29-Aug-2012Source: UTair
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) of the Republic of Peru issued a “UTair-Engineering” certificate of approval for the next four years. The inspection team of aviation authorities of the Republic of Peru has inspected repair production company to meet its requirements of aviation regulations Peru RAP-145NE. As a result of a positive opinion issued a... Read more
29-Aug-2012Source: UTair
According to the results of inspections of the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation and the Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee confirmed certification of “UTair-Engineering” to meet its repair production requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation for Civil Aviation and Aviation Rules AP-145, respectively. Extended for another two-year term compliance... Read more
27-Aug-2012
Safe landing with 16 POB plus crew after smoke was noticed in the cockpit – later discovered as the aircon unit burning out.... Read more
22-Aug-2012
Crashed during a training exercise at an airfield near the capital Astana and caught fire.... Read more
3-Aug-2012
Landing accident – ended up on starboard side... Read more
23-Jul-2012
Badly damaged in landing in swampy area short of intended helipad landing. Three occupants injured of the 22 on board. Helicopter with 3 crew was transporting 19 oil workers to a remote field location... Read more
16-Jul-2012
Military spokesman Col. Sawarmy Khalid Saad said that a technical failure caused the crash. Seven officers were killed and two others were injured. [Helicopter type assumed, not confirmed]... Read more
28-Jun-2012Source: Helihub.com
A helicopter service centre has been opened in Bishkek, the Kyrgyzstan capital. The base will both maintain and upgrade Mil helicopters and provide warranty services. The new centre has been set up by Novosibirsky Aviaremontnyi Zavod, part of the Russian Helicopterscongolmerate. Local operations of Mil helicopters are centred on Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry for Emergency Situations, the... Read more
28-May-2012
Sierra Leone’s transport minister said Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo’s sports minister, would receive compensation (see full story)... Read more
9-May-2012
After experiencing some blade damage in flight, an emergency landing was made. The impact killed pilot Rodolfo León Gavilán. The other 18 on board survived. The police had been engaged on an anti-drug trafficking mission.... Read more
24-Apr-2012
Crash landed on a road during a training flight. 3 POB to hospital but not seriously injured.... Read more
20-Apr-2012
Landed and fell onto its side during a training flight. 2 of the 6POB injured.... Read more
12-Apr-2012
Emergency landing after a technical problem, reportedly in the fuel system. Helicopter was carrying Ukraine Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin and several officials... Read more
12-Apr-2012
Crashed on take-off from Murzuq airport, landing on a rail track. Possibly due to overloading – reported as 25 POB with two injured to hospital. On board were members of the reconciliation and civil peace team including Third Deputy Prime Minister Haramain Mohammed al-Haramain, Minister of Local Government Mohammad Hashemi Harari, one of the chiefs of military... Read more
20-Mar-2012Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters, JSC (hereinafter the Company), one of the global leaders in helicopter production, announced today its intent to increase its stake in Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, JSC (hereinafter UUAP) to 100% through a squeeze-out procedure. By sending the squeeze-out demand notice to the remaining UUAP minority shareholders, the Company has exercised its right under the... Read more
19-Mar-2012Source: UTair
A UTair Aviation Mi-8 helicopter crew from the airline’s international division has been awarded the Igor Sikorsky ‘Glory of Perfection’ Prize for Humanitarian Services from the International Helicopter Association. For exceptional services rendered while assisting the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009, Commander Sergey Ignatyev received the honor on behalf... Read more
14-Feb-2012
A North Korean helicopter crash has killed five of the Stalinist country`s Cabinet-level officials, including Commerce Minister Kim Bong Chol... Read more
11-Feb-2012
Operated by Central Asian Aviation Services on behalf of logistics company Supreme Group. 4 fatalities were nationals of Tajikistan, including the son of the deputy defense minister, and helicopter was registered there.... Read more
10-Feb-2012
Crashed during humanitarian aid mission – main blades severed tail boom. 11POB all safe. Weather reported as gusty. Potential for white-out with ground snow. Another potential contributor was the changing CofG due to the aid being moved some metres forward in the minutes prior to the accident – see YouTube video... Read more
7-Feb-2012
Helicopter destroyed in hangar fire along with two An-2 fixed wing aircraft. Preliminary cause given centred on welding work being done in the hangar at the time. One possible candidate for this helicopter is RA-24234 (98730691) but that is not confirmed... Read more
5-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com
In a ceremony on Tuesday at Warsaw’s Okecie Airport, the Polish Air Force VIP squadron 36SPLT (Specjalnego PuÅ‚ku Lotnictwa Transportowego = Special Air Transport Regiment) was disbanded. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Defence Czeslaw Mroczek, Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Cieniuch, Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. pil.... Read more
8-Dec-2011Source: ECHO Nairobi
Quick and safe access to humanitarian crises is at times difficult and often altogether impossible when infrastructure such as roads and bridges are destroyed or conflict makes them too dangerous to use. This means that assistance cannot reach people in need fast enough and such a delay may lead to loss of lives. The European... Read more
15-Nov-2011
“An M18 helicopter crashed while landing in the region of Bandondo,”... Read more
28-Oct-2011Source: RIA Novosti
Russian flight safety authority Rosaviatsia denies it has any plans to temporarily ground the nation’s fleet of Mil Mi-8T helicopters, the watchdog said on Wednesday following media reports that a ban was being considered. (see full story)... Read more
20-Oct-2011
Mi-8 with 25 POB has made an emergency landing in Yamal, the Emergency Situations Ministry’s Main…... Read more
15-Oct-2011
Emergency landing due Hydraulic failure... Read more
9-Oct-2011
Located by emergency beacon signal. 7 POB confirmed safe and alive... Read more
7-Sep-2011
Mil8 with 9 POB made emergency landing due to technical issue. After being checked over helicopter departed later with no further issue.... Read more
6-Sep-2011
Pilot lost control due to the sudden change of wind at low altitude while filming. 8POB all ok... Read more
29-Aug-2011
One report says 10 on board, 6 to hospital. A second report says 13 to hospital. Linked to event for launch of a cable car construction project.... Read more
25-Aug-2011Source: Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
At MAKS-2011 International Aviation and Space Salon Russian Helicopters holding company signed two macrocontracts for delivery of Mi-171 helicopters produced by JSC Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (JSC U-UAP). According to the agreements achieved, 40 helicopters of Mi-171 type are planned to be delivered to JSC UTair Aviation, 39 helicopters of Mi-8 type – Gaspromavia Aviation Company... Read more
22-Aug-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Finland is donating their last two Mi-8s to Hungary for use in crisis management duties, after the introduction of the NH90 has now made them surplus to requirements. The last pair, serialled HS-11 and HS-13, have been maintained airworthy at Utti Air Base with about two hours flown on each one every month. Both have... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Quote – The Mi-8 helicopter owned by a local air carrier crashed while landing because of engine failure. 5 POB, three crew and two passengers. Caught fire on landing, while on a radio navigation aids inspection flight. Three fatalities... Read more
19-Jul-2011
At least 1 of 4 occupants killed... Read more
15-Jul-2011
Transmission caught fire during landing phase, substantially damaging the helicopter. All occupants safe.... Read more
12-Jul-2011
A woman passenger broke her arm but no other injuries were reported. The crash took place earlier in the day 180 kilometers from the republic’s capital Syktyvkar when the helicopter landed on rough terrain, falling on one side. There were three crewmembers and between six and 16 passengers on board, according to different sources.... Read more
5-Jul-2011
The helicopter with 13 passengers and 3 crew members flew to 7.23 Moscow time from Ust-Kut on one of the drilling stations. At 2.5 kilometers from the destination helicopter made an emergency landing. According to preliminary information, there is no dead (per operator UTair – some press reports quote 2 dead)... Read more
16-Jun-2011
Port side engine failure 20 minutes out. Returned to airport on good engine and landed OK... Read more
15-Jun-2011Source: Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, JSC (UUAP), a part of Russian Helicopters holding, made a scheduled delivery of a batch of Mi-8AMTSh helicopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence. As announced previously, the Plant delivered the first batch to the military department in December 2010. The new delivery falls under the Government Defence Order (GDO) 2011. All... Read more
14-Jun-2011
5POB. Made emergency landing in wooded area after suspected engine fire which turned out to be incorrect... Read more
6-Jun-2011Source: RIA Novosti
Russia and NATO will sign an agreement on setting up a trust fund for maintenance of Mil helicopters in Europe by the end of 2011, according to a deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation... Read more
13-May-2011
A Border Security Force helicopter crashed in Sirohi district of Rajasthan killing the pilot and three others. The helicopter crashed at 3 pm near Bahadurpura village. A team of officials from Mount Abu reached the crash site and all the bodies, which are badly burnt, have been recovered. The killed are identifed as pilot Colonel... Read more
20-Apr-2011Source: SkyBooks
SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, announced the expansion of its electronic maintenance tracking capability for Russian Mi helicopters. SkyBOOKS now provides maintenance tracking coverage for the MI-8 and MI-17 series helicopters to meet the ever expanding needs of its global customer base. “SkyBOOKS allows customers to spend... Read more
15-Mar-2011
Landed on helipad, rolled over to one side and burst into flames... Read more
1-Mar-2011
Mil Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing at Baikit Airport in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk territory after its engine malfunctioned... Read more
24-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Finland is donating its last two Soviet-built Mi-8s to international crisis management activities, and discussed options with several other countries. The likely recipient is Hungary, which is expected to deploy the helicopters in Afghanistan. The Finnish donation would be part of the Multinational Helicopter Initiative (MHI), which was set up three years ago by the... Read more
11-Feb-2011Source: Vertical-T
Air Company VERTICAL-T has taken part in negotiations between Russian and Afghanistan business communities’ representatives of the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry, involving the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. During negotiations, the main point was the cooperation development in trade and economy between Russia and Afghanistan. The following branches of the Afghanistan economy were... Read more
19-Jan-2011
Crashed from hovering at 5m, helicopter ended up on its side. Three occupants, one of which was hospitalized... Read more
22-Dec-2010Source: AEX
CSTS Dinamika completed assembly of two full flight simulators crew multipurpose transport helicopter Mi-8MTV-5... Read more
22-Dec-2010Source: Ulan-Ude
Under implementation of the Russian Federation Air Force Modernization program JSC Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant being a part of Russian Helicopters holding company supplied 10 Mi-171AMTSh (export part number Mi-171Sh) helicopters to Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Acceptance of the helicopters by the Customer was over in early December 2010. On the 21st of... Read more
19-Dec-2010
There were 15 passengers and three crewmembers aboard the helicopter. “The passengers received injuries of various degree of gravity while the crew commander was killed,”... Read more
25-Nov-2010
Helicopter was in landing phase. 7 killed, 3 injured... Read more
11-Nov-2010
The US Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Sikorsky that the US Navy unfairly excluded it from competing for a multi-billion dollar helicopter contract... Read more
2-Nov-2010
“A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Federal Security Service, which crashed in bad weather in Sakhalin on Tuesday, has been found burning.”. The deceased were all Majors – Anatoly Kozlov, Artem Trushko, Alexander Sleptsov, and Mykola Dudrov... Read more
21-Oct-2010
The reason for the forced landing was the increase of pressure in the oil system gearbox rotary-wing aircraft.... Read more
19-Oct-2010Source: AVE
Warsaw Institute of Technology Air Force has developed its own version of the upgrade cockpit in multi-purpose Mi-8 and Mi-17 as well as the Mi-24... Read more
7-Oct-2010Source: Gizmodo
Mountaineers have very recently found the wreck of a Russian military Mil Mi-8 at the peak of Mount Elbrus, nearly 16,000ft tall. This strikes the HeliHub.com team as being similar to the story of thousands of empty oxygen tanks at various points up Everest. Does the human race really care that little about our environment... Read more
6-Oct-2010
An official statement confirmed four of the deaths and said the helicopter crashed after hitting a powerline. Military sources were later advising that the accident killed at least 25 soldiers... Read more
6-Oct-2010
Emergency landing shortly after taking off from Marinovka en route for Saratov... Read more
29-Jul-2010Source: AVE
For the first time in the history of aviation representatives of the Russian airline “Vertical-T” on the MI-8P flew from Chukotka to Alaska.... Read more
23-Jun-2010Source: Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, part of the Russian Helicopter Industry holding, three consecutive years was recognized by the Russian Federation Ministry for Industry and Trade Russia’s Best Exporter. This time UUAP won the contest as Russia’s Best Exporter to CIS in the aircraft industry. Over the past three years, plant won an exporters contest in all... Read more
8-Jun-2010Source: Russian Helicopters
The project for the development and initiation of serial production of the Mi-171M was launched in 2009. It is planned that all test and design, flight testing and certification activities will be over by the end of 2012 and serial production will start at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a part of Russian Helicopters industry holding, in... Read more
25-May-2010Source: IVA
The Air Force will buy Mi-28, Ka-52 and significantly upgraded Mi-8... Read more
25-May-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Ukraine company Aviakon has recently been conducting some flight tests of a the Mi-8MTV fitted with the new TV3-117VMA-SBM1V engine model, in association with engine manufacturer Motor Sich. The TVZ-117VMA-SBM1V is based on turboprop engine TVZ-117VMA-SBM1 used by the Antonov AN-140 regional aircraft, and adapted for helicopter use – the “V” suffix relates to the... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: Helsingin Sanomat
Other alternatives include donation to museums, or scrapping – the disposal being brought about by the acquisition of NH90 helicopters.... Read more
