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National EMS Pilot Association celebrates 40 years of service

National EMS Pilot Association celebrates 40 years of service

26-Feb-2024Source: NEMSPA

The National EMS Pilot Association (NEMSPA) proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of dedication to advancing the professionalism, safety, and advocacy of Air Medical Pilots nationwide. Founded in 1984, NEMSPA has played a pivotal role in shaping the Air Medical Transport industry, championing excellence and ensuring the highest standards of patient care for... Read more

PHI celebrates 75 years

PHI celebrates 75 years

21-Feb-2024Source: PHI

PHI, a leader in global helicopter services, is proud and honored to celebrate its 75-year anniversary in 2024. Founded in Lafayette, La., in 1949, Petroleum Bell Helicopters—later to be renamed Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. and known today as PHI Group, Inc.—established itself as a leader in helicopter transportation for seismic crews exploring for oil and gas... Read more

Sikorsky celebrates 100th anniversary at Paris Air Show

Sikorsky celebrates 100th anniversary at Paris Air Show

20-Jun-2023Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), will celebrate its 100th anniversary during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget this week emphasizing the deep and enduring relationship and the ongoing mission readiness and operational success shared by Sikorsky, its workforce in Poland and its commercial and defence customers across Europe. Sikorsky’s history crosses paths with... Read more

Robinson Helicopter Company Celebrates 50 Years

Robinson Helicopter Company Celebrates 50 Years

6-Mar-2023Source: Robinson Helicopter Company

June 2023 marks 50 years in business for Robinson Helicopter Company. Founded by Frank Robinson on 20 June 1973, Robinson’s goal was to design and manufacture simple, reliable helicopters, as efficiently as possible, without compromising quality. Robinson’s 50-year milestone represents more than the passing of time, it is affirmation of the company’s success. Robinson’s simple 2-place R22 (FAA certified in... Read more

DRF Luftrettung celebrates its 50th anniversary

DRF Luftrettung celebrates its 50th anniversary

6-Feb-2023Source: DRF Luftrettung

On March 19, 1973, a DRF Luftrettung crew took off for the first time to save lives. The DRF Luftrettung is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023 with numerous activities: the highlight will be the celebration on June 13 in Stuttgart, and the event on March 18 and 19 in Berlin will kick off.  “We are... Read more

NHV Group celebrates 25 years

NHV Group celebrates 25 years

3-May-2022Source: NHV

Twenty-five years ago, on the 15th May 1997, NHV Group officially began helicopter operations from Ostend, Belgium. Co-founders Eric Van Hal and Jef De Kinder launched the NHV Group and ever since the company has flourished, growing from a family business to an international group with 500+ employees and a strong geographic presence in Europe... Read more

HealthNet Aeromedical Services Receives 2021 National Safety in EMS Award

HealthNet Aeromedical Services Receives 2021 National Safety in EMS Award

23-Aug-2021Source: HealthNet Aeromedical Services

The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have selected HealthNet Aeromedical Services as the recipient of the 2021 Safety in EMS Award. Sponsored by Horton Emergency Vehicles, the award was established to recognize an organization that has significantly contributed to advancing EMS practitioner and/or patient safety. “HealthNet... Read more

Rotorcorp Marks 10 Years Serving Global Helicopter Parts Market

Rotorcorp Marks 10 Years Serving Global Helicopter Parts Market

20-Jul-2021Source: Rotorcorp

From a two-man operation to the world’s first online marketplace for Robinson Helicopter parts, Rotorcorp LLC – celebrating 10th anniversary in business in 2021 – has grown into a savvy international exporter providing first-class service to a diverse portfolio of operators in more than 45 countries. “Robinson Helicopter Company, Inc. congratulates Rotorcorp LLC on their... Read more

Leonardo celebrates AW139 20th anniversary

Leonardo celebrates AW139 20th anniversary

5-Feb-2021Source: Leonardo

Leonardo celebrates today the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies from the Company’s facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy on 3 February 2001. The helicopter flew for 45 minutes checking initial airworthiness tests, hovering, lateral and forward flight, handling qualities and subsystems. This soon confirmed... Read more

Rosoboronexport celebrates 20 years

Rosoboronexport celebrates 20 years

5-Nov-2020Source: Rosoboronexport

November 4, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The company was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation as part of the reform of the country’s military-technical cooperation system. Before 2000, deliveries of Russian arms to the world market were made by Rosvooruzhenie and Promexport... Read more

Bell Flight Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation

Bell Flight Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation

8-Oct-2020Source: Bell

Bell, a technology company, celebrated its 85th anniversary this past July, reflecting on its growth as a company committed to redefining flight. Founded by Larry Bell in 1935, the company has been at the forefront of mobility, constantly finding ways to create innovative solutions. From breaking the sound barrier with pilot Chuck Yeager and the... Read more

Midlands Air Ambulance to host virtual consultation for new airbase

Midlands Air Ambulance to host virtual consultation for new airbase

6-Oct-2020Source: Midlands Air Ambulance

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is hosting an online public consultation on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October to share proposed plans to construct a new airbase and charity headquarters in the Cosford area. Due to latest Government announcements about COVID-19, it is not possible to physically host live consultation sessions as planned. Therefore, the local... Read more

Viterra and STARS to launch calendar campaign fundraiser

Viterra and STARS to launch calendar campaign fundraiser

18-Sep-2020Source: STARS

Viterra Inc. (“Viterra”) is pleased to announce that it is teaming up with STARS to sponsor its 2021 fundraising calendar.  This marks the sixth consecutive year that Viterra has partnered with STARS by covering the full printing costs of the calendar. This initiative is STARS’ second largest fundraiser, with more than 60,000 calendars sold annually.  The calendars will be available for... Read more

Second charity helicopter air ambulance launched in Scotland

Second charity helicopter air ambulance launched in Scotland

8-Apr-2020Source: Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

A new air ambulance takes to the skies as Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) launches its second life-saving emergency response helicopter. The only charity of its type in Scotland has operated a single aircraft nationwide Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) since 2013 from its base at Perth Airport, saving and impacting on thousands of lives.... Read more

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex marks 30 years with royal visitor

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex marks 30 years with royal visitor

10-Feb-2020Source: Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Redhill Aerodrome on 4th February 2020 to meet the Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (AAKSS) team and view the new technology and training facilities that will allow the AW169 aircraft to operate in weather conditions where it is currently not possible and the crew to deliver more inflight... Read more

Enstrom celebrates 60 years

Enstrom celebrates 60 years

18-Dec-2019Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is proud to be celebrating its 60th anniversary, December 22, 2019. From humble beginnings in the woods of northern Michigan, Enstrom has grown to become a storied aerospace manufacturer, having produced more than 1300 aircraft operated in over 50 countries around the world. Rudy Enstrom was a mining engineer in Crystal Falls,... Read more

UK Helicopter Museum celebrates 30 years

UK Helicopter Museum celebrates 30 years

14-Oct-2019Source: The Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year On 3 November 1989, the Museum was officially opened by HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who arrived at the site by air in a Wessex HC.4 of the Queens Royal Flight. Now exactly 30 years later to the day, that very same... Read more

Enstrom Celebrates 60 Years

Enstrom Celebrates 60 Years

24-Jul-2019Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is proud to be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2019. From humble beginnings in the woods of northern Michigan, Enstrom has grown to become a storied aerospace manufacturer, having produced more than 1300 aircraft operated in over 50 countries around the world. Rudy Enstrom was a mining engineer in Crystal Falls, MI... Read more

Sea Lion Successfully Completes Mission Demonstration

Sea Lion Successfully Completes Mission Demonstration

23-Jul-2019Source: Airbus Helicopters

The NH90 Sea Lion successfully completed mission demonstrations for its relevant roles in the German Navy, including SAR missions, in July. Representatives of the Navy and the procurement agency BAAINBw participated in the tests that covered operations using a rescue hoist, checking navy reconnaissance capabilities, and dropping off commandos and Special Forces equipment, including an... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance treats 40,000th patient

London’s Air Ambulance treats 40,000th patient

10-Jul-2019Source: London Air Ambulance

Since the inception of our service in 1989, our charity has provided hospital-level care at scene to critically injured patients across the capital. We operate alongside Barts Health NHS Trust and London Ambulance Service, who provide the medical staff and some infrastructure. Gareth Grier, Lead Clinician at London’s Air Ambulance said: “It is incredibly humbling... Read more

CareFlite celebrates 40 Year Anniversary

CareFlite celebrates 40 Year Anniversary

24-May-2019Source: CareFlite

CareFlite began with one Bell helicopter shared between Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital transporting about 20 patients each month. In 1980, CareFlite began operating a ground ambulance service in Dallas to support the helicopters and to provide non-emergency transportation to patients in area hospitals. Since being established in 1979, CareFlite... Read more

Air Methods Celebrates StarCare Base’s 30th Anniversary

Air Methods Celebrates StarCare Base’s 30th Anniversary

10-Apr-2019Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the leading air medical service provider, will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its StarCare base on April 13 at 1:30 p.m. CT at Silverhawk Aviation in Lincoln. A special reception will be held there to honor the clinicians, crew and other staff who have been a part of the base’s history. StarCare is... Read more

HSM-70 celebrates 10 years of excellence

HSM-70 celebrates 10 years of excellence

20-Mar-2019Source: The Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron

The Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 “Spartans” celebrated their 10th anniversary, since commissioning in 2009, at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Feb. 14. The event kicked off with HSM-70 Commanding Officer Cmdr. Kenneth Colman praising the Spartan team. “On Feb. 9, 2009, 22 officers, 23 chief petty officers, and 152 Sailors, totaling 207 “Spartans” established... Read more

Cadorath celebrates its 65th Anniversary

Cadorath celebrates its 65th Anniversary

12-Mar-2019Source: Cadorath

March, 2019 marks the 65th anniversary of Cadorath. Their brand promise to customers: “We Turn ‘Can’t’ into ‘Next’”, is forged from strong traditions since the company began in 1954. Leading up to and looking beyond 65 years, Cadorath has positioned themselves as a solution provider for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities across the globe.... Read more

Robinson R22 Celebrates 40 Years

Robinson R22 Celebrates 40 Years

27-Feb-2019Source: Robinson

 Robinson’s R22 officially turns 40-years-old on March 16th. In celebration, at this year’s Heli Expo convention in Atlanta, Robinson will display a new R22 (S/N 4797, N40YR) painted in the same scheme and colors as the very first R22 (S/N 0001). While the exterior will pay tribute to the R22’s origins, the interior will showcase... Read more

Airbus rings in 2019 with milestone anniversaries

Airbus rings in 2019 with milestone anniversaries

31-Jan-2019Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters North America is celebrating two milestone anniversaries of operations this year. Airbus Helicopters, Inc., based in Grand Prairie, Texas, is celebrating 50 years of sales and support for U.S. helicopter operators, while Airbus Helicopters Canada Ltd., located in Fort Erie, Ontario, is marking its 35-year milestone. “For 50 years, our customers and the... Read more

7 trainee paramedics start at HIOW Air Ambulance

7 trainee paramedics start at HIOW Air Ambulance

16-Jan-2019Source: HIOWAA

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) have started the New Year with seven new trainee Critical Care paramedics joining the Charity Critical Care Team. The Charity made the appointments as a response to an increase in demand for the life-saving service. Missions across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have doubled for the... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance 30th anniversary campaign

London’s Air Ambulance 30th anniversary campaign

10-Jan-2019Source: London Air Ambulance

The Duke of Cambridge has today become Patron of the London Air Ambulance Charity 30th Anniversary Campaign. The campaign aims to highlight the charity’s vital work in delivering life-saving treatment across London, and raise support for the development of new facilities. The patronage has been announced ahead of His Royal Highness’ visit to the London... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 Celebrates Decade of Work

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 Celebrates Decade of Work

29-Oct-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 base were happy to celebrate their 10th anniversary this year, on October 19. To commemorate the evening, they held an open house for the community. The base is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It houses 15 employees that make up flight paramedics, flight nurses, pilots, a maintenance... Read more

WIKING Helicopter Service GmbH has signed a multi-year HEMS

WIKING Helicopter Service GmbH has signed a multi-year HEMS

24-Oct-2018Source: WIKING Helikopter Service

WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH has signed a multi-year HEMS contract with four offshore windpark operators, Ocean Breeze Energy & Co. KG, OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG, OWP Nordergruende GmbH & Co. KG and Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH after a joint tender to support their rescue chain. WIKING provides the rescue helicopter incl. pilots... Read more

Dutch EMS operator picks P&W engines for new H135s

Dutch EMS operator picks P&W engines for new H135s

22-Oct-2018Source: Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), announced that Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW206B3 engine to power the three new Airbus H135P3s, the club is acquiring to renew its fleet of emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters. “The twin-engine Airbus H135 helicopter and the PW206... Read more

CareFlight Celebrates 35th Anniversary

CareFlight Celebrates 35th Anniversary

11-Oct-2018Source: HeliHub.com

CareFlight is celebrating their 35th anniversary in Miami Valley this year. They begun in 1983 with a single helicopter that could only carry one patient. Today, they are able to carry up to two patients as well as a response team and crew, reports WDTN.... Read more

Safran celebrates its 80th anniversary

Safran celebrates its 80th anniversary

2-Oct-2018Source: Safran Helicopter Engines

Set up in 1938, Turbomeca, now Safran Helicopter Engines, is celebrating its 80th anniversary on September 20, 2018! In its early days when the company manufactured compressors for piston engines, it has enjoyed significant growth and become the world leader in helicopter engines. We take a look back at the saga of the company’s founder,... Read more

Black Hawk marks 40 years service and prepares for another 50

Black Hawk marks 40 years service and prepares for another 50

17-Sep-2018Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has kicked off its campaign marking the 40th anniversary of the Black Hawk helicopter, an iconic aircraft that is poised to continue to support military and search and rescue efforts around the world for decades to come with ongoing technology enhancements. Sikorsky launched the #MyBlackHawkStory social media campaign and is... Read more

Waypoint Enters Taiwanese Market

Waypoint Enters Taiwanese Market

24-Jul-2018Source: Waypoint Leasing

Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, announced today that it has completed a lease transaction for three new AW169 helicopters to Emerald Pacific Airlines (“Emerald Pacific”) in Taiwan to be used in EMS operations and other missions.  This transaction marks Waypoint’s third, fourth, and fifth AW169 deliveries globally, as... Read more

LCI Delivers 3rd EMS AW169 to Elitaliana

LCI Delivers 3rd EMS AW169 to Elitaliana

11-Jul-2018Source: LCI

Lease Corporation International (“LCI”), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has today delivered a third new Leonardo AW169 helicopter to Elitaliana S.r.l. (“Elitaliana”) in Italy, fully equipped for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations. The helicopter enters service with Elitaliana on a long term operating lease from LCI, and joins two other AW169s delivered by... Read more

CareFlight Celebrates 35 Years in Miami Valley

CareFlight Celebrates 35 Years in Miami Valley

28-Jun-2018Source: HeliHub.com

CareFlight celebrates their 35th anniversary at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The company has helped save the lives of many in Miami Valley, with their four Dauphin helicopters available 24/7, reports WDTN.... Read more

JETNET celebrates 30 years in business

JETNET celebrates 30 years in business

23-Mar-2018Source: JETNET

JETNET LLC, the leading provider of aviation market information, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The firm has been a leader in using original research and the latest technology to provide timely and accurate intelligence to the business aviation community. JETNET provides information on business jets and turboprops, helicopters, and yachts. “Since 1988, when... Read more

Med-Trans Partners With Care Flight To Serve Parts of California

Med-Trans Partners With Care Flight To Serve Parts of California

19-Feb-2018Source: Med-Trans

Leading national air medical transport company Med-Trans Corporation and Care Flight, a medical flight service of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA), have partnered to provide helicopter medical service to large parts of Nevada and California. “Care Flight is thrilled to partner with Med-Trans to provide rotor-wing critical care transportation across the region,” said Dean... Read more

Era Group Celebrates 70 Years of Service

Era Group Celebrates 70 Years of Service

15-Feb-2018Source: Era Group

Era Group Inc. (NYSE:ERA) (“Era”), one of the largest helicopter operators in the world and the longest serving helicopter transport operator in the United States, is pleased to commence a year-long celebration of 70 years of service beginning in 1948. Era’s founder, Carl Brady, learned to fly helicopters in Washington State where he formed Economy... Read more

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust celebrates 25 years

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust celebrates 25 years

29-Jan-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust is celebrating their 25 anniversary this year. They plan to hold an open day at their hangar to show the community around and encourage stories to be told. The men and women involved in the service put a lot of their lives into the work, knowing that they may be called... Read more

100 years of Westland preserved by new website

100 years of Westland preserved by new website

24-Jan-2018Source: Westland

The 100-years story of Westland is being told through a series of recorded oral histories with people who worked at the Yeovil factory on a new website launched today (17th Jan).   The website – Westland100.org.uk – features the voices of more than 30 former Westland employees and is the result of an 18-month project... Read more

Gozo Air Ambulance makes 57 flights in first year

Gozo Air Ambulance makes 57 flights in first year

22-Jan-2018Source: HeliHub.com

The Gozo VGH Air Ambulance celebrates their first anniversary. Prior to the VGH air ambulance, patients in need of critical care were transported by the Army. They have carried out 57 missions, with causes ranging from heart conditions to premature births. The Army is still available to help, reports TVM, should the VGH be down... Read more

Qatar – HMC LifeFlight ramps up to 2000 responses a year

Qatar – HMC LifeFlight ramps up to 2000 responses a year

2-Jan-2018Source: HeliHub.com

HMC LifeFlight celebrated their 10-year anniversary this past December. Since opening in 2007, the service has grown and is now able to respond to over 2,000 calls a year, reports Gulf Times.... Read more

Donaldson marks 13 years of IBFs in Canada

Donaldson marks 13 years of IBFs in Canada

10-Nov-2017Source: Donaldson

With the second largest commercial helicopter fleet globally (2,800 helicopters), Canadian operators know the importance of efficient, effective flight operations in one of the most diverse, high utilization environments worldwide. And for more than 13 years, Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), has helped improve Canadian helicopter operations by... Read more

Airbus celebrates 30 years with South Vietnam Helicopter Corp

Airbus celebrates 30 years with South Vietnam Helicopter Corp

10-Oct-2017Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters has presented VNH South with an award celebrating its 30 years of flying Airbus helicopters in offshore missions. “We are honoured to recognize VNH South for their dedication and to highlight our longstanding partnership,” said Guillaume Faury, President and CEO of Airbus Helicopters. “They have placed their trust in a variety of our... Read more

Airbus and NHV celebrate three years flying H175s

Airbus and NHV celebrate three years flying H175s

9-Oct-2017Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters and NHV celebrate three years since the introduction of the H175 to the North Sea and strengthen their partnership to keep setting standards for offshore transport operations with this super medium helicopter. NHV was the global launching customer of this platform, whose first two aircraft entered into service in December 2014. Since then... Read more

Vector celebrates 35th year servicing Chinooks in UK

Vector celebrates 35th year servicing Chinooks in UK

5-Oct-2017Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is celebrating its 35th anniversary servicing the Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopter in the UK. Vector supports Boeing and its end customer, the UK Ministry of Defence, as a subcontractor on the 34-year Chinook ‘Through Life Customer Support’ (TLCS) contract.... Read more

30 year anniversary of EMS Air Ambulances in the UK

30 year anniversary of EMS Air Ambulances in the UK

14-Sep-2017Source: AOAA

Thirty years ago, the first air ambulance service was formed in Cornwall.  More recently, Northern Ireland; the only area within the UK without such a service, became operational. Since then, these critical life-saving services have invested funds to expand their operations, increased their operating hours to operate at night, upgraded to larger aircrafts, increased their... Read more

Helivia Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Helivia Celebrates 30th Anniversary

10-Aug-2017Source: Greenwich AeroGroup

Helivia Aero Taxi, S.A., a Greenwich AeroGroup company, was founded in 1987 and pioneered onshore helicopter services in the Amazon. This month, it celebrates 30 years of providing service to offshore and onshore clients in the oil and gas industry. “It is quite an accomplishment to be celebrating 30 years,” said President of Helivia Aero... Read more

STARS turns 5 in Saskatchewan

STARS turns 5 in Saskatchewan

12-Jul-2017Source: Saskatchewan

The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) is celebrating its 5th anniversary of saving lives in Saskatchewan. Since 2012, STARS has carried out more than 4,000 missions to more than 500 locations across the province, and today Health Minister Jim Reiter, Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit and Crown Investments Corporation Minister Joe Hargrave... Read more

Black Hills Life Flight First Anniversary

Black Hills Life Flight First Anniversary

4-Jul-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Black Hills Life Flight celebrated their first year of service this past Saturday. Air Methods, Black Hills Life Flight’s parent company, ensures that there are four pilots, four paramedics and four nurses available around the clock. They have been operating since 1980 and are researching options of regional coverage for the Black Hills and Nebraska... Read more

Edmonton news helicopter celebrates 10 years

Edmonton news helicopter celebrates 10 years

27-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Global Edmonton’s news helicopter is celebrating 10 years of service this month. The helicopter, used first in June 2007, covers breaking news events and current traffic news in the city. Many say it gave a new spin to how people saw the news, reports Global News.... Read more

Spectrum Health celebrates 30 years of Aero Med

Spectrum Health celebrates 30 years of Aero Med

26-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Spectrum Health proudly celebrates 30 years of Aero Med this year. With their maiden flight in March, 1987, the service has helped over 19,374 patients. They currently operate out of two Sikorsky helicopters, reports Spectrum Health.... Read more

Saginaw FlightCare Celebrates Anniversary

Saginaw FlightCare Celebrates Anniversary

7-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

FlightCare recently celebrated their anniversary at their hangar campus in Saginaw. The first flight from St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw was in March 1987. The service covers from the Great Lakes Bay Region to the Thumb area. As reported by WSGW, the crews work 12 hour shifts and in total, they have made over... Read more

50th anniversary of Mi-2 helicopters in the service of the Polish Armed Forces

50th anniversary of Mi-2 helicopters in the service of the Polish Armed Forces

29-May-2017Source: PZL-Świdnik

PZL-Świdnik, a Leonardo Group helicopter manufacturer, is pleased to inform that on 20th May this year the celebrations commemorating the 54th anniversary of the establishment of the oldest helicopter unit in Poland, i.e. the 56th Air Base in Inowrocław, were held at Inowrocław-Latkowo airfield. A special event accompanying the feast was comprised by celebrations of... Read more

15 Year Anniversary for Great North Air Ambulance Service

15 Year Anniversary for Great North Air Ambulance Service

12-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Great North Air Ambulance Service is celebrating their 15th anniversary as an independent registered charity by hosting their annual ball. They have invited over 350 supporters to their celebration. As reported by Cumbria Crack, they will hold an auction o help raise funds.  ... Read more

Airbus Helicopters celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden

Airbus Helicopters celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden

1-May-2017Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden flight today during a conference at the museum of aviation in St Victoret, near the company headquarters. Fifty years after its maiden flight on 7 April 1967, the Gazelle is still being operated by nearly 100 customers in 34 countries and it is appreciated for... Read more

Mi-35M Induction to Nigerian Air Force

Mi-35M Induction to Nigerian Air Force

26-Apr-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Nigerian Air Force has officially inducted their two new Mi-35M attack helicopters during their 53rd anniversary celebration on 22 April. The induction was held in Makurdi. Present was the Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammad Dan-Ali, Chief of Air Staff and Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. Abubakar has commented that the new Mi-35Ms will boost NAF... Read more

Cornwall Air Ambulance celebrating 30 years of saving lives

Cornwall Air Ambulance celebrating 30 years of saving lives

25-Apr-2017Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance

Around 200 people packed the hangar at Cornwall Air Ambulance headquarters to celebrate 30 years of saving lives. In April 1987, Cornwall became the first place in the UK to launch an air ambulance helicopter service. Now 30 years on and more than 26,000 missions later, a roster of crew past and present, airlifted patients, trustees,... Read more

The anniversary HeliRussia 2017 is exactly 50 days away

The anniversary HeliRussia 2017 is exactly 50 days away

10-Apr-2017Source: HeliRussia

The 10th anniversary International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia is exactly 50 away. By this time, about 200 industry companies from 17 countries have signed up to showcase their products at the expo. With this result, the anniversary event has already surpassed the marks of the same period of time for previous expos. Every year, HeliRussia... Read more

45 years in the making: HMLA-369 celebrates anniversary

45 years in the making: HMLA-369 celebrates anniversary

10-Apr-2017Source: default

Family and friends sat in awe as AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Hueys ripped through the sky with the sound of rotors and machine gun fire. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 “Gunfighters” held a family day in celebration of their 45th Anniversary at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 1. The... Read more

Concorde Battery Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Concorde Battery Celebrates 40th Anniversary

15-Mar-2017Source: Concorde Battery

Concorde Battery Corporation, established in 1977, is celebrating 40 years in business. Concorde is proud to have provided quality batteries with world renowned support to the general aviation community for four decades out of our West Covina, California facility. Concorde has developed a culture dedicated to the success and satisfaction of our employees and customers.... Read more

Metro Aviation Celebrates 35 Years

Metro Aviation Celebrates 35 Years

9-Mar-2017Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation began in 1982 as a helicopter charter, flight training and maintenance operation.  Today, it is the largest air medical completion center in the world and operates more than 140 aircraft for 36 programs across the United States. This year, the company celebrates its 35th anniversary and is reflecting on its strong heritage and... Read more

Metro Aviation to exhibit at Heli-Expo 2017

Metro Aviation to exhibit at Heli-Expo 2017

8-Mar-2017Source: Metro Aviation

The Metro companies will exhibit at HELI-EXPO in Dallas, Texas this year and unveil a new booth in honor of Metro Aviation’s 35th Anniversary.  Metro Aviation, PAC International, Outerlink Global Solutions and the Helicopter Flight Training Center make up the Metro companies, a well-rounded brand meeting the needs of the helicopter industry. Metro began in... Read more

Columbia 60th Anniversary Fact Sheet

Columbia 60th Anniversary Fact Sheet

7-Mar-2017Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters is celebrating its 60th anniversary throughout 2017. Here are a few items of interest about one of the world’s most successful rotorcraft service and support companies:  Columbia Helicopters was founded on April 24, 1957, by Wes Lematta with a single Hiller 12Bhelicopter. Over the past 60 years, Columbia Helicopters has been leading the way... Read more

VNH Training Center receive the third Cabri G2 Helicopter

VNH Training Center receive the third Cabri G2 Helicopter

28-Feb-2017Source: VNH

An anniversary of 5-year establishment of VNH Training Center (VNHT), dated 6 January 2017, was marked with the great successful acceptance, assembly and flight testing of its 3rd Cabri G2. Cabri G2, manufactured by Guimbal, France based on European standards, is a light piston-engine helicopter specialized for pilot training. Cabri G2, equipped with modernized cockpit... Read more

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance unveils new brand identity

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance unveils new brand identity

13-Feb-2017Source: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) today unveiled a new brand identity to coincide with the charity’s 10 year anniversary. Since the charity’s first operational flight in 2007, the service that the Air Ambulance provides to the community has evolved considerably and the new brand identity will reflect these changes. Central to the... Read more

Careflight Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Careflight Celebrates 30th Anniversary

8-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

North Mississippi Medical Centre’s Careflight has recently celebrated their 30th anniversary. Over the years they have had interesting cases and locations. From landing at a cemetery to a front yard, they have been busy. Al Wright, a paramedic who has flown with Careflight since 1987, has stated how joining the flight crew back then was... Read more

CHC Helicopter Celebrates 70 Years of Service

CHC Helicopter Celebrates 70 Years of Service

2-Feb-2017Source: CHC Group

CHC Group (OTC PINK: HELIQ) (the “Company” or “CHC”) today announced the beginning of a year-long celebration of the operator’s 70-year history since its humble beginnings as a crop dusting operation in British Columbia in April of 1947. CHC traces its roots back to Carl Agar, A.H. “Barney” Bent and Al Stringer, the three Canadian... Read more

10th anniversary HeliRussia supports the “Ecology Year”

10th anniversary HeliRussia supports the “Ecology Year”

1-Feb-2017Source: HeliRussia

The International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is known worldwide and has been recognized for supporting the most important industry topics. The 2017th in Russia is proclaimed as the “Ecology Year” by the President’s decree. Due to this fact, HeliRussia 2017 will host the “Aviation and Ecology” conference. The... Read more

Prestwick SAR Helicopter Service Celebrates One-year Milestone

Prestwick SAR Helicopter Service Celebrates One-year Milestone

18-Jan-2017Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Limited has reached the first anniversary of delivering Search and Rescue (SAR) operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, from the base at Prestwick Airport. The HM Coastguard service became operational at Prestwick on 1 January 2016, and since then the crews have responded to over 350 taskings from the Aeronautical... Read more

Newquay, Prestwick SAR helicopter services celebrate first anniversaries

Newquay, Prestwick SAR helicopter services celebrate first anniversaries

13-Jan-2017Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Limited has reached the first anniversary of delivering search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency from the base at Cornwall Airport Newquay and the base at Prestwick Airport. The HM Coastguard service became operational at Newquay on Jan. 1, 2016, and since then the crews have responded to... Read more

Billy Deacon’s Lasting Contribution to Safety

Billy Deacon’s Lasting Contribution to Safety

20-Dec-2016Source: Bristow Group

November 19, 2016, marked the 19th anniversary of the passing of Bristow winchman Billy Deacon. Deacon was tragically lost while carrying out his duties on a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter, operating on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coastguard, from the Sumburgh base in the Shetland Islands in 1997. The incident raised the bar in search... Read more

Long Standing Bell Customer Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Long Standing Bell Customer Celebrates 50th Anniversary

19-Dec-2016Source: Bell Helicopters

We had the honor of celebrating the 50th anniversary of our long-time customer FAASA. FAASA has been a Bell Helicopter customer since the early 1980s operating a fleet comprised of a variety of Bell helicopters. The current fleet conducts a variety of missions including, aerial work, external loading, fire fighting, passenger transport and medical evacuation.... Read more

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