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First Indian leasing company Vman Aviation Services orders Airbus H125

First Indian leasing company Vman Aviation Services orders Airbus H125

10-Aug-2021Source: Vman Aviation Services

Vman Aviation Services IFSC Pvt Ltd (Vman) is India’s first Aircraft leasing company, approved by IFSCA under MOCA initiative. Vman is focused on operating lease solutions to the general aviation market which currently has less than twenty percent assets on lease. Vman has placed an order for Airbus H125 Helicopter to start the first lease... Read more

VFS directory reaches 500 VTOL concepts

VFS directory reaches 500 VTOL concepts

10-Aug-2021Source: VFS

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, announces that the development of all-electric and hybrid-electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has continued to gain momentum. The transformative potential of eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility (UAM), cargo and other advanced air mobility (AAM) missions is driving... Read more

VRCO picks Aspen Avionics for XP4 eVTOL

VRCO picks Aspen Avionics for XP4 eVTOL

10-Aug-2021Source: Aspen Avionics

Aspen Avionics announces VRCO, Ltd. has selected Aspen Avionics as the manufacturer of choice for its luxury VTOL. Aspen will provide next-generation avionics display systems, GPS, and other sensor technologies as well as providing avionics integration services. The vehicle is scheduled for certification in 2026. “The proven versatility of Aspen’s avionics display strategies and sensor... Read more

Wisk issues white paper on Social Acceptance of Advanced Air Mobility

Wisk issues white paper on Social Acceptance of Advanced Air Mobility

10-Aug-2021Source: Wisk

It can be hard to remember what life was like before we could put a phone in our pocket or search for information online. In the not-so-distant future, it will be hard to imagine what life was like before we could get across town in an air taxi. When we start using commodities and services... Read more

Summit Helicopters achieves BARS Gold process standard

Summit Helicopters achieves BARS Gold process standard

10-Aug-2021Source: Summit Helicopters

“Summit Helicopters has always worked to understand our client’s needs, including established aviation standards that exceed Transport Canada requirements. We have developed internal processes to review these standards against our approved procedures, and to build reference documents, training, and exams so our crews are able to meet our clients’ expectations easily and efficiently. We first... Read more

Joby Opens Washington DC Office

Joby Opens Washington DC Office

10-Aug-2021Source: Joby Aero

Joby Aero Inc. (“Joby”), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it was opening a new office in Washington, DC to support the collaborative work it is doing with the aviation community and policymakers to bring quiet, zero-emissions aviation to life. Equipped with a state-of-the-art flight simulator, visitors to the... Read more

Texas blocked from regulating air ambulance charges

Texas blocked from regulating air ambulance charges

10-Aug-2021Source: Claims Journal

A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that the Texas Workers’ Compensation Division may not enforce a law that regulates fees charged by air ambulance companies that transport injured workers from accident scenes. See Full Story.... Read more

Erickson retains investment bank to explore growth options

Erickson retains investment bank to explore growth options

10-Aug-2021Source: Erickson

Erickson Inc. announces it has retained Houlihan Lokey, Inc. to explore strategic alternatives to accelerate the company’s growth and maintain its industry leadership position. “We are seeking a strategic partner who shares our vision, our commitment to customers and employees and can add strategic and operational value in the aviation and aerospace industry,” stated Doug... Read more

Helicopter lessor wins UK Commercial Court summary judgment

Helicopter lessor wins UK Commercial Court summary judgment

10-Aug-2021Source: Hausfeld

The UK Commercial Court sided with the claimant in Iris Helicopter Leasing Limited v Elitaliana Srl [2021] 7 WLUK 499, in a claim under a lease of a AgustaWestland AW139 health and emergency services helicopter. The judgment is the latest in a series of decisions over the last 12 months where the Court has rejected frustration... Read more

Helicopter Association of Canada President to step down in November

Helicopter Association of Canada President to step down in November

9-Aug-2021Source: HAC

HAC would like to announce that effective November 30 2021, HAC’s President & CEO, Fred Jones, will be leaving the employ of the association. Fred will be leaving the association to start a part-time consulting practice, and return to the part-time practice of aviation law as part of his phased transition to retirement. His departure... Read more

Omni adds four H175s for new Petrobras contract

Omni adds four H175s for new Petrobras contract

9-Aug-2021Source: HeliHub.com

Brazilian operator Omni is expanding after winning new work from national oil company Petrobras. Omni will soon have an active fleet of five Airbus H175 helicopters, one delivered into Brazil in September 2020 for an earlier contract and four currently in transit for the new contract. The four being added consist of two leased from... Read more

Airbus delivers first five-bladed H145 in North America to STARS Air Ambulance

Airbus delivers first five-bladed H145 in North America to STARS Air Ambulance

9-Aug-2021Source: Airbus

STARS Air Ambulance, an Airbus operator for more than 35 years, is the first customer in North America to operate the new five-bladed H145 following the acceptance of their new helicopter today in Fort Erie, Ontario. This latest version of the H145 family is their sixth delivery in the company’s fleet renewal plan and the... Read more

GPMS Appoints European Sales Agent

GPMS Appoints European Sales Agent

9-Aug-2021Source: GPMS

Helicopter health monitoring leader GPMS announced that it has appointed Sergio Traldi as a Sales Agent for the European region. The company is expanding overseas distribution for Foresight MX, its predictive health and usage monitoring system for rotorcraft. Foresight MX provides Engine and Component Vibration Monitoring with Remaining Useful Life estimates on all monitored components,... Read more

The EASA Annual Safety Review 2021 is now available

The EASA Annual Safety Review 2021 is now available

9-Aug-2021Source: EASA

Despite the extraordinary challenges created by the pandemic, the EASA Annual Safety Review 2021 shows that the aviation safety system remains resilient but under pressure. The overall safety picture for EASA Member States is relatively stable. As activity ramps up with the loosening of COVID-related restrictions, the situation must be closely monitored. This edition of... Read more

Hill Helicopters now accepting deposits in Bitcoin

Hill Helicopters now accepting deposits in Bitcoin

9-Aug-2021Source: Hill Helicopters

Bitcoin is taking to the skies with an exciting partnership between CoinCorner and Hill Helicopters, which sees the private helicopter company accepting Bitcoin for its luxury aircraft. Bitcoin is rapidly growing as a payment method, made possible by Bitcoin payment gateway services like CoinCorner Checkout and forward-thinking companies keen to gain a competitive edge. Offering... Read more

Second Airbus H145 arrives in Chile for Ecocopter

Second Airbus H145 arrives in Chile for Ecocopter

9-Aug-2021Source: Ecocopter

[electronic translation] Three years ago, the H145 was the world’s market leader in light twin-engine helicopter sales. In Chile, there is only one aircraft of this type to date, and it belongs to Ecocopter, the first national firm to incorporate this “titan of the air” with cutting-edge technology into its “air squad”. However, the Chilean... Read more

HealthNet Aeromedical Services adds an Airbus EC145e in West Virginia

HealthNet Aeromedical Services adds an Airbus EC145e in West Virginia

9-Aug-2021Source: HealthNet Aeromedical Services

The addition of a new helicopter in Morgantown, West Virginia is yet another commitment by HealthNet Aeromedical Services and WVU Medicine to improve critical care transport for patients in the region. “The power, safety features, and advanced medical capabilities of this upgraded aircraft will undoubtedly enhance the ability of our flight teams to save lives,”... Read more

Schiebel Camcopter completes US Navy trials

Schiebel Camcopter completes US Navy trials

9-Aug-2021Source: Schiebel

Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates, successfully showcased the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). In a combined demonstration sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) on a commercial vessel off the coast of... Read more

Vincorion receives 100 rescue hoist order

Vincorion receives 100 rescue hoist order

6-Aug-2021Source: VINCORION

Mechatronics manufacturer VINCORION has received an order to supply 100 hydraulic Rescue Hoist Systems (RHS) for military transport helicopters. The contract has a total value of approximately 11.5 million euros, spread over the period between now and 2028. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2021. “We developed our hydraulic Rescue Hoist... Read more

Eve and Flapper to develop UAM ops in Latin America

Eve and Flapper to develop UAM ops in Latin America

6-Aug-2021Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (“Eve”), an Embraer company, and Flapper Tecnologia, S.A. (“Flapper”), an independent on-demand private aviation platform, today announced a partnership aimed at developing the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market in Latin America. The partnership will serve as a proof-of-concept (POC) for future regional operations of Eve’s electrical vertical takeoff and... Read more

DRF issue 2020 Annual Report

DRF issue 2020 Annual Report

6-Aug-2021Source: DRF Luftrettung

Not a single helicopter of the DRF Luftrettung has remained on the ground due to corona since the pandemic changed the world in spring 2020 and presented one of Europe’s leading air rescue organizations with unprecedented challenges. The Friends of the DRF Luftrettung supported the necessary measures to overcome the crisis with all the means... Read more

Archer announces board nominees ahead of SPAC merger

Archer announces board nominees ahead of SPAC merger

6-Aug-2021Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (“Archer”), a leading Urban Air Mobility company and developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft, and Atlas Crest Investment Corp. (“Atlas Crest”) (NYSE: ACIC) today announced Deborah Diaz, Maria Pinelli, and Fred Diaz as nominees for the post-closing board of directors. These nominations will add three additional diverse and seasoned... Read more

New RACQ LifeFlight Rescue doctors take to the skies of Queensland

New RACQ LifeFlight Rescue doctors take to the skies of Queensland

5-Aug-2021Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

Twenty-five new RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctors are jumping on board Queensland’s rescue choppers and jets, ready to bring advanced medical care to sick or injured patients, often in some of the state’s most challenging locations. The selected doctors have completed an intensive training week at the LifeFlight Training Academy, to prepare them for the... Read more

HAI Announces Recipients of Scholarship Recipients for 2021

HAI Announces Recipients of Scholarship Recipients for 2021

5-Aug-2021Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce it has awarded nine HAI scholarships for 2021. Available to aviation students around the world, these scholarships support HAI’s mission to educate the next generation of helicopter professionals. HAI makes up to 15 scholarships available each year, funded through donations and other fundraising events. This year’s awards... Read more

Volocopter demonstrates at EAA AirVenture

Volocopter demonstrates at EAA AirVenture

5-Aug-2021Source: Volocopter

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), flew at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2021 in Wisconsin. The Volocopter 2X flight was the first ever public crewed test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in the US. This successful flight marks a key milestone in Volocopter’s plan... Read more

EHang expands with opening of larger production facility

EHang expands with opening of larger production facility

5-Aug-2021Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, today announced that, as scheduled, it has commenced operations at its new AAV production facility in Yunfu city, China in late June 2021. The new facility represents a scale-up of the Company’s production capabilities. EHang Yunfu... Read more

Leonardo celebrates 50th anniversary of A109

Leonardo celebrates 50th anniversary of A109

4-Aug-2021Source: Leonardo

Leonardo celebrates the 50th anniversary of its A109 helicopter, an iconic product which represented a revolution in the life of the company. The type enabled Italy to become one of the world’s only nations with an OEM capable of autonomous design, development, manufacturing of helicopters, which became highly successful in both national and export markets.... Read more

Bell unveils high speed VTOL military design concepts

Bell unveils high speed VTOL military design concepts

4-Aug-2021Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the unveiling of design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications which would use Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) technology as the company continues its innovation of next generation vertical lift aircraft. HSVTOL technology blends the hover capability of a helicopter with... Read more

Milestone to lease two H145s to Quark Expeditions

Milestone to lease two H145s to Quark Expeditions

4-Aug-2021Source: Milestone Aviation

The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”) has announced that it is providing two Airbus H145 helicopters to Quark Expeditions, the leader in Polar Adventures. The aircraft will be stationed on the dual heli-decks of Quark Expedition’s brand-new Ultramarine expedition ship and will be used to provide passengers with unique adventure opportunities in the Polar Regions.... Read more

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue clocks up busiest year on record

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue clocks up busiest year on record

4-Aug-2021Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

LifeFlight Australia has completed a record financial year of saving lives, with RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Air Ambulance jets, community helicopters and critical care doctors coming to the aid of 6,733 people. The jet and helicopter crews were busier than ever, flying more than 4,600 hours in total. “We’re able to provide that high level of care... Read more

EHang AAV Completes Fire Rescue Drills

EHang AAV Completes Fire Rescue Drills

4-Aug-2021Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that EHang AAVs including EH216F (firefighting model), EH216 and Falcon B Series were utilized in the recent UAV fire rescue drill in Laixi City, Qingdao, in Shandong Province, China to collaborate with the local Emergency... Read more

Joby starts process to become first eVTOL airline

Joby starts process to become first eVTOL airline

4-Aug-2021Source: Joby Aero

Joby Aero Inc. (“Joby”), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it had taken the first step towards building the first eVTOL airline, by beginning the process to receive a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). A Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate is required for... Read more

Air Methods to deploying fleets of Wingcopter drones

Air Methods to deploying fleets of Wingcopter drones

4-Aug-2021Source: Wingcopter

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright is creating a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. As a result of the nation’s... Read more

Lilium announces plan for $1 billion commercial deal

Lilium announces plan for $1 billion commercial deal

4-Aug-2021Source: Lilium

Lilium GmbH (“Lilium”), positioned to be a global leader in regional electric air mobility, announced that it intends to enter into a $1 billion commercial deal and strategic alliance with leading Brazilian airline Azul S.A (“Azul”) (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL). It also announced the appointment of Gabrielle Toledano and Henri Courpron to the Board of... Read more

Spectrolab exhibits at APSCON 2021

Spectrolab exhibits at APSCON 2021

4-Aug-2021Source: Spectrolab

Spectrolab, Inc. is exhibiting its second generation SpectroLink system, among other newer searchlight models, at the 2021 APSCON conference in New Orleans, La. this week.  Spectrolab’s SpectroLink system is designed to add digital control and linking capability to SX Series Nightsun® searchlights.  The second generation SpectroLink adds multiple inputs and outputs for display of system... Read more

American Helicopter Museum Heli Rides and J-2 Gyroplane

American Helicopter Museum Heli Rides and J-2 Gyroplane

3-Aug-2021Source: The American Helicopter Museum

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) will celebrate this year’s annual World Helicopter Day on Sunday, August 15, from noon until 4:30 p.m. Two main events will make the day extra special: AHMEC’s first public helicopter rides since 2019 and the premier rollout of the newly restored McCulloch J-2 Gyroplane. “We are excited... Read more

Helicentre Aviation to Fund £250K in Scholarships

Helicentre Aviation to Fund £250K in Scholarships

3-Aug-2021Source: Helicentre Aviation Academy

Helicentre Aviation Academy has announced its 2022 scholarship initiative – the largest since the programme began in 2012. The quarter-of-a-million pound (GBP) scholarship fund will assist prospective integrated and modular trainee helicopter pilots to fast-track their careers and will continue to provide exceptional, qualified professional helicopter pilots to the UK crew supply chain. The scholarships,... Read more

Exclases Group delivers first AW109S Trekker into Russian market

Exclases Group delivers first AW109S Trekker into Russian market

3-Aug-2021Source: Exclases Group

The first light twin-engine AW109 Trekker helicopter was delivered to Russia. “A new type of helicopter for Russia will become a leader in its niche due to its outstanding technical characteristics and an optimal combination of price, quality and safety,” said Pavel Ploshansky, CEO of Exclases Group. The operator of the first AW109 Trekker in... Read more

Avidyne and Daedalean announce vision systems partnership

Avidyne and Daedalean announce vision systems partnership

3-Aug-2021Source: Avidyne

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems, flight displays, and safety systems for General Aviation and business aircraft, along with Switzerland-based Daedalean AG, the leader in certifiable AI software in aviation, are together developing, manufacturing, and certifying advanced-technology airborne systems for General Aviation, Special Mission, and Advanced Air Mobility markets, to be marketed... Read more

Eagle Copters Australasia Attains Part 145 Certification

Eagle Copters Australasia Attains Part 145 Certification

3-Aug-2021Source: Eagle Copters

Coffs Harbour and Brisbane-based helicopter MRO organization Eagle Copters Australasia is proud to announce their achievement on the Part 145 approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).Since opening its doors in 2013, Eagle has strived to support local operators by adapting to their changing needs. Eagle is now certified to perform maintenance under... Read more

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital helipad project complete

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital helipad project complete

3-Aug-2021Source: Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

The new helipad at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is now in service, speeding up the transport time for critically ill and injured patients to get higher-level medical care when necessary. Located above the hospital’s Emergency Department entrance, the helipad is a nearly $2 million investment that enhances care in the local community. Before the helipad’s... Read more

London Heli Shuttle nominated in 2021 World Luxury Travel Awards

London Heli Shuttle nominated in 2021 World Luxury Travel Awards

2-Aug-2021Source: London Biggin Hill Airport

London Biggin Hill Airport (LBHA) has announced that the London Heli Shuttle has been nominated in the 2021 World Luxury Travel Awards.  Created  for business, corporate and private aviation customers, it transfers passengers from to and from central London in just six minutes. Operated on behalf of LBHA by Castle Air with its fleet of... Read more

Police Aviation News – August 2021 Edition

Police Aviation News – August 2021 Edition

2-Aug-2021Source: Police Aviation News

The August 2021 edition of Police Aviation News can be found here... Read more

Schiebel Camcopter® S-100 Completes Trials for the Hellenic Navy

Schiebel Camcopter® S-100 Completes Trials for the Hellenic Navy

2-Aug-2021Source: Schiebel

Schiebel demonstrated the outstanding capabilities of its Unmanned Air System (UAS) CAMCOPTER® S-100 to the Hellenic Navy. Stationed on board of the Elli-Class Frigate Aigaion (F-460) in the Mediterranean Sea west of Crete, the S-100 showcased in a one-week trial its range, endurance and speed, as well as its maritime surveillance and detection capabilities, to... Read more

01-Aug-21 N7000J Robinson R66 Colusa, US-California (4F)

01-Aug-21 N7000J Robinson R66 Colusa, US-California (4F)

1-Aug-2021

The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office named the four individuals as William Bernard Vann, 67, Suzanne Marie Vann, 60, and Bobbie Lee Keaton, 62, all of Williams, and Charles Thomas Wilson, 71, of Rocklin.... Read more

Joby completes eVTOL flight of over 150 miles

Joby completes eVTOL flight of over 150 miles

30-Jul-2021Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aero Inc. (“Joby”), a California-based company developing an all-electric air taxi for commercial passenger service, today announced it had achieved an important milestone in the development of its aircraft, flying a full-size prototype vehicle more than 150 miles on a single charge, including a vertical take-off and landing. The flight was completed at Joby’s... Read more

AUTOFLUG receives green light for series production of helicopter seats

AUTOFLUG receives green light for series production of helicopter seats

30-Jul-2021Source: AUTOFLUG

Following the successful completion of the qualification campaign, last week, EASA awarded the ETSO approval to the AUTOFLUG FLYWEIGHT®, a state-of-the-art crash-safe safety seat for use in helicopters. In addition to its exceptionally low space requirement, its modern design language and its modular composition, the seat is also characterized by its modified Energy Absorption System... Read more

Joby announces Board of Directors ahead of SPAC merger

Joby announces Board of Directors ahead of SPAC merger

30-Jul-2021Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aero, Inc. (“Joby”), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the composition of its Board of Directors in anticipation of the company’s merger with Reinvent Technology Partners (“Reinvent” or “RTP”) (NYSE:RTP), a special purpose acquisition company that takes a “venture capital at scale” approach to partnering with bold leaders... Read more

Robinson R66 Police Helicopter on Display at APSCON

Robinson R66 Police Helicopter on Display at APSCON

30-Jul-2021Source: Robinson

Robinson Helicopter Company attends this year’s New Orleans’ Airborne Public Safety Association Convention (booth #613). Robinson proudly displays Polk County Sheriff’s newly acquired R66 Police Helicopter equipped with a Wescam MX-10 EO/IR imaging system and an HD infrared sensor, Spectrolab’s SX-7 Starsun searchlight system, Aerocomputer’s UC-6000 digital mapping system, and Garmin’s G500H 1060 TXi with... Read more

Metro Aviation buys Icarus devices to enhance training program

Metro Aviation buys Icarus devices to enhance training program

30-Jul-2021Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation, in keeping with its never-ending commitment to continuously improve and innovate, has made an additional investment into its safety and training measures. By equipping pilots with the ICARUS view-limiting devices, Metro leadership is reinforcing its steadfast dedication to providing pilots with the best training tools available. ICARUS or Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and... Read more

AeroBrigham exhibits new Head-Up Display at APSCON

AeroBrigham exhibits new Head-Up Display at APSCON

30-Jul-2021Source: AeroBrigham

AeroBrigham hits the road again during the Airborne Public Safety Association Annual Convention (APSCON) 2021 convention, 28-30 July in New Orleans, Louisiana to display the latest generation Heads Up Display (HUD) installed on the Air Tractor AT802 Fire Boss scooper fire bomber airplanes.  Designed to reduce pilot fatigue, increase safety, improve mission efficiencies and situational awareness,... Read more

US Coast Guard breaks ground on new air station in Ventura

US Coast Guard breaks ground on new air station in Ventura

29-Jul-2021Source: US Coast Guard

The Coast Guard helicopter crews flying out of rented space at the naval base at Point Mugu will finally get a permanent home as ground broke Tuesday for their new facility. The $53 million Coast Guard Air Station Ventura is scheduled to include a 48,000 square-foot hangar and a 12,200 square-foot administration and berthing facility... Read more

Bristow announces FY2022 Q1 earnings release call

Bristow announces FY2022 Q1 earnings release call

29-Jul-2021Source: Bristow

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in vertical flight solutions, today announced it will release financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2022 after market close on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. In connection with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, August 5, 2021 to begin at 10 a.m.... Read more

MDHI Host Celebrations at APSCON

MDHI Host Celebrations at APSCON

29-Jul-2021Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), APSCON Booth #637, will host several events to celebrate APSCON and law enforcement professionals during the Airborne Public Safety Association’s (APSA) annual convention and expo (APSCON) July 26-31 in New Orleans. APSCON Celebration – July 29 In celebration of the industry gathering again, MDHI invites all APSCON attendees to a social gathering at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 29,... Read more

Nominations open for 2022 HAI Salute to Excellence Awards

Nominations open for 2022 HAI Salute to Excellence Awards

29-Jul-2021Source: HAI

Within vertical aviation, there are pilots, mechanics/engineers, safety professionals, and others who go above and beyond to pursue professional excellence. Their dedication is an inspiration to us all. The HAI Salute to Excellence Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all forms of vertical aviation, including unmanned aircraft systems (UASs, or drones). New This Year HAI is... Read more

Airbus mark 40 year partnership with US Coast Guard

Airbus mark 40 year partnership with US Coast Guard

28-Jul-2021Source: Airbus Helicopters

Employees who were there can still describe in detail the palpable excitement in the air when Airbus, Aerospatiale at the time, won the U.S. Coast Guard contract for nearly 100 MH-65 Dauphin helicopters for short-range recovery missions in 1979. It was the beginning of a new era for the small North Texas aviation company. An... Read more

SB>1 Defiant demonstrates lift of 5,300lb

SB>1 Defiant demonstrates lift of 5,300lb

28-Jul-2021Source: Sikorsky

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter demonstrated  mission-relevant cargo capacity by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load during a test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. With DEFIANT X, the U.S. Army will deliver troops and cargo in future combat at twice the range of the current fleet. The lifting power demonstrated by... Read more

Lithgow Hospital gets new helipad

Lithgow Hospital gets new helipad

28-Jul-2021Source: Lithgow Mercury

Have you noticed construction going on near Lithgow Hospital? Well what you are witnessing is the new helipad being installed. Member for Bathurst Paul Toole made the announcement that construction had started on a new helipad for Lithgow Hospital earlier this month. See Full Story. ... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance reports busy first half of 2021

Devon Air Ambulance reports busy first half of 2021

28-Jul-2021Source: Devon Air Ambulance

The charity assists 577 patients in the first six months of the year with Critical Care Cars deployed to around a quarter of missions. Between the 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021, Devon Air Ambulance experienced an incredibly busy period with crews deployed to 930 incidents, serving 577 patients. Of these missions, 45.4% were... Read more

Pinal County Sheriff receives UH-1H with upgrades to tail IoM and fin

Pinal County Sheriff receives UH-1H with upgrades to tail IoM and fin

28-Jul-2021Source: StandardAero

StandardAero has delivered the industry’s first UH-1H helicopter tailboom modified to be the lightest with the most heavy-lift strength to fly in the hottest and highest altitudes in the world.  The first modification was delivered to launch customer, Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff’s Department’s helicopter fleet, earlier this month. To achieve this upgrade, the following major... Read more

Huntington Beach Police to replace MD520N fleet with MD530Fs

Huntington Beach Police to replace MD520N fleet with MD530Fs

28-Jul-2021Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) is pleased to announce Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) signed a purchase agreement for three MD 530F helicopters in a law enforcement configuration. The purchase agreement was signed during a special ceremony attended by Alan Carr, sole director of MDHI’s board of directors. The department has owned and operated MD helicopters... Read more

Metro Attends APSCON in New Orleans

Metro Attends APSCON in New Orleans

28-Jul-2021Source: Metro Aviation

Laissez le bon temps rouler!  Metro Aviation is letting the good times roll with a return to conventions, beginning with the Airborne Public Safety Convention in New Orleans, LA, July 28-30.   Metro will display the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Airbus H125, a mission-ready aircraft equipped with a Goodrich electric-powered rescue hoist, LoJack system integration... Read more

Outerlink to speak at APSCON in New Orleans

Outerlink to speak at APSCON in New Orleans

28-Jul-2021Source: Outerlink

Outerlink Global Solutions offers on-demand, actionable data for fleets of all sizes to improve training and increase overall safety.  Highly customizable for rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft, Outerlink’s IRIS system is a true command and control solution to maintain fleet communication, reduce downtime, fly safer, and improve training initiatives. The IRIS solution has been instrumental in... Read more

CHC General Counsel moves on

CHC General Counsel moves on

28-Jul-2021Source: HeliHub.com

Imran Hayat, the General Counsel at CHC, has moved on to scaffolding company BrandSafway.  His new employer issued a press release saying BrandSafway, a global leader in access and industrial services, has announced that Imran Hayat has joined the company as executive vice president (EVP) and chief legal officer (CLO), effective July 19, 2021. “Imran has... Read more

Republic of Bashkortostan to acquire Ka32 via Gazprombank Leasing

Republic of Bashkortostan to acquire Ka32 via Gazprombank Leasing

27-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and Gazprombank Leasing Group, within the framework of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, signed an agreement providing for mutual cooperation of the parties and the possibility of supplying a Ka-32A11BC firefighting and search and rescue helicopter for the needs of the region. If the region is interested in the... Read more

Helix Airlines signs for both Mi-8MTV and Ansat helicopters

Helix Airlines signs for both Mi-8MTV and Ansat helicopters

27-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

The Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) and Helix Airlines have signed a contract for the supply of four helicopters within the framework of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon. The agreement provides for the supply of Mi-8MTV and Ansat helicopters starting in 2022. The document was signed by the Deputy... Read more

MDHI Featuring Oxford Police MD 530F at APSCON

MDHI Featuring Oxford Police MD 530F at APSCON

27-Jul-2021Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), APSCON Booth #637, will proudly display Oxford Police’s fully loaded law enforcement MD 530F during the Airborne Public Safety Association’s (APSA) annual convention and expo (APSCON) July 26-31 in New Orleans. Additionally, MDHI will offer demonstration flights in its enhanced glass cockpit MD530F demo aircraft. Based in Oxford, Alabama, the Oxford... Read more

Russian Helicopters signed a contract for the delivery of the Ka-62

Russian Helicopters signed a contract for the delivery of the Ka-62

27-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and Gazprombank Leasing Group have signed an agreement within the framework of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, providing for mutual cooperation of the parties in organizing the delivery of three Ka-62 helicopters. The leasing company has agreed on the possibility of acquiring the Ka-62 multipurpose vehicle... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance encourages use of What3Words app

Devon Air Ambulance encourages use of What3Words app

27-Jul-2021Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Devon Air Ambulance is encouraging the public to download the free app, to help crews attend the precise location of patients in an emergency. From Monday 26th July to Sunday 1st August, Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) will be taking part in the #KnowExactlyWhere summer safety campaign to raise awareness of the free what3words app and... Read more

Russian Helicopters to develop helicopter transportation in the Far East

Russian Helicopters to develop helicopter transportation in the Far East

27-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

The Russian Helicopters holding (Rostec State Corporation), the state development corporation VEB.RF, NPO Conversion and the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic signed a four-way agreement on the development of helicopter transportation within the framework of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon in the Far Eastern Federal District.... Read more

Blood is now available on every EAAA air ambulance

Blood is now available on every EAAA air ambulance

27-Jul-2021Source: EAAA

Blood is now available on every EAAA air ambulance mission – how charities and hospitals in East Anglia are working together to save lives   East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is now permanently able to deliver blood transfusions as a core part of its life-saving service. Following an urgent fundraising appeal made by EAAA in... Read more

AeroBrigham to debut Bell 429 law enforcement station at APSCON

AeroBrigham to debut Bell 429 law enforcement station at APSCON

26-Jul-2021Source: AeroBrigham

Maintenance, repair, overhaul, completion and aircraft specialty support center, AeroBrigham will present their newly developed Bell 429 Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) station during the upcoming Airborne Public Safety Association Annual Convention (APSCON) 2021 convention, 28-30 July in New Orleans, Louisiana. The development of the cabin-mounted law enforcement TFO station is the result of a contract... Read more

Russian Helicopters and VTB to cooperate  in the field of civil helicopter construction

Russian Helicopters and VTB to cooperate in the field of civil helicopter construction

26-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

The Russian Helicopters holding (Rostec State Corporation) and VTB Bank, within the framework of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, have entered into a cooperation agreement providing for financing projects for the development of civilian helicopter manufacturing. The document was signed by Andrey Boginsky, Director General of the Russian Helicopters holding, and Valery Lukyanenko,... Read more

BAS-200 of Russian Helicopters was the first ever UAV at MAKS-2021

BAS-200 of Russian Helicopters was the first ever UAV at MAKS-2021

26-Jul-2021Source: Russian Helicopters

The Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) for the first time presented its new project BAS-200 at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 – a helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle. This aircraft will become the first unmanned participant in the air show’s flight program in history. The maximum takeoff weight of the... Read more

Russian Helicopters will supply 50 new aircraft for UTair

Russian Helicopters will supply 50 new aircraft for UTair

26-Jul-2021Source: UTair

Helicopter Services JSC and Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) signed an agreement on the supply of 50 Mi-171 (Mi-8AMT) helicopters within the framework of the International Aviation and Space Salon – 2021. The document was signed by the Airline CEO UTair Andrey Martirosov and General Director of Russian Helicopters Andrey Boginsky. The agreement... Read more

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