9-Feb-2015Source: HeliHub.com
The German military announced Friday that they had informed Airbus Helicopters (a partner in NH Industries) on Thursday 5th February 2015 of a design issue with the NH90. Following their accident investigation of the crash of one of their NH90 helicopters on June 19, 2014 in Uzbekistan, certain technical improvements to the overhead Control Panel... Read more
3-Feb-2015Source: DRF Luftrettung
When every minute counts 37,811 missions for German air-rescue organization Shortness of breath, sudden crushing chest pain – heart attack. A typical emergency for DRF Luftrettung,which is alerted every day to provide patients with medical care.In 2014 its crews flew a total of 37,811missions (in 2013: 38,180) from its 30 HEMS bases in Germany and... Read more
28-Jan-2015Source: HeliHub.com
We note from their Facebook page that HQ Aviation at Denham, UK, have added a second Robinson R66 to their fleet. The actual aircraft is N44829, a really early example with serial number 0034. This was originally acquired by German distributor Heli-Flight at Reichelsheim from new in 2011, and it has remained on the FAA... Read more
16-Dec-2014Source: CAE
The Organisation conjointe de cooperation en matiere d’armement (OCCAR-EA), a European organization responsible for managing the through-life support of cooperative European defence programs, has awarded CAE a contract for the analysis of training needs for the German-French Tiger Helicopter Technical School located in Fassberg, Germany. The technical school is responsible for the theoretical and practical... Read more
15-Dec-2014Source: Airbus
Six EC145 T2 rotorcraft have been ordered by Germany’s Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia Police Force), becoming the latest law enforcement customer for this enhanced member of Airbus Helicopters’ twin-engine EC145 family. Deliveries of these helicopters are planned in 2016-2017. As one of the largest of Germany’s 12 state flying police forces, the Landespolizei Nordrhein-Westfalen serves... Read more
23-Nov-2014Source: DRF
[electronic translation] DRF Air Rescue has won this year’s “Customer Innovation Award” of the IT company Matrix42 in Category Enterprise Mobility. The award was the mobile solution, which is used to manage all iPhones used in the DRF air rescue and app management. On 6 November, the award ceremony was held in Frankfurt under the Matrix42 Customer... Read more
3-Nov-2014Source: DRF
[electronic translation] Whether a heart attack or stroke patient, a verunfalltes child or a serious car accident in the night – starts in 20 years “Christoph Berlin” HDM air rescue daily operations for the fastest possible medical care to patients and transport in specialized clinics. To mark this anniversary the HDM air rescue has invited to... Read more
18-Oct-2014
Main transmission belt came loose, causing engine to lose power. Emergency landing completed successfully but uneven ground caused temporary instability which led to one main blade contacting and cutting tail boom.... Read more
15-Oct-2014Source: Reuters
Airbus is seriously considering building new helicopter programs in France rather than Germany in the future due to a restrictive export policy in Europe’s largest economy, the group CEO told Reuters. See full story... Read more
15-Sep-2014Source: ADAC
[electronic translation] The ADAC air rescue has today taken in Donauwörth the first of 14 new EC145 T2 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters in reception. In the presence of Dr. Wolfgang Schoder, CEO Airbus Helicopters Germany, stressed the ADAC Vice President for Technology, Thomas Burkhardt. “With this modern, silent and powerful helicopter, we are taking a big... Read more
20-Jul-2014
Crashed shortly after take-off and rolled onto its side. Passenger badly injured, pilot uninjured... Read more
16-Jun-2014Source: Helitec
At the end of its 25th anniversary of Helitec´s foundation the well-established maintenance repair and overhaul organization and its sister company Aviation Support a design organization has noted a change in the shareholder structure. As part of the strategic realignment of the respective companies, the two former share-holders Wilbert Schmitz and Dominik Hoyer have based... Read more
26-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
Berlin, 23 May 2014 – Keeping the German Federal Police’s large fleet of EC135 rotorcraft mission-ready will be the responsibility of Airbus Helicopters based on a long-term maintenance, repair, and overhaul contract (MRO) signed with the NATO Support Agency NSPA at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The NATO Support Agency (NSPA) is NATO’s Integrated Logistics... Read more
23-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters celebrated two important flight-hour milestones with the German Bundeswehr at ILA Berlin 2014. The German Bundeswehr has attained 10,000 flight hours with its Tiger UHT. As of today, 34 Tiger helicopters have been delivered to the German Armed Forces, 12 of them in ASGARD configuration for deployment in Afghanistan. In a separate ceremony,... Read more
22-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
Today, Airbus Helicopters and ADAC Luftfahrt Technik (ALT), the maintenance arm of ADAC Luftrettung, signed a parts-by-the-hour service contract for the air rescue organization’s EC145 T2 fleet. The ten-year service agreement with a volume of some 25 million euros covers a comprehensive range of services for the new aircraft. The package for 14 new EC145... Read more
21-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel toured the EC145 T2 with Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury on the opening day of ILA Berlin 2014 during the German leader’s visit to the Airbus Group booth. The EC145 T2 is Airbus Helicopters’ latest twin-engine helicopter, assembled at the company’s Donauwörth site in Germany. Moving on with her visit, Chancellor... Read more
6-Apr-2014Source: Garmin
Garmin continues to expand its global aviation chart coverage with the release of European terminal charts, including instrument approach charts, SIDs, STARs, and airport diagrams. These charts are the most recent addition to the growing list of worldwide aviation charting products available from Garmin, which are compatible with select Garmin avionics and portables. Additional charts... Read more
21-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com
In the last few months, German air ambulance operator ADAC have taken delivery of three new EC135P2+ helicopters from the production line at Donauworth. All three were delivered prior to the end of 2013, and have been put into service since then The trio are:- D-HXAB – serial 1126 D-HXAC – serial 1135 D-HXAD –... Read more
2-Mar-2014Source: Heli Aviation
Today with the D-HAVI lands Cabri number eight at Heli Aviation in Augsburg. By expanding its helicopter fleet again, Heli Aviation GmbH is consolidating its existing company world record with respect to the Cabri G2 helicopter. D-HAVI is serial 1061 from the production line in Aix in France With the eight Guimbal helicopter participating actively... Read more
28-Feb-2014
Crashed into the Baltic Sea on a training exercise – The helicopter was on approach to a sea rescue cruiser at about 18:40 local time for a winch operation when suddenly loosing height and crashing into the sea, killing 3 of the 4 POB... Read more
27-Feb-2014Source: Turbomeca
Turbomeca (Safran) announces the conclusion of a major support contract with ADAC Luftfahrt Technik GmbH. A new ten-year Support By the Hour (SBH®) contract covers 28 Arriel 2E engines powering fourteen EC 145T2 operated by ADAC Luftrettung GmbH. ADAC Luftfahrt Technik GmbH is located near Bonn, Germany and performs airframe and engine maintenance for operators... Read more
24-Feb-2014Source: ADAC HEMS Academy
The ADAC HEMS Academy counts most of the important European HEMS organizations and many international law enforcement and off-shore operators from Argentina to Japan, from Brazil to Australia, as clients for EC135 and EC145 full flight simulator training. To fulfill the increasing customer demands for training on EC135 P2+/T2+ full flight simulators (FFS), the ADAC... Read more
24-Feb-2014Source: ADAC HEMS Academy
ADAC, a major air rescue and air ambulance operator in Europe, has ordered 14 new EC145T2 helicopters to replace the aging BK117 B2s in its fleet. The ADAC HEMS Academy will adapt the training possibilities for all international customers. To accommodate future training needs, a new EC145T2 full flight simulator (FFS) is planned for 2015/2016... Read more
7-Feb-2014Source: DRF
Traffic accidents, heart attacks or injured tourists: DRF Luftrettung is alerted every day to provide patients with medical care. In 2013 its crews flew a total of 38,180 missions (in 2012: 38,748) from its 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark and through worldwide repatriations with its ambulance aircrafts. Approximately 700 emergency physicians, 300... Read more
4-Feb-2014
Helicopter on pipeline patrol fell onto its side on take off after reportedly spinning... Read more
1-Feb-2014
In a low hover on a training flight and the helicopter began to spin uncontrollably. Helicopter hit the ground tail first and broke the tail boom... Read more
28-Jan-2014Source: Entrol
entrol has certified two EC-135 FNPT II MCC simulators in Germany. The simulators were chosen by Heli Trans Hamburg and Heli Transair with the objective of improving their students training and using it in their CPL and MCCcourses. Since being set up in 2005, entrol has established itself as one of the main companies of the FNPT’s market, thanks to... Read more
26-Jan-2014
Landed at a ski resort. With the rotors still turning and the crew still in the aircraft, it slid 30m down a slight (but snowy) slope until it hit a snowmobile and a sign, damaging a main rotor blade and the rear cabin area (see video of accident)... Read more
10-Jan-2014Source: Airwork
Global niche helicopter operator and maintenance specialist Airwork NZ is expanding into Europe through a contract with Germany’s largest motoring organisation, The General German Automobile Club (ADAC). Based in Munich, ADAC is one of Europe’s largest operators of helicopters for emergency air rescue services which are among the range of mobility services provided to its... Read more
3-Jan-2014Source: DRF
[electronic translation] To 31.12.2013, the DRF Air Rescue has withdrawn from Denmark. With the commissioning of the first Danish rescue helicopter in Ringsted in 2010, the DRF Air Rescue had done together with Falck A / S key construction work for the air rescue in the neighboring country. The country of Denmark will expand this now as... Read more
2-Jan-2014Source: SkyTrac Systems
Due to an overwhelmingly favorable response to the upcoming Seminar “Harnessing the Power of Your Satellite Data to Enhance Safety, Efficiency & Compliance” (January 21-22, Frankfurt Germany) , a larger conference room has been booked and more hotel rooms have been reserved at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center. As a result of... Read more
15-Dec-2013Source: Climate-KIC
Climate-KIC’s volocopter start-up E-volo has raised €1.2 million in a recent crowdfunding campaign, surpassing the €500.000 mark after only two and a half hours. E-volo’s Volocopter – supported by Climate-KIC Germany – is safer, simpler, and cleaner than normal helicopters. After successfully completing its first test flight last month, it is has now raised enough... Read more
12-Dec-2013Source: Eurocopter
Germany’s Landespolizei Baden Württemberg has ordered six Eurocopter EC145 T2 helicopters, becoming the first law enforcement customer for this evolved version of the popular EC145 twin-engine rotorcraft. When delivered in 2015-2016, these EC145 T2s will provide the southwestern German state‟s police force with a highly capable multi-role fleet to replace a mixed fleet of two... Read more
9-Dec-2013Source: Christie
Christie®, who introduced the world’s first DLP® simulation projection system with LED illumination, the Christie Matrix StIM™, today announced that Frasca International, manufacturer of flight training equipment for airlines, flight schools, and military organizations worldwide, has awarded Christie the contract to provide 12 simulation projection systems for the German Federal Police’s (BPOL), two new Eurocopter... Read more
8-Dec-2013Source: E-volo
E-volo’s Volocopter is a revolution in aviation Made in Germany. Safer, simpler, and cleaner than normal helicopters, it has a unique way of moving – a groundbreaking innovation. The Volocopter is an environmentally friendly and emission-free private helicopter. Instead of one combustion engine, eighteen electrically driven rotors propel it. The maiden flight and first test... Read more
19-Nov-2013
Training flight, crashed in forested area killing 48 year old instructor and 31 year old student pilot... Read more
13-Nov-2013Source: DRF
The Rescue Control Centre reports: “Unconscious person behind closed door.” A few minutes later, the emergency crew enters the room. The patient is lying on the kitchen floor, and resuscitation is necessary. Suddenly, the emergency physician gets sick, and a few seconds later the rescuers are lying unconscious next to the patient. The heating system... Read more
12-Sep-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] On the 2nd CHINA HELICOPTER EXPOSITION in the port city of Tianjin, the power spectrum of Heli Aviation enthusiastic visitors from around the world. From the 5th to 8 September 2013 was the Cabri G2 at the booth of Heli Aviation is one of the show highlights this year. The CHINA HELICOPTER EXPOSITION is specifically geared... Read more
17-Aug-2013
Plastic bag blown up into tail rotor. EMS Helicopter roaded out from landing site... Read more
15-Jul-2013Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of a GrandNew light twin helicopter to Eichsfeld Air Gmbh of Germany. Based in Berlin, this aircraft will enable Eichsfeld Air to resume its rotorcraft operations, performing missions across Germany as well as to the UK and Switzerland. The helicopter will also be operated in... Read more
12-Jul-2013Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defense today signed a contract for 15 EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to be used by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germany’s Special Forces Command. With this order, the Bundeswehr has now joined the customer list for the most powerful model in Eurocopter’s proven EC145 family. The contract, worth... Read more
8-Jul-2013Source: Heli Aviation
This year presents the Heli Aviation International Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY and its extensive services range for the first time on the English Helitech International at ExCel London, the largest European trade fairs for the helicopter berbranche. Of 24 to 26 September pleased our team at stand N14 to visitors from around the world. As... Read more
4-Jul-2013Source: Heli Aviation
Through the acquisition of a EC 135 helicopter FNPT II simulator, Heli Aviation Flight School offers its students a further technical highlight in pilot training. As of October, thus the spectrum of training TRAINING ACADEMY extended again. [Ed – simulator is from Entrol – see this story] Currently in the TRAINING ACADEMY Augsburg created a... Read more
21-Jun-2013Source: Selex ES
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract worth €5 Million (£4.2 Million) by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence to supply a number of Titan 385ES-HD turrets for German Navy (Deutsche Marine) Sea Lynx Mk88A helicopters. The Titan 385ES-HD (Enhanced Stability-High Definition) turrets will allow German Navy pilots to see their environment clearly... Read more
13-Jun-2013Source: DRF Luftrettung
40 years ago, DRF Luftrettung carried out its first rescue mission. Since then it has grown into a large and modern organization that operates 31 helicopter bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark for HEMS operations. Today, DRF Luftrettung acknowledged the 40th anniversary of its first mission with a ceremony. As part of the ceremony, the... Read more
13-Jun-2013
50 year old pilot seriously injured and 30 year old passenger minor injuries after helicopter crashed c9.30am local time while spraying a vineyard on a steep slope. Helicopter is believed to be D-HIBS 500D (1035D) but we await confirmation... Read more
4-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Further to our earlier report which pointed out internet photos suggesting flooding at Eurocopter’s German centre at Donauworth, we can now confirm that the production lines are not affected at all. The staff and visitors vehicle parking area is flooded, as that lies a metre lower and does not drain very well – and potentially... Read more
4-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Following severe weather in southern and eastern Europe in recent days, many areas are flooded. We have found this photo on Instagram which purportedly shows the Eurocopter factory at Donauworth in Germany surrounded by water. We are trying to verify how much the factory and production lines are affected – our principal contact at Eurocopter... Read more
28-May-2013
Vineyard spraying – caught port-side spray boom on powerline and damaged it. Landed safely in nearby sports field with no further damage... Read more
16-May-2013Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter today officially opened its new Systemhaus helicopter development center at Donauwörth, Germany today in the presence of Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer. The facility, which provides workspace for some 900 employees, offers complete system capa-bility for the global helicopter market leader’s production activity at its German location – a key aspect of the company’s... Read more
16-May-2013
EMS helicopter landed on scene and stabiliser end-plate pierced car windscreen... Read more
14-May-2013Source: Eurocopter
On May 15 Eurocopter celebrates the opening of its helicopter development center for around 900 engineers at its German site in Donauwörth – together with Prime Minister of Bavaria Horst Seehofer and further well-known characters from politics, industry and the media. The new building with a total floor area of 30,000 square meters brings together,... Read more
9-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Hanseatic Helicopter Service, based in the northern German city of Hamburg, has recently added a Guimbal G2 Cabri to their fleet. Purchased via HeliTransair, Guimbal’s 47th Cabri now flies as D-HTAM with Hanseatic. The aircraft is seen here at the handover ceremony with Bruno Guimbal on the left handing the keys over along with Dr. Gerd... Read more
7-May-2013Source: EDA
OCCAR, EDA’s partner in developing European defence capabilities, manages the Tiger Helicopter programme on behalf of Germany, France and Spain. In a common approach towards personnel training, the German-French Tiger Helicopter Technical School (Deutsch-Französisches Ausbildungseinrichtung TIGER – DFAT) opened in 2003 in Fassberg, Germany. The mission of the School is to provide training to French... Read more
6-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
From handover on 2nd April, German operator Aeroheli International completed the first 50 flying hours on their new Cabri in less than three weeks! Guimbal’s 45th Cabri is registered D-HAIG and is in a white colour scheme with distinctive “Cabri” titles. It is based with Aeroheli at Cottbus. The photo shown is the handover ceremony... Read more
5-Apr-2013
“Christoph 1” helicopter cut telephone line on approach to site landing to pick up patient injured in equine accident... Read more
21-Mar-2013
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
21-Mar-2013
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
12-Mar-2013Source: DRF
[electronic translation] On 19 March 1973 saw the first use of the rescue helicopter “Christoph 41” of the DRF Air Rescue in Stuttgart. At this time, the red and white helicopter was stationed in Boeblingen. After changing stations 27 years ago, he has found his home on the Leonberger hospital. Today – 40 years later and nearly 40,000 missions... Read more
5-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Eurocopter has been keeping us up to date with development of their new EC145 variant with a fenestron tail rotor, and a prototype has been under development for over two and a half years – the first flight was back in July 2010. A total of three prototypes have been built, the first one a... Read more
4-Mar-2013
Crashed into a field and caught fire... Read more
25-Feb-2013Source: HeliHub.com
A German air ambulance helicopter was grounded recently after the pilot suffered a broken leg away from base. The “Christoph 70” helicopter – a Eurocopter EC135 – had landed on the rooftop pad at Pößneck on Tuesday 12th February at 15:30 hours for a patient transfer to Bad Berka. However, the pilot broke his leg... Read more
21-Feb-2013
[electronic translation] On the occasion of the conference of the Federation of wind energy make AREVA Wind, HTM Helicopter, Global Tech I and Trianel before their recently subscribed declaration of cooperation for the service of North Sea offshore wind farms. The helicopter company Travel Munich (HTM) is transported in the future exclusively for the offshore... Read more
20-Feb-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] The police chief and the head of the provincial police force flying Liaoningun inspected with a delegation from the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY in Augsburg. Impressed by our forward-looking, equipped with state of the art technology flight school, training and expertise of the entire fleet of Heli Aviation teams audited executives the TRAINING... Read more
20-Feb-2013
Helicopter destroyed on landing in mountainous region on German side of border with Austria, pilot seriously injured. Ground was snow covered, and accident occurred at around 1,700m (5,577 ft) altitude... Read more
19-Feb-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] In China it seems the reputation of Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY draw ever larger circles. In order to get over the many positive reports of recent Chinese graduates an idea may be reported to the chief pilot and an instructor of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) to visit the TRAINING ACADEMY... Read more
8-Feb-2013Source: DRF Luftrettung
A seriously injured motorcyclist, a toddler with burns, a heart attack pa-tient: in an emergency, every minute counts. When help is needed right away, salvation increasingly comes from the air. The DRF Luftrettung helicopters flew a total of 38,748 missions last year – these are 382 mis-sions more than the previous year (2011: 38,366). DRF... Read more
7-Feb-2013Source: Reuters
Eurocopter aims to reach a multi-billion dollar agreement with the German government in a few months on a downsized order for helicopters (see full story)... Read more
23-Jan-2013Source: ADAC
(electronic translation) The rescue and intensive care transport helicopter of the ADAC air rescue in 2012 had so many missions flying like never before. Overall, the “Yellow Angel” moved out of the sky 49 243 times, in 2011 there were approximately 47 000 operations. This represents an increase of four per cent compared to 2011. Here, a... Read more
10-Jan-2013
Helicopter crashed on to highway, killing pilot. Post crash fire. Truck driver injured in the ensuing chaos. No other injuries, despite heavy traffic at the time. Weather reported as wet. Helicopter _may_ have hit wires, causing crash. Pilot reported as ” 42 year old small business owner from Hohenlohe”... Read more
7-Jan-2013Source: Grenzmuseum
(electronic translation) On the occasion of the commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday gave the Air Mobile Brigade 1 and a helicopter gunship Regiment 36 of the pattern BO 105 at the border Schifflersgrund / Thuringia. Colonel Kraß presented this officially on behalf of the associations to... Read more
29-Dec-2012
Helicopter fell onto its side after pilot aborted take-off... Read more
20-Dec-2012Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter’s EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter will soon fly over Germany: Meravo, one of the country’s most experienced commercial helicopter operators, ordered one of the elegant high-end aircraft in order to enhance its corporate and charter services. The new EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style will join Meravo’s fleet of 25 helicopters, which already includes the proven Eurocopter EC120,... Read more
5-Dec-2012
Heli Trans AS350 took off from Lübeck in Germany, destination Halmstad in Sweden, but did not arrived at the expected time. 2 POB – Heli Trans pilot and a passenger who was not one of their employees.... Read more
28-Nov-2012Source: European Defence Agency
The third Helicopter Tactics Symposium was held from 19 – 21 November in Luxembourg. 43 participants from 16 Member States (AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, ES, EE, FI, FR, HU, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) and additional guests from New Zeeland and the Joint Air Power Competence Centre exchanged views on the status of... Read more
