations for the 2013 Night Vision Awards Show to be held in Orlando at the Airborne Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) annual conference. Awards will be presented to recipients on Thursday, July 18th at an awards reception from 4:30-6 p.m. “The last awards [...]
CHC and supplier ACL selected as finalists for tech award
Source: ACL, 15-May-13
ACL, together with customer CHC Helicopter, has been selected as a finalist in the “Adoption of Technology” category for this year’s BCTIA (British Columbia Technology Industry Association) Technology Impact Awards. ACL was chosen for the way its cloud-based GRC solution helped CHC Helicopter, the world’s largest helicopter services company, streamline its business processes and facilitate [...]
World Helicopter-Championship Competitors Win Prestigious Award
Source: RAF, 01-May-13
On 23 April 2013 Squadron Leader Craig Finch, Lieutenant Jim Fraser RN, Flight Lieutenant Mark Lazenby and Flying Officer Ryan Stowe from the Defence Helicopter Flying School, RAF Shawbury, attended the Royal Aero Club’s awards ceremony held at the RAF Club in London. This is a very prestigiousannual event during which the Club presents awards [...]
Australia – CareFlight wins AAMS award
Source: Blacktown Sun, 24-Apr-13
An American aeromedical organisation has presented CareFlight with the Excellence in Community Service award in Washington for its training program last Friday. Association of Air Medical Services president Rick Sherlock said it was the first time an aeromedical service outside the US had received the award. (See full story)
Bond wins inaugural Moral Courage Safety Award
Source: Bond Aviation, 19-Apr-13
Bond Aviation (Bond), the UK’s largest independent emergency and mission critical helicopter operator, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the inaugural Moral Courage Safety Award by the US Department of Transportation. The award was created to celebrate helicopter companies and crew who put safety first, even when that means taking the difficult [...]
AHS International Announces 2013 Award Recipients
Source: AHS, 11-Apr-13
AHS International – The Vertical Flight Technical Society – today announced the 2013 recipients of its prestigious awards program, which since its establishment in 1944 has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. “As the global leader for scientific, technical, educational and legislative initiatives that advance [...]
Frank Robinson to receive 2013 Guggenheim Medal
Source: AIAA, 10-Apr-13
Frank D. Robinson, founder, Robinson Helicopter Company, Torrance, Calif., has been selected to receive the 2013 Daniel Guggenheim Medal. He will receive the medal on Wednesday evening, May 22, at the Grand Awards Banquet of the American Helicopter Society International’s 69th Annual Forum and Technology Display, May 21–23, at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Ariz. [...]
Alaska Helicopters founder to receive Lifetime Achievement award
Source: Alaska Dispatch, 10-Apr-13
Cliff Evert will receive the Aviation Entrepreneur Award and enter the Alaska Aviation Hall of Fame at an April 12 banquet at the Princess Riverside Lodge in Fairbanks (see full story).
Pacific Coast Avionics Receives Aspen Award
Source: Pacific Coast Avionics, 08-Apr-13
Pacific Coast Avionics Corporation Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dewey Conroy, has announced that his firm has received its third consecutive annual award as an Aspen Elite Dealer. “To have received this award for the third consecutive year is an honor,” said Conroy. “Working with Aspen has been great every step of the way. [...]
Sikorsky Aircraft Announces Supplier of the Year Awards
Source: Sikorsky, 08-Apr-13
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced its 2013 Supplier of the Year awards. The winners, along with Sikorsky’s 15 current Gold Suppliers, were recognized at the company’s recently held Supplier Gold Summit in Miami, FL. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The winners are: Aerostructures Supplier of the Year: Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. [...]
Air Evac Lifeteam Awarded 7th FAA Diamond Certificate of Excellence
Source: Air Evac Lifeteam, 08-Apr-13
Air Evac Lifeteam has been awarded the Diamond Certificate of Excellence for the seventh consecutive year by the Federal Aviation Administration. The honor is bestowed on companies that have 100 percent employee participation in the Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards program. The program encourages aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) to complete initial and recurrent training, and then [...]
NATA announces recipients of the 2013 AMT Employer Recognition Awards
Source: NATA, 05-Apr-13
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 AMT Employer Recognition Awards. The association presents these awards annually to companies that employ aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) and provide a minimum number of hours of new or recurrent training to those AMTs on an annual basis. Award winners receive [...]
Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony salutes fallen heroes
Source: US Marine Corps, 02-Apr-13
Families, fellow service members, state senators and representatives gathered at the state Capitol to remember fallen Marines and soldiers by awarding them the Hawaii Medal of Honor, March 27. Family members came from across the U.S. to accept the award for their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. “My daughter and I came all [...]
RAF Chinook Pilot Honoured for Courage
Source: RAF, 26-Mar-13
He is among a total of 27 RAF personnel named in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards and Joint Commanders Commendations for their service in Afghanistan, Britain and around the world. Flight Lieutenant Christopher Gordon used his helicopter to shield the troops as they boarded the aircraft, resulting in the loss of one of his [...]
Royal Navy pilot honoured for outstanding airmanship and courage
Source: Royal Navy, 25-Mar-13
The 3,074ft Beinn Sgulaird is approximately 10 miles north east of Oban and it turned out to be a formidable foe during the course of this rescue. Lieutenant Commander Sweeney brought years of Commando Helicopter Force experience in similar conditions in the Arctic and Afghanistan to bear, allowing him not only to reassure his crew, [...]
RACQ CQ Rescue crew awarded National Emergency Medals
Source: CQ Rescue, 20-Mar-13
Members of the RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter crew have been awarded National Emergency Medals at a ceremony held at the service’s hangar today. Presented during a special Rescue 412 (formerly the Rescue 100 Program) breakfast event, National Emergency Medals are given to individuals who respond to nationally significant emergencies within Australia and render extraordinary service [...]
Blue Hawaiian Voted “Best Helicopter Tour Company”
Source: Blue Hawaiian Helicopter, 19-Mar-13
In Fall 2012, HAWAII Magazine asked their 200,000 print-edition readers and their website readers to share their “Hawaii’s Best” selections in more than 60 categories. The 50,000 votes were compiled into the inaugural HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards that appear in the March/April issue of the magazine. The categories cover favorites among hotels and resorts; Hawaiian islands and towns; ways to [...]
StandardAero wins three awards from Rolls-Royce FIRST Network
Source: StandardAero, 06-Mar-13
StandardAero was the recipient of three awards at last night’s Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Recognition Reception, held as part of Rolls-Royce’s attendance at this year’s HAI Heli-Expo. Specifically, the three awards were the Rolls-Royce Total Quality Award, the Rolls-Royce Customer Satisfaction Award and the Rolls-Royce M250 Program Investment Award. “StandardAero has been a long-time, legacy partner [...]
AHS Awards Nominations due March 1st
Source: AHS, 19-Feb-13
Please nominate a colleague for one of our prestigious awards. If you are on the cutting edge of vertical flight technology advances, you are among the best qualified judges of those accomplishments that deserve international recognition. The deadline for awards nominations is Friday, March 1 – no extensions will be given. AHS awards provide important recognition to those who advance the interests [...]
Beaver receives Boeing Performance Excellence Award
Source: Beaver Aerospace, 18-Feb-13
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and global leader in the design and manufacture of custom and broad-range actuation technologies, today announced that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Beaver maintained a [...]
Don’t Miss HAI’s 52nd Annual Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner
Source: HAI, 11-Feb-13
Each year at HELI-EXPO®, HAI honors members of the international rotorcraft community who have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievement. Join us as we salute our 2013 Salute to Excellence honorees and their contributions to our industry: Network with your peers and friends at the reception Enjoy a delightful dinner and entertainment Honor those who represent the highest [...]
Fairchild helicopter pilot wins AETC award
Source: US Air Force, 11-Feb-13
A helicopter pilot from the 36th Rescue Flight was awarded the Air Education and Training Command Aviator Valor Award for the year 2012. Capt. Ashly Barnes, the standardization and evaluation liaison officer, 36th Rescue Flight, distinguished herself as a pilot during a mission to save the life of a United States Air Force survival student [...]
Night Vision Awards Final Call for Entries
Source: ASU/NFC, 01-Feb-13
The Night Vision Awards selection committee announce that they are now taking final nominations for the 2013 Night Vision Awards Show to be held in Las Vegas at Helicopter Association International’s HELI-EXPO. Awards will be presented at an awards dinner to be announced at a later date. All entries should be submitted by Friday, February [...]
Aspen Avionics President/CEO named Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
Source: Aspen Avionics, 21-Jan-13
John Uczekaj, president and CEO of Aspen Avionics, has been awarded Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year by Living Legends of Aviation at its star-studded gala on Friday, January 18, 2013. Uczekaj was selected for this prestigious award to acknowledge his leadership in guiding Aspen Avionics from a brand new startup operation through developing the company [...]
Bell honours Air Methods founder
Source: Bell, 21-Jan-13
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), honored Air Methods founder Roy Morgan with the first Bell Helicopter Vertical Flight Hall of Fame award at the 10th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills on January 18. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the rotorcraft industry. “To be [...]
Eurocopter Golden Hour Award Winner – Ray Murphy
Source: HAI, 20-Jan-13
Major Ray E. Murphy, U.S. Army (ret.), Vietnam War veteran and recipient of HAI’s 2012 Eurocopter Golden Hour Award, passed away on December 21, 2012. Ray was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in July of 1942. He joined the U.S. Army when he was 18 and completed two tours in Vietnam, including one as a helicopter [...]
Eurocopter Canada Accepting Nominations for ‘Innovation in Safety Award
Source: Eurocopter Canada, 17-Jan-13
Eurocopter Canada Limited (ECL) will recognize outstanding achievement with its presentation of the 2nd Annual ‘Innovation in Safety Award’. This award was established as a benchmark in which to measure the advanced achievements accomplished by groups, companies, organizations or agencies in maintaining Canadian rotary wing safe flying operations, while employing an exceptional or groundbreaking approach. [...]
Mi-171 named in “Pride of the Fatherland” awards
Source: Russian Helicopters, 17-Jan-13
Helicopter Mi-171 production of JSC “Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant” OJSC (U-UAP), part of the holding “Russian Helicopters”, received the highest award of the competition “100 best goods of Russia” – a prize of “The Pride of the Motherland” . The award ceremony of enterprises – the winners was held on 15 January in the Government of [...]
New Deadline for AHS Awards Nominations
Source: AHS, 17-Jan-13
Since the AHS Forum and its Grand Awards Banquet are three weeks later than usual this year, the deadline for awards nominations has been changed to Friday, March 1 (no further extensions will be given). AHS awards provide important recognition to those who advance the interests of vertical flight, but we can’t recognize outstanding contributions without a nomination. [...]
HAI Announces 2013 Salute to Excellence Winners
15-Jan-13
HAI is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards. A dinner honoring the awardees will be held on Wed., March 6 during HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas. The winners are as follows: Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award Gary Dennis Rogers Maintenance Controller PNG, Columbia Helicopters, Inc. Sikorsky Humanitarian Service [...]
Libya operation recognition for Naval Air Squadron personnel
Source: Royal Navy, 10-Jan-13
The 4 servicemen from 815 Naval Air Squadron are among 1,500 Royal Navy personnel to receive medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation. The aircrew and engineers, based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, were presented with NATO Operation Unified Protector medals for their participation in the Libya operation while serving with 217 [...]
Unmanned K-MAX Wins Top Innovation Honors, USMC Praise
Source: Kaman, 09-Jan-13
The unmanned K-MAX(R) helicopter’s peerless ability to resupply combat troops safely, precisely and efficiently has won top honors from the prestigious magazines Popular Science and Aviation Week and has garnered high praise from the U.S. Marine Corps, which is expanding the aircraft’s role in Afghanistan. “We are proud of the Unmanned K-MAX’s performance in supporting [...]
Mi-26T wins Russian Product award
Source: Rostvertol, 02-Jan-13
Rostvertol Plc, which is a part of Russian Helicopters – a Helicopter Engineering Holding of Russia – has become a prize-winner of Top 100 of Russian Products. The factory has won nominated as Products of Industrial and Technical Purpose for the presented export version of the Mi-26T (C). Before, this helicopter became a laureate of [...]
Jacksonville helicopter crew win awards for risky water rescues
Source: Florida Times Union, 20-Dec-12
The heroism of two Jacksonville Police officers earned them a Medal of Merit and a Medal of Valor for their May 26 mission during Tropical Storm Beryl. One of the pair received a second medal after a July 23 rescue of a woman in the Intracoastal Waterway. (see full story)
Russian Helicopters win 12th National “Golden Idea” Award
Source: Russian Helicopters, 19-Dec-12
Russian helicopter holding “Russian Helicopters”, a subsidiary of OPK “Oboronprom” included in the “Rostekhnologii” became luareatom 12th National Award “Golden Idea” , organized by the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC Russia), in the category ” for his contribution to the promotion of military-technical cooperation, advertising and information support military exports ” . In particular, [...]
Lynn Tilton announces she has won another award
Source: Patriarch Partners, 19-Dec-12
Diversity Woman Magazine, at its National Diversity Woman Business Leadership Conference today awarded Lynn Tilton, Founder and CEO of Patriarch Partners, LLC, the Mosaic Woman Legend Award. According to Shelia Robinson, Founder and Publisher of Diversity Woman Magazine, the Mosaic Woman Legend Award recognizes the woman whose many stellar accomplishments, inspiration and brilliance have impacted [...]
VMM-266 Marines Awarded Air Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for Valor
Source: US Marine Corps, 19-Dec-12
Three Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 will be awarded the Air Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, during a ceremony at the VMM-266 hangar at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012. Captains Erik Kolle and David Potter, along with Sergeant Daniel Howington will receive the award for meritorious achievement in aerial [...]
Cornwall Air Ambulance win Sustainability Award
Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance, 17-Dec-12
The Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust has been rewarded for its commitment to the environment by winning the New Build category at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards. Chief Executive Paula Martin, who collected the award, said, “We at the charity are both honoured and proud to have won this category, the competition was very strong indeed this [...]
Eurocopter wins award from UK Ministry of Defence
Source: Eurocopter, 17-Dec-12
On 27 November at an award ceremony in Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall, London, Eurocopter UK was presented with a “Recognition of Achievement Award”. Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (DEST) Philip Dunne MP handed over the award to the Team. These awards recognise and celebrate specific areas of procurement and included for [...]
Indiana student wins Sikorsky Helicopter 2050 Challenge
Source: Sikorsky, 17-Dec-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), and By Kids For Kids Co., an organization that inspires kids to become successful inventors, today awarded an Indiana teenager the Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator Award for his conceptual design of a circular-shaped medical evacuation helicopter. Ethan Chu , 16, from South Bend, Ind., received a trophy and a $1,000 scholarship [...]
Russian Helicopters takes honours in New Verst awards
Source: Russian Helicopters, 12-Dec-12
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, announces that it was among the winners in the second New Verst awards, an annual contest organized by Gudok newspaper and Pult Upravleniya magazine to recognize the best annual reports and websites among companies in the transport sector. [...]
US Consulate General recognizes 31st MEU members for community service
Source: US Marine Corps, 11-Dec-12
Three Marines and one Sailor of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were among a group of service members recognized for their community serivce by the United States Consul General, Naha, here, Dec. 5. Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Adams, a CH-46E mechanic for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, and native of Covington, Ga.; [...]
CPI Aero awarded Supplier Gold Status from Sikorsky
Source: CPI Aero, 11-Dec-12
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero®”) (NYSE Amex: CVU) announced today that Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has awarded CPI Aero its Supplier Gold status. UTC’s Supplier Gold program recognizes superior performance in quality, delivery, lean manufacturing and customer satisfaction. CPI Aero has manufactured complex structural assemblies for various models [...]
Air Evac Lifeteam base at Evansville earns national award
Source: Deaconess Hospital, 10-Dec-12
The Evansville, Indiana, Air Evac Lifeteam base has been selected as the company’s 2012 National Community Service Base of the Year. The Community Service Base of the Year Award is presented to the base in the Air Evac Lifeteam system that has shown outstanding community service in its market area. Lonnie Dardeen, program director for [...]
Russian Helicopters wins awards at first “Aviation Builder of the Year” event
Source: Russian Helicopters, 06-Dec-12
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, announces that its companies won a number of awards at the inaugural Aviation Builder of the Year competition in Moscow on December 5. Winners included Rosvertol, which manufactures the Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopter [photo] and the super-heavy Mi-26, and was [...]
Lord Corp launch Aerospace & Defense Distributor Of The Year Award
Source: Lord Corp, 05-Dec-12
LORD Corporation, a leader in the management of vibration, noise and motion control, has announced the first recipient of the Distributor of the Year Award for its Aerospace & Defense Business Unit. Announced during the second annual LORD Corporation Aerospace & Defense Global Distribution Sales Meeting in Cary, N.C. on Oct. 3-4, Derco Aerospace was [...]
STAT MedEvac’s Don Holsten recognized
Source: STAT MedEvac, 04-Dec-12
The 2012 Pennsylvania State EMS Awards were held on Monday, November 19 at the Radisson Harrisburg Hotel and Conference Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. These annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have provided outstanding community service as part of Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services system. The awards ceremony is presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau [...]
Boeing receives Excellence Awards for three programs
Source: Boeing, 15-Nov-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received Aviation Week & Space Technology Program Excellence Awards for three programs: the Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS), the 702 Medium Power (MP) commercial satellite and, with Bell Helicopter, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. “These programs represent the ‘best of the best’ for their commitment to quality, execution and affordability, [...]
Bond Air Services congratulates Midlands Air Ambulance on award win
Source: Bond Air Services, 13-Nov-12
Bond Air Services is delighted to congratulate the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) on winning an Air Ambulance Team Award from the Ambulance Service Institute. The award, presented at a ceremony in London earlier today, recognised MAAC’s exemplary response to an incident in Lucton, Herefordshire in February this year, when all three Midlands Air Ambulance [...]
Helicopter pilot commended for fire bucket rescue incident
Source: OPB, 13-Nov-12
An Oregon helicopter pilot who rescued a firefighter from the Pole Creek Fire this summer says he feared for his job after the incident. But a new Forest Service review commends both men for their quick thinking and decisive actions. (see full story) File photo
Rega honoured with Swiss Leader Award
Source: Rega, 12-Nov-12
[electronic translation] On the occasion of the Swiss Leadership Forum, the Swiss Air-Rescue, Rega was yesterday honored Thursday evening with the Swiss Leader Award. The Zurich Economic Forum acknowledges with this annual award conferred special achievements in the field of leadership. “The sustainability of the action and the high quality standard of the shelf were [...]
LifeFlight Medical Director, Dr. Norm Dinerman, receives award
Source: LifeFlight of Maine, 12-Nov-12
LifeFlight Medical Director, Dr. Norm Dinerman, was awarded the Air Medical Physician Association’s Medical Director of the Year at the annual membership meeting in Seattle in October. This award recognizes a physician who has made outstanding contributions to his or her air medical program. The recipient of the award provides guidance and supervision for the [...]
Clinical Director for STAT MedEvac receives award
Source: STAT MedEvac, 05-Nov-12
John Lovett (center of photo), Clinical Director for STAT MedEvac, recently received the STARS of Life Award at The Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania (AAP) Leadership Conference. John was recognized as a quintessential leader in quality assurance and patient/provider safety. His work integrating into STAT MedEvac the concepts and philosophy of Just Culture was recognized, as was his work with [...]
Two Weeks to nominate for HAI’s Salute to Excellence awards
Source: HAI, 04-Nov-12
For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. The annual Salute to Excellence Awards dinner is the premier event of HELI-EXPO®. The deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards, to be celebrated Wed., March 6 [...]
Irish Air Corps wins NVG award
Source: Night Vision Awards, 02-Nov-12
The Night Vision Awards selection committee presented its final Night Vision Awards for 2012 at the Air Medical Transport Conference held in Seattle, Washington. “We had a great year for the Night Vision Awards,” said ASU Marketing Director Hannah Gordon. “We had representatives from the Irish Air Corps that came to the show to be [...]
Canadian Forces members receive International Award for Gallantry
Source: GAPAN, 02-Nov-12
At a ceremony in London, U.K., Canadian Forces Search and Rescue personnel received the Award of Gallantry from the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators for their heroic actions in saving the lives of two Inuit hunters stranded in icy waters near Igloolik, Nunavut, on October 27, 2011. “This award highlights the exemplary skill, [...]
X2 rotor blade technology to be recognised in Innovation Hall of Fame
Source: Clark School, 29-Oct-12
The innovator behind the rotor blade technology used on the fastest helicopter produced will be inducted into the A. James Clark School of Engineering’s Innovation Hall of Fame at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Ashish Bagai, a Clark School aerospace engineering alumnus, is an aerodynamicist. He was principal engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft [...]
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 [...]
MedFlight of Ohio wins 2012 Vision Zero aviation safety award
Source: American Eurocopter, 24-Oct-12
American Eurocopter is proud to announce that MedFlight of Ohio has won the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award, topping the list of a record 25 nominees. MedFlight representatives were presented with the award and a $10,000 check by Anthony DiNota, American Eurocopter Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, during the AMTC Community [...]
Prism Helicopters achieves Medallion Foundation Safety Award
Source: Medallion Foundation, 18-Oct-12
Recognizing excellence in aviation safety, Prism Helicopters, Inc. has been honored by Alaska Gov. Parnell as the first helicopter-only commercial operator in Alaska to achieve a Medallion Shield. “We are happy to have accomplished this hallmark in aviation safety,” said Mark Stigar, president of Prism Helicopters, Inc. “We’ve worked hard to achieve the Medallion Foundation Shield – [...]
Regional Maintenance Manager for Air Evac Lifeteam wins award
Source: Director of Maintenance, 17-Oct-12
Cliff Johnson, the regional maintenance manager for HAI member Air Evac Lifeteam, was recognized in the current issue of Director of Maintenance magazine as the Maintenance Manager of the Year. Johnson manages 28 maintenance facilities across four states
One Month to Nominate for HAI Salute to Excellence Awards
Source: HAI, 17-Oct-12
For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. The annual Salute to Excellence Awards dinner is the premier event of HELI-EXPO®. The deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards, to be celebrated Wed., March 6 [...]
Awardees for 32nd annual Salute to the Coast Guard announced
Source: Coast Guard Foundation, 10-Oct-12
The Coast Guard Foundation is proud to announce that the 2012 Coast Guard Foundation Award for Heroism will be presented to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, for its rescue of the crews of the fishing vessels Heritage and Kimberly. The award will be presented at the 32nd Annual Salute to the Coast Guard in New [...]
Afghanistan heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot
Source: UK MoD, 07-Oct-12
An RAF Chinook helicopter captain has been honoured for his ‘outstanding bravery and airmanship’ evacuating battlefield casualties while under heavy fire during a mission in southern Afghanistan. Flight Lieutenant Gerald Wyatt, known as ‘Gez’, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his actions in last week’s Operational Honours and Awards List. His citation [...]
Life Flight Network honoured as Best Large Non-Profit to work for in Oregon
Source: Life Flight Network, 07-Oct-12
Life Flight Network (LFN), a not-for-profit air medical transport service with headquarters in Aurora, Oregon, was honored as the Best Nonprofit to Work For in Oregon (large category) by Oregon Business magazine at an awards banquet in downtown Portland late last week. The statewide publication’s 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon project celebrates [...]
Night Vision Awards announces Call for Entries
Source: Night Vision Awards, 05-Oct-12
The Night Vision Awards selection committee are now taking nominations for the 2012 Night Vision Awards Show to be held in Seattle at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC). Awards will be presented to recipients on Tuesday, October 23rd at an awards dinner from 6:30-7:45p.m. at the Seattle Convention Center. “The last awards we held [...]
Treacherous Arctic Rescue Earns “Rescue 915” the 2012 Cormorant Trophy
Source: AgustaWestland, 04-Oct-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a treacherous nighttime icy Arctic sea rescue of two hunters by a Canadian Forces Search and Rescue team has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Cormorant Trophy for Helicopter Rescue. This year’s awarding of the Cormorant Trophy for the October 27, 2011 rescue serves [...]
Bell receives Gold Stevie® award for marketing Campaign of the Year
Source: Bell, 26-Sep-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), and its exhibit partner Global Experience Specialists (GES) were recognized at the American Business Awards (ABA) for Bell Helicopter’s “Bell 525 Relentless” launch with a Gold Stevie® Award for Marketing Campaign of the Year in the Aerospace and Defense category. The award was presented at the 10th annual ABA new product [...]
Saker Aviation Services named ERHC Heliport of the Year
Source: Saker Aviation Services, 19-Sep-12
Saker Aviation Services, Inc. (SKAS), an aviation services company specializing in ground-based services to the general aviation marketplace, announced today that it had been named as the Eastern Region Helicopter Council (ERHC) Heliport of the Year at that organization’s annual meeting this past weekend. “We are extremely honored to accept the Heliport of the Year [...]
UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov tops list of Best Russian CEOs
Source: UTair, 18-Sep-12
Slon.ru has published its third annual list of the best performing CEO’s of Russian companies listed on the Russian Stock Exchange. The main criterion for the ranking consists of the growth of company share value from the time of the previous ranking evaluations. As ranking organization leaders have remarked, the Russian stock index as a whole fell [...]
Bell innovators honoured with Lawrence D. Bell Awards
Source: Bell, 18-Sep-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced 18 employee winners of the 2012 Lawrence D. Bell Pioneer Award for innovation leadership. With this recognition, four Bell Helicopter teams will advance to the final stage of the Textron competition for the Chairman’s Award for Innovation. The Chairman’s Award honors employees whose exemplary innovations have led [...]
Bell Helicopter Named #1 in Product Support
Source: Bell, 30-Aug-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been named number one in product support in Aviation International News’ 2012 Product Support Survey for the seventh consecutive year. Bell Helicopter topped the scores in nine of 10 categories surveyed and strengthened its position by 4% from 2011. Consistently named the industry leader in customer [...]
American Eurocopter Appoints 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee
Source: American Eurocopter, 29-Aug-12
American Eurocopter announced that it has appointed the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award Blue Ribbon Committee. This committee will evaluate the applications and determine the winner of the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety award. This prestigious award, established by American Eurocopter in 2006, was created with the purpose of promoting a higher level of [...]
Wales Air Ambulance’s Swansea Crew win award
Source: Wales Air Ambulance, 21-Aug-12
This year a Wales Air Ambulance crew received the prestigious Gail Williams’ Award for their efforts in the Glyn-Neath mine rescue. The winners, put forward by Wales Air Ambulance Operations Manager Jason Williams for their clinical excellence in attending the mine collapse, were the Swansea based crew of HEMS paramedics Chris Connor and Jason Hughes [...]
Spectrum Aeromed’s Tammy Enright wins award
Source: Spectrum Aeromed, 25-Jul-12
Tammy Enright, was honored at a recent celebration for being named one the “40 Most Influential People Under the age of 40” in North Dakota by the North Dakota Business Watch Magazine. “We are very proud of Tammy for winning this prestigious award,” said President and CEO of Spectrum Aeromed Dean Atchison. “She is responsible [...]
