Eurocopter

Cheshire Police addresses noise issue over new EC135

Cheshire Police addresses noise issue over new EC135

2-Jun-2010Source: Ellesmere Port Pioneer

The Hawarden-based helicopter, which operated at the same altitude as the plane of about 1,000-1,500ft, resulted in a noise level of about 84 decibels compared with 85-90 decibels for a lawnmower, 80 decibels for a refuse truck and 100 decibels for a train... Read more

Turbine fatigue cited in May 2008 California AS350D crash

Turbine fatigue cited in May 2008 California AS350D crash

2-Jun-2010Source: Mercury News

The NTSB said evidence of fatigue cracking was found during examination of four fractured turbine blades from the Honeywell Aerospace engine that powered the AS350-D... Read more

Up to 14 new AS350s for LA County Sheriff

Up to 14 new AS350s for LA County Sheriff

2-Jun-2010Source: Southern California Public Radio

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today authorized the Sheriff’s Dept to buy as many as 14 new helicopters at a cost of about $56.7M.  The LASD Aviation Bureau has a replacement policy of “7,000 airframe hours or 7 years”... Read more

Patria wins five year continuation of Swedish Police maintenance contract

Patria wins five year continuation of Swedish Police maintenance contract

2-Jun-2010Source: Patria

Patria Helicopters AB has been awarded the contract to maintain Swedish Police helicopters EC135 & Bell 206 Jet Ranger. The new maintenance contract is valid from 2011 till 2016 and it includes an option for three more years. The total value of the contract is some EUR 35 million. “We consider this contract to confirm... Read more

Guardian Mobility Receives Brazilian Certification for AS350, AS355

Guardian Mobility Receives Brazilian Certification for AS350, AS355

2-Jun-2010Source: Guardian Mobility

Brazil aviation authorities have granted Guardian Mobility a Brazilian Supplemental Type Certificate (CHST) for its line of Guardian 3 flight tracking products on Eurocopter AS 350 and 355 model aircraft. This CHST will complement existing FAA and Transport Canada STCs on the same model aircraft which are used by operators worldwide. Numerous Brazilian operators have... Read more

Eurocopter parent EADS celebrates 10 years

Eurocopter parent EADS celebrates 10 years

2-Jun-2010Source: EADS

EADS resulted from a merger, in July 2000, between the French Aerospatiale-Matra, the German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (DASA) and the Spanish CASA companies. In just 10 years, it has become a European and indeed global leader in the aeronautics, space, defence and associated services sector. Since 2000, EADS has enjoyed spectacular growth: in 10 years, revenues... Read more

Fishtail Air AS350B3 performs world’s highest-altitude longline rescue

Fishtail Air AS350B3 performs world’s highest-altitude longline rescue

1-Jun-2010Source: Eurocopter

A record-breaking aerial rescue on Nepal’s Mount Annapurna has underscored the performance capabilities of Eurocopter’s AS350 Ecureuil helicopter in extreme conditions – including the most challenging high-altitude operations. Three Spanish mountain climbers were successfully airlifted by the Fishtail Air AS350 B3 from a 6,900 meter-high location using the “longline” technique, in which a rescuer is... Read more

Bond Offshore Helicopters takes delivery of two 365N3 Dauphins

Bond Offshore Helicopters takes delivery of two 365N3 Dauphins

1-Jun-2010Source: HeliHub.com

In the last few days, Bond Offshore Helicopters have registered two new AS365N3 Dauphins, G-REDG (serial 6907) and G-REDH (6911).  The former was first registered in the UK on Thursday 27th and delivered into the UK the following day.  The latter was (most unusually) first registered on a UK public holiday yesterda, and the HeliHub.com... Read more

Maverick Helicopters Launches New Grand Canyon Experiences

Maverick Helicopters Launches New Grand Canyon Experiences

31-May-2010Source: Maverick Helicopters

Maverick Helicopter officials have announced the addition of two new tours to the company’s schedule, the Skywalk Odyssey and Silver Cloud Sunset excursions. Both new sightseeing expeditions depart from the company’s Las Vegas Strip location, 6075 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and both offer unique views of Southern Nevada, Arizona and the Grand Canyon. For the... Read more

TourGuy.com Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Becomes #1 Seller

TourGuy.com Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Becomes #1 Seller

28-May-2010Source: TourGuy.com

The “Toast the Spirits of the Grand Canyon” helicopter tour has become the number one seller at TourGuy.com, a new tour and travel source for adventure and ecotourism tours launched during National Travel And Tourism Week. The Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour takes up to six passengers from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon for a... Read more

Surrey Police considering merging air unit with Sussex and Hampshire

Surrey Police considering merging air unit with Sussex and Hampshire

28-May-2010

Deputy Chief Constable Craig Denholm said the Surrey helicopter cost nearly £2m a year to keep in the air.  “We are completely committed to continuing air support in Surrey,” he said. “But I am not saying we will retain a single helicopter for Surrey.”  [HeliHub.com Editor Note: The accompanying BBC story wrongly features an AS355]... Read more

Three employees of Azur Helicopter indicted for manslaughter

Three employees of Azur Helicopter indicted for manslaughter

26-May-2010Source: Le Progres

Situation follows investigation into a fatal accident as reported in HeliHub.com – 20-Jun-09 F-GTRF Eurocopter AS350B2 Mount Cordon, France... Read more

Taunton’s Musgrove Park hospital gets new helipad

Taunton’s Musgrove Park hospital gets new helipad

26-May-2010Source: BBC

A new helipad has opened at Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton allowing paramedics to respond more quickly to incidents in isolated areas.  The area is served by an EC135 from Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance... Read more

First EC145 goes into service for HealthNet Aeromedical

First EC145 goes into service for HealthNet Aeromedical

26-May-2010Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced today that HealthNet Aeromedical has placed its first EC145 into service. The aircraft, which was ordered in August of 2009, joins a fleet of eight other Eurocopter helicopters that include three EC135s and five AS350s. The EC145 will be based at HealthNet’s Morgantown, West Virginia facilities. HealthNet has been a Eurocopter customer... Read more

Baptist Life Flight director wins state award

Baptist Life Flight director wins state award

26-May-2010Source: Florida Times-Union

The medical director of Life Flight at Baptist Medical Center Downtown has been named the Raymond H. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year.... Read more

Eurocopter UK win €750k contract from Ireland’s Garda

Eurocopter UK win €750k contract from Ireland’s Garda

26-May-2010Source: Irish Herald

Eurocopter UK Ltd, of Oxford Airport, Kidlington, will support the airframes, engines and auto pilot parts for the two helicopters in the “service-by-the- hour” contract.... Read more

Papillon starts new Hoover Dam air tour

Papillon starts new Hoover Dam air tour

25-May-2010Source: Old West New West

Departing daily from either their Las Vegas or Boulder City terminals, the tour flies at low level over the Hoover Dam in a Eurocopter EC130... Read more

Germany suspends Tiger acquisition over wiring problems

Germany suspends Tiger acquisition over wiring problems

25-May-2010Source: Reuters

An internal ministry report obtained by Reuters on Tuesday said the step was being taken because of serious problems with the wiring of the helicopter built by EADS unit Eurocopter.... Read more

Eurocopter displays EC175 at Heli-Russia 2010

Eurocopter displays EC175 at Heli-Russia 2010

25-May-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, presented EC175 helicopter at HeliRussia 2010. This underlines the importance which Eurocopter puts to Russia and CIS markets as this helicopter was presented at HAI (USA), Le Bourget (France) and in HeliRussia (Russia). EC 175 was presented in off shore configuration for 16 passengers. Eurocopter Group is the leader... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates 16,000 missions

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates 16,000 missions

25-May-2010Source: BBC

Devon Air Ambulance is celebrating flying its 16,000th mission across the county. The rescue helicopter was called to Broadwoodkelly at about 1120 BST on Saturday to rescue a lady who had fallen and required hospital treatment.... Read more

BNDES extends deadline for financing AS350s bought from Helibras

BNDES extends deadline for financing AS350s bought from Helibras

25-May-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES) has extended its “FINAME” finance offering until the end of the year for the purchase of AS350 helicopters from local manufacturer Helibras.  FINAME is short for Financiamento para Aquisição de Máquinas e Equipamentos Industriais, literally “Financing for Acquisition of Industrial Machinery and Equipment”. This line of... Read more

Bristow AS332 starts 18 month Baltic Sea contract

Bristow AS332 starts 18 month Baltic Sea contract

25-May-2010Source: HeliHub.com

In a previously unannounced contract, HeliHub.com reports that the International division of Bristow Helicopters have contracted a Super Puma for 18 months to Saipem.  The helicopter is supporting their “Castoro Sei” semi-submersible pipelay vessel, which is laying part of the new Nord Stream pipeline from St Petersburg to Hamburg through the Baltic Sea in the... Read more

Western Australia Police orders Dauphin N3

Western Australia Police orders Dauphin N3

24-May-2010Source: The West Australian

This provides a significant boost in power to the unit which currently operates a single Eurocopter BK117... Read more

ADAC practices over-water rescue – without a winch

ADAC practices over-water rescue – without a winch

20-May-2010Source: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

This press story shows German operator ADAC Luftrettung carrying out some training for over-water rescue operations with their “Christop 33” Eurocopter EC135.  However, HeliHub.com notes the complete absence of a winch, relying instead on a fixed rope with a padded loop on the end.  In come countries, we guess that could generate some “health and... Read more

UTair Engineering wins manufacturer approval from Eurocopter

UTair Engineering wins manufacturer approval from Eurocopter

20-May-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Following an audit by Eurocopter, UTair Engineering in Russia has been approved as an authorised maintenance centre by the Euroopean manufacturer.  This approval covers the AS350, AS355 and Bo105 products.  This is the second manufacturer approval of UTair Engineering – they had previously achieved R44 approval from Robinson.... Read more

FlightSafety’s AS350B2 Flight training device certified for NVG training

FlightSafety’s AS350B2 Flight training device certified for NVG training

19-May-2010Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International announces that its American Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device has been certified for Night Vision Goggle training. The FAA Level 7 qualified Flight Training Device is located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. “The addition of Night Vision Google training capabilities to our American Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Flight Training... Read more

Three EC155s ordered by University of Michigan’s Survival Flight

Three EC155s ordered by University of Michigan’s Survival Flight

19-May-2010Source: American Eurocopter

Grand Prairie, Texas – American Eurocopter announced today that University of Michigan’s Survival Flight program has ordered three EC155s to upgrade its helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and replace its current fleet. “This order demonstrates that the state-of-the-art EC155 is the aircraft of choice for the future of helicopter emergency medical services,” said Marc Paganini,... Read more

Eurocopter Canada delivers AS350B3 to V. Kelner Helicopters

Eurocopter Canada delivers AS350B3 to V. Kelner Helicopters

18-May-2010Source: Eurocopter Canada

“We selected the AS350 B3 for its impressive reliability and ability to lift external loads under a wide range of temperature conditions,” said Frank Kelner, CEO of V. Kelner Helicopters. “The helicopter is ideal for all utility missions such as mineral exploration and forest fire fighting.” “The helicopter offers excellent maneuverability, great visibility and low... Read more

Vandals target Merseyside Police helicopter in sabotage attempt

Vandals target Merseyside Police helicopter in sabotage attempt

18-May-2010Source: Liverpool Echo

A police spokesperson confirmed that four intruders gained access to the RAF Woodvale compound at around 4am, and were able to cause minor damage to the aircraft... Read more

LifeNet NY to hold open house

LifeNet NY to hold open house

14-May-2010Source: LifeNet NY

LifeNet of NY will hold an open house in conjunction with the Fagan Flyers Fly-in breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 23 at Sidney Municipal Airport. LifeNet, which provides medical transport services, is a venture of Air Methods Corp. and responds to trauma and medical calls such as accidents, as well as requests... Read more

NTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash

NTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash

14-May-2010Source: Flightglobal

Cracked turbine blades on a Honeywell LTS101-600A turboshaft engine preceded the May 2008 fatal crash of a single-engined EurocopterAS350 on Santa Catalina Island [file photo]... Read more

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

Pilot’s family files suit over fatal Arizona EC135 crash

14-May-2010Source: Seattle Times

A helicopter crash that killed five people north of Phoenix in February was caused by a rotor blade that came apart in midair, according to a lawsuit filed by the pilot’s family. The accident aircraft was N127TS – see HeliHub safety data page... Read more

Norwegian Air Ambulance chasing new site in Vestby

Norwegian Air Ambulance chasing new site in Vestby

11-May-2010

A delegation from the Norwegian air ambulance met politicians in Vestby yesterday to negotiate over an empty site where they would like to base one of their fleet of EC135s.... Read more

SOFEX 2010: Eurocopter shows off rotor power

SOFEX 2010: Eurocopter shows off rotor power

11-May-2010Source: Eurocopter

The mission capabilities of Eurocopter helicopters produced for Middle East military services and law enforcement agencies are being highlighted at this week’s 2010 Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) in Jordan. Eurocopter’s participation at SOFEX 2010 includes the exhibit of AS350 B3 and EC635 rotary-wing aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, along with... Read more

Eurocopter names new VP of Corporate Communications

Eurocopter names new VP of Corporate Communications

11-May-2010Source: Eurocopter

Cécile Vion-Lanctuit has been appointed as Eurocopter Group’s Vice President of Corporate Communications. In her new role, Vion-Lanctuit reports to CEO Lutz Bertling and oversees all internal and external communications for Eurocopter. Prior to this new position, Vion-Lanctuit, 43, was Eurocopter’s Head of International Media Relations since January 2007, and previously worked as one of... Read more

Police Operators Reap Benefits of Geneva Aviation’s New Digital Audio System

Police Operators Reap Benefits of Geneva Aviation’s New Digital Audio System

10-May-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

Kent, WA, May 10, 2010 — A new Geneva Aviation digital audio system (P139-HD) is getting high marks from Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) pilots and maintenance personnel. The fully certified system is available through Geneva’s parent company DART Helicopter Services (DHS). ABLE is a joint venture of the Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Santa... Read more

Eurocopter Rotor – April/May 2010 edition

Eurocopter Rotor – April/May 2010 edition

10-May-2010Source: Eurocopter

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Winnipeg Police place order for Eurocopter EC120

Winnipeg Police place order for Eurocopter EC120

9-May-2010Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg’s first police helicopter won’t take to the skies before October, police Chief Keith McCaskill said Friday as the city confirmed the awarding of a $3.49-million contract to purchase the aircraft.... Read more

India’s Maharashtra State looks to replace Dauphin with EC155 or S76

India’s Maharashtra State looks to replace Dauphin with EC155 or S76

7-May-2010Source: Hindustan Times

“The cost of a mandatory CV/FDR and the impending 10-year overhaul/refurbishment on the Dauphin would cost Rs 20 crore. A new helicopter at Rs 70 crore makes more sense” said a cabinet minister requesting anonymity.... Read more

Eurocopter Spain gets grant of 11.2M Euros

Eurocopter Spain gets grant of 11.2M Euros

5-May-2010

Eurocopter will receive a Community grant amounting to 11.2 million euros to strengthen its industrial project in Albacete. This was approved by the Governing Council at its meeting yesterday... Read more

Eurocopter highlights corporate and VIP market leadership at EBACE 2010

Eurocopter highlights corporate and VIP market leadership at EBACE 2010

4-May-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter will have a high-profile presence at next week’s 2010 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, underscoring its role as the world’s leading helicopter supplier for corporate transportation and VIP operators. With a modern product line of 12 different models – covering everything from single-engine aircraft to multi-mission twins – Eurocopter has... Read more

Mercedes-Benz takes off – in the Eurocopter EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style

Mercedes-Benz takes off – in the Eurocopter EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style

4-May-2010Source: Mercedes-Benz

Comfortable seats with exclusive materials coupled with sumptuous wood for the floors and ceiling. The interior of the special edition EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter by Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has all the style and luxury one would expect from a Mercedes-Benz car. The interior space has been... Read more

Great Slave Helicopters Expands to Peru

Great Slave Helicopters Expands to Peru

4-May-2010Source: Great Slave Helicopters

Discovery Air Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Great Slave Helicopters (GSH), has extended its reach into South America through a one-year Master Service Agreement signed May 3 in support of ongoing oil and gas seismic exploration activity with South American Exploration LLC’s Peruvian operations. An initial high-utilization, through this Agreement is now... Read more

STARS equips BK117 fleet with AKV Cycle Counters from Dart Helicopter Services

STARS equips BK117 fleet with AKV Cycle Counters from Dart Helicopter Services

4-May-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

Oceanside, CA, May 4, 2010 — The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) recently equipped its fleet of five Eurocopter BK117s with AKV engine cycle counters from DART Helicopter Services (DHS). Engine manufacturers require engine cycle counting for maintenance purposes, and turbine engine cycle counters are an efficient, effective alternative to relying on pilots... Read more

France’s DGA delivers the first maritime safety EC225 to French Navy

France’s DGA delivers the first maritime safety EC225 to French Navy

3-May-2010Source: DGA

The Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) have delivered the first of two EC225 helicopters to the French Navy, ordered in December 2009 for maritime safety tasks.  The ceremony was held on April 22 at the naval aviation base at Lanvéoc (Finistère). The second EC225 to be delivered in June. Both aircraft will replace the Super... Read more

Florida’s First Flight becomes state’s first NVG-equipped EMS helicopter

Florida’s First Flight becomes state’s first NVG-equipped EMS helicopter

3-May-2010Source: 13 News

A Brevard County hospital is now the first in the state of Florida to use night vision on its Eurocopter EC135 medical helicopter.... Read more

02-May-2010 YU-HEH Soko SO341 Krnješevci, Serbia

02-May-2010 YU-HEH Soko SO341 Krnješevci, Serbia

2-May-2010

Accident from low level, no serious injuries.  Report states helicopter spinning before crashing.... Read more

Malaysia maritime agency plans to double helicopter fleet

Malaysia maritime agency plans to double helicopter fleet

1-May-2010Source: FlightGlobal

TheMalaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has put in a formal request to double its air fleet, a move that comes as the country prepares for a major clamp down on human trafficking.... Read more

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

Maryland paramedic’s family sues federal government for $15M

30-Apr-2010

The attorney for flight paramedic Mickey Lippy’s family said Wednesday that his wife and young daughter deserve restitution for the “negligent acts” of FAA air traffic controllers – who are claimed to have provided outdated weather information... Read more

Super Frelon – final day in service today

Super Frelon – final day in service today

30-Apr-2010Source: Ouest-France

The last four aircraft serving with 32 Flotille at Lanvéoc-Poulmic will be withdrawn from service today – 30th April 2010... Read more

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter in NYC air-to-air

30-Apr-2010Source: CNN

The pilot of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York’s Hudson River last summer had scant seconds to see the helicopter as it rose to his altitude... Read more

UK: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance to upgrade from Bo105 to EC135

UK: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance to upgrade from Bo105 to EC135

29-Apr-2010Source: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been flying and saving lives for just under three years. In that time it has made huge strides to provide the very best service possible to the people of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.  The Trustees are delighted to announce that, from September this year,... Read more

Bulgarian Army Faces Financial Collapse over Helicopter Deal

Bulgarian Army Faces Financial Collapse over Helicopter Deal

28-Apr-2010Source: Novinite

The Bulgarian Army has lost BGN 76 M in default payments because of its failure to meet its obligations under contracts with helicopter producer Eurocopter.... Read more

Upland Fire Dept introduces EMS EC135 in partnership with REACH

Upland Fire Dept introduces EMS EC135 in partnership with REACH

28-Apr-2010Source: Fire Dept News Network

The Upland Fire Department in San Bernardino County, California recently introduced a new critical care air ambulance service through a public/private partnership with REACH Air Medical Services. This partnership is only one of two of its kind in the United States.... Read more

India To Buy 50 Utility Copters for Navy

India To Buy 50 Utility Copters for Navy

28-Apr-2010Source: Defense News

RFI has been sent to Eurocopter, AgustaWestland, Kamov and Bell.... Read more

UK: Essex Air Ambulance to move from EC135 to MD Explorer

UK: Essex Air Ambulance to move from EC135 to MD Explorer

28-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com understands that Essex Air Ambulance will be moving from their current Eurocopter EC135T2 to an MD Explorer, perhaps as early as June 2010. EAA already has experience of the type after operating one for their neighbouring county of Hertfordshire on similar EMS work – what better situation could you be in to compare two... Read more

HealthNet Unveils New Helicopter

HealthNet Unveils New Helicopter

27-Apr-2010Source: WBOY

The new Eurocopter EC135 has been completed by Metro Aviation... Read more

Metro Aviation selected to complete new Texas DPS AStars

Metro Aviation selected to complete new Texas DPS AStars

27-Apr-2010Source: Metro Aviation

Shreveport, LA based Metro Aviation, Inc. will again provide comprehensive new helicopter completion services for the state of Texas and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aviation Section as the result of a recent competitive bid award. The company will receive the two new AS350B3 “green” airframes from the manufacturer this month and will begin... Read more

Eurocopter reshapes its future through a major investment program in new products/services

Eurocopter reshapes its future through a major investment program in new products/services

27-Apr-2010Source: Eurocopter

Marignane, 27 April 2010 In answer to the economical crisis and the evolution of the helicopter market, Eurocopter has decided to accelerate its SHAPE improvement program. The company intends to invest between 2010 and 2014 more than 1.3 Billion € in self-funded Research & Development, after having doubled its annual self-funded research and development budget... Read more

Metro Aviation completes and delivers third EC145 for Cleveland Metro Life Flight

Metro Aviation completes and delivers third EC145 for Cleveland Metro Life Flight

27-Apr-2010Source: Metro Aviation

Nationwide air medical aviation services provider and helicopter completion specialists, Metro Aviation, Inc. has recently completed and delivered the third EC145 to Cleveland Metro Life Flight in Cleveland, Ohio. Metro Life Flight is part of the MetroHealth System and is a critical care air medical transport program serving northeast Ohio and the surrounding region since... Read more

First five Lakotas arrive at US Army base in Germany, five more due

First five Lakotas arrive at US Army base in Germany, five more due

25-Apr-2010Source: Stars & Stripes

Five UH-72 Lakota helicopters arrived at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany  on Wednesday to replace the fleet of UH-1 Hueys used to train troops deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.... Read more

Clarian Health unveils new EC145 for its LifeLine Critical Care Transport fleet

Clarian Health unveils new EC145 for its LifeLine Critical Care Transport fleet

25-Apr-2010Source: Clarian Health

Indianapolis, Ind. — To optimize the delivery of care to those who are critically ill or injured, air medical transport is the preferred mode of transportation. In LifeLine Critical Care Transport’s continued commitment to provide comprehensive quality care during the transport process, it has purchased new aircraft to replace its aging fleet. LifeLine’s new EC... Read more

Brazilian state of Mato Grosso orders an AS350B3

Brazilian state of Mato Grosso orders an AS350B3

23-Apr-2010Source: Aviation News, Brazil

The helicopter purchase included an agreement between the National Secretariat of Public Security (Senasp) and the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety (Sejusp).... Read more

Acadian plays a key role in an oil rig explosion off Louisiana

Acadian plays a key role in an oil rig explosion off Louisiana

23-Apr-2010Source: Acadian Air Med

Acadian’s Air Med, the One Gulf Offshore Emergency Call Center and Acadian Ambulance played a key role in rescue efforts after Tuesday’s oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana, transporting 18 of the workers injured in the blast to local New Orleans area and Alabama hospitals. Eleven people are still missing after the massive... Read more

cueSim EC135 Full Flight Simulator Qualifies in Germany

cueSim EC135 Full Flight Simulator Qualifies in Germany

23-Apr-2010

cueSim Ltd announced that the ADAC HEMS Academy, Germany has received Qualification for the first of two Full Flight Simulators at their base in Hangelar. The device, which simulates EC135 T2 and P2 is the first helicopter Full Flight Simulator to be Qualified in Germany. A second device, providing EC135 T2+ and P2+ and EC145... Read more

King Juan Carlos I visits Eurocopter Spain factory at Albacete

King Juan Carlos I visits Eurocopter Spain factory at Albacete

23-Apr-2010Source: Eurocopter

His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, made his first official visit to the facilities of Eurocopter Spain accompanied by the CEO and President of the Eurocopter Group, Lutz Bertling, and the CEO of Eurocopter Spain, Juan Carlos Martínez Saiz. The event was also attended by the President of the Autonomous Community of Castilla... Read more

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