23-Feb-2010Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Customer Service Centre (CSC) Europe GmbH, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney Canada and MTU Aero Engines, has signed a Fleet Management ProgramTM (FMP(R)) agreement with Eurocopter U.K. Ltd. to provide comprehensive maintenance support for six PW206B2-powered EC135 helicopters operated by various United Kingdom (U.K.) Police Air Support Units. “Superior... Read more
22-Feb-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter displays an EC135 P2i with a newly developed inlet barrier filter (IBF) at Heli-Expo. During the show, the aircraft was handed over to ADAC Air Rescue of Germany, the first operator to put the new system into service. It is ADAC’s 30th EC135 in total and its first to be equipped with this filter... Read more
21-Feb-2010Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that its new Eurocopter EC135 aircraft simulator is scheduled to enter service by the end of 2010 at the company’s Rotorcraft Learning Center of Excellence in Lafayette, Louisiana. This is the first Eurocopter EC135 aircraft simulator designed by FlightSafety to achieve Level D qualification from the United States Federal... Read more
21-Feb-2010Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that its new Eurocopter EC135 aircraft simulator is scheduled to enter service by the end of 2010 at the company’s Rotorcraft Learning Center of Excellence in Lafayette, Louisiana. This is the first Eurocopter EC135 aircraft simulator designed by FlightSafety to achieve Level D qualification from the United States Federal... Read more
19-Feb-2010Source: Donaldson
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), continues its leadership in helicopter engine protection solutions, introducing two important new products. Donaldson Aerospace & Defense is developing Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) systems for the AgustaWestland AW109 Power and Grand as well as the Eurocopter EC135. Soon, worldwide operators of these aircraft... Read more
18-Feb-2010Source: AIN
Incident referred to reported in HeliHub.com here 14-Feb-10 N127TS Eurocopter EC135 Cave Creek, US-Arizona (5F)... Read more
13-Feb-2010Source: Augsberger Allgemeine
New batch of EC135P2+ helicopters replaces an older back of eight EC135s... Read more
7-Feb-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA), subsidiary of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today announced its first sales contract with Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MNRE) for one EC135 aircraft. The sale follows the establishment of Eurocopter’s first branch office in Thailand in December last year. The EC135’s outstanding performance, high versatility and low noise... Read more
7-Feb-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA), subsidiary of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today announced its first sales contract with Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MNRE) for one EC135 aircraft. The sale follows the establishment of Eurocopter’s first branch office in Thailand in December last year. The EC135’s outstanding performance, high versatility and low noise... Read more
7-Feb-2010Source: Eurocopter
Vinacopter orders four helicopters to develop commercial helicopter market in Vietnam Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA), subsidiary of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today announced that it has signed its first contract with Vinacopter for the purchase of four helicopters. This sale is a vote of confidence for Eurocopter’s proven product offering in a rapidly developing... Read more
4-Feb-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior have signed a contract for the purchase of twelve EC135 P2i helicopters. Spain’s National Police Force will operate six of the new aircraft for law enforcement missions, while the remaining six will join the current fleet of the Spanish Guardia Civil. One of this latter group of... Read more
4-Feb-2010Source: HeliHub.com
No sooner had HeilHub.com run a story last week on Norwich Airport-based Saxonair than they have been busy again. Last week we reported their move to helicopter operations with the acquisition of a Eurocopter EC120, having previously only flown fixed wing. This week they have added an EC135P2+, purchased from a corporate operator in Northern... Read more
4-Feb-2010Source: HeliHub.com
No sooner had HeilHub.com run a story last week on Norwich Airport-based Saxonair than they have been busy again. Last week we reported their move to helicopter operations with the acquisition of a Eurocopter EC120, having previously only flown fixed wing. This week they have added an EC135P2+, purchased from a corporate operator in Northern... Read more
2-Feb-2010Source: Air Methods
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM) recently signed an agreement with AeroSimulators to purchase three advanced aviation training devices which will be incorporated into the company’s pilot training program. The main device is a replica of a Eurocopter EC135 helicopter, with an Air Methods-specific cockpit, and will be permanently located at corporate headquarters in Colorado. Training on... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: American Eurocopter
North Carolina’s Pitt County Memorial Hospital today received an EC135 from American Eurocopter in the first step of complete helicopter fleet upgrade for its EastCare air medical service. EastCare has been an operator of Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft since the mid-1980s, and will base the new EC135 at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport. This helicopter will be... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Flight-testing in Europe has shown that 50% reductions in a helicopter’s acoustic footprint during landings are possible.... Read more
21-Jan-2010Source: Chaffee County Times
Air Methods Corporation of Englewood was testing for the performance of an air filter that protects the engine from sand and dust, which reduce efficiency of engines.... Read more
20-Jan-2010Source: Advocate & Democrat
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18-Jan-2010Source: MOZ
On Friday, the new office building was officially handed over to staff the team of “Christoph 49” by Dr. Siegfried Lederer... Read more
10-Jan-2010Source: Bond Aviation Group
(HeliHub.com editor note – this contract was previously run by CHC using a Eurocoptper AS365N Dauphin) Bond Aviation Group, one of Europe’s leading twin engined helicopter service providers, has returned to Ireland after winning a three year contract with Irish energy firm, PSE Kinsale Energy Limited – a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas. The contract,... Read more
7-Jan-2010Source: Lancashire Telegraph
Throughout Lancashire the helicopter has been used a total of 6,453 times since January 2007. During that period 815 arrests have been associated with its use, which represents a success rate of around 12 per cent.... Read more
26-Dec-2009
Sudden loss of engine power on final approach, heavy landing with some damage... Read more
21-Dec-2009Source: Ashbury Park Press
The agreement was signed between the Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp. and the Dallas-based Med-Trans Corporation, said Vincent Robbins, chief executive officer of MONOC.... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: Cay Compass
The two–year contract – with a possible two year extension – is being advertised overseas as well as locally. Applications will be reviewed by the Central Tenders Committee and the submission period will close at noon on Friday, 22 January.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: WLFI
The new Saint Elizabeth East is one step closer to opening its doors after a successful test landing on the hospital’s new rooftop helipad.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Asbury Park Press
Air ambulance services will continue to be provided by the helicopter MONOC 1 as negotiations with a new aircraft operator are finalized, said Vincent Robbins, president and chief operating officer of Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: American Eurocopter
In a celebration event on its Grand Prairie headquarters, American Eurocopter received D-Level certification from Eurocopter for the repair and overhaul of tailbooms and stabilizers for EC135 model aircraft. It becomes the first company to receive this designation outside of Europe.... Read more
3-Dec-2009
Hit a railway cable while filming the new Tom-Cruise-movie “Knight and Day”. The helicopter only suffered minor damage and landed safe after the incident.... Read more
2-Dec-2009Source: Eurocopter
The delivery ceremony took place at the Tokyo heliport in the presence of the Japan Ministry of Defense and MSDF representatives as well as Defense attachés from the German and French Embassies, manufacturer and air industry community members.... Read more
29-Nov-2009Source: Daily Gazette
Reckless yobs are putting lives at risk by shining laser pens at the police helicopter. Essex Police revealed the lights were shone into pilots’ eyes 15 times so far this year, an increase from seven in 2008.... Read more
21-Nov-2009Source: Herald-Mail
An air medical transport company based in Colorado began service out of Hagerstown Regional Airport this week, following a several-week gap after STAT MedEvac ended operations there in mid-October.... Read more
10-Nov-2009Source: Sunshine Coast Daily
SUNSHINE Coast beaches will be safer this summer thanks to Surf Life Saving Queensland’s newest piece of equipment – a twin engine helicopter. The EC135 chopper’s keys were handed over to SLSQ by Queensland emergency services minister Neil Roberts.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: DLR
The use of two active sidesticks and the resulting total replacement of the conventional helicopter control system are new. In 2007, DLR tested the right-hand sidestick in flight and is now setting new benchmarks with the first flight to use two sidesticks.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Devon 24
DEVON Air Ambulance will soon have a purpose-built second airbase at Eaglescott Airfield in North Devon. Having worked from a portable building for the past four years, the crew are looking forward to spending the remainder of the winter in their new warm and dry base, due for completion around Christmas.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Somerset County Gazette
PLANS for a helicopter landing pad at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval. Hospital bosses want the emergency helipad in front of the Accident and Emergency department, in the Queen’s Building.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, W.V., will soon expand its fleet of American Eurocopter helicopters by taking delivery of its third EC135 and first EC145. Both aircraft are scheduled to be delivered on Nov. 6 and will enter service next March.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
Air Methods Corporation, the world’s largest air medical transportation provider, has taken delivery of nine new Eurocopter helicopters in 2009, maintaining its fleet upgrade despite a challenging economy. The deliveries included seven AS350B3s, one EC130, and one EC 135 in 2009.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
At the Air Medical Transport Conference today in San Jose, California, American Eurocopter announced that it has received CFR Part 142 certification for its EC135 training program. This certification, along with approval by an operator’s principal operations inspector (POI), authorizes American Eurocopter to deliver its part 135 approved training programs.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
STAT MedEvac of West Mifflin, Pa., is continuing expanding its fleet of EC135 helicopters, converting one of three existing options to a firm order. The company has now ordered a total of 16 EC135s. The new aircraft will be delivered in 2010.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter congratulates the Life Flight Network on earning the prestigious air medical Program of the Year award from the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS). A Life Flight Network EC135 will be proudly displayed in the American Eurocopter exhibit (1617) during the Air Medical Transport Conference, Oct. 26-28.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Theda Clark Medical Center
Theda Clark Medical Center has a new helicopter, replacing the current one and will be based at the Medical Center in Neenah.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: BBC
A teenager who endangered the lives of a police helicopter crew by shining a laser pen at the aircraft has apologised in person to them.... Read more
14-Oct-2009Source: Cay Compass
The much–delayed arrival of the police helicopter is now slated for January, the government’s Finance Committee heard on Friday. Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony Ennis told the committee that the helicopter was expected to arrive sometime in January, 2010.... Read more
14-Oct-2009Source: RotorNews
Metro Aviation, Inc. has been awarded a completion contract to finish two air medically configured helicopters for HealthNet Aeromedical Services based in Charleston, West Virginia. HealthNet, a longtime air medical provider, will receive the new EC135 and EC145 as additions to their current operating fleet.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: Shiells Gazette
Newcastle Crown Court heard that the police aircraft, code-named India 99, was passing over Wessington Way in Sunderland on May 10, and had been summoned to provide light for the emergency services rescuing two stranded climbers, when it was targeted.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: Formby Times
Just before 10.30pm several men gained entry to the military base where the Force helicopter is stored and damaged the aircraft. A high speed police chase ensued from Southport to Liverpool city centre as a silver Audi A4 with blacked out windows was seen travelling at high speed along Formby Bypass with a number of... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Asbury Park Press
PHI, based in Louisiana, declined to renew its contract with MONOC and issued its required 60-day notice Thursday... Read more
2-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical Center. As they enter service, the new EC135s will replace an existing fleet of helicopters. The aircraft will serve North and South Carolina, providing 24/7 coverage from three separate... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/first-eurocopter-ec-135-hermes-is-back-on-the-market/
Falcon Aviation Services, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, has placed its Eurocopter EC 135 “L’Hélicoptère par Hermès†on the market, less than five months after taking delivery... Read more
30-Sep-2009Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe has signed a new 10-year Fleet Management Program agreement with the Netherlands Police Agency to provide comprehensive maintenance support for P&WC engines installed on its fleet of Eurocopter EC135 and AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Gazette News
The proposal by Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust to move its headquarters from Boreham to Earls Colne airfield was granted permission by Braintree Council’s planning committee.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter UK announces the order for a new EC135 for West Midlands Police Air Support Unit. On top, Eurocopter will provide a fully equipped EC135 police helicopter to take over the duties of the West Midlands EC135 destroyed by fire in a recent arson attack until the new aircraft will be delivered in summer 2010.... Read more
23-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The future of UK’s Police Helicopters has taken centre stage at this year’s Helitech.... Read more
21-Sep-2009Source: Billings Gazette
St. Vincent Healthcare’s HELP Flight helicopter has rescued hundreds of injured and sick people, including Gulbraa, from mountaintops, highways and barnyards across south-central Montana and northern Wyoming.... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Globo
Competition has competitors from several countries that run the world jumping from high places and bold... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: AFS
Aerospace Filtration Systems and division of the Aerospace and Defense Group, announces a new partnership with Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La., on the development of an innovative Eurocopter EC135 Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Bayern Police
The Bavarian Police will auction nine used Police Helicopter Type EC 135 P 2 within the time period January 2010 to July 2010.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
The Polish Ministry of Health took delivery today in Warsaw of the first of 23 EC135 helicopters ordered from Eurocopter in June 2008. This on-time delivery represents a major step in Poland’s efforts to modernize its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), as the country will be operating the world’s most popular new-generation EMS helicopter.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: EBAN
Heli Travel Munich GmbH (HTM) has brought a new EC135 P2i into service. Operating from the Emden commercial airfield it flies to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm, 50 km north of Borkum Island.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Charlotte Observer
New craft will cost less to operate, and net outlay will be $3 million after selling old ones.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: North West Air Ambulance
The EC135 nearest the camera is added this week to the fleet and based at Manchester’s City Airport, also known as Barton Aerodrome.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Devon Air Ambulance
Heléna Holt, chief executive of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust said: “We realised at the beginning of the year that this special date was one that it was important to keep in our diary”.... Read more
8-Sep-2009
8-Sep-09 N919WM Eurocopter EC135 Raleigh, US-North Carolina... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: DRF
the Zwickau station provided the DRF air rescue their 22,000th Rescue operation. The crew just completed an assignment in Bad Neustadt from when the control center of Schweinfurt emergency alerted to a child.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Messenger
North West Air Ambulance’s bright yellow Euro Copter 135, permenantly stationed at Barton Aerodrome, has been fitted out with medical kit and it’s three man crew took to the skies over Manchester for the first time last Thursday.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Wales Air Ambulance
WALES AIR AMBULANCE is unveiling its ‘new generation’ helicopter for North Wales at a special launch in Caernarfon town square, on Tuesday 8 September at 2pm. The EC-135 purpose-built air ambulance will make a spectacular landing outside Caernarfon Castle to mark a new chapter in the history of the charity.... Read more
31-Aug-2009
31-Aug-09 N Eurocopter EC135 Mediapolis, US-Iowa... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Morehead News
The air lifting of patients in the Morehead area should get a little more convenient thanks to PHI Air Medical of Kentucky’s acquisition of a 2007 ECI 35 American Eurocopter.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Get Surrey
A WOMAN who shone a laser pen into the cockpit of the Surrey Police helicopter as it flew 1,000ft in the air above Staines has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence. The court heard that the police helicopter was responding to a call-out in the Staines area just before midnight on August 10 when... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
STAT MedEvac of West Mifflin, Pa., has placed an order for its 15th EC135 helicopter. Delivery of the new aircraft is slated for 2010. STAT MedEvac will also soon take delivery of two EC135s ordered in late 2007. In addition to its EC 135s, STAT MedEvac operates six EC 145 helicopters.... Read more
21-Aug-2009
21-Aug-09 N137KY Eurocopter EC135 Lexington, US-Kentucky... Read more
17-Aug-2009Source: News Observer
In November 2007, WakeMed partnered with a Texas-based company called Omniflight to establish its own medical helicopter program, which uses just a single chopper. Previously, WakeMed relied on ground transport or on medevac choppers from the Duke and UNC health systems.... Read more
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