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UK: Southampton Hospital helipad opens

UK: Southampton Hospital helipad opens

18-Nov-2011Source: Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance

A long awaited event for Southampton General Hospital, and for HIOWAA, took place today.  The new Helipad, which has been built on the multi story car park, opened with the first landing by the HIOWAA aircraft.  There were many people there to see it, including members of the Hampshire media, and individuals from both SGH... Read more

UK and Ireland agree new airspace policy

UK and Ireland agree new airspace policy

17-Nov-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have approved a joint policy on Performance-based Navigation (PBN) to be implemented across UK and Irish airspace. PBN relies on new technology such as global navigation satellite systems, instead of more traditional ground based beacons, to enable aircraft to navigate to very high... Read more

UK air ambulance charity scam companies closed down

UK air ambulance charity scam companies closed down

17-Nov-2011Source: Insolvency Service

Three connected companies that operated a charity collection scam were last week closed down in the public interest by the High Court in London, following an investigation by Company Investigations of the Insolvency Service. The companies are Air Ambulance Support Community Interest Company (“Air Ambulance Support CIC”), St Anthony (Trading Co) Ltd (formerly Air Ambulance... Read more

British International targets Newquay after withdrawing St Erth plans

British International targets Newquay after withdrawing St Erth plans

17-Nov-2011Source: Cornish Guardian

BIH managing director, Tony Jones, said flights would continue from Penzance until June next year and the firm would continue to look for a site in West Cornwall.  If necessary, flights would continue after that date from Newquay Cornwall airport to ensure the service was not disrupted.... Read more

UK: RNAS Culdrose trainer upgraded to Christie Matrix StIM projectors

UK: RNAS Culdrose trainer upgraded to Christie Matrix StIM projectors

17-Nov-2011Source: Christie Digital Systems

The full flight simulation system at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in the UK, where training facilities for the RN Sea King helicopters are based, has upgraded its visual system technology with the new Christie Matrix StIMâ„¢ WUXGA DLP® LED projectors. The upgrade dramatically advances the capabilities of their training and simulation facilities, allowing... Read more

Guernsey to introduce aircraft registry

Guernsey to introduce aircraft registry

14-Nov-2011

Guernsey hopes to emulate the success of the Isle of Man’s aircraft register, which has become the eighth-largest business aircraft register in the world, only four years after its introduction. (see full story)... Read more

UK: Berg blows Longmint Aviation out of the sky

UK: Berg blows Longmint Aviation out of the sky

11-Nov-2011Source: Berg

Commercial law firm Berg has been instrumental in securing the downfall of Longmint Aviation Limited, part of the Longmint Group which together with the Erinaceous Group plc, acquired the various engineering and aviation companies at Fairoaks Airport in July 2007. Berg has secured a string of victories in order to recover sums due, and occupation... Read more

Virtalis HCR Transforms Helicopter Training

Virtalis HCR Transforms Helicopter Training

11-Nov-2011Source: Virtalis

The Defence Helicopter Flying School and its training service partner FB Heliservices recently installed three all new Helicopter Crew Reality (HCR) systems from Virtalis at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley. Taking advantage of advances in computer graphics cards, tracking technologies and Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), the new HCR delivers greatly improved functionality. Group Captain Jock... Read more

CAA approves temporary airspace change for London 2012 Olympics

CAA approves temporary airspace change for London 2012 Olympics

10-Nov-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved temporary changes to controlled airspace in areas to the South West, South East and North East of the busy London Terminal Control Area during the London 2012 Olympics when there is expected to be a significant amount of additional air traffic movements. The changes announced today will... Read more

British military releases more airspace for GA

British military releases more airspace for GA

10-Nov-2011Source: CAA

Following a Ministry of Defence decision on the use of its Air Weapons Ranges, more airspace will be made available for general aviation flying, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today. From the 1 November 2011, airspace restrictions designed to protect aircraft from munitions demolition work on Air Weapons Ranges, outside of the Danger... Read more

Royal Navy’s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea

Royal Navy’s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea

9-Nov-2011Source: UK MoD

The Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, the Wildcat, has landed on a ship at sea for the first time. On 7 November, the aircraft touched down on the flight deck of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) aviation trials ship Argus off England’s south coast, at the start of four weeks of tough trials for air and... Read more

RAF helicopter instructor gains World Record

RAF helicopter instructor gains World Record

4-Nov-2011Source: Royal Air Force

A helicopter Instructor with No 660 Squadron on the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury has gained an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. On 27 March 2011, at the Yeovil Half Marathon, Lieutenant Jim Fraser RN broke a Guinness World Recordâ„¢ by running a half marathon whilst wearing a respirator. He... Read more

Service Letter to be issued for Guimbal Cabri

Service Letter to be issued for Guimbal Cabri

3-Nov-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Following a recent incident to the first Guimbal G2 Cabri in the UK, Helicopteres Guimbal has issued the following statement via HeliHub.com:- We at Helicopteres Guimbal are saddened to announce that two days after receiving its Certificate of Airworthiness from the CAA, the first Cabri in the UK had an incident that will delay its... Read more

Bond win seven year East Anglian Air Ambulance contract

Bond win seven year East Anglian Air Ambulance contract

3-Nov-2011Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

The East Anglian Air Ambulance has awarded a contract to aviation company Bond Air Services for two new aircraft which will provide the region with the most advanced air ambulance fleet in the UK. Both aircraft will also, for the first time, be capable of night flying, bringing the prospect that the life-saving air ambulance... Read more

AgustaWestland acquires VSS CATS aircrewman simulator

AgustaWestland acquires VSS CATS aircrewman simulator

2-Nov-2011Source: Virtual Simulation Systems

Australian company Virtual Simulation Systems (VSS) has completed installation of two Complete Aircrew Training Systems (CATS) at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in the United Kingdom. The CATS simulators will be used by AgustaWestland (AW) as part of a contract to deliver whole crew tactics training. CATS will provide AW with the ability to teach a range of... Read more

Register Update – United Kingdom – October 2011

Register Update – United Kingdom – October 2011

1-Nov-2011Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

UK: Longmint Aviation in liquidation

UK: Longmint Aviation in liquidation

31-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The UK helicopter industry has for some while been watching the Longmint companies, which are known to be in trading difficulties.  We have already reported on the liquidation of Sterling Helicopters Ltd 8th August 2011, and we can now report the next stage – the liquidation of Longmint Aviation Ltd. Longmint Group Ltd is a... Read more

Motorway operator funds life saving equipment

Motorway operator funds life saving equipment

31-Oct-2011Source: Midlands Air Ambulance

M6toll is continuing its long term support of Midlands Air Ambulance charity by donating the funds necessary to purchase desperately needed flight suits for the air crew. Midland Expressway Limited has generously covered the £10,000 expense as part of their promise to support the charity for a further three years. The business has faithfully supported... Read more

UK eyes Apache modifications after Libyan experience

UK eyes Apache modifications after Libyan experience

28-Oct-2011Source: Flightglobal

The British Army has identified a need to incorporate several enhancements to its Westland/Boeing Apache AH1 attack helicopters, if the type is to be used again in the maritime role debuted during NATO’s Unified Protector campaign over Libya. (see full story)... Read more

WNAA pilot clocks up 3,000th mission

WNAA pilot clocks up 3,000th mission

28-Oct-2011Source: WNAA

Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) Pilot Richard Craske flew his 3000th mission in Warwickshire on Friday 14 October 2011. A woman in her 40s was injured while exercising a horse on a long rein, or lunging, in the Shipston-on-Stour area. The crew were called because of initial concerns about possible head and back injuries.... Read more

UK Apache crews achieve four GAPAN awards

UK Apache crews achieve four GAPAN awards

27-Oct-2011Source: GAPAN

Army Air Corps Apache attack helicopter crews have been nominated for no less than four of the top awards, reflecting the gruelling nature of their operations in Afghanistan. The Attack Helicopter Force have been awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy were commended for the sustained effort by the entire ‘UK Team Apache’ in making the Apache... Read more

Lynx crew from HMS Chatham win rescue award

Lynx crew from HMS Chatham win rescue award

27-Oct-2011Source: GAPAN

The Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award will be presented to the crew of a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from HMS Chatham for the successful rescue in May last year of 23 crew from the container ship ‘MV Dubai Moon’ in the Northern Indian Ocean. Caught in a tropical cylone, the merchant ship was rolling heavily... Read more

Black Cats conclude 2011 display season at Duxford

Black Cats conclude 2011 display season at Duxford

26-Oct-2011Source: Royal Navy

We opened our 2011 display season at the Duxford Spring air show in May, so it is fitting to end at the same venue. Nearby residents of Duxford airfield will agree that we disturbed a wonderfully peaceful autumnal Sunday afternoon with our distinctive slapping blades and high-pitched gas-turbine engines, but we’re sure that the spectators... Read more

Cabri G2 now fully UK certified

Cabri G2 now fully UK certified

25-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The UK CAA yesterday issued all the necessary documentation for the Guimbal Cabri G2, making it fully certified for use in the UK.  Local distributor Cotswold Helicopter Centre, who had a very positive response to this new type at Helitech recently, tell HeliHub.com that they are starting type ratings on their demonstrator next week.  They... Read more

ADAC sells two EC135P1s to UK operator

ADAC sells two EC135P1s to UK operator

25-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

German motoring and EMS operator ADAC has sold two of its early ambulance-role Eurocopter EC135s to a British operator.  The two EC135P1s will be the first P1 models on the UK register – prior to serial 0501 being imported for the West Midlands Police, every 135 in the UK had had Turbomeca power, and by... Read more

UK: Helipad OK for sumo-wrestling, but not helicopters

UK: Helipad OK for sumo-wrestling, but not helicopters

21-Oct-2011Source: Reading Post

MD500E owner Jeremy Paxton can use his revolving helicopter pad for ‘recreational sumo wrestling’ but not landing his helicopter, say council planners.  Mr Paxton built the revolving pad in his garden so he could rotate his helicopter and take off into the wind, but did so without planning permission and had to apply to the... Read more

Low-flying Chinook spooked horses, trainer claims

Low-flying Chinook spooked horses, trainer claims

21-Oct-2011

The Ministry of Defence has begun an investigation after Ann Duffield and her husband, the former jockey George Duffield, complained after the Chinook swooped low over their animals.  Mrs Duffield said the pilot had shown no regard for the safety of horses and riders as it flew near her stables. (Full story)... Read more

Helicopter flight gift vouchers now available from SaxonAir

Helicopter flight gift vouchers now available from SaxonAir

20-Oct-2011Source: SaxonAir

SaxonAir are now selling helicopter flight gift vouchers from £125 inc. A unique gift for someone special and a wonderful way to see the beautiful Norfolk broads. Take off from Norwich Airport in our EC120 helicopter for an unforgettable experience and a bird’s eye view of beautiful Norfolk, Norwich and the stunning East Anglia coastline. All vouchers are printed on quality card and... Read more

Total Heliski Show returns to London

Total Heliski Show returns to London

17-Oct-2011Source: Total Heliski

Following the success in 2010 of the world’s first consumer HeliSki Show, the team at Total HeliSki will host the 2011 event at the 5-Star Andaz Hyatt Hotel near Liverpool Street Station from 6.00pm on Thursday, 3rd November. Tickets are priced at £25 and can be purchased online at www.amiando.com/heliskishow. Space at this select event... Read more

UK: Longmint group auditors resign

UK: Longmint group auditors resign

16-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Shipleys, auditors have filed documents with Companies House – the government department looking after company administration – resigning as auditors to each company in the UK’s Longmint Group.  Some of the companies in this group are already in liquidation, but others, such as Fast Helicopters, are still trading. The simply worded letter states “Pursuant to... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2011

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2011

14-Oct-2011Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- MD 900 Explorer, G-SASH at Leeds-Bradford  on 11th June 2011 Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma, G-REDU on North Sea rig on 18th February 2009... Read more

UK CAA consults on future charges

UK CAA consults on future charges

14-Oct-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a consultation on its Scheme of Charges for 2012/13. The CAA said it welcomed all comments on its proposed charges for the new financial year, which are due to take effect on 1 April 2012. The consultation will close on 21 December 2011. The CAA said it... Read more

North Sea expansion as BP launch massive investment program

North Sea expansion as BP launch massive investment program

14-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Oil giant BP has announced that they will proceed with a new £4.5 Billion oil project west of the Shetland Islands off the north east Scottish coast of the uK.  The BP-operated scheme is an extension of the existing Clair oil field, and will also include investment by fellow oil firms Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron.... Read more

Helicentre Aviation launches one-day turbine technical course

Helicentre Aviation launches one-day turbine technical course

13-Oct-2011Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviaiton are pleased to announce that we will be launching our one-day turbine technical course on Saturday 22nd October 2011. The course will be conducted by Darren Hopper, a senior engineer with a leading maintenance company in the UK, and many years of experience in maintaining turbine engines. The course will focus on the... Read more

AW169 mockup displayed in London

AW169 mockup displayed in London

10-Oct-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a full scale mock-up of the  all new AW169 twin engine light intermediate helicopter is being exhibited in London this week (10th to 14th October), in front of the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills headquarters in Victoria Street. The 4.5 ton AW169, launched in... Read more

MP comments on AgustaWestland UK job cuts

MP comments on AgustaWestland UK job cuts

10-Oct-2011Source: David Laws MP

David Laws, MP for Yeovil Constituency, today commented on the news that AgustaWestland has announced plans to cut up to 375 jobs at its Yeovil business, and at other UK sites. The job cuts are principally at the management level and in corporate functions, with the numbers of staff engaged in actual aircraft production remaining... Read more

HeliAir delivers second R66 – UK fleet now at four

HeliAir delivers second R66 – UK fleet now at four

8-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The United Kingdom now has  an R66 fleet of four.  This follows HeliAir’s delivery of serial 0041 as N66MV to a private owner in Cheshire just prior to Helitech last week.  The helicopter was present at Duxford on the second day of the event. Between the two UK distributors – the other one being Sloane... Read more

Apache pilot honoured for bravery in Afghanistan

Apache pilot honoured for bravery in Afghanistan

8-Oct-2011Source: UK MoD

An Army officer is to receive the Air Force Cross for his ‘selflessness and extraordinary professionalism’ in piloting his Apache helicopter in dangerous situations to assist casualty rescue missions in Afghanistan. Captain Steven Jones, aged 32, an Apache pilot with the Army Air Corps, was flying his helicopter back to base after a day providing... Read more

Humberside Police helicopter averts rail crash

Humberside Police helicopter averts rail crash

8-Oct-2011Source: Humberside Police

A potential disaster was averted by Humberside Police after a vehicle was left abandoned on a railway line in Hull. The incident happened on the afternoon of Monday 03 October at when a car was requested to stop on Witty Street in the city by a police patrol on the ground and failed to do... Read more

Multiflight to convert another Dauphin to air ambulance

Multiflight to convert another Dauphin to air ambulance

8-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Leeds-based Multiflight has already completed the conversion of three AS365N2 Dauphins and handed them all over one-by-one to Great North Air Ambulance.  The third of these was handed over to GNAA’s Grahame Pickering at the recent Helitech 2011 event. Multlflight are now to convert a fourth Dauphin to full EMS specifications, to serve as both... Read more

10% of jobs to go at AgustaWestland UK

10% of jobs to go at AgustaWestland UK

7-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

AgustaWestland has today announced that up to 375 jobs are to go in the UK with a company “restructuring” mainly in management and corporate roles in Yeovil and Farnborough, Hampshire.  This is the result of tightening military budgets and the effects of the global recession on the commercial sector.  The company employs almost 3,600 people... Read more

First female completes helicopter fast-roping instructors course

First female completes helicopter fast-roping instructors course

6-Oct-2011Source: Royal Navy

Leading Aircrewman Sarah Christenson from 820 Naval Air Squadron, a Merlin helicopter squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, has become the first ever female to successfully complete the helicopter fast-roping instructors course. Fast-roping is a technique used to deploy lightly-equipped troops rapidly into confined areas where helicopters cannot land. The technique involves the... Read more

Elite Helicopters to host Cabri demo

Elite Helicopters to host Cabri demo

5-Oct-2011Source: Elite Helicopters

Our students, clients, instructors and admin staff were invited to view the new Guimbal Cabri G2 2-seat helicopter at Helitech this week, and everybody was supremely impressed with this wonderful new aircraft. So much so, that we have arranged with the UK distributor to bring the Cabri to Goodwood in the very near future, where... Read more

Three years later, Eurocopter UK sells two new EC120s

Three years later, Eurocopter UK sells two new EC120s

4-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

In the last few weeks Eurocopter UK has sold not one but two Eurocopter EC120s, both of which have been stored for over three years awaiting a purchaser. Serial 1536 was yesterday registered to Eurocopter UK on the British register as G-CGYL, but arrived at their Oxford base in primer finish by May 2008.  The... Read more

Register Update – United Kingdom – September 2011

Register Update – United Kingdom – September 2011

3-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

RAF celebrates 40 years of Puma ops

RAF celebrates 40 years of Puma ops

30-Sep-2011Source: Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force Puma helicopter officially celebrates its 40th anniversary today; with the first aircraft having undertaken its first operational flight on 29th September 1971. Video of Puma in Action The Puma helicopter, currently serving with 33 and 230 Squadrons at RAF Benson, has seen stalwart Service over its forty year career, deploying on... Read more

Gama appointed first European distributor for Cobham’s HeliSAS

Gama appointed first European distributor for Cobham’s HeliSAS

29-Sep-2011Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Engineering Ltd’s appointment as a distributor Cobham’s HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System offers European helicopter operators an opportunity to introduce a new standard in flight safety. HeliSAS replaces old analogue systems with a significantly lighter autopilot system that reduces pilot workload and increases helicopter stability. HeliSAS is already FAA certified and EASA validation... Read more

New name in UK – Gama Engineering

New name in UK – Gama Engineering

29-Sep-2011Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Group company Lees Avionics Ltd have completed the acquisition of the trade and assets of Mann Aviation Group Engineering Ltd to create a new force to support the engineering and certification needs of corporate, regional, general aviation aircraft and helicopter operators. The Gama Group today announced the formation of Gama Engineering Ltd. Established at... Read more

Eurocopter’s EC225 FFS logs 1000 hours in first six months

Eurocopter’s EC225 FFS logs 1000 hours in first six months

29-Sep-2011Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter’s latest high-fidelity helicopter training device, the EC225 simulator at its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland offers unmatched training opportunities for helicopter pilots who fly in the challenging off-shore environment for the oil and gas industry, as well as for crews performing search and rescue missions. This simulator which has demonstrated more... Read more

Multiflight hands over third Dauphin to Great North Air Ambulance

Multiflight hands over third Dauphin to Great North Air Ambulance

29-Sep-2011Source: Multiflight

The third Dauphin helicopter bought from Multiflight by the Great North Air Ambulance Service was officially handed over to the charity at Helitech 2011 today, Wednesday September 28th. Multiflight Managing Director Steve Borrowdale made the official hand over to GNAAS Chief Executive Graham Pickering today at Helitech 2011, the largest dedicated helicopter event in Europe.... Read more

Eurocopter UK targets EC145T2 at emergency services

Eurocopter UK targets EC145T2 at emergency services

29-Sep-2011Source: Eurocopter

The EC145 T2 evolved version of Eurocopter’s popular twin-engine EC145 – which is making its debut appearance at the annual Helitech helicopter exposition in Duxford – responds to the UK’s demanding emergency services needs. Eurocopter’s evolutionary approach for this enhanced rotary-wing aircraft retains the EC145’s proven technologies – providing a good useful load, extended range,... Read more

Eurocopter marks 10,000 hours for Chiltern Police EC135T2 Henlow base

Eurocopter marks 10,000 hours for Chiltern Police EC135T2 Henlow base

29-Sep-2011Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter today celebrated the 10,000 flight hour milestone for Chiltern Air Support Unit EC135 T2 helicopter based at RAF Henlow – the Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England. A 10,000-flight hour certificate was presented by Markus Steinke, Managing Director of the Eurocopter UK Ltd. affiliate, to Doug MacKay, Unit Executive Office at RAF Benson... Read more

Sloane Helicopters takes delivery of first UK GrandNew

Sloane Helicopters takes delivery of first UK GrandNew

29-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

AgustaWestland’s ubiquitous red table cloth appeared again at Helitech for a signing ceremony with UK distributor Sloane Helicopters.  The event was the handover of the UK’s first GrandNew helicopter, which they have imported for a UK corporate owner (see HeliHub.com story).  Seen in our photo here are Bruno Spagnolini (CEO of AgustaWestland) and David George... Read more

NHV Helicopters contracts with SaxonAir for offshore terminal

NHV Helicopters contracts with SaxonAir for offshore terminal

29-Sep-2011Source: SaxonAir

SaxonAir, part of the Klyne Aviation Group announces that they have agreed terms to provide helicopter facilities and associated passenger handling services to Belgian company NHV Helicopters at their new Business Aviation centre at Norwich International Airport. SaxonAir’s new £6.5m Business Aviation Centre was opened in May this year and offers dedicated offshore facilities. It... Read more

Haughey Air orders AW139

Haughey Air orders AW139

29-Sep-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Haughey Air Limited has placed an order for an AW139 medium twin helicopter. The aircraft, configured for corporate and VIP transport purposes, will be based in Northern Ireland and will be delivered in 2012. Elmilio Dalmasso, Senior VP Commercial Business, AgustaWestland, said after the signing of... Read more

Bond signs MoU for AW139s, AW169s & AW189s

Bond signs MoU for AW139s, AW169s & AW189s

29-Sep-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Bond Aviation Group, are pleased to announce that they have signed an MoU today that will see both companies work together to establish a multi-year contract covering the purchase of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for offshore oil and gas support, HEMS, SAR and emergency service missions, together with support... Read more

Cabri generates lots of interest at Helitech

Cabri generates lots of interest at Helitech

28-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

From our regular walks up and down the static park, the helicopter generating the most interest looks to be the two seater Guimbal Cabri G2.  Having not appeared at Helitech before, the French-built aircraft has been delivered in the last few days to Cotswold Helicopter Centre, the new UK distributor.  They are expecting a second... Read more

RH Bodyworks branches out into helicopter painting

RH Bodyworks branches out into helicopter painting

28-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

RH Bodyworks (Helitech stand 1715) is expanding its portfolio by starting in spraying helicopters.  Thus far it has completed an AgustaWestland AW139 for Bond Offshore Helicopters (see below) and a respray of the tail boom of the Essex Police EC135T2+. Part of the Roy Humphrey Group, RH Bodyworks are based on the old Eye Airfield... Read more

UK windfarm EC135 has done no work in two years

UK windfarm EC135 has done no work in two years

28-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Bond Air Services confirmed to HeliHub.com at the Helitech show that their windfarm Eurocopter EC135T2+ has still yet to carry out any missions.    Readers will likely remember it in the static park at Helitech in 2009, but Bond’s customer has decided not to start operations until the wind farm construction has been completely finished... Read more

PremiAir showcases its range of expertise at Helitech 2011

PremiAir showcases its range of expertise at Helitech 2011

28-Sep-2011Source: PremiAir

PremiAir will participate at Helitech, the largest dedicated helicopter exhibition in Europe this week (September 27-29) Stand 812. Group Managing Director, David McRobert will be part of the senior management team showcasing PremiAir’s full range of services, comprising aircraft management, charter, maintenance and engineering, police air support and advanced pilot training. PremiAir Global, the company’s... Read more

Turbomeca to expand in the UK

Turbomeca to expand in the UK

27-Sep-2011Source: Turbomeca

At Helitech 2011, Turbomeca (Safran group) and its British site, Turbomeca UK, promote an increasing influence in the UK market. The company displays mock-ups of the Arrius and Arriel gas turbines, as well as a 3D presentation of the latest generation Ardiden 3. The UK is a major market for Turbomeca with sales to the Ministry of... Read more

Royal Navy Sea King crews home from Libya

Royal Navy Sea King crews home from Libya

26-Sep-2011Source: Royal Navy

Royal Navy personnel, who by using Sea King Airborne Surveillance and Control helicopters helped Army Air Corps (AAC) Apache helicopter launch strikes against Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, have returned home from operations. Nearly 50 members of 857 Naval Air Squadron touched down at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall on Friday, 23 September 2011,... Read more

Eurocopter to highlight UK capabilities at Helitech

Eurocopter to highlight UK capabilities at Helitech

26-Sep-2011Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter’s strong presence in the UK multi-mission helicopter marketplace will be demonstrated at the Helitech 2011 show and conference, which is to include this event’s first appearance of the EC145 T2 – the company’s new generation version of its workhorse twin-engine EC145. During the September 27-29 Helitech show at Duxford Airport, the EC145 T2 will... Read more

Good weather forecast for Helitech 2011

Good weather forecast for Helitech 2011

26-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The British speak a lot about the weather, and there are good reasons for that – it’s so unpredictable here in the UK.  There are generally two “cells” of weather between the equator and the North Pole, and the gap between the two cells falls at similar latitudes to the UK.  While that gap can... Read more

UK Apache engineers call off strike action

UK Apache engineers call off strike action

25-Sep-2011Source: EADT

Staff at Wattisham, which services the UK’s fleet of Apache helicopters which are currently on operations in Libya and Afghanistan, have overwhelmingly voted to accept the new deal from their employers, Morson Wynnwith. (Full story)... Read more

UK: South Yorkshire Police say NO to NPAS

UK: South Yorkshire Police say NO to NPAS

25-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

In a move which could destabilise the plans to coordinate airborne law enforcement in the UK, South Yorkshire Police has this week opted out of the National Police Air Support (NPAS) plans.  With every police force thought to have signed up for NPAS, some rather reluctantly it has to be said, very few in the... Read more

UK: Stobart Group upgrades to GrandNew

UK: Stobart Group upgrades to GrandNew

23-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A newly produced AgustaWestland GrandNew – serial 22236 – has been registered as G-SGRP yesterday.  The helicopter will replace an earlier A109E Power G-STGR which has been noted regularly in the sales pages in recent months.  G-SGRP will be based at Carlisle Airport, one of two owned by the group, and operated in the executive... Read more

Penzance HP planning meeting postponed

Penzance HP planning meeting postponed

22-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The subject of the planning application for the future of Penzance Heliport was put back at today’s meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee of Cornwall Council.  It is not known whether this item will be scheduled for their next meeting on 20th October, or an additional meeting on 6th October which has been convened at... Read more

Bristow Helicopters to exhibit at Helitech

Bristow Helicopters to exhibit at Helitech

22-Sep-2011Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Ltd. today announced that it will exhibit at Helitech 2011, Europe’s largest helicopter exhibition, at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, near Cambridge in the United Kingdom, from September 27-29. Bristow will cohost Chalet #9 with Bristow Group affiliate FB Heliservices Limited. Bristow representatives will present Bristow’s offshore helicopter services to prospective customers... Read more

Sloane Helicopters at Helitech 2011

Sloane Helicopters at Helitech 2011

22-Sep-2011Source: Sloane Helicopters

Sloane Helicopters is delighted to be exhibiting at the largest European helicopter show, Helitech 2011, Duxford, from Tuesday 27th to Thursday 29th September 2011. In our capacity as the UK and Ireland distributor and Customer Service Centre for Agusta and Robinson helicopters, we will be presenting a range of aviation products and services including the... Read more

UK: Elite Helicopters add AW109 Power

UK: Elite Helicopters add AW109 Power

21-Sep-2011Source: Elite Helicopters

The latest addition to our fleet of Agusta A109’s is G-WOFM, an A109E model, bringing the Company fleet up to a size of 5 aircraft of this type. Currently based at Oxford, the addition of G-WOFM gives us the ability to quote competitively for much of the South of England.... Read more

First time exhibitors look to benefit from the Helitech effect

First time exhibitors look to benefit from the Helitech effect

20-Sep-2011Source: Helitech

An impressive diversity of rotary wing companies are exhibiting at Helitech for the first time this year – showcasing everything from remote controlled landing pads and aircrew flying helmets to helicopter interiors refurbishment and night vision systems. Thirty eight first time exhibitors will make their debut at Helitech 2011, which is being held from 27-29... Read more

UK: 820 Naval Air Sqn wins four trophies

UK: 820 Naval Air Sqn wins four trophies

20-Sep-2011Source: Royal Navy

The Culdrose-based squadron can rightly call itself ‘the best of the best’ after bagging all four major naval aviation trophies for its global deeds over the past 12 months. 820 – motto tutamen et ultor, safeguard and avenger – has been at the forefront of the fight against the scourge of piracy, smuggling, drug trafficking and... Read more

First British Cabri on schedule for Helitech

First British Cabri on schedule for Helitech

19-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The first Cabri G2 from French manufacturer Guimbal is in flight test and on schedule to arrive in the UK late next week in time for Helitech.  Serial 1028 is painted dark Concord Blue metallic with silver grey skids and a beige leather interior, and will take up British registration G-UIMB in due course.  Handover... Read more

Register Update – United Kingdom – August 2011

Register Update – United Kingdom – August 2011

18-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

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