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MD Helicopters awarded $40M for 12 MD530Fs for Saudi Arabia

MD Helicopters awarded $40M for 12 MD530Fs for Saudi Arabia

16-Jul-2012Source: US DoD

MD Helicopter, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $40,674,920 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of MD 530F aircraft and related equipment in support of foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia.  Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid... Read more

PHi signs eight-helicopter deal with Saudi Red Crescent

PHi signs eight-helicopter deal with Saudi Red Crescent

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

Saudi Aramco chooses Donaldson inlet barrier filters for AW139 fleet

Saudi Aramco chooses Donaldson inlet barrier filters for AW139 fleet

10-Apr-2012Source: Donaldson

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) today announced that Saudi Aramco has ordered and will install the Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system on its AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter fleet. The IBF will provide engine damage prevention for this major helicopter operator facing some of the most extreme operating conditions... Read more

US Government approves 12 MD530Fs for Saudi Arabia

US Government approves 12 MD530Fs for Saudi Arabia

4-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Back in October 2010, HeliHub.com carried a story noting that Saudi Arabia had put a request in to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 190 helicopters as follows: 70 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack Helicopters 12 MD-530F Light Turbine Helicopters On Monday we reported on Boeing’s... Read more

36 AH-6i and 70 Apaches approved for Saudi Arabia

36 AH-6i and 70 Apaches approved for Saudi Arabia

2-Jan-2012Source: Boeing

Back in October 2010, HeliHub.com carried a story noting that Saudi Arabia had put a request in to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 190 helicopters as follows: 70 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack Helicopters 12 MD-530F Light Turbine Helicopters A press statement from Boeing given... Read more

Sikorsky to perform A-to-L upgrades on Saudi Black Hawks

Sikorsky to perform A-to-L upgrades on Saudi Black Hawks

14-Nov-2011Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK UH-60A helicopters to the more modern UH-60L aircraft configuration. SAS is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The... Read more

Evergreen acquires two low-time Bell 214STs

Evergreen acquires two low-time Bell 214STs

17-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Evergreen Helicopters have acquired two low-time Bell 214STs from the Saudi royal family.  Previously allocated to operations from superyacht “Prince Abdul Aziz”, the fourth largest private yacht in the world at 147m in length, the pair have last week been registered with the FAA as N511EV and N512EV.  They are serial numbers 28105 and 28115... Read more

Sikorsky delivers first S70i’s to Saudi Interior Ministry

Sikorsky delivers first S70i’s to Saudi Interior Ministry

8-Aug-2011Source: Sikorsky

Below we run the Sikorsky press release verbatim, although they are at pain to refer to “undisclosed customer” and the associated photos have logos and serial numbers covered over.  HeliHub.com is very surprised by this apparent attempt to secrecy when Sikorsky stated in their July 2010 press release that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry... Read more

ATK awarded $8.8M contract for Apache gun components for Saudi Arabia and Egypt

ATK awarded $8.8M contract for Apache gun components for Saudi Arabia and Egypt

1-Aug-2011Source: US DoD

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded an $8,892,589 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of spare components for the M230 gun in support of the Apache helicopter for Saudi Arabia and Egypt.  Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013.  One bid was... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract for two UH-60L Black Hawks for Saudi Arabia

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract for two UH-60L Black Hawks for Saudi Arabia

1-May-2011Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on April 26 a $26,816,836 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for Saudi Arabia under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2012.  One bid was... Read more

DCI trains Royal Saudi Naval Forces Panther SAR crews

DCI trains Royal Saudi Naval Forces Panther SAR crews

25-Feb-2011Source: DCI

The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) has entrusted  DCI-NAVFCO, the naval branch of DCI group, with the training of its flight crews for the use of the helicopters PANTHER N3 Search and Rescue. This training takes place in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and in Toulon (France). DCI-NAVFCO has sent 6 instructors and provided operational means in... Read more

Sikorsky signs Saudi Arabia JV with Alpha Star Aviation Services

Sikorsky signs Saudi Arabia JV with Alpha Star Aviation Services

17-Feb-2011Source: Sikorsky

SHELTON, Conn. – Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Alpha Star Aviation Services to engage in discussions to form a joint venture dedicated to providing comprehensive military and commercial aviation support and maintenance services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alpha Star Aviation Services is an... Read more

07-Jan-11 Eurocopter AS365 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (4F)

07-Jan-11 Eurocopter AS365 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (4F)

7-Jan-2011

EMS helicopter went town killing all four on board – named as pilot Capt. Khaled Al-Dakhil and First Lt. Mandeel Al-Subaihi, both Saudis, Egyptian doctor Amjad Al-Iraqi and Filipino nurse Rosella.  Official source has said that it “crashed south of Riyadh Friday burst into flames due to the force of the impact with the ground”.... 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

PWC signs multi-year engine maintenance contract with Aramco

PWC signs multi-year engine maintenance contract with Aramco

9-Nov-2010Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a multi-year Fleet Management Program® (FMP® Program) contract with Aramco Associated Company (AAC), an affiliate of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Under the terms of the contract, P&WC will provide engine support for the Saudi Aramco-operated AgustaWestland AW139 fleet based in Saudi Arabia. P&WC is a... Read more

Saudi Arabia files FMS requests to purchase 190 helicopters

Saudi Arabia files FMS requests to purchase 190 helicopters

21-Oct-2010Source: DSCA

The DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) has published four separate FMS requests for a huge range of helicopters, aircraft, armaments, spare engines and associated paraphernalia. Three of the requests include helicopters, and in terms of aircraft, these total to the following 70 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack... Read more

Helipads completed at Al-Jamarat Project, ready for Haj

Helipads completed at Al-Jamarat Project, ready for Haj

21-Sep-2010Source: Zawya

The building of helicopter landing pads at the highest level of the Al-Jamarat Project, including other construction works, have been completed.  The project will be finished in mid-October this year and will be used for the next Haj season.... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior Signs for 12 S-76Ds

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior Signs for 12 S-76Ds

21-Jul-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) has signed a contract to procure 12 S-76DTM helicopters and has taken options to acquire eight additional S-76D aircraft. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The aircraft will perform security, transport and other missions. Delivery of the... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry becomes S-70i launch customer

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry becomes S-70i launch customer

20-Jul-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) has become the launch customer for the new S-70iTM helicopter. The MOI signed a contract to acquire three of the latest model aircraft in the celebrated BLACK HAWK helicopter line, and has taken options to acquire 12 additional S-70i helicopters.... Read more

Saudi Aramco takes delivery of three more AW139s

Saudi Aramco takes delivery of three more AW139s

3-Jun-2010Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Saudi Aramco has taken delivery of three more AW139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant in Italy. These aircraft will be used to support oil and gas operations in Saudi Arabia. The AW139 has achieved great success in many countries... Read more

Saudi Red Crescent contracts with ADA for four B412s, two AW139s

Saudi Red Crescent contracts with ADA for four B412s, two AW139s

11-May-2010Source: Abu Dhabi Aviation

Abu Dhabi Aviation, the largest commercial helicopter and fixed wing aircraft operator in the Middle East will provide the Saudi Red Crescent Authority with six helicopters which will serve as air ambulances based on an agreement signed at Abu Dhabi Aviation’s offices in the UAE’s capital. The agreement was signed by Nader Ahmed Al Hammadi,... Read more

Sikorsky to Perform A-to-L Upgrades on Saudi Black Hawks

Sikorsky to Perform A-to-L Upgrades on Saudi Black Hawks

4-May-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the signing of a contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command  (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK helicopters from the UH-60 A model configuration to the more modern UH-60L aircraft configuration. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United... Read more

DynCorp International to Support Royal Saudi Helicopter Fleet

DynCorp International to Support Royal Saudi Helicopter Fleet

25-Mar-2010Source: DynCorp International

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded a contract to DynCorp International to provide helicopter maintenance support services for the Royal Saudi helicopter fleet. The contract, which was awarded under the Foreign Military Sales program, has a two year base period with a contract value of $17.2 million, and three one-year option periods.... Read more

GCAA hosts meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team

GCAA hosts meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team

3-Mar-2010Source: Emirates News Agency

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) hosted a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Helicopter Safety Team (GCCHST), attended by all helicopter operators in UAE, Qatar and KSA.... Read more

Saudi Red Crescent’s air ambulance service launched

Saudi Red Crescent’s air ambulance service launched

22-Dec-2009Source: Arab News

Riyadh Gov. Prince Salman on Sunday launched the air ambulance service of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) and inspected one of the three aircraft that have been put into service in Riyadh province.... Read more

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers First Two S-434 Helicopters

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers First Two S-434 Helicopters

18-Dec-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Global Helicopters announced that its Light Helicopters Division has delivered the first two S-434(TM) helicopters to the Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [Note: This is in line with Sikorsky’s official press release, but HeliHub.com reported this delivery on 17th June 2009….]... Read more

Saudi Red Crescent set to launch air ambulance service

Saudi Red Crescent set to launch air ambulance service

27-Oct-2009Source: Saudi Gazette

The Authority is in the process of securing 28 helicopters and 4 to 6 medium-range planes to cover the entire Kingdom in the next four years.... Read more

Saudi Arabia set to buy thirty Mi-171s

Saudi Arabia set to buy thirty Mi-171s

27-Aug-2009Source: Novosti

Russia is concluding talks with Saudi Arabia on selling 30 Mi-171B helicopters, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday.  “We are in a final stage of talks on the purchase of 30 helicopters and hope to sign the deal in September,” the source told RIA Novosti.... Read more

22-Aug-09 N906AH AgustaWestland AW109 Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia

22-Aug-09 N906AH AgustaWestland AW109 Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia

22-Aug-2009

22-Aug-09 N906AH AgustaWestland AW109 Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia... Read more

AW139 Enters Service With Saudi Aramco

AW139 Enters Service With Saudi Aramco

19-Nov-2008Source: AgustaWestland

AW139 Enters Service With Saudi Aramco... Read more

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