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UK – New Exeter base for police and air ambulance helicopters

UK – New Exeter base for police and air ambulance helicopters

13-May-2014Source: D&CC

Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon Air Ambulance Trust have this week relocated helicopter operations to a new shared airbase at Exeter Airport. The two aircraft have been moved from the former site at Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, following the sale of land for development. The helicopters will be housed at a secure location at the... Read more

Sweden – Gotland EMS Bell 429 range limited by weight issues

Sweden – Gotland EMS Bell 429 range limited by weight issues

12-May-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The new EMS helicopter that is being used on the island of Gotland has been partly halted due to its limited payload acceptance. Representatives have told Swedish Radio (SR) that the new Bell 429 has been reduced to covering only local EMS missions, and that the inter-hospital transports between the island and the mainland have... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Inc awarded $25M for UH-72A logistics support

Airbus Helicopters Inc awarded $25M for UH-72A logistics support

8-May-2014Source: US DoD

EADS North America, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $25,474,389 modification (P00787) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 to increase funds and exercise an option for contractor logistics support on the Lakota Utility Helicopter (UH-72A). Work will be performed in Columbia, Mississippi, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance Army funds in... Read more

L-3 Wescam delivers 100th MX-15i turret for National Guard UH-72A Lakota fleet

L-3 Wescam delivers 100th MX-15i turret for National Guard UH-72A Lakota fleet

7-May-2014Source: L-3 Wescam

L‐3 WESCAM announced today that it has now delivered 100 MX™-15 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging turrets in support of the U.S. Army National Guard’s UH-72A Security and Support Mission Equipment Package (S&S MEP). L-3 WESCAM was awarded the contract for this program in 2009 as a subcontractor to Airbus Helicopters, Inc. The first system was delivered... Read more

Kentucky Army Guard rolls out first of six UH-72A Lakotas

Kentucky Army Guard rolls out first of six UH-72A Lakotas

27-Apr-2014Source: Kentucky ANG

Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson joined Adjutant General Edward W. Tonini and members of the Kentucky Army National Guard’s aviation community for the inaugural roll out of the Guard’s newest acquisition, the LUH-72 Lakota helicopter at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., April 24. The American-made LUH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter was specifically selected and... Read more

EASA certifies Airbus EC145T2 – Deliveries start in Q3

EASA certifies Airbus EC145T2 – Deliveries start in Q3

22-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The newest member of Airbus Helicopters’ proven EC145 rotorcraft family – the EC145 T2 – has been certified, clearing the way for customer deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year. Issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot and instrument flight rules (IFR)... Read more

EASA approves Dart EC145 Skidtubes and BK117 Heli-Utility-Baskets

EASA approves Dart EC145 Skidtubes and BK117 Heli-Utility-Baskets

21-Apr-2014Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace has announced that it has received a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its EC145 skidtubes. DART has also recently received FAA approval for its BK117 Heli-Utility-BasketTM. With DART skidtubes, the central I-beam web absorbs most of the impact on landing so the tube maintains its integrity. Even with... Read more

Peru – Heliflight orders two EC145s and one EC155

Peru – Heliflight orders two EC145s and one EC155

31-Mar-2014Source: Airbus

During FIDAE 2014, Airbus Helicopters signed a letter of intent with Peruvian operator Heliflight for two EC145s and one EC155 B1 Dauphin family rotorcraft, to be used in supporting the country’s energy industry. This customer currently has two AS350 B3s, which are deployed on missions for mining, as well as oil and gas, including operations... Read more

Bolivian Air Force orders two more EC145s

Bolivian Air Force orders two more EC145s

31-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Among the announcements at FIDAE 2014 was the Bolivian Air Force’s order for two more EC145s.  They will be operated to support natural disasters, fire support, medical evacuations, supply in isolated areas and the transfer of government personnel. The new order includes pilot training, technical assistance and a logistic package of tools and spare parts... Read more

Royal Thai Army order six UH-72A Lakotas

Royal Thai Army order six UH-72A Lakotas

30-Mar-2014Source: US DoD

EADS-N.A., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $34,018,858 modification (P00772) to sole-source, foreign military sales contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 for six Lakota helicopters with the environmental control unit, mission equipment package and airborne radio communication (ARC-231) radios for the Royal Thai Army. Fiscal 2010 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $34,018,857 were obligated at the time... Read more

HNZ Australia expands base at Karratha

HNZ Australia expands base at Karratha

27-Mar-2014Source: HNZ

HNZ Australia have made a strategic expansion in the resource rich sector of north-west Australia. Their Karratha Helicopter Base which has run 24 hours a day Marine Pilot Transfer operations continuously for over 20 years, has now diversified into single-engine utility operations as well. Targeting a specific gap in the market, HNZ have positioned two... Read more

Gundersen Health System adds helipad

Gundersen Health System adds helipad

11-Mar-2014Source: WXOW

Gundersen Health System’s Medlink helicopter has a new landing spot on the roof of the Legacy Building  See full story... Read more

Argentine Federal Police take delivery of new EC135 and EC145

Argentine Federal Police take delivery of new EC135 and EC145

5-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com

In the last few weeks, the Argentine Federal Police have taken delivery of two new helicopters from Airbus Helicopters production plant in Germany. As usual, the two-tone blue aircraft carry large tactical codes as well as much smaller ATC registrations on the tail. The new aircraft are the first acquisitions for two and a half... Read more

Metro Aviation welcomes Cook Children’s Teddy Bear Transport to the family

Metro Aviation welcomes Cook Children’s Teddy Bear Transport to the family

26-Feb-2014Source: Metro Aviation

Each year, more than 2,200 children are transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.  Teddy Bear Transport is one of the largest pediatric transport programs in the nation and now, a member of the Metro Aviation family. Teddy Bear Transport utilizes both fixed and rotor wing for air transport.  Metro Aviation will assume operation... Read more

Waypoint Leasing to acquire 12 EC225 and 25 EC145T2

Waypoint Leasing to acquire 12 EC225 and 25 EC145T2

26-Feb-2014Source: Waypoint Leasing

Two major Waypoint Leasing orders with Airbus Helicopters were announced today as the global helicopter lessor intends to acquire 37 EC225 and EC145 T2 rotorcraft. These key transactions, Waypoint’s first deliveries in 2014, were detailed at the 2014 Heli-Expo industry convention in Anaheim, California, where Airbus Helicopters President Guillaume Faury and Waypoint Leasing CEO Ed... Read more

Honeywell navigation selected for EC145T2 and EC645T2

Honeywell navigation selected for EC145T2 and EC645T2

25-Feb-2014Source: Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace’s (NYSE: HON) LASEREF VI navigation system has been selected by Airbus Helicopters for its light helicopter platforms, the EC145 T2 and EC645 T2 family. The LASEREF inertial reference unit (IRU) allows helicopter operators to always have an autonomous navigation source available in the absence of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and radio navigation. The capability is... Read more

Boston MedFlight continues upgrading fleet with EC145s

Boston MedFlight continues upgrading fleet with EC145s

25-Feb-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

In keeping with its commitment to provide the highest level of service for patients, Boston MedFlight continues to upgrade its fleet with the planned addition of a second EC145 purchased from Airbus Helicopters Inc. After a review of all the available aircraft, Boston MedFlight officials selected the EC145 in 2012 to replace their existing BK117... Read more

Waypoint Leasing to Acquire Assets from Helicopter Transportation Group

Waypoint Leasing to Acquire Assets from Helicopter Transportation Group

24-Feb-2014Source: Waypoint Leasing

Waypoint Leasing, a leading global helicopter leasing company, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Helicopter Transportation Group AS (“HTG”), a helicopter lessor based in Oslo, Norway, to acquire certain assets of HTG, including 23 aircraft and affiliated contracts.  Waypoint has already taken delivery of 7 of the 23 aircraft and expects to... Read more

Germany – ADAC HEMS Academy to transform its analogue EC135 full flight simulator

Germany – ADAC HEMS Academy to transform its analogue EC135 full flight simulator

24-Feb-2014Source: ADAC HEMS Academy

The ADAC HEMS Academy counts most of the important European HEMS organizations and many international law enforcement and off-shore operators from Argentina to Japan, from Brazil to Australia, as clients for EC135 and EC145 full flight simulator training. To fulfill the increasing customer demands for training on EC135 P2+/T2+ full flight simulators (FFS), the ADAC... Read more

Germany – ADAC HEMS Academy to acquire EC145T2 full flight simulator

Germany – ADAC HEMS Academy to acquire EC145T2 full flight simulator

24-Feb-2014Source: ADAC HEMS Academy

ADAC, a major air rescue and air ambulance operator in Europe, has ordered 14 new EC145T2 helicopters to replace the aging BK117 B2s in its fleet. The ADAC HEMS Academy will adapt the training possibilities for all international customers. To accommodate future training needs, a new EC145T2 full flight simulator (FFS) is planned for 2015/2016... Read more

US Army contracts for four more UH-72A Lakotas

US Army contracts for four more UH-72A Lakotas

19-Feb-2014Source: US DoD

EADS-NA, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $22,856,085 modification (P00766) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 to acquire four UH-72A Lakota helicopters with engine inlet barrier filters and ARC-231 radios. Fiscal 2014 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $22,856,085 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is March 31, 2015. Work will be... Read more

Germany – DRF Luftrettung flew 38,180 missions in 2013

Germany – DRF Luftrettung flew 38,180 missions in 2013

7-Feb-2014Source: DRF

Traffic accidents, heart attacks or injured tourists: DRF Luftrettung is alerted every day to provide patients with medical care. In 2013 its crews flew a total of 38,180 missions (in 2012: 38,748) from its 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark and through worldwide repatriations with its ambulance aircrafts. Approximately 700 emergency physicians, 300... Read more

Okayama City Fire Department orders Kawasaki-build EC145

Okayama City Fire Department orders Kawasaki-build EC145

22-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Kawasaki has received an order for a new EC145 from Okayama City Fire Department in Japan.  The unit is upgrading from their current Kawasaki-MBB KB117 JA6793 which they bought as a B1 model and have upgraded to the C1 standard. File photo from Wikipedia Commons Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com... Read more

Scandinavian AirAmbulance opens 10th base – in Denmark

Scandinavian AirAmbulance opens 10th base – in Denmark

20-Jan-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

On 1 January Scandinavian AirAmbulance (SAA) opened its tenth helicopter base – a HEMS station in Ringsted, Denmark. The Danish HEMS station is situated southwest of Copenhagen and it employs a single-pilot EC145  that sits in alert 24 hours around the clock. The helicopter is operated in partnership wih Falck Ambulans on a January-October interim contract... Read more

US Congress Continues Support of UH-72A Lakota

US Congress Continues Support of UH-72A Lakota

20-Jan-2014Source: Airbus Group

Airbus Group leaders today welcomed the decision by Congress to fund procurement of 20 UH-72A Lakota helicopters through an omnibus spending package that the President has indicated he will sign into law. “This continuation of the government contract orders for the Lakota demonstrates the value of affordable, cost-effective programs in a constrained budget environment,” said... Read more

Eurocopter launches law enforcement EC145T2 helicopter with an order for six

Eurocopter launches law enforcement EC145T2 helicopter with an order for six

12-Dec-2013Source: Eurocopter

Germany’s Landespolizei Baden Württemberg has ordered six Eurocopter EC145 T2 helicopters, becoming the first law enforcement customer for this evolved version of the popular EC145 twin-engine rotorcraft. When delivered in 2015-2016, these EC145 T2s will provide the southwestern German state‟s police force with a highly capable multi-role fleet to replace a mixed fleet of two... Read more

Eurocopter takes EC175 and EC145T2 on three-week tour of Asia

Eurocopter takes EC175 and EC145T2 on three-week tour of Asia

3-Dec-2013Source: Eurocopter

Two of Eurocopter’s newest members in its twin-engine helicopter family – the next-generation EC175 and evolved EC145 T2 – are coming to Asia for a three-week demonstration tour with operators in the oil and gas, VIP, corporate, charter, military and law enforcement segments. In addition to providing opportunities to experience the performance and capabilities of... Read more

Eurocopter at the 2013 Dubai Airshow

Eurocopter at the 2013 Dubai Airshow

15-Nov-2013Source: Eurocopter

With a Dubai Airshow presence dedicated to its customers, Eurocopter will showcase the company’s highly-capable military helicopters – represented at this biennial industry event by the combat-proven EC725 and efficient NH90 – and latest generation of corporate aircraft, including the new EC145 T2 and executive version EC175 being presented for the first time in the... Read more

Kubanavia accepts EC145 destined for 2014 Winter Olympics

Kubanavia accepts EC145 destined for 2014 Winter Olympics

12-Nov-2013Source: Uralhelicom

[Electronic translation] “Ural helicopter company – URALHELICOM”carried out the acceptance helicopter EC145 Eurocopter , which took place at the plant Eurocopter in the German town of Donauwörth. Customer helicopter was the government of Krasnodar region in the face of KSU QC “Kubanavia” in preparation for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. The new EC145 presented in VIP configuration and will be... Read more

Eurocopter showcases EC175, EC145T2 and AS350B3 at Dubai Air Show 2013

Eurocopter showcases EC175, EC145T2 and AS350B3 at Dubai Air Show 2013

12-Nov-2013Source: EADS

From commercial and military aircraft to satellites and secure communications systems, EADS and its Divisions – Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will present a broad selection of cutting-edge products, technologies and services at Dubai Airshow from 17 to 21 November 2013 at Dubai World Central (DWC) located in Jebel Ali, Dubai. Dubai Airshow is... Read more

Vanderbilt to study use of plasma on LifeFlight

Vanderbilt to study use of plasma on LifeFlight

30-Oct-2013Source: Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital. In a first-of-its-kind study, randomized patients who are at risk of hemorrhaging and flown to Vanderbilt University Hospital via... Read more

PennSTAR adds EC145 to air medical fleet

PennSTAR adds EC145 to air medical fleet

23-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) has updated its PennSTAR air medical services fleet with the addition of a new American Eurocopter EC145. Purchased in 2012, the EC145 was completed by Metro Aviation and placed into service over the summer, replacing a PennSTAR BK117. The all Eurocopter PennSTAR fleet consists seven aircraft: five EC135s, one... Read more

AMTC – Boston MedFlight wins Vision Zero safety award

AMTC – Boston MedFlight wins Vision Zero safety award

23-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter is pleased to announce that Boston MedFlight has been awarded the 2013 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award, after being chosen from a record-tying list of 25 nominees. Boston MedFlight Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Wedel was presented the award and $10,000 check by Jennifer Hardcastle, American Eurocopter Sales Manager, Air Medical Specialist, during the AMTC Annual Community... Read more

Boston MedFlight orders second EC145

Boston MedFlight orders second EC145

22-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced that Boston MedFlight has placed its second order this year for an EC145 helicopter for Air Medical Transport missions as part of an ongoing fleet replacement plan. The order, which comes just weeks after Boston MedFlight took delivery of its first EC145, is an example of American Eurocopter’s continuing leadership in sales of new... Read more

Allegheny Health Network LifeFlight marks 35th year

Allegheny Health Network LifeFlight marks 35th year

22-Oct-2013Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network’s LifeFlight air medical transport program, the first service of its kind in the northeastern United States, is marking 35 years of helping critically injured people get life-saving treatment as quickly as possible. LifeFlight provides regional emergency helicopter and critical care ground transportation services for critically ill and injured patients who need immediate... Read more

Sanford AirMed Adds Specialty Teams

Sanford AirMed Adds Specialty Teams

21-Oct-2013Source: Advance Health Network

Sanford AirMed is now offering specialty neonatal intensive care unit and high-risk obstetrics specialty teams.  See full story... Read more

Metro Aviation adds Vidant Medical Transport in November

Metro Aviation adds Vidant Medical Transport in November

21-Oct-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation will begin operating for a new customer this November.  Vidant Medical Transport provides critical care air and ground service around the clock in Greenville, North Carolina. Vidant Medical Transport owns two EC145’s and one EC135 to service Greenville and surrounding areas within 150 miles.  Aircraft are IFR-equipped and outfitted with night vision goggles... Read more

American Eurocopter to show industry leading models at AMTC

American Eurocopter to show industry leading models at AMTC

21-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter, the top provider of new helicopters for U.S. Air Medical Transport services, will feature two of its industry leading models at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), Oct. 21-23 in Virginia Beach, Va. Two of the most popular and versatile helicopter models used by Air Medical Transport operators are the Eurocopter EC145 and EC135 twin-engine helicopters. American Eurocopter will have a working... Read more

Kobe Fire Department orders second EC145

Kobe Fire Department orders second EC145

15-Oct-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Kawasaki has announced a further order for an EC145 from their production line in Japan – this time from the Kobe Fire Department. This will be the second EC145 for Kobe Fire and is understood to replace their BK117B2 JA9639 which was first operated in December 1994. Photo taken by J o. via Wikipedia Commons... Read more

Geisinger Life Flight to be honored as American Red Cross Everyday Hero

Geisinger Life Flight to be honored as American Red Cross Everyday Hero

15-Oct-2013Source: Geisinger Life Flight

On a crisp fall evening on a dark country road, two cars met head on, shattering the still silence and severely injuring the occupants of both vehicles. A passing motorist saw the pile of twisted metal and called 911. When paramedics reached the remote rural road, they knew if lives were to be saved their... Read more

University of Cincinnati Medical Center to build new base for Air Care 3

University of Cincinnati Medical Center to build new base for Air Care 3

2-Oct-2013Source: Cincinnati.com

The hospital will not identify the location of the new base, on which a hangar will be constructed, until the deal is finalized see full story... Read more

Eurocopter to add additional production capacity at US plant

Eurocopter to add additional production capacity at US plant

21-Sep-2013Source: American Eurocopter

HeliHub.com broke this story to the world on Monday 16th -see Eurocopter France to transfer production of fifty AS350s to Mississippi  and that story covers more on the background reasons for the move.  Eurocopter press release of 20th September follows:-   Beginning in 2014, Eurocopter will install the necessary industrial capabilities to upgrade the American Eurocopter... Read more

Eurocopter introduces EC145T2 and EC130T2 to UK with demo flights

Eurocopter introduces EC145T2 and EC130T2 to UK with demo flights

19-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter

A series of United Kingdom demonstrations with the EC130 T2 and EC145 T2 are providing first-hand experience with these enhanced versions of Eurocopter’s helicopter family for some 100 invitees taking part in flights conducted this week.  [The EC145T2 demonstrator arrived Thursday 19th from Germany via an unscheduled night in Belgium due to the weather en... Read more

Eurocopter France to transfer production of fifty AS350s to Mississippi

Eurocopter France to transfer production of fifty AS350s to Mississippi

16-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Unions in France are in consultation with Eurocopter regarding the proposed transfer of production of fifty AS350 helicopters from France to Mississippi.  Also included is the production of  parts for a further ten airframes. HeliHub.com understands that this move is a result of US military budget cuts which are expected to halt the American Eurocopter... Read more

First helipad in Europe with LPV guidance – at Eurocopter’s Donauworth factory

First helipad in Europe with LPV guidance – at Eurocopter’s Donauworth factory

12-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter

Improved safety in poor visibility conditions is an advantage that pilots at Eurocopter in Donauwörth are now able to enjoy. The onsite helicopter landing pad at Eurocopter’s headquarters in Germany is the first helipad in Europe to make use of Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) guidance, a highly precise, GPS-supported instrument approach procedure. The new... Read more

DART to Launch Skidtube Variants for the Eurocopter EC145

DART to Launch Skidtube Variants for the Eurocopter EC145

8-Sep-2013Source: Dart Aerospace

DART is renowned for its patented Round-I-BeamTM technology that combines the conventional round tube with the strength of the I-Beam that absorbs most of the impact on landing so the tube maintains its integrity. EC145 owners and operators will now benefit from this revolutionary technology as DART announces the launch of the skidtube variants for... Read more

Henan New Continental Business Aviation orders Asia’s first EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style

Henan New Continental Business Aviation orders Asia’s first EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style

5-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter

Henan New Continental Business Aviation of China will acquire two VIP passenger transport helicopters from Eurocopter to commence its chartering business – an exclusively designed EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style, which will also be the first such model to be sold in Asia; as well as an AS350 B3e from the Ecureuil family. These two rotorcraft will... Read more

Stanford Life Flight helipad temporarily relocated

Stanford Life Flight helipad temporarily relocated

3-Sep-2013Source: Stanford News

The helicopter ordinarily lands on the Stanford Hospital’s rooftop. Elevator renovations at the hospital are forcing the relocation, which is expected to last until the end of November.  See full story... Read more

Boston MedFlight takes delivery of new EC145

Boston MedFlight takes delivery of new EC145

20-Aug-2013Source: American Eurocopter

Boston MedFlight has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC145 helicopter that will be used to provide life-saving emergency airborne medical transport service for a consortium of leading Boston hospitals. Boston MedFlight selected the EC145 in January as the most capable and cost efficient aircraft to replace their current fleet of BK117s. The new helicopter,... Read more

Eurocopter UK provides emergency services demo at air tattoo

Eurocopter UK provides emergency services demo at air tattoo

18-Jul-2013Source: Eurocopter

The missions of Eurocopter helicopters will have a starring role in this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) air show, demonstrating the unique capability of its rotorcraft to provide vital police, ambulance, fire and rescue support through the interoperability of equipped UK emergency services. During the RIAT event at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds on... Read more

Germany signs for 15 EC645T2 LUH for Special Forces Command

Germany signs for 15 EC645T2 LUH for Special Forces Command

12-Jul-2013Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defense today signed a contract for 15 EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to be used by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germany’s Special Forces Command. With this order, the Bundeswehr has now joined the customer list for the most powerful model in Eurocopter’s proven EC145 family. The contract, worth... Read more

LifeFlight – first EMS Helicopter in Iowa to carry blood

LifeFlight – first EMS Helicopter in Iowa to carry blood

10-Jul-2013Source: WHO-TV Channel 13

An Iowa air ambulance says it will soon carry blood and plasma to patients in flight. see full story... Read more

Gifu Fire Dept orders EC145 from Kawasaki production line

Gifu Fire Dept orders EC145 from Kawasaki production line

7-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Kawasaki has announced their eighth EC145 order for use in the fire and disaster prevention role. The order has been placed by Gifu Prefecture in Japan, who will be replacing a BK117B2 when the EC145 is in service. Gifu covers 4,100 square miles and has a population of about 2 million. All EC145s, including all... Read more

Thailand requests six UH-72A Lakotas

Thailand requests six UH-72A Lakotas

24-Jun-2013Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $77 million. The Government of Thailand has requested a possible sale of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and repair parts,... Read more

Germany’s DRF Luftrettung celebrates 40 years

Germany’s DRF Luftrettung celebrates 40 years

13-Jun-2013Source: DRF Luftrettung

40 years ago, DRF Luftrettung carried out its first rescue mission. Since then it has grown into a large and modern organization that operates 31 helicopter bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark for HEMS operations. Today, DRF Luftrettung acknowledged the 40th anniversary of its first mission with a ceremony. As part of the ceremony, the... Read more

Metro Aviation delivers EC145 to Memorial Hospital

Metro Aviation delivers EC145 to Memorial Hospital

3-Jun-2013Source: Metro Aviation, Inc

Beacon Health System’s Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana recently received their new Eurocopter EC145. The aircraft was chosen for the larger cabin, payload and range as compared to their current EC135. The aircraft coincides with a rebranding of the air services to include Memorial Children’s Hospital and a slightly different color scheme. Memorial MedFlight... Read more

Sky Tech joins Turbomeca Certified Maintenance Center Network

Sky Tech joins Turbomeca Certified Maintenance Center Network

16-May-2013Source: Turbomeca

Turbomeca (Safran) announces the qualification of Sky Tech LLP, as Certified Maintenance Center (Level 1&2) in Kazakhstan for Turbomeca Arriel 2B/2B1/2D and Arriel 1E2 engines, respectively powering EC130, AS350 and EC145 helicopters. The company’s facilities are located at Airport Boraldai – Almaty Region. “The company had been carefully selected to support Turbomeca customers in the... Read more

Devon & Cornwall Police air unit joins Twitter

Devon & Cornwall Police air unit joins Twitter

3-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Devon & Cornwall Police’s air support unit have joined Twitter and can be found @DCP_Helicopter. However, this move may be short-lived as the gradual nationalisation of law enforcement aviation across England and Wales under the “NPAS” (National Police Air Service) banner has seen various units adopt new Twitter identities involving the NPAS name. Time will... Read more

Eurocopter reveals optionally-piloted EC145

Eurocopter reveals optionally-piloted EC145

26-Apr-2013Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter’s ability to integrate unmanned flight capabilities into its helicopter family has been validated by an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) demonstration program, which used an EC145 to fly routes that included deployment of an external sling load and a representative observation mission. Conducted at the French Air Force base in Istres, France, this program was... Read more

MassDevelopment issues tax-exempt $8M lease for Boston Medflight EC145

MassDevelopment issues tax-exempt $8M lease for Boston Medflight EC145

12-Apr-2013Source: Boston Medflight

MassDevelopment has issued an $8 million tax-exempt lease on behalf of New England Life Flight, Inc. in Bedford, which does business as Boston MedFlight. The emergency transport service will use lease proceeds to buy a medically configured helicopter that will replace an existing helicopter to transport ill and injured patients. Lease proceeds will also finance... Read more

Metro Aviation begins completion of Boston MedFlight EC145

Metro Aviation begins completion of Boston MedFlight EC145

4-Apr-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation visited with representatives from Boston MedFlight and American Eurocopter recently to begin production of MedFlight’s new EC145.  The new aircraft will replace one of their two BK117 C1s. The new fleet configuration will include the EC145, BK117, and the S76. “We are excited about operating our very first EC145 and look forward to... Read more

Metro Aviation begins configuration of EC145 for Memorial MedFlight

Metro Aviation begins configuration of EC145 for Memorial MedFlight

18-Mar-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation recently received a new Eurocopter EC145 for Memorial MedFlight, the air medical and critical care transport team for Beacon Health System’s Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Metro Aviation is performing the completion of the new aircraft at its main facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. “While working with Metro Aviation, everyone has made me... Read more

Police Service of Northern Ireland order second EC145

Police Service of Northern Ireland order second EC145

15-Mar-2013Source: Eurocopter

The acquisition of an EC145 by the Police Service of Northern Ireland will add another helicopter to this agency’s all-Eurocopter fleet, and reinforces the company’s impressive presence with law enforcement agencies in the British Isles. This latest rotary-wing aircraft is to be delivered in the first half of 2013, joining the Police Service of Northern... Read more

TNT approves unscripted docu-drama “Life Flight”

TNT approves unscripted docu-drama “Life Flight”

13-Mar-2013Source: TNT

TNT has greenlit Life Flight, a riveting unscripted docu-drama that follows air-ambulance teams as they race to save lives. TNT has ordered six episodes of the series, which is slated to launch in early 2014. Life Flight follows the dedicated teams from Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where the Life Flight service was born. The series... Read more

Memorial MedFlight in South Bend Adding EC145

Memorial MedFlight in South Bend Adding EC145

11-Mar-2013Source: Eurocopter

American Eurocopter, the leading provider of helicopters to the U.S. air medical transport industry, announced that Memorial MedFlight in South Bend, Ind., has purchased an EC145. The new aircraft will improve and expand Memorial MedFlight’s patient care capability by increasing the program’s range and service area, allowing it to better serve the critical care transport... Read more

Eurocopter and Milestone Aviation Group getting closer together

Eurocopter and Milestone Aviation Group getting closer together

6-Mar-2013Source: Eurocopter

An innovative agreement signed by Eurocopter and Milestone Aviation Group today brings these two industry leaders together for cooperative marketing of Milestone’s growing helicopter portfolio, backed by Eurocopter’s comprehensive Parts-by-the-Hour (PBH) support services. This agreement enables Eurocopter to provide its customers and operators commercial access to Milestone’s inventory of helicopters with all of the financial... Read more

Nationwide Children’s Hospital purchases Eurocopter EC145

Nationwide Children’s Hospital purchases Eurocopter EC145

6-Mar-2013Source: American Eurocopter

Nationwide Children’s Hospital of Columbus, Ohio, has begun its new hospital-based air medical transport program with the purchase of a Eurocopter EC145 from American Eurocopter. Dubbed “Monarch 1,” the new aircraft was placed into service in February allowing Nationwide Children’s neonatal and pediatric transport team to initiate critical care services sooner. Based at The Ohio... Read more

American Eurocopter leads in helicopter sales for EMS missions

American Eurocopter leads in helicopter sales for EMS missions

6-Mar-2013Source: American Eurocopter

Many times each day, a call goes out somewhere in the United States for a helicopter to provide emergency airlift for a critically injured or ill patient. More often than not, a Eurocopter helicopter sold and supported by American Eurocopter answers the call. As Heli-Expo 2013 begins, American Eurocopter can proudly say that in 2012... Read more

Metro Aviation to showcase new air medical EC145 during Heli-Expo

Metro Aviation to showcase new air medical EC145 during Heli-Expo

4-Mar-2013Source: Metro Aviation

With the helicopter world soon to descend on Las Vegas for the 2013 HAI Heli-Expo, Metro Aviation has announced that it will showcase a recently completed EC145 as part of the company’s exhibit during the event.  The featured aircraft is based in Cincinnati, Ohio at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Health Air Care and Mobile... Read more

JSSI expands airframe programs with EC135 and EC145

JSSI expands airframe programs with EC135 and EC145

28-Feb-2013Source: JSSI

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, has announced its new Airframe Programs for the Eurocopter EC135 and EC145 series of helicopters. The EC135/145 Airframe Programs cover virtually every part, component, assembly and system on the helicopter, for a specified contract term, excluding engines.... Read more

Austin-Travis STAR Flight Rescue Saves Multiple Lives Utilizing NVG

Austin-Travis STAR Flight Rescue Saves Multiple Lives Utilizing NVG

28-Feb-2013Source: ASU

Three STAR Flight EC145s spent several hours in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 8 responding to distress calls and successfully rescuing 13 people from flood waters, caused by Tropical Storm Hermine, throughout the region around Austin, Texas. The rescue operation was the largest to date for the unit?s EC145s. “The weather conditions were... Read more

Germany’s HTM wins framework agreement with Areva for wind turbine support

Germany’s HTM wins framework agreement with Areva for wind turbine support

21-Feb-2013

[electronic translation] On the occasion of the conference of the Federation of wind energy make AREVA Wind, HTM Helicopter, Global Tech I and Trianel before their recently subscribed declaration of cooperation for the service of North Sea offshore wind farms. The helicopter company Travel Munich (HTM) is transported in the future exclusively for the offshore... Read more

Kawasaki wins orders for four EC145, including two for Doctor Heli

Kawasaki wins orders for four EC145, including two for Doctor Heli

19-Feb-2013Source: Kawasaki

[electronic translation] Kawasaki Heavy Industries, was awarded a total of four in a row of machine “type helicopter BK117C-2 expression Kawasaki” from Toho Co., Ltd. Aviation Aero Asahi Corporation and Central Helicopter Service. One aircraft used for business purposes, two aircraft Doctor Heli machine, four of a single doctor helicopter for Yamagata Prefecture, was awarded... Read more

OSF bases Life Flight EC145 in Peru (Peru, Illinois!)

OSF bases Life Flight EC145 in Peru (Peru, Illinois!)

5-Feb-2013Source: News Tribune

OSF Life Flight, a part of OSF HealthCare, announced a significant expansion of its medical helicopter services to the region around Peru. (see full story)... Read more

ADAC releases 2012 operations in numbers

ADAC releases 2012 operations in numbers

23-Jan-2013Source: ADAC

(electronic translation) The rescue and intensive care transport helicopter of the ADAC air rescue in 2012 had so many missions flying like never before. Overall, the “Yellow Angel” moved out of the sky 49 243 times, in 2011 there were approximately 47 000 operations. This represents an increase of four per cent compared to 2011. Here, a... Read more

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