MD Helicopters

08-Feb-11 MM81052 Hughes 500M Fragagnano, Italy

08-Feb-11 MM81052 Hughes 500M Fragagnano, Italy

8-Feb-2011

Ditched into reservoir after loss of power; 2 occupants safe... Read more

Pima County Sheriff defends helicopter use following crash

Pima County Sheriff defends helicopter use following crash

6-Feb-2011

HeliHub.com accident page – see 31-Jan-11 N530RL MD Helicopters MD530FF Waterman’s Peak, US-Arizona (1F)... Read more

04-Feb-11 N416WC MD Helicopters MD500E Elverta, US-California

04-Feb-11 N416WC MD Helicopters MD500E Elverta, US-California

4-Feb-2011

Helicopter working on stringing new powerlines.  One serious injury, one “minor to moderate” injury.... Read more

US Homeland Security pilot indicted for making false statements to investigators

US Homeland Security pilot indicted for making false statements to investigators

2-Feb-2011

A helicopter pilot with the Department of Homeland Security has been indicted for making false statements to investigators about an incident where a man drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande River.  Helicopter involved was OH-6 N5185B... Read more

31-Jan-11 N530RL MD Helicopters MD530FF Waterman’s Peak, US-Arizona (1F)

31-Jan-11 N530RL MD Helicopters MD530FF Waterman’s Peak, US-Arizona (1F)

31-Jan-2011

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that civilian pilot Loren Leonberger was pronounced dead at the scene of the PCSO helicopter crash near Avra Valley.  Other occupants were Edwin Nettleton, 58, and Paul Panzica, 41, who were released from the hospital ahead of Larry Sayers, 64, who was seriously injured.... Read more

$32M lawsuit filed against MD’s Lynn Tilton and Patriarch Partners

$32M lawsuit filed against MD’s Lynn Tilton and Patriarch Partners

29-Jan-2011Source: MA Equipment

A $32 million lawsuit has been filed in an Ohio Court against Patriarch Partners and Patriarch’s CEO and founder, Lynn Tilton. The suit was filed on behalf of MA Equipment Leasing I LLC and MA 265 North Hamilton Road LLC. The suit, (case number 09CVH 08 12912 ) filed in the Common Pleas Court of... Read more

Work starts on new base for Essex Air Ambulance

Work starts on new base for Essex Air Ambulance

29-Jan-2011Source: Essex Air Ambulance

We are delighted to announce that building work is now underway to bring the Essex operational airbase to Earls Colne Airfield! Over the last 9 months, having secured planning consent and an affordable building design, TJ Evers the appointed building contractor arrived on site in January to begin this exciting new chapter in the history of... Read more

South African Police in crash want to get back flying

South African Police in crash want to get back flying

29-Jan-2011Source: IOL

Lt.Col Shabir Khan was discharged on Thursday but de Lt.Col Kosie de Villiers’s recovery is expected to take a little longer, though the enthusiastic pilot was in good spirits in the Unitas Hospital on Thursday.  See accident page at 21-Jan-11 ZS-HWX MD Helicopters 369D Wonderboompoort, South Africa... Read more

27-Jan-11 PK-IWS Hughes 369D Kendari Bay, Indonesia

27-Jan-11 PK-IWS Hughes 369D Kendari Bay, Indonesia

27-Jan-2011

2 seriously injured, 1 minor injuries... Read more

£250 fine for laser pen on Greater Manchester Police helicopter

£250 fine for laser pen on Greater Manchester Police helicopter

24-Jan-2011Source: Manchester Evening News

Mobisir Ali, 23, fired the green-coloured light beam from a hotel window as the Greater Manchester Police helicopter was flying at 1,000ft over Oldham. Magistrates in the town were told the pilot lost his night vision and he was unable to see his instruments or the skyline for several seconds.... Read more

21-Jan-11 ZS-HWX MD Helicopters 369D Wonderboompoort, South Africa

21-Jan-11 ZS-HWX MD Helicopters 369D Wonderboompoort, South Africa

21-Jan-2011

The pilot, Lt Col. Koosie De Villiers, and his crewman Lt Col. Shabir Khan, were both seriously injured in the crash.  Eyesitness described the aircraft as being a “total mangled wreck”, with no windows left as it “was all smashed up”.... Read more

MD’s Lynn Tilton to be honored as Living Legend of Aviation

MD’s Lynn Tilton to be honored as Living Legend of Aviation

19-Jan-2011Source: Living Legends of Aviation

Lynn Tilton, founder and CEO of private equity firm Patriarch Partners, LLC (“Patriarch”) and industrialist will be honored as “Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year” at the 8th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony on January 21st at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. Ms. Tilton is being recognized for her leadership in the... Read more

MD produced 12 helicopters in 2010, not 50

MD produced 12 helicopters in 2010, not 50

19-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Around Christmas, the Living Legends of Aviation® organistion put out an invitation to this year’s event, and announcing some of the winners.  In a quote from this press release they said: – “The “Legends” invite you to join them as they honor Lynn Tilton, CEO of MD Helicopters as  “Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year”.  Ms.... Read more

Ecuador – Guayquil Police add R44 and MD530F

Ecuador – Guayquil Police add R44 and MD530F

14-Jan-2011Source: El Universo

the executive director of the National Commission on Surface Transportation, Traffic and Road Safety, Ricardo Antón, launched the two helicopters this week – although only the R44 was onsite as the MD530F had an engine issue, apparently.... Read more

Man charged over laser shone at Greater Manchester Police helicopter

Man charged over laser shone at Greater Manchester Police helicopter

10-Jan-2011Source: Manchester Evening News

Mobosir Ali, 23, of Newport Street, Oldham, has been charged with shining a light at an aircraft so as to endanger or distract the pilot.... Read more

Leeds man in court after laser light shone on police helicopter

Leeds man in court after laser light shone on police helicopter

6-Jan-2011Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

At about 5.55am last Saturday the pilot of the force chopper reported a laser being shone at the aircraft as it was flying over the Bramley area of Leeds.... Read more

03-Jan-11 N902SL MD Helicopters MD900 Boise, US-Idaho

03-Jan-11 N902SL MD Helicopters MD900 Boise, US-Idaho

3-Jan-2011

Flashlight unintentionally left in NOTAR drive cowling during maintannce caused inflight out-of-balance indication... Read more

31-Dec-10 N438RC MD Helicopters MD500E Eugene, US-Oregon

31-Dec-10 N438RC MD Helicopters MD500E Eugene, US-Oregon

31-Dec-2010

Bird strike to tail rotor at 1800 ft during training flight.  Landed safely... Read more

28-Dec-10 D-HHWR MD Helicopters MD600N Jena, Germany

28-Dec-10 D-HHWR MD Helicopters MD600N Jena, Germany

28-Dec-2010

Helicopter was being used to blow snow off a roof, and crashed from low level.  Two serious and one minor injury.  One photo shows close proximity of street light stands.... Read more

CALSTAR adds 11th helicopter base

CALSTAR adds 11th helicopter base

22-Dec-2010Source: Sacramento Bee

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue on Wednesday began providing emergency helicopter transport service to the Sacramento Valley from its headquarters at McClellan Park.... Read more

Poachers turn dazzling spotlights on Humberside Police helicopter

Poachers turn dazzling spotlights on Humberside Police helicopter

17-Dec-2010Source: This is Hull & East Riding

Sgt Jenkins said the attempt to dazzle the helicopter pilot had serious implications. “Endangering an aircraft is an offence and carries a five-year prison sentence,” he added. “Unfortunately for us, their night vision equipment is often better than ours.”... Read more

Versatile Helicopters sues Columbus Police over “unsafe” 500E

Versatile Helicopters sues Columbus Police over “unsafe” 500E

11-Dec-2010Source: Columbus Dispatch

The pilot of the 12-year-old 500E sold last year to Versatile Helicopters, of Chemainus, British Columbia, was forced to make an emergency landing following engine failure, the company said in court papers filed yesterday in U.S. District Court.... Read more

Saudi Arabia National Guard to launch air wing with $25bn helicopter purchase

Saudi Arabia National Guard to launch air wing with $25bn helicopter purchase

29-Nov-2010Source: Arabian Aerospace

Saudi has previously confirmed a requirement for 190 helicopters but it had previously been expected that these would be for the Royal Saudi Air Force.... Read more

Dutch Police still in dispute with MD Helicopters

Dutch Police still in dispute with MD Helicopters

22-Nov-2010Source: HeliHub.com

At the Dutch Police fleet of Bo105 helicopters and BN-2 fixed wing grew older, so they started looking at replacing them with a single newer and more capable type. After a tendering process, they selected the MD Explorer, placing an order for eight in early 2001, with MD using the annual Heli-Expo convention to announce... Read more

Teenager who dazzled Humberside Police pilot with laser beam is fined

Teenager who dazzled Humberside Police pilot with laser beam is fined

19-Nov-2010

The number of cases of pilots being dazzled by laser pens increased across the UK to 737 in 2009 compared with just 29 in 2007.... Read more

Houston Police Dept celebrates 40 years of air support

Houston Police Dept celebrates 40 years of air support

18-Nov-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, November 18, 2010… MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) joins with the Houston Police Air Support Division in celebrating it 40th anniversary. The Air Support Division has a fleet of 10 MD 500E Helicopters. Equipped with current technology (including FLIR Systems, spotlights and video downlink) HPD air crews provide fast response times and critical ‘aerial... Read more

Wichita Police celebrates 40 years in the air

Wichita Police celebrates 40 years in the air

17-Nov-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, November 16, 2010… MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) joins with the Wichita (KS) Police Department Air Section in celebrating its 40th anniversary. The WPD Air Section is one of the original 13 charter members of “Operation Sky Knight,” the first formal police helicopter patrol program in the United States. The program was initially launched... Read more

Lincolnshire And Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance to launch new MD902 on Thursday

Lincolnshire And Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance to launch new MD902 on Thursday

16-Nov-2010Source: This is Grimsby

Advances over their earlier MD Explorer include bigger fuel tank, Nightsun, Night Vision Goggles, and others.... Read more

15-Nov-10 N155PH Hughes 369D Salem, US-Oregon

15-Nov-10 N155PH Hughes 369D Salem, US-Oregon

15-Nov-2010

Helicopter was flying low on underslung load operations lifting bundles of trees from growing location to trucks bound for Texas. 1POB, named as Tim Smith, 41... Read more

27-Nov-10 D-HCHS MD Helicopters 500E Guercif, Morocco

27-Nov-10 D-HCHS MD Helicopters 500E Guercif, Morocco

12-Nov-2010

Damaged during operation to clean insulators of a transmission line... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance to move from Sheffield base

Yorkshire Air Ambulance to move from Sheffield base

2-Nov-2010

Yorkshire Air Ambulance to move one of their MD Explorers from Sheffield to Bagby following a strategic review... Read more

??-Nov-10 MD Helicopters MD530F San Marcos, US-California

??-Nov-10 MD Helicopters MD530F San Marcos, US-California

1-Nov-2010

Story dated 24-Nov-10 but does not refer to incident date. We assume fairly recent, hence filing this as 01-Nov. Windshield distorted and then blew out a section. Bird strike not involved.... Read more

30-Oct-10 N765WH MD Helicopters MD369E Thomas, US-West Virginia (1F)

30-Oct-10 N765WH MD Helicopters MD369E Thomas, US-West Virginia (1F)

30-Oct-2010

The helicopter was flying for the Wing County Power Line Services. 4POB, 1 fatal (later named as Gary L. Bland, 52, from Georgia) and 3 to Ruby Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries... Read more

US Customs & Border Protection puts MD600 fleet into desert storage

US Customs & Border Protection puts MD600 fleet into desert storage

29-Oct-2010Source: HeliHub.com

After investigating a number of leads, HeliHub.com can report that the US Customs & Border Protection “CBP”, part of the Dept of Homeland Security, have put their entire MD600 fleet into desert storage. They are located at AMARC – the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center facility managed by the US Air Force Material Command located... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance celebrates 10th anniversary

Yorkshire Air Ambulance celebrates 10th anniversary

29-Oct-2010

From a humble start with one 15 year old Bo105, Yorkshire Air Ambulance now operate two MD Explorers... Read more

Herts Air Ambulance clocks up 500th mission in two years

Herts Air Ambulance clocks up 500th mission in two years

29-Oct-2010Source: Watford Observer

The Herts Air Ambulance and its crew have attended more than 500 incidents, their work is diverse and challenging but the aim is always the same – to provide the best possible care quickly and efficiently.... Read more

UK: New Lincs & Notts Explorer fitted with NVG for night ops

UK: New Lincs & Notts Explorer fitted with NVG for night ops

26-Oct-2010Source: Thsi is Scunthorpe

It is fully equipped with night vision goggle capability, the MD 902 Explorer would be able to fly in the dark – something the current model is unable to do.... Read more

UK: Concern South Yorkshire Police helicopter ‘could be scrapped’

UK: Concern South Yorkshire Police helicopter ‘could be scrapped’

22-Oct-2010Source: BBC

The detailed plans would take away the air base which we currently have at Sheffield, and they would then get our service from bases in West Yorkshire, Humberside or Derbyshire.... Read more

UK: Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance get planning approval for 24 hour operations

UK: Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance get planning approval for 24 hour operations

21-Oct-2010Source: BBC

The air ambulance service covering Kent, Surrey and East and West Sussex has been given the go-ahead to operate 24 hours a day.... Read more

MD Helicopters and Allegheny LifeFlight at AMTC 2010

MD Helicopters and Allegheny LifeFlight at AMTC 2010

20-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) joined with Allegheny General Hospital’s LifeFlight at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Allegheny General Hospital’s LifeFlight had on display its MD Explorer which they use to provide regional emergency helicopter and critical care ground transportation services for critically ill and injured patients who need immediate... Read more

MD Helicopters visits Embry-Riddle

MD Helicopters visits Embry-Riddle

14-Oct-2010Source: Embry-Riddle

On Friday, Oct. 1, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus was treated to a spectacular sight in the afternoon hours. The crowd that arrived at the C and D parking lots to witness an MD Helicopters MD902 was treated to a thrilling landing, all performed in a light shower. People waited anxiously for the aircraft’s... Read more

Fourth Belgian Police Explorer now delivered

Fourth Belgian Police Explorer now delivered

12-Oct-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Further to our recent report of the Belgian Police air unit purchasing an MD902 Explorer to add to their existing fleet of three MD900s, we can now report it has been delivered. Dutch website Avia DejaVu reports it stopping at Groningen Airport yesteday en its delivery route from Odense to Melsbroek airport in Brussels. This... Read more

MD Helicopters receives Women’s Business Enterprise National Certification

MD Helicopters receives Women’s Business Enterprise National Certification

10-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council West Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “We are pleased to receive this important certification by WBENC and we are honored to be a part of this great organization... Read more

Humberside Police MD Explorer® becomes second of type to reach 10,000 hours

Humberside Police MD Explorer® becomes second of type to reach 10,000 hours

8-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, October 8, 2010 … MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) and the Humberside Police Authority have announced that an MD Explorer has just been returned to service after its 10,000 hour inspection conducted by Police Aviation Services Ltd (PAS) in Gloucestershire UK. The helicopter is one of the busiest MD 902 Explorers in service and... Read more

Fleet lead MD Explorer now at 12,600 airframe hours

Fleet lead MD Explorer now at 12,600 airframe hours

8-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, October 8, 2010… MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) and the Air Operations Unit of the West Yorkshire Police have announced that MD Explorer, helicopter serial number 078 has extended its record for flight hours, reaching 12,600 hours as of mid-September of this year. The flight hours exceed any other MD Explorer in the fleet,... Read more

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Supply Chain

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Supply Chain

7-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, October 5, 2010… MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the appointment of Gregory Gauer as Vice President of Supply Chain, reporting to Robert Molsbergen, President. Gauer brings with him a wealth of aerospace supply chain, production, inventory and operations management experience to the position. Most recently, Gauer was Interim General Manager at APPH,... Read more

Profile: Luxembourg Police

Profile: Luxembourg Police

7-Oct-2010Source: Wort

This article profiles the helicopter operation “Romeo 1” of the Luxembourg Police... Read more

MD530F delivered to Corporate Helicopters of San Diego

MD530F delivered to Corporate Helicopters of San Diego

7-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the delivery of a new MD 530F to Corporate Helicopters of San Diego. The aircraft was acquired in a partnership with Mr. Peter Farmar who has been a long-time MD Helicopters customer. Farmar, who is a highly experienced pilot on the MD 500D, said he was excited to fly... Read more

Philippines suspends $90m worth helicopter purchases amid corruption allegations

Philippines suspends $90m worth helicopter purchases amid corruption allegations

5-Oct-2010Source: Saudi Gazette

Tenders involved PZL Swidnik with a $60 million contract to supply eight combat utility helicopters, and MD Helicopters with six night-capable attack helicopters worth $29 million... Read more

Belgian Police order fourth MD Explorer

Belgian Police order fourth MD Explorer

2-Oct-2010Source: DHnet

The Belgian Government agreed Friday to purchase a used MD902 for the Politie (Belgian Police), adding to the three MD900s they already have... Read more

Man in court for shining laser into Humberside Police helicopter

Man in court for shining laser into Humberside Police helicopter

30-Sep-2010Source: This Is Grimsby

A Humberside Police spokesman said the crew of Oscar 99 were attending a job near Grant Thorold Park when they experienced a series of bright green flashes which illuminated the inside of aircraft, putting them in danger.... Read more

27-Sep-10 ZK-HYY MD Helicopters MD520N Mount Ajax, New Zealand

27-Sep-10 ZK-HYY MD Helicopters MD520N Mount Ajax, New Zealand

27-Sep-2010

Report says this “crashed and burned”... Read more

UK: First photos of new MD Explorer for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

UK: First photos of new MD Explorer for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

22-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is pleased to bring you first photos of G-LNCT, a new MD Explorer being prepared for Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.  Purchased to replace a 10-year old example registered G-LNAA, the new aircraft was first registered with the UK’s CAA on 23rd August and has been esconced within the Specialist Aviation Services complex at... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance team save colleague

Yorkshire Air Ambulance team save colleague

18-Sep-2010Source: BBC

Paramedics from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance have saved the life of one of their own team members after their dispatcher suffered a heart attack.... Read more

British pair fined for shining laser at police helicopter

British pair fined for shining laser at police helicopter

16-Sep-2010

He said Shane Ramsay, 22, and Darryl Hodgkinson, 20, both of Cambridge, had admitted shining a light at an aircraft in flight and each been fined £150 by magistrates in Cambridge.... Read more

Wharton copter crash report released

Wharton copter crash report released

15-Sep-2010Source: Pittsburgh Live

Refers to fatal accident 22-Jul-09 N61735 MD Helicopters MD369D Wharton Township, US-Pennsylvania... Read more

Vector awarded RR250 contract by Houston Police Air Support

Vector awarded RR250 contract by Houston Police Air Support

15-Sep-2010Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new contract for overhaul and repair services on the Rolls-Royce (RR) 250 model engines for the City of Houston’s Police Department Air Support Division; an organization that recently celebrated its 40thyear of service. Under the terms of the agreement,... Read more

Museum OH-6 gets a face-lift

Museum OH-6 gets a face-lift

14-Sep-2010Source: News Star

The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse helicopter, which has been on outdoor display for several years at the museum, is getting a face lift in preparation for the Memorial Wall’s visit, which is part of the area’s Veteran’s Day celebration Nov. 5-7... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance features in new TV series

Yorkshire Air Ambulance features in new TV series

8-Sep-2010Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

Running on BBC1 throughout September, Helicopter Heroes chronicles the exploits of the two MD Explorers of Yorkshire Air Ambulance... Read more

Surrey Air Ambulance night flight plans “could take four years”

Surrey Air Ambulance night flight plans “could take four years”

7-Sep-2010Source: ThisIsLocalLondon

Air ambulance spokesman Jill Playle said despite next month’s decision, the change was unlikely to happen for another three to four years, saying “This is a long process and the planning application is the very first step to doing this”.... Read more

Two arrests after laser pointed at Cambridgeshire Police helicopter

Two arrests after laser pointed at Cambridgeshire Police helicopter

4-Sep-2010Source: Cambridge News

The pair allegedly aimed the shaft of light at the cockpit of the Cambridgeshire force’s aircraft while it was on a call... Read more

UK: Yorkshire and Humberside police could share helicopters

UK: Yorkshire and Humberside police could share helicopters

1-Sep-2010Source: Yorkshire Press

North Yorkshire Police is in discussions with Humberside, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Police about the possibility of pooling resources to pay for the servicing and engineering of their eyes in the sky.... Read more

UK: Hampshire police helicopter share raises concerns

UK: Hampshire police helicopter share raises concerns

31-Aug-2010Source: BBC

Hampshire Police’s move to share Surrey’s EC135 and Sussex’s MD Explorer, rather than use its own Islander plane, has caused concern among officers... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance targets corporates for new Business Supporters Network

Yorkshire Air Ambulance targets corporates for new Business Supporters Network

18-Aug-2010Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

The initiative is designed to encourage more businesses to become brand partners of the YAA. In return, for an annual fee, firms will be allowed to use the network logo for promotional purposes, feature on the YAA website and reinforce their corporate social responsibility by supporting a recognised charity... Read more

Surrey Air Ambulance seeks to go 24 hours

Surrey Air Ambulance seeks to go 24 hours

18-Aug-2010Source: BBC

Surrey Air Ambulance spokeswoman Jill Playle said: “We are able to offer a very good service during the daytime but we’re unable to fly at night – and serious illness and injury happens 24 hours a day.... Read more

Man facing charges after laser hits Calgary police helicopter

Man facing charges after laser hits Calgary police helicopter

18-Aug-2010Source: Calgary Herald

The incident happened late Monday night, as the helicopter flew over the city’s northeast. At about 10:45 p.m., someone projected a bright green beam into the chopper’s cockpit, prompting the pilot to take evasive action.... Read more

Aeronautical Accessories promotes safety with Wire Strike Protection System® sale

Aeronautical Accessories promotes safety with Wire Strike Protection System® sale

18-Aug-2010Source: Aeronautical Accessories

Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., an affiliate of Bell Helicopter, is offering special incentive pricing on its line of Wire Strike Protection Systems® (WSPS®).  The accessory manufacturer has cable cutting kits available for many helicopter models and is currently offering the MD 500E, 520N, 530FF WSPS kits for a reduced price of $15,995. “At Aeronautical Accessories, we... Read more

MD Helicopters delivers MD Explorer to Chinese customer

MD Helicopters delivers MD Explorer to Chinese customer

16-Aug-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the delivery of a new MD 902 to the Huaxi Village Group. The early delivery took place at a ceremony at MD’s Mesa completion facility on August 10, 2010. Huaxi Village, also known as “The No.1 Village of China,” located east of Jiangyin city in Jiangsu Province has a... Read more

Humberside Police MD Explorer passes 10,000 hours

Humberside Police MD Explorer passes 10,000 hours

10-Aug-2010Source: Police Aviation Services

Humberside Police Authority’s MD Explorer has just returned to service after a 10,000 hour inspection conducted by Police Aviation Services Ltd (PAS) in Gloucestershire UK. The helicopter is one of the busiest MD 902 Explorers in service and is now the second to have achieved the 10,000 hour milestone. PAS undertook a major role equipment... Read more

Man arrested after laser aimed at Police Helicopter

Man arrested after laser aimed at Police Helicopter

10-Aug-2010Source: West Yorkshire Police

A man has been arrested after a laser pointer was shone at West Yorkshire Police’s helicopter in the early hours of this morning. At just after midnight a laser was shone at the helicopter when it was flying over Leeds. The address was identified using specialist equipment on board the vehicle and the helicopter directed... Read more

Twitter feed for Sussex Police helicopter

Twitter feed for Sussex Police helicopter

10-Aug-2010Source: BBC

People who see the Sussex Police helicopter can now check what the force is doing on Twitter @suspol_heli... Read more

08-Aug-10 D-HDWM Hughes 369HS Borovaya, Belarus (1F)

08-Aug-10 D-HDWM Hughes 369HS Borovaya, Belarus (1F)

8-Aug-2010

Crashed and burst into flames while taking part in a CIS competition in helicopter sports. The 74-year-old pilot was performing a loop-the-loop but didn’t have enough height as he came out of the manoeuvre... Read more

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Sales and Marketing

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Sales and Marketing

6-Aug-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the appointment of Christophe Nurit as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, reporting to Robert Molsbergen, President. Nurit brings with him a wealth of aerospace sales and marketing experience to the position.  He is joining MD from Bell Helicopter where he spent more than eleven years in progressively important... Read more

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