Sikorsky

New local hope for restoration of Scilly Isles service

New local hope for restoration of Scilly Isles service

12-Apr-2013Source: Pirate FM

Pirate FM has learnt an announcement on a new air link to the Isles of Scilly could be just weeks away (see full story).... Read more

Colombian Army buys two more S-70i Black Hawks

Colombian Army buys two more S-70i Black Hawks

11-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters that arrived January 30 in Colombia to join the Special Forces of the Colombian... Read more

LifePort wins USAF Special Forces ballistic armour contract

LifePort wins USAF Special Forces ballistic armour contract

11-Apr-2013Source: LifePort

LifePort, Inc. today announced it has contracted with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Special Operations to equip its fleet of Sikorsky HH-60G PAVE HAWK™ helicopters with the company’s Improved Ballistic Armor Sub System (iBASS).  Culminating five years of product development and collaboration with the USAF, deliveries of the iBASS systems are scheduled to commence this... Read more

Sikorsky launches State-of-the-Art Black Hawk Training Centre in Colombia

Sikorsky launches State-of-the-Art Black Hawk Training Centre in Colombia

11-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the opening of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar. The first of its kind in South America, the center provides pilot and flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky military customers throughout the region.... Read more

L-3 Link helo simulators to Taiwan

L-3 Link helo simulators to Taiwan

10-Apr-2013Source: upi

The U.S. Army has selected L-3 Link Simulation & Training to build UH-60M Operational Flight Trainers for Taiwan (see full story).... Read more

Donaldson delivers engine filters for US Army Black Hawks

Donaldson delivers engine filters for US Army Black Hawks

10-Apr-2013Source: Donaldson

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), in March began delivering the next generation of filtration technology to protect engines on the U.S. Army’s H-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet from contamination, performance degradation and failure. The next-generation technology replaces woven oil-coated filtration media with non-woven dry media using Donaldson’s proprietary... Read more

Sikorsky Teams with Brazilian Air Force Academics

Sikorsky Teams with Brazilian Air Force Academics

10-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today announced that it has signed a Letter of Interest (LOI) with the Brazilian Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) to establish a Rotorcraft Innovation Team. Rated as one of the top universities in Brazil in engineering and related fields, ITA is a federal government institution... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $13M for MH-60R data link enhancements

Lockheed Martin awarded $13M for MH-60R data link enhancements

10-Apr-2013Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $13,516,318 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order #4083 against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-09-G-0005) for the implementation, integration and testing of MH-60R data link/data fusion enhancements to existing MH-60R capabilities as a software modification. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y (92 percent) and... Read more

Sikorsky Aircraft Announces Supplier of the Year Awards

Sikorsky Aircraft Announces Supplier of the Year Awards

8-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced its 2013 Supplier of the Year awards. The winners, along with Sikorsky’s 15 current Gold Suppliers, were  recognized at the company’s recently held Supplier Gold Summit in Miami, FL. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The winners are: Aerostructures Supplier of the Year: Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc.... Read more

Group from Congress try to block US purchase of Mi-17s

Group from Congress try to block US purchase of Mi-17s

8-Apr-2013Source: Rosa DeLauro

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) led a bipartisan group of members today urging Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel not to purchase additional helicopters from the state-owned Russian arms dealer Rosoboronexport. That company has continued to transfer weapons to the Assad regime, enabling mass atrocities. The group sent the letter amid reports that the Department of Defense... Read more

UK – Capital Air Services add two S76s on management

UK – Capital Air Services add two S76s on management

7-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Capital Air Services of Oxford have taken on two Sikorsky S76 helicopters recently on a management contract. Previously under the control of Premiair Aviation Services at Blackbushe, HeliHub.com expects that the recent significant changes there have led the owner to move his S76A+ and S76C++ to Capital. Both have been re-listed on the CAA website... Read more

Sikorsky announces Exclusive Partnership Agreement with Epsilon Systems Solutions

Sikorsky announces Exclusive Partnership Agreement with Epsilon Systems Solutions

4-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a five-year agreement for exclusive distribution of Epsilon Systems’ Compact Aircraft Support Cart (CASC-E) for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft platforms to select commercial and military international markets. The CASC-E is a deployable power unit used to provide bleed air and AC & DC power to aircraft.... Read more

Derco announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Copernicus Technology

Derco announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Copernicus Technology

4-Apr-2013Source: Sikorsky

Derco Aerospace, Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) company, announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with Copernicus Technology Ltd (CTL) for exclusive rights to supply the Universal Synaptics Corporation (USC) Intermittent Fault Detection and Isolation System (IFDIS) test equipment to certain customers within the European Union (EU). SAS is the aftermarket business of... Read more

Breeze-Eastern secures $6M order for Advanced Rescue Hoists

Breeze-Eastern secures $6M order for Advanced Rescue Hoists

3-Apr-2013Source: Breeze Eastern

Breeze-Eastern Corporation (NYSE MKT: BZC), the aerospace industry’s only dedicated hoist and winch specialist, today announced a $6 million, 59-unit order from the U.S. Army. The Army’s purchase of 59 HS-29900 High Performance Rescue Hoists will further enhance the medical evacuation and search and rescue capabilities of its BLACK HAWK helicopters. Deliveries are anticipated to... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $28M for long-lead items for Danish MH-60R order

Lockheed Martin awarded $28M for long-lead items for Danish MH-60R order

2-Apr-2013Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $27,949,996 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract (N00019-11-C-0020) to provide funding for long lead materials and support for the manufacture and delivery of nine mission avionics systems and common cockpits for the MH-60R for the Danish Government’s Defence Acquisition and Logistics... Read more

01-Apr-13 FAC-4105 Sikorsky UH-60L Tabacal, Colombia

01-Apr-13 FAC-4105 Sikorsky UH-60L Tabacal, Colombia

1-Apr-2013

Precautionary landing due to engine problem en route Bucaramanga to Yopal... Read more

Bond Offshore Helicopters signs new contract with Premier Oil

Bond Offshore Helicopters signs new contract with Premier Oil

28-Mar-2013Source: Bond Offshore Helicopters

Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd (Bond), one of the UK’s leading providers of energy support services, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a new contract with Premier Oil plc. The contract is to provide crew change flights for the independent exploration and production company. Services started on the 4th of March and the... Read more

Erickson Air-Crane renews key timber/logging contracts

Erickson Air-Crane renews key timber/logging contracts

28-Mar-2013Source: Erickson Air-Crane

Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated (“Erickson”) has further cemented its position as the timber heavy lift service provider of choice in Canada, signing contracts with Helifor Canada (“Helifor”), an affiliate of Columbia Helicopters, and Western Forest Products Inc. (“Western”). For each of the two contracts, Erickson, which manufactures and maintains a fleet of S-64 heavy lift rotorcraft,... Read more

Malaysia to re-life S61s for another 12 years

Malaysia to re-life S61s for another 12 years

28-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Word from the LIMA 2013 exhibition in Malaysia this week is that the Royal Malaysian Air Force are planning to upgrade 30 of their S61A-4 fleet. The upgrade program, estimated at RM 500 million ($161M) would include the installation of digital avionic displays, a new gearbox and rotor blades. Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com [file photo]... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $10M contract to convert one UH-3H to UH-3D status

Sikorsky awarded $10M contract to convert one UH-3H to UH-3D status

28-Mar-2013Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $10,148,771 modification to a previously issued delivery order placed against basic ordering agreement (N00019-08-G-0010).  This modification provides for additional non-recurring engineering for the conversion of one UH-3H helicopter to a UH-3D Trainer Aircraft, including associated test support.  Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C., (80... Read more

PT Travira Air buys two S-76Ds for offshore expansion

PT Travira Air buys two S-76Ds for offshore expansion

27-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that it has entered into agreements to sell two S-76D™ helicopters to PT Travira Air, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based charter airline company. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), made the announcement from the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition. The purchase of the two S-76D aircraft represents the... Read more

Official – Bristow win UK SAR with ten S92s and ten AW189s

Official – Bristow win UK SAR with ten S92s and ten AW189s

26-Mar-2013Source: UK Dept for Transport

A new £1.6 billion contract for search and rescue helicopter services will see the UK benefit from improved flying times and better coverage of high-risk areas. The Department for Transport has today signed a contract with Bristow Helicopters Ltd to provide search and rescue helicopter services in the UK. Helicopters will be able to reach... Read more

Sea King detachment support to successful counter-terrorism mission

Sea King detachment support to successful counter-terrorism mission

26-Mar-2013Source: RCAF

Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina returned to Esquimalt, B.C., on March 14, following a successful eight-month deployment. During the deployment, the ship’s crew conducted maritime security and counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea region. HMCS Regina deployed with a crew of 225 personnel, a shipboard unmanned aerial vehicle detachment, and a CH-124 Sea King... Read more

British Columbia’s Air Ambulance audit raises questions

British Columbia’s Air Ambulance audit raises questions

26-Mar-2013Source: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today called on B.C. political parties to review air ambulance service in the province and support a transition to a cheaper, not-for-profit model in their election platforms. On Thursday, B.C. Auditor General John Doyle released a report on the air ambulance service, finding that “the B.C. Ambulance Service is unable... Read more

Royal Navy pilot honoured for outstanding airmanship and courage

Royal Navy pilot honoured for outstanding airmanship and courage

25-Mar-2013Source: Royal Navy

The 3,074ft Beinn Sgulaird is approximately 10 miles north east of Oban and it turned out to be a formidable foe during the course of this rescue. Lieutenant Commander Sweeney brought years of Commando Helicopter Force experience in similar conditions in the Arctic and Afghanistan to bear, allowing him not only to reassure his crew,... Read more

Colombian Army takes delivery of five S-70i Black Hawks

Colombian Army takes delivery of five S-70i Black Hawks

22-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

The Colombian Army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of BLACK HAWK aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter variant from Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. “We are honored by the trust the Colombian Armed Forces continue to... Read more

Israel receives surplus CH-53s for spares

Israel receives surplus CH-53s for spares

22-Mar-2013Source: FlightGlobal

Five surplus US military Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters purchased for use as spares have arrived in Israel (see full story)... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $27M contract for work on Thai UH-60M

Sikorsky awarded $27M contract for work on Thai UH-60M

22-Mar-2013Source: US DoD

Sikorsky, Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $26,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This is a modification to convert UH-60M green aircraft and provided associated services for the Royal Thailand Army. This contract is in support of foreign military sales. Work will be performed in Stratford, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2016. One bid was solicited,... Read more

Swedish Black Hawks head for Afghanistan

Swedish Black Hawks head for Afghanistan

19-Mar-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Last week, the first two HKP 16 Black Hawks were airlifted from the Linköping Helicopter Base to to Camp Marmal in Afghanistan. This is done at the same time as the HKP 10B Super Pumas are making their last week in alert as medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopters in Afghanistan. A total of four HKP 16... Read more

Reports…. Bristow win UK SAR contract worth £3 Billion

Reports…. Bristow win UK SAR contract worth £3 Billion

18-Mar-2013Source: Sunday Times

Ahead of any official announcement, the Sunday Times are reporting that Bristow have won the UK SAR contract worth approximately £3 billion (see full story).  HeliHub.com will run the official announcements as and when they are released in the near future.  Bristow were bidding with Sikorsky S92 and AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters.... Read more

15-Mar-13 N574EH Sikorsky S76A++ Lake Charles, US-Louisiana (3F)

15-Mar-13 N574EH Sikorsky S76A++ Lake Charles, US-Louisiana (3F)

15-Mar-2013

Post maintenance test flight.  Cameron County Sheriff identified the deceased as pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41.  Operator Era Helicopters made a brief statement confirming the accident... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $45M contract for hub rotors

Sikorsky awarded $45M contract for hub rotors

13-Mar-2013Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded contract SPRRA1-13-D-0025.  The award is a firm-fixed-price contract for $45,266,450 for helicopter hub rotors.  Location of performance is Connecticut with a March 5, 2018 performance completion date.  Using military service is Army.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Army Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense... Read more

Erickson Air-Crane reports FY2012 and Q4 results

Erickson Air-Crane reports FY2012 and Q4 results

12-Mar-2013Source: Erickson Air-Crane

-Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated (NASDAQ: EAC) (“Erickson Air-Crane”, “Erickson”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”), a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful Erickson S-64 Aircrane heavy-lift helicopter, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Full-Year 2012 highlights include: Revenue increased 18.4% to $180.8 million Flight hours... Read more

Memories of jungle campaign re-lived through Borneo veteran

Memories of jungle campaign re-lived through Borneo veteran

11-Mar-2013Source: Royal Navy

Roger Bigden read about the trip to Borneo and made contact with the Squadron through the ‘Junglie Association’ on their website www.junglies.org.uk. He came to visit 845 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton to share his experiences of the 1960s Borneo campaign, and to present the Squadron with a map and photographs from his time there. Roger... Read more

Losses widen at CHC Ireland

Losses widen at CHC Ireland

11-Mar-2013

Losses at the private helicopter company that has a €500m state contract for offshore SAR have increased to €2.78m. (see full story)... Read more

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Daman district, Afghanistan (5F)

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Daman district, Afghanistan (5F)

11-Mar-2013

Helicopter went down during rain storm... Read more

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky S76C++ Muskegon, US-Michigan

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky S76C++ Muskegon, US-Michigan

11-Mar-2013

Rotor downdraft caused the trunk of a parked vehicle parked in the lot to fly open. The trunk lid then flew back and smashed the back window of the vehicle.... Read more

Sikorsky and FlightSafety Continue to Expand Customer Training Programs

Sikorsky and FlightSafety Continue to Expand Customer Training Programs

9-Mar-2013Source: FlightSafety

Sikorsky Aircraft and FlightSafety International have jointly announced the development of eight Level-D full flight simulators for Sikorsky’s S-92®, S-76® and S-70i™ helicopter platforms. Currently in production, the simulators will expand access to OEM approved comprehensive aircraft training to Sikorsky customers in the USA, Brazil, Norway and South East Asia. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), the... Read more

L-3 Aviation Products Selected for Sikorsky H-60 and S-70i

L-3 Aviation Products Selected for Sikorsky H-60 and S-70i

8-Mar-2013Source: L-3 Aviation Products

L-3 Aviation Products (AP) announced today that Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has selected the GH-3001™ Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS), Stormscope® WX-500 Lightning Detection System and PS-855 Emergency Power Supply (EPS) for its H-60 and S-70i™ helicopter platforms. This follow-on award is a five-year contract that spans from 2013 through 2017. The Sikorsky H-60 and S-70i... Read more

CAE to upgrade US Navy MH-60S training devices

CAE to upgrade US Navy MH-60S training devices

7-Mar-2013Source: CAE

CAE today announced it has won a series of services and upgrade contracts during the first two months of its fiscal year 2013 fourth quarter valued at approximately C$90 million. They include contracts to provide C-130 training support services, upgrades for the United States Navy’s MH-60S helicopter simulators and training devices, maintenance and support services... Read more

Mexico’s ASESA signs for six S-76D

Mexico’s ASESA signs for six S-76D

7-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the signing of a contract with ASESA (Aeroservicios Especializados, S.A. de C.V.), a Mexican helicopter service provider, for the purchase of six S-76D™ helicopters to serve the offshore oil transport mission. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), announced the sale at the 2013 Heli-Expo Industry Show. The sale... Read more

Arkansas Children’s Hospital to add two S-76D

Arkansas Children’s Hospital to add two S-76D

7-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has signed a contract to purchase two S-76D™ helicopters for its Angel One® intensive care medical transport unit, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today from the Heli-Expo Industry Show. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The new aircraft will replace the two S-76® helicopters already flying the Angel One team as... Read more

Global S-92 fleet passes 500,000 hours

Global S-92 fleet passes 500,000 hours

7-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Serving customers around the world in missions as diverse as the countries flying it, the S-92® global helicopter fleet has surpassed 500,000 flight hours. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), celebrated the milestone at the 2013 Heli-Expo Industry Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The S-92 helicopter was conceived as a commercial aircraft... Read more

Sikorsky Innovations Launches Third Entrepreneurial Challenge Competition

Sikorsky Innovations Launches Third Entrepreneurial Challenge Competition

6-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., announced today the launch of its third Entrepreneurial Challenge; a competition to identify and accelerate companies with revenue under $5M, including newly formed and pre-revenue entities, with applications in the rotorcraft market. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). At Heli-Expo 2013, the... Read more

Sikorsky recognises National Helicopter Services of Trinidad & Tobago

Sikorsky recognises National Helicopter Services of Trinidad & Tobago

5-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today recognized its customer, National Helicopter Services Limited of Trinidad & Tobago, for its longtime operation of S-76® helicopters over a 35-year relationship. Sikorsky celebrated the customer during an event at its booth at the Heli-Expo industry show in Las Vegas, Nev. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). “NHSL... Read more

China’s Ministry of Transport orders four S76D for SAR work

China’s Ministry of Transport orders four S76D for SAR work

5-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

China’s Ministry of Transport’s (MOT) Rescue and Salvage Bureau has signed a contract for the supply of four Sikorsky S-76D™ search and rescue helicopters, with an option for another four next year, to further enhance MOT’s maritime search and rescue capabilities, Sikorsky Aircraft announced today from the Heli-Expo industry show. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United... Read more

Sikorsky Announces Sale of 30 Helicopters to Milestone Aviation Group

Sikorsky Announces Sale of 30 Helicopters to Milestone Aviation Group

5-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that they have entered into agreements to sell 23 S-92® helicopters and seven S-76D™ helicopters to Milestone Aviation Group, a global finance company that leases helicopters to high-quality helicopter operators. The agreements also include options to buy up to an additional 14 S-92 and 10 S-76D helicopters. Sikorsky, a subsidiary... Read more

Bristow orders up to 26 S-76D helicopters

Bristow orders up to 26 S-76D helicopters

5-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that  they have entered into an agreement to sell 10 S-76D™  helicopters to Bristow Group, with options for another 16, to perform the offshore oil transport mission. The S-76D is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s compact and light-weight PW210S, which delivers the best in class power-to-weight ratio and fuel... Read more

Bristow renews Total Assurance Program for offshore S92 fleet

Bristow renews Total Assurance Program for offshore S92 fleet

5-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a 10-year Total Assurance Program (TAP) agreement with Bristow Group Inc. for continued support of its S-92™ helicopter fleet. Bristow is among the leading providers of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry. Valued at more than $840 million, the agreement is a renewal of... Read more

Air Methods receives $44.8M contract from Sikorsky

Air Methods receives $44.8M contract from Sikorsky

5-Mar-2013Source: Air Methods

Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM), the global leader in air medical transportation, today announced that its United Rotorcraft Division has been awarded a contract in excess of $44 million from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for MEDEVAC Interior Systems installed on new HH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters. This supports Sikorsky’s new Army Multi-Year-8 BLACK HAWK production contract and covers... Read more

Bristow awarded FAA STC for ADS-B Out solution on S76C

Bristow awarded FAA STC for ADS-B Out solution on S76C

5-Mar-2013Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc., a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that working with Aviation Design Management, it has been awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of a fully rule compliant 1090ES DO-260B ADS-B Out solution for the Sikorsky S-76C+ and S-76C++ helicopters as the required first... Read more

15-Mar-13 Sikorsky MH-60R Chula Vista, US-California

15-Mar-13 Sikorsky MH-60R Chula Vista, US-California

5-Mar-2013

Precautionary landing today at Terra Nova Park in Chula Vista.  No one was injured as a result of the landing and there was no damage to the aircraft.... Read more

03-Mar-13 MOI-12 Sikorsky S92 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1F)

03-Mar-13 MOI-12 Sikorsky S92 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1F)

3-Mar-2013

Crew Member (named as First Class Pvt Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Qah’tani ) fell from the helicopter and died during the celebration of the World Civil Defence Day... Read more

ASU completes second S-76C++ NVG conversion for PHi

ASU completes second S-76C++ NVG conversion for PHi

2-Mar-2013Source: ASU

ASU has completed their second night vision modification for a ASU aircraft owned and operated by PHI, Inc, headquartered in Lafayette, LA. The aircraft is a new aircraft that has been specifically designed to serve the oil and gas industry offshore. The aircraft is equipped with cardiac monitors with 12-lead EKG capability, transport ventilators and intravenous... Read more

Sikorsky, Boeing Propose X2™ Technology for US Army’s JMR Future Vertical Lift Requirements

Sikorsky, Boeing Propose X2™ Technology for US Army’s JMR Future Vertical Lift Requirements

1-Mar-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], and Boeing [NYSE: BA] will submit a joint proposal to build a demonstrator aircraft based on Sikorsky’s X2™ Technology rotorcraft design for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 program. The JMR TD program supports the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift... Read more

STS Component Solutions expands into rotorcraft market

STS Component Solutions expands into rotorcraft market

28-Feb-2013Source: STS Component

STS Component Solutions is pleased to announce the expansion of their service and support offerings into the helicopter and business jet markets.  This growth is a result of the development of some new OEM partnerships that have been established with the Donaldson Company, Skurka Aerospace and Esterline Mason in addition to increasing our current portfolio... Read more

EvoLux Transportation wins Sikorsky Challenge Competition

EvoLux Transportation wins Sikorsky Challenge Competition

26-Feb-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has selected EvoLux Transportation, LLC as the winner of its second Entrepreneurial Challenge Competition and awarded special recognition to Rescale. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The Entrepreneurial Challenge competition is designed to identify and accelerate the development of emerging, transformational business... Read more

Second S92 arrives UK for Bristow “Gap SAR” contract

Second S92 arrives UK for Bristow “Gap SAR” contract

25-Feb-2013

The “GAP SAR” contract requires Bristow Helicopters to supply four Sikorsky S92s for UK Search and Rescue.  The first arrival (which we reported here) is now stationed at Inverness on a training programme.  Meanwhile the second example G-MCGB was air freighted into Prestwick last week and ferried through to Aberdeen on Saturday.  This is serial... Read more

24-Feb-13 EJC-2154 Sikorsky UH-60L Vistahermosa, Colombia (4F)

24-Feb-13 EJC-2154 Sikorsky UH-60L Vistahermosa, Colombia (4F)

24-Feb-2013

Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with  FARC guerrillas... Read more

Sikorsky Co-sponsors Military Appreciation Pavilion

Sikorsky Co-sponsors Military Appreciation Pavilion

22-Feb-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced its co-sponsorship of the Military Appreciation Pavilion at the PGA Tour Honda Classic on Feb. 25-March 3, 2013, at PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.  Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The 2,500-square-foot pavilion will be located at the tour’s 17th hole,... Read more

Cobham’s Advanced Avionics Suite selected for S61T program

Cobham’s Advanced Avionics Suite selected for S61T program

19-Feb-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced plans to equip Sikorsky’s modernized S-61T™ helicopter with a suite of advanced avionics provided by S-TEC Corporation/Cobham Commercial Systems (Cobham) of Mineral Wells, Texas.  In early 2010, the U.S. Department of State entered into an IDIQ (indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity) agreement to purchase up to 110 modernized S-61 helicopters for... Read more

Spectrum Aeromed to exhibit at Heli-Expo

Spectrum Aeromed to exhibit at Heli-Expo

19-Feb-2013Source: Spectrum Aeromed

Spectrum Aeromed announced that they will be exhibiting at HAI HELI-EXPO in Las Vegas March 4-7, 2013 at booth number C807.  In addition to their booth, Lloyd Helicopters will also have a Helicopter featuring one of Spectrum Aeromed’s medical interiors at Static Booth number C35. The Lloyd Helicopter Sikorsky S76 features Spectrum Aeromed’s 2200 “short... Read more

18-Feb-13 Sikorsky S92 North Sea, UK

18-Feb-13 Sikorsky S92 North Sea, UK

18-Feb-2013

Emergency shutdown on rig after overheating indication, which later turned out to be false... Read more

US Patent granted to Sikorsky for “Composite core densification”

US Patent granted to Sikorsky for “Composite core densification”

17-Feb-2013Source: USPTO

The following text is the preamble to Patent 8,372,498 granted on 12th February, which can be viewed in more detail on the US Patent and Trademark Office website here. The present invention relates to composite articles, and more particularly to core densification. Some composite articles incorporate a core such as honeycomb (HC) or foam for... Read more

2nd MAW squadrons team up to prepare for WTI

2nd MAW squadrons team up to prepare for WTI

14-Feb-2013Source: US Marine Corps

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 provided command and control functions as well as strike and escort support during an exercise for various 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing assets Jan. 31. The exercise was conducted to prepare Marines for the Weapons and Tactics Instructors course, where pilots from every branch of Marine aviation learn how to... Read more

Clayton International awarded $7M for maintenance of Egyptian Sea Kings

Clayton International awarded $7M for maintenance of Egyptian Sea Kings

14-Feb-2013

Clayton International Inc.*, Peachtree City, Ga., is being awarded a $6,962,766 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0008) for depot-level maintenance in support of the Egyptian Air Force H-3 Variant Helicopter Program under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Services to be provided include reconfiguration of one MK-2E helicopter to the MK-2... Read more

Norsk Helikopterservice receives first S-92

Norsk Helikopterservice receives first S-92

8-Feb-2013Source: Avincis

Avincis Group (Avincis), the world’s leading provider of aerial services for mission critical operations, has today received the first of its record order of 16 new Sikorsky S-92 helicopters.  The order, placed in December 2011, is the largest single purchase of S-92s ever made. Known for their robust design, safety features and performance, the new... Read more

06-Feb-12 G-WNSH Sikorsky S92 North Sea, UK

06-Feb-12 G-WNSH Sikorsky S92 North Sea, UK

6-Feb-2013

Reported lightning strike – shipped to Norway for repair by associated company HeliOne.   Helicopter has not flown in the two months after 6th February, so while that date is not 100% confirmed, it would be very close if it is not correct.... Read more

Former Carson employees indicted over fatal “Iron 44” S61 crash

Former Carson employees indicted over fatal “Iron 44” S61 crash

5-Feb-2013Source: Wildfire Today

Two former employees of Carson Helicopters are facing 20+ years in prison for charges related to a 2008 S61 crash that killed seven firefighters and two crew members (see full story)... Read more

PKL Services awarded $16M more for USMC helicopter maintenance

PKL Services awarded $16M more for USMC helicopter maintenance

5-Feb-2013Source: US DoD

PKL Services Inc.,* Poway, Calif., is being awarded a $16,321,932 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-09-C-0023) to exercise an option for reset organizational level maintenance services in support of Marine Corps AH-1W, UH-1N, CH-53D/E, and CH-46E aircraft platforms.  Work will be performed in Camp Pendleton, Calif. (30 percent); Jacksonville, Fla. (25 percent); Iraq/Afghanistan... Read more

Bristow unveils first S92 for UK “Gap SAR”

Bristow unveils first S92 for UK “Gap SAR”

4-Feb-2013Source: Bristow Helicopters

Over ten days after HeliHub.com reported the arrival of this aircraft, Bristow issued the following press release which provides more details, including equipment fit. The first of four Sikorsky S-92 helicopters that will service the U.K. GAP SAR contract starting later this year is nearly finished and on track to begin training flights in February.... Read more

Bristow moves S92 to Inverness for SAR training

Bristow moves S92 to Inverness for SAR training

4-Feb-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Last week HeliHub.com announced that the first Sikorsky S92 had arrived in the UK for Bristow to operate in the SAR role.  Today the aircraft moves from Aberdeen to Inverness to begin training ready for going live on 1st June – this is G-MCGA, serial The first of the four Sikorsky S92s arrived at Aberdeen... Read more

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