Doors to HELI-EXPO 2013 are about to Open!
Source: HAI, 05-Mar-13
We are ready for the world’s largest helicopter trade show and exposition, are you? HELI-EXPO 2013 opens its doors to the public on Tues., March 5, and all indications point to another hugely successful show. Highlights of the first day will include the HAI Annual Membership Meeting and Breakfast from 8:00 – 10:00 am in [...]
Bristow Academy Announces Agreement with Aero Dynamix
Source: Bristow Academy, 05-Mar-13
Bristow Academy announced today an agreement with Aero Dynamix to use Aero Dynamix night vision systems to enhance its night vision training program, as well as offer the installation of Aero Dynamix night vision systems to its customers worldwide. Both companies are industry leaders in night vision applications – Bristow Academy in rotary pilot training [...]
HAI releases iPhone/iPad app for Heli-Expo 2013
Source: Apple iStore, 21-Feb-13
On behalf of HAI, EproMeetingApps is the official app provider for HELI-EXPO 2013, March 5-7, in Las Vegas, Neveda. This app puts all details about the conference in the palm of your hand; allows you to be kept up to date on conference details, speaker information and any changes/updates that may occur; introduces you to [...]
100th pilot completes Bristow Academy Mountain Flying course
Source: Bristow Academy, 18-Feb-13
There’s a certain buzz these days in Carson City, Nevada—the sound of Bristow Academy Mountain Flying Training. On 23 May 2011 Bristow Academy began operating in the majestic Lake Tahoe region and hasn’t stopped since, training more than 100 pilots from a myriad of countries in high altitude operations. Military and police units have flocked [...]
18-Feb-13 N20620 Bell 206 Ely, US-Nevada (1F)
18-Feb-13
Ted McBride, 74, died after contact with a power line during agricultural operations
Heli-Expo 2013 update
Source: HAI, 01-Feb-13
Have you made your hotel reservations for HELI-EXPO? With more than 700 exhibitors confirmed, HELI-EXPO promises to be after to be our largest show ever. Rooms are going fast and the hotel reservation deadline is only a week away: Thursday, February 7.Make your reservations online or contact Connections Housing at [email protected] or 877-254-HELI. Before Business Begins … HELI-EXPO is, without [...]
Heli-Expo 2013 list of exhibitors tops 700
Source: HAI, 29-Jan-13
HAI’s HELI-EXPO® is already the biggest helicopter-only convention and trade show in the world, and this year that’s truer than ever as we’ve set a new record for the number of exhibitors. Seven hundred exhibitors will be on hand in Las Vegas, Monday-Thursday, March 4-7, 2013 (exhibit halls open Tuesday-Thursday, March 5-7). Whether you’re in need of [...]
Heli-Expo 2013 Early-Bird Registration Deadline Is Friday 25th
Source: HAI, 23-Jan-13
Register by Jan. 25 to save on HELI-EXPO 2013 registration and professional education courses. Don’t miss opportunities to — Network with 20,000 industry professionals from all over the world Engage with 650+ exhibiting companies on the expansive show floor Earn professional education credits through 27 professional education courses Take the HAI Rotor Safety Challenge: 45 FREE safety sessions, workshops, and other [...]
Judge halts Nevada helicopter roundup of horses
Source: Morning Journal News, 09-Jan-13
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Bureau of Land Management from rounding up wild mustangs in Nevada after horse protection advocates presented video footage that they say shows wranglers repeatedly abusing mustangs with electric prods in violation of agency policy. (see full story)
Helicopter Rescue Summit in planning for March 2013
Source: HRRA, 21-Dec-12
The Helicopter Rescue and Response Association (HRRA) is in the planning phase for the upcoming 2013 Helicopter Rescue Summit. The summit will be held in conjunction with the Helicopter Association International, HELI EXPO, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Helicopter Rescue Summit is scheduled for March 4, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 0800-1700 hrs. [...]
07-Nov-12 N901CF Eurocopter AS350B3 Spanish Springs, US-Nevada
07-Nov-12
Emergency landing in field. No damage
L-3 Communications Vertex awarded $28M more for maintenance at NAS Fallon
Source: US DoD, 05-Nov-12
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace L.L.C., Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $28,363,341 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-D-0007) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60 and E-2C aircraft operated by the adversary squadrons based at Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. Work will be [...]
Registration now open for Heli-Expo 2013 Professional Education Courses
Source: HAI, 07-Oct-12
At HELI-EXPO 2013, HAI is offering 27 different professional education courses, taught by some of the best instructors in the industry. Each course, designed specifically for helicopter professionals, targets important issues for operators, pilots, managers, maintenance professionals, young professionals, and transitioning military. 14 new courses are now available based on your feedback: Advanced Vertical Reference Long-Line [...]
Obama’s three-day stay pinches pockets of helicopter tour operators
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05-Oct-12
Officials from the Secret Service and FAA met with the tour companies last week to offer an alternative to grounding their helicopters. The plan moved the eight tour companies’ operations to the Jean Airport, where the FAA set up a temporary air traffic control tower to ensure safe aircraft operations. (see full story)
American Eurocopter delivers first EC130T2
Source: American Eurocopter, 03-Oct-12
American Eurocopter has delivered the company’s first EC130 T2 to Maverick Aviation Group. The EC130 T2 is Eurocopter’s newest model, introduced to the industry at this year’s Heli-Expo. Maverick, a leader in the Las Vegas and Grand Canyon tourism industry, was one of the launch customers for the new product line with a signed agreement [...]
Get a jump on 2013 – Register for Heli-Expo today!
Source: HAI, 25-Sep-12
Registration for the biggest, most exciting helicopter trade show in the world is now open! HELI-EXPO® is headed for Las Vegas, March 4-7, 2013. Non-members who register between now and January 25, 2013 can save 25% on a 3-day registration. HAI members who sign up by the January 25th Early Bird deadline can save even more — [...]
Registration for Heli-Expo 2013 opens today
Source: HAI, 24-Sep-12
New for 2013 – New Days: Show Floor Open Tuesday Through Thursday in Las Vegas – New Time: Show Floor Opens at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, March 5 – New Free Safety Education Program — The Rotor Safety Challenge – 45 New Exhibitors (and We’re Not Done Growing) – 14 New Professional Education Courses and [...]
24-Sep-12 N911BL MD Helicopters MD530F Las Vegas, US-Nevada
24-Sep-12
Heavy landing on training flight and ended up on its starboard side. Local press later named (here) Police Sgt. Darin R. Garness as being at the controls, and the other pilot was officer Clifford Wicks.
Vertical Aviation Adds AS 350B2 to its 135 Certificate
Source: Vertical Aviation, 03-Jul-12
Vertical Aviation LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. has added an AS350B2 to its 135 certificate. The Helicopter will be based in Boulder City, Nev. The Helicopter just completed maintenance and conformity inspection at our facility and is on its way home to go to work doing Grand Canyon Tours and Las Vegas Strip night tours. Give [...]
Maverick Helicopters lose four pilots in fixed-wing crash
Source: HeliHub.com, 04-Jun-12
Joshua Stubblefield, 31, Chris Spircu, 44, Paul Andrews, 32, and Todd Stuntzner, 45, died on Tuesday night when their single-engine Cirrus SR20 crashed near Zion National Park, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. All four were tour pilots for Las Vegas operator Maverick Helicopters. The plane had departed from the North Las Vegas Airport [...]
18-May-12 Bell UH-1 Red Rock Canyon, US-Nevada
18-May-12
Las Vegas police Huey rescue helicopter clipped a Red Rock Canyon wall with its main rotor blades on a training flight with 5 POB. Sources say a strong wind gust pushed the Bell HH-1H helicopter into a canyon wall in the Spring Mountain range. Safe landing, no injuries
HAI attends Flight School Operators conference
Source: HAI, 06-May-12
Stan Rose, HAI’s director of Safety, is representing HAI at the Third Annual International Flight School Operators Conference at the Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Conference, running from May 1-4, is the only one of its kind in North America specifically geared to the flight training industry – conference sessions focus on a [...]
763rd changes to 823rd Maintenance Squadron
Source: US Air Force, 12-Apr-12
The 763rd Maintenance Squadron transitioned to the 823rd Maintenance Squadron Apr.10 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The name change signifies the squadron’s alignment with its sister-squadrons to become a more cohesive unit. The 763rd originally fell under the 563rd Maintenance Group at Air Force Special Operations Command, but the squadron was redesignated after it [...]
Maverick Helicopters receives FAA Diamond Award
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 07-Mar-12
Maverick Helicopters, a leader in the Las Vegas air excursion industry, recently received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) most prestigious honor for maintenance, the Award of Excellence “Diamond Award.” This achievement signifies the company’s ongoing dedication to maintenance training and aircraft safety. The FAA’s Award of Excellence was created to honor aviation organizations and their [...]
Las Vegas tour operators choose Spidertracks
Source: Spidertracks, 07-Mar-12
Spidertracks is the preferred aircraft tracking system for three major helicopter tour operators in Las Vegas. Spidertracks has announced that Sundance, Papillon and HeliUSA, are now tracking their helicopters with spidertracks – portable, and simple, Iridium tracking units – when flying around Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. Sundance Helicopters have been a customer of [...]
Maverick Helicopters does NASCAR weekend in style
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 05-Mar-12
Typically, Las Vegas attractions include megaresorts, shows, and fine dining. Once a year, Las Vegas features another attraction, NASCAR Weekend. This year, NASCAR Weekendtakes place on March 9th – 11th, 2012, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and is expected to draw large crowds once again. Maverick Helicopters’ and Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s staff are busily [...]
Maverick Helicopters orders 50 EC130T2 helicopters
Source: American Eurocopter, 12-Feb-12
From Eurocopter booth #1917 at the 2012 Heli-Expo, Eurocopter introduced the EC130 T2 to the industry with another classic production and reveal event at the start of the 2012 Heli-Expo tradeshow. During the event, American Eurocopter customer Maverick Helicopters was announced as one of the launch customers for this new product line with a signed [...]
Second lawsuit filed in Las Vegas tour helicopter crash
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 30-Dec-11
A second wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday in a Nevada court against the Las Vegas-based operator of a sightseeing tour helicopter that crashed and killed five people earlier this month (see full story)
Summit Air Ambulance expands into Montana
15-Dec-11
Summit Air Ambulance is expanding its business with a new base in the Montana city of Belgrade, which they expect to have up and running by 1st January. (see full story). The company is based in Idaho and has a base at Boise in their home state of Idaho, as well as bases at Las [...]
NTSB Preliminary Report – 07-Dec-11 N37SH Eurocopter AS350B2
Source: NTSB, 14-Dec-11
On December 7, 2011 at 1630 Pacific Standard Time, a Eurocopter AS350-B2, registration N37SH, operated by Sundance Helicopters as flight Landmark 57, crashed in mountainous terrain approximately 14 miles east of Las Vegas, Nevada. The 14 CFR Part 135 flight was a tourist sightseeing flight, which departed from Las Vegas McCarren International Airport (LAS), Las [...]
Report: Sundance tour helicopter had engine work before crash
Source: HeliHub.com, 11-Dec-11
The Sundance Helicopters AS350 that went down just west of Lake Mead had its engine and other parts replaced the day before it crashed, killing five people, investigators revealed Friday. Check out the NTSB press briefings:- early on Thursday 8th December 8pm on Thursday 8th December 5pm on Saturday 10th December William P Johnson – [...]
NTSB has 12-member team for fatal Sundance AS350 accident in Nevada
Source: NTSB, 09-Dec-11
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a 12-member Go-Team to investigate the crash of a helicopter on a sight-seeing tour that occurred near Las Vegas at about 5:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday. Preliminary reports indicate that all five persons on board the helicopter were fatally injured. Senior Air Safety Investigator Bill English will serve [...]
07-Dec-11 N37SH Eurocopter AS350B2 Las Vegas, US-Nevada (5F)
07-Dec-11
5 killed on “sunset” tour flight. Pilot has been named as Landon Nield, 31. Passengers named include Delwin and Tamara Chapman, from Utica, Kansas, who were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The other two passengers were 26-year-old Anupama Bhola and 28-year-old Lovish Bhanot, both from New Delhi, India.
Reno-based Care Flight celebrates 30 years
Source: Colorado Flight for Life, 31-Oct-11
The first civilian hospital based helicopter air ambulance; “Flight For Life” started at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado in 1972. Flight nurses Jane Miller and Margaret Tole began flying with Flight for Life in 1975. Care Flight was born in 1981 when Miller accepted the position of Chief Flight Nurse, and along with Tole, [...]
31-Aug-11 N902CF Eurocopter AS350B3 Gerlach, US-Nevada
31-Aug-11
During landing aircraft tipped forward onto toe of the skids. Minor damage to the nose of aircraft.
AgustaWestland delivers first GrandNew to a US customer
Source: AgustaWestland, 18-Jul-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has taken delivery of the first of five GrandNew helicopters. The aircraft is both the first of its kind to be completed in Philadelphia with an EMS configuration and to enter operations with a U.S. customer. The GrandNew will be operated by Intermountain Life [...]
Some US Army helicopter training to move from Hawaii to Fort Carson
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette, 29-Jun-11
Some high-altitude Army helicopter training is to move to Fort Carson because of an additional environmental review required by Hawaii. (see article)
Maverick Helicopters offers exclusive VIP travel to Electric Daisy Carnival
20-Jun-11
Music fans attending the upcoming 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival weekend, June 24-26, can travel to the event, which is being held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in VIP-style with Maverick Helicopters. Maverick Helicopters is the only helicopter company to provide air travel to and from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during this incredible music [...]
Rescue community remembers fallen “Pedro 66″ airmen
Source: US Air Force, 14-Jun-11
6/13/2011 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — Airmen from the 66th Rescue Squadron here held a remembrance ceremony June 9 for the crewmembers of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, call sign Pedro 66, who lost their lives in a crash a year ago on this date. Lt. Col. Daniel Jefferies, the 563rd Rescue [...]
09-Jun-11 N272SM AgustaWestland A109E Elko, US-Nevada
09-Jun-11
Rotor blade struck unknown object in flight. Landed safely
Federal Trade Commission moves to sell two R44s of Utah gambling figure
Source: Vegas Inc, 29-May-11
Jeremy Johnson, of St. George, Utah, and scores of associated companies and individuals were sued by the Federal Trade Commission in Las Vegas last year in what the FTC called a nationwide scheme that operated online for years and that cost consumers $275 million. [file photo]
Nevada Army National Guard receive first two of six new Lakotas
Source: Reno Gazette Journal, 03-May-11
They are based at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Stead. The two aircraft are configured for medical evacuations and will complement Black Hawk helicopters already available in the state for air ambulance support.
Maverick Helicopters launches daytime Las Vegas tours
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 12-Apr-11
The latest sightseeing excursion from Maverick Helicopters will give Las Vegas visitors a daytime view of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, as well as scenic surrounding desert and mountain areas. This newest expedition, Vegas Voyage, debuts today, Monday, April 11, 2011 and departs daily from Maverick Helicopters’ main termina, 6075 Las Vegas Boulevard South. “We [...]
Maverick Helicopters wins Best Tour Company award
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 30-Mar-11
Maverick Helicopters has been named 2011 SNHCA Choice Award winner for Best Tour Company in Las Vegas by the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association (SNHCA). SNHCA, which was established in 1990, is an association of professional hotel concierge dedicated to providing the highest level of service to Las Vegas visitors. The association is honoring Maverick [...]
11-Mar-11 N130GC Eurocopter EC130 Boulder City, US-Nevada
11-Mar-11
Landed hard during precautionary landing
Maverick offers helicopter shuttle to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 2011 NASCAR Weekend
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 13-Feb-11
Race fans attending the 2011 NASCAR Weekend, March 4-6, can travel to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in VIP style with Maverick Helicopters. Maverick Helicopters is the only helicopter company to provide air travel to and from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the 2011 NASCAR Weekend. Because more than 400 race fans flew with [...]
BLM to review procedures in helicopter roundup of wild horses
Source: Bureau of Land Management, 12-Feb-11
An internal review by the Bureau of Land Management has found that Sun J Livestock, one of the BLM’s wild horse gather contractors, did not violate existing BLM policy or procedures in connection with a Jan. 27, 2011, incident involving a mare that fell, got up, and was subsequently pursued by the contractor’s helicopter during [...]
Maverick launches new all-in-one Grand Canyon West Rim Experience
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 27-Jan-11
The latest sightseeing excursion from Maverick Aviation Group will give explorers a multi-perspective view of Grand Canyon West Rim. Passengers will witness the beauty of the Grand Canyon and all it has to offer while traveling via plane, helicopter and by foot on the new Tribal Spirit excursion. The company’s latest expedition will depart daily [...]
Air Maui opens in Grand Canyon and Las Vegas under Serenity Helicopters name
Source: Serenity Helicopters, 25-Oct-10
Serenity Helicopters has opened their doors as the newest provider of Las Vegas to Grand Canyon helicopter tours. Steve Egger, founder of Air Maui (a popular Hawaii helicopter tour provider), brings his 25+ years of experience and flawless safety record to the Las Vegas helicopter industry. Serenity takes pride in being a small company, which [...]
Intermountain Healthcare orders three GrandNew helicopters
Source: AgustaWestland, 12-Oct-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has signed for three GrandNew helicopters with options for two additional aircraft. These aircraft will be equipped to provide industry leading in-flight patient care and will also benefit from the world’s most technologically advanced avionics system ever to fly in a helicopter of this [...]
Heli–Success! Third Annual Career Development Seminar & Networking Event
Source: HAI, 05-Aug-10
Put a face to a name! Shake hands with the hiring authorities! Get your resume into the right hands of the right people! Sponsored by Rotorcraft Pro Media Network and Bristow Group. Produced by the team from Verticalreference.com and Justhelicopters.com, comes a two day Helicopter Career Development Seminar and Networking Event in Las Vegas, NV, [...]
08-Jun-10 N….. Bell OH-58 Reno, US-Nevada
08-Jun-10
Washoe County have two OH-58As – N1032F (Bell MSN 70-15595) and N1911 (71-20729)
Maverick Helicopters Launches New Grand Canyon Experiences
Source: Maverick Helicopters, 31-May-10
Maverick Helicopter officials have announced the addition of two new tours to the company’s schedule, the Skywalk Odyssey and Silver Cloud Sunset excursions. Both new sightseeing expeditions depart from the company’s Las Vegas Strip location, 6075 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and both offer unique views of Southern Nevada, Arizona and the Grand Canyon. For the [...]
TourGuy.com Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Becomes #1 Seller
Source: TourGuy.com, 28-May-10
The “Toast the Spirits of the Grand Canyon” helicopter tour has become the number one seller at TourGuy.com, a new tour and travel source for adventure and ecotourism tours launched during National Travel And Tourism Week. The Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour takes up to six passengers from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon for a [...]
Papillon starts new Hoover Dam air tour
Source: Old West New West, 25-May-10
Departing daily from either their Las Vegas or Boulder City terminals, the tour flies at low level over the Hoover Dam in a Eurocopter EC130
HAI Air Tour Operators Visit Washington
Source: HAI, 19-May-10
On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 commercial air tour operators from Nevada and Alaska visited Washington, D.C. to meet with regulators and lawmakers on topics affecting the air tour industry. Between meetings the operators took time to attend the AeroClub of Washington’s monthly luncheon at the Capital Hilton. Those in attendance included: Lee Dunn, Legal Counsel [...]
Intermountain Healthcare Orders Three GrandNew Helicopters
Source: AgustaWestland, 04-May-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has signed for three GrandNew helicopters with options for two additional aircraft. These aircraft will be equipped to provide industry leading in-flight patient care and will also benefit from the world’s most technologically advanced avionics system ever to fly in a helicopter of this [...]
Interview: Corporate vice president of marketing for the Papillon Group
Source: Las Vegas Sun, 07-Feb-10
Robert Graff, corporate vice president of marketing for the Papillon Group — a company composed of Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Airlines, Scenic Airlines and Grand Canyon Coaches
Nevada Dept of Wildlife refurbish their 1978 JetRanger
Source: Nevada Dept of Wildlife, 09-Jan-10
With the help of Nevada Bighorns Unlimited—Reno and the Wildlife Heritage Trust Account, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently refurbished its vintage 1978 Bell Jet Ranger helicopter. The helicopter N 2 FG, affectionately referred to as “Old Blue” by NDOW Air Operations staff, was purchased 13 years ago and is used by NDOW to [...]
Washoe County Sheriff to publish helicopter activity online
22-Dec-09
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Department is going to start putting information on its Web site about the helicopters’ activities when they involve extended, low flyovers.
Turbomeca adds four new Service Centers in US
Source: Turbomeca, 20-Oct-09
Turbomeca USA has taken a new approach to servicing its customers by giving them what they want, more choices. We are proud to announce the first four Service Centers in our Network marking the beginning of many Turbomeca approved Service Centers to come.
Helicopter landing pads being moved at Boulder City Municipal Airport
Source: Las Vegas Sun, 09-Oct-09
The Boulder City Municipal Airport Advisory Committee voted unanimously Oct. 6 to reconfigure the landing area for tour helicopters that use the airport. The helicopters’ landing site will be moved off of a taxiway.
Turbomeca veteran to Join Helicopter Services of Nevada
Source: Vertical, 30-Sep-09
Mr. Wayne Young, a 23 year Turbomeca veteran, is joining the Helicopter Services of Nevada’s (HSN) engine repair facility in the lead position of Engine Shop Director for their Turbomeca approved Maintenance Center.
