12-Oct-2012Source: HAI
On Wed., Oct. 10, 2012, at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of International Affairs, Helicopter Association International (HAI) joined forces with PHI Air Medical Group to host a delegation of 30 Chinese aviation professionals at the Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia. The Chinese delegates were participants in a four month-long Executive... Read more
14-Aug-2012Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Oil and Gas segment revenues were $104.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $90.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $14.2 million. Flight... Read more
29-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com
This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site. Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred. Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more
28-May-2012
PHi LongRanger down in GOM. Sole occupant pilot lost his life – body found and recovered four hours after accident. Helicopter completely submerged. Pilot later named as Arturo Lebron... Read more
14-May-2012Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Oil and Gas operating revenues increased $15.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues resulting mainly from the continuing improvement in... Read more
30-Apr-2012Source: Standard & Poor
Overview — U.S. aviation service provider PHI Inc.’s operating performance has improved materially over the last several quarters due to increased Gulf of Mexico activity and increased profitability in the company’s Air Medical segment. — We are revising the outlook on the company to stable from negative. We are affirming the ‘B+’ corporate credit rating.... Read more
16-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has signed an agreement PHi to provide eight helicopters over the next three years. His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – Chairman of the SRCA signed the deal with a Lance Bospflug, president/CEO of PHi. The agreement will see the air ambulance service expanded within... Read more
14-Mar-2012Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (“PHI”) (the nasdaq global market:PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011. Oil and Gas operating revenues increased $10.0 million, related primarily to increased heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues. This increase was offset in part by a decrease in revenues for light and medium aircraft.... Read more
6-Mar-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Michael J McCann, the Chief Financial Officer of PHi, has advised the company that “he intends to retire in 2012 from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, including as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, upon the Company’s retention of his replacement in 2012.” to use the wording of the SEC... Read more
13-Feb-2012Source: North Flight Data Systems
North Flight Data Systems, LLC is pleased to announce they will integrate and certify their Lightweight Aircraft Recording (LARS) system in the Bell Helicopter Textron 407. In cooperation with PHI, Inc. and Rolls-Royce, NORTH FDS will be integrating their voice, video and flight data recording system into the Bell 407 airframe. The system will not... Read more
7-Feb-2012Source: North Flight Data Systems
North Flight Data Systems, LLC is pleased to announce they will integrate and certify their Lightweight Aircraft Recording (LARS) system in the Bell Helicopter Textron 407. In cooperation with PHI, Inc. and Rolls-Royce, NORTH FDS will be integrating their voice, video and flight data recording system into the Bell 407 airframe. The system will not... Read more
29-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com
PHi has committed to an expansion program at Scholes International Airport for completion within the next two years, and in exchange the City of Galveston has waived over $850,000 of lease payments. PHi, which has operated from the airport since 2001, flies S76 and S92 helicopters to Gulf of Mexico rigs from here. PHi will... Read more
14-Dec-2011
A federal magistrate has refused to order Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to pay damages to another company for allegedly hiding an internal report about a fatal accident in January 2009 (see full story) See also HeliHub.com page for this accident – 04-Jan-09 N748P Sikorsky S76C++ Gulf of Mexico, US-Gulf of Mexico (8F)... Read more
1-Dec-2011
Autorotated into the water and rolled over... Read more
8-Nov-2011Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segment revenues were $96.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, compared to $89.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $6.8 million. Flight hours were 29,901 for the current quarter compared to 30,119... Read more
27-Oct-2011Source: Miami Herald
Plaintiffs’ attorneys say Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. reached agreements this week with relatives of at least five victims who died and with the crash’s lone survivor. (see full story)... Read more
15-Oct-2011Source: Sagem Avionics
Sagem Avionics (Safran group) today announced that PHI, Inc. has selected it’s AGS for their fleet of helicopters. The AGS is a comprehensive flight operations monitoring system for Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) applications, processing and analyzing all available data from aircraft recorders and producing user-configurable, customized reports. The Sagem Avionics AGS will replace the existing PHI system and offers the... Read more
14-Oct-2011Source: PHI
PHI, Inc. has announced the appointment of Didier Keller to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of PHI, Inc. effective October 12, 2011. Mr. Keller will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Keller served as Chief Executive of SBM Offshore N.V., a Dutch public company... Read more
4-Aug-2011Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segment revenues were $90.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $94.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $4.5 million. Flight... Read more
13-May-2011
Ditched into Gulf of Mexico, offshore from Mobile AL... Read more
10-May-2011Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (“PHIâ€) (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Oil and Gas segment revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were $77.5 million, and operating income for the segment was $7.0 million, compared to revenues of $84.9 million and operating income... Read more
24-Mar-2011
Crashed into the water, unknown circumstances... Read more
15-Mar-2011Source: PHI
PHI, Inc. (“PHIâ€) (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. Oil and Gas segment revenues for 2010 were $345.4 million, compared to $316.2 million for 2009, an increase of $29.2 million or 9%. Segment operating profit was $55.3 million for 2010, compared to... Read more
6-Mar-2011Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada
PHI Inc (NASDAQ: PHII, PHIIK), a leading provider of helicopter transportation and related services to a diverse customer group that includes the oil and gas industries, has purchased 10 AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC’s) PT6C-67C engines. As well, PHI has signed a long-term Engine Service Agreement for the repair and... Read more
22-Feb-2011Source: Galveston Daily News
Shell pays about $1.5M annually in taxes by using Scholes International Airport. These are imposed on passengers flying on large helicopters such as S-92s and S-76s, which PHI operates at Scholes. To avoid the tax, Shell has asked PHI to move its base from the island to a non-airport field in Alvin. Click on the... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: Galveston Daily News
Corporate officers with PHI have grounded whirling rumors that they planned to move longtime operations from the island to the mainland.  PHI has about nine helicopters at Scholes International Airport to shuttle crews to and from offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.... Read more
11-Jan-2011Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the recent sale of two Bell 407 helicopters to PHI, one of the world’s leading helicopter services companies, for use in the transportation of oil and gas workers in the Gulf of Mexico. PHI, known industry wide for the relentless pursuit of safe and reliable... Read more
3-Dec-2010Source: 3TheAdvocate
PHI and Bristow argue in a federal lawsuit filed last week in Lafayette that the law is an improper and unnecessary intrusion by the state into the realm of aviation regulation, which is generally handled by the federal government.... Read more
25-Nov-2010Source: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board today released a final report on a fatal crash involving a transport-category helicopter caused by a bird strike. The Board said the lack of requirements for bird strike-resistant windshields contributed to the crash, and called on the FAA to develop such requirements. On January 4, 2009, a dual-engine Sikorsky S-76C++... Read more
22-Oct-2010Source: Statesman
Plaintiffs’ attorneys and a lawyer for PHI Inc. said Thursday that confidential terms of the settlements will be filed. see also Accident report on HeliHub.com... Read more
10-Sep-2010Source: PHi
-PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) and PHIIK (non voting)) today announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer (the “Offerâ€) for all of its outstanding $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Notesâ€) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in PHI’s Offer to... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that PHI, Inc. has signed a contract for ten AW139 medium twin helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions. Emilio Dalmasso, Senior Vice President Commercial Business Unit, AgustaWestland said, “We are proud to add PHI to our growing customer base. PHI’s order further... Read more
18-Aug-2010Source: Louisiana Record
Mississippi resident is suing a helicopter courier service for insisting to transport him in severe and dangerous weather.... Read more
5-Aug-2010Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Oil and Gas segment revenues were $94.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $79.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $15.7 million. Operating... Read more
3-Aug-2010Source: Flightglobal
Brazil’s TAM Empreendimentos e Participações is negotiating with Petroleum Helicopters the final details of a joint venture helicopter enterprise dedicated to the flourishing Brazilian offshore market... Read more
22-Jul-2010Source: Outerlink
Outerlink Corporation, a leading provider of satellite-based mobile asset management solutions, announced today that it has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the installation of their Flight Data System in the Eurocopter EC135 helicopter series aircraft. The Flight Data System satisfies two of the top four recent NTSB... Read more
6-May-2010Source: PHi
Operating revenues were $121.6M (compared to $116.9M) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Net earnings were $4.0M ($0.26 per diluted share), and earnings before tax were $6.7M, compared to net earnings of $2.1M ($0.14 per diluted share) and earnings before tax of $3.5M last year.... Read more
5-May-2010Source: PHi
PHI, Inc. (“PHI”) (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) — announced today that they have entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with TAM Empreedimentos e Participacoes S/A. (“TEP”) to form a joint venture company that will provide helicopter transportation to the expanding Brazilian oil and gas offshore market. PHI, founded in 1949,... Read more
9-Apr-2010Source: PHI
Official filing states on Form 8-K – Change in Directors or Principal Officers Item 5.02(c) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective April 1, 2010, PHI, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Lance F. Bospflug, 55, as President. He will continue to report to Mr.... Read more
9-Mar-2010Source: CNN Money
Oil and Gas segment revenues were $316.2 million and operating income was $51.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to segment revenues of $324.1 million and operating income of $64.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008... Read more
26-Feb-2010Source: Outerlink
OuterLink Corporation, a leading provider of satellite-based mobile asset management solutions, today announced the development and certification of a new, lightweight Flight Data System in conjunction with PHI, Inc. OuterLink and PHI have taken the lead in addressing recent NTSB safety recommendations by jointly developing and certifying a comprehensive Flight Data System that collects and... Read more
24-Feb-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today commended PHI Inc. for taking the lead on developing technology that improves air traffic control safety and efficiency for S-92® helicopters serving PHI’s Gulf of Mexico oil customers. Sikorsky collaborated on developing the technology and announced the advances at the Heli-Expo aerospace show in Houston, Texas. PHI (Nasdaq: PHII and PHIIK)... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: IBA
IBA has completed the sale of two Agusta AW139 Helicopters on behalf of Copterline OY, a rotary wing operator based in Helsinki. The helicopters were purchased by PHI Inc. in the USA, for immediate deployment within its expanding rotary operations. IBA was awarded the remarketing contract by Copterline OY in April 2009 against stiff competition.... Read more
8-Jan-2010Source: Daily Comet
Refers to accident 04-Jan-2009 – HeliHub record of the accident is here.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: PHI
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 were 39,246, compared to 39,630 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.... Read more
23-Jun-2009Source: ThedaCare
ThedaCare’s Board of Trustees announced today the Appleton-based integrated health system will lease a $6 million twin-engine Eurocopter E-135 from PHI Inc., a Lafayette, La., company that supplies the pilots and mechanics who work on ThedaStar. The aircraft will replace the current ThedaStar helicopter, which was purchased nearly 10 years ago.... Read more
19-Jun-2009Source: Miami Herald
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3-Jun-2009Source: Vertical
ASU has completed their second night vision modification for a Sikorsky S-76C++ aircraft owned and operated by PHI, Inc, headquartered in Lafayette, LA.... Read more
12-May-2009Source: PHI
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29-Mar-2009Source: WXVT
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24-Mar-2009
24-Mar-09 N792P Sikorsky S76C Apache ST-308, Gulf of Mexico, US-Gulf of Mexico... Read more
17-Mar-2009Source: PHI
il and Gas segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $324.1M, and operating income for the segment was $64.7M. Air Medical segment revenues were $174.7M, and segment operating income was $5.1M. Technical Services segment revenues were $10.6M and operating income for the segment was $3.7M.... Read more
16-Mar-2009Source: PHI
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13-Feb-2009Source: NTSB
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4-Jan-2009
4-Jan-09 N748P Sikorsky S76C++ Gulf of Mexico, US-Gulf of Mexico... Read more