23-Apr-2010Source: Birmingham Mail
Motorised hangar doors, reinforced steel pedestrian access, a comprehensive alarm system and a CCTV monitoring capability had been installed to “ensure the safe keeping of the helicopterâ€. Their previous EC135 was destroyed by an arson attack... Read more
22-Apr-2010Source: Europa Press
The contract amounting to approximately EUR 85 million and cover the delivery of the first five EC135 this year and the remaining four in 2011. It will also include an option to extend the order until a total of thirteen units.... Read more
22-Apr-2010Source: NBC 15
UW’s Med Flight Program marks its 25th anniversary this month. The program has come a long way … It began with one aircraft… 500 flights a year to … two of these choppers and about 15 hundred flights annually.... Read more
20-Apr-2010
The Western Australian headquarters of Heliwest has undergone a $1-million upgrade at its Jandakot facility in Perth’s southern suburbs. The centerpiece of the revamp is an Elite Twin Squirrel Flight Simulator... Read more
20-Apr-2010Source: Bernama
Eurocopter has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the Defence Ministry for the supply 12 EC725 helicopters for search and rescue (SAR) missions.... Read more
20-Apr-2010Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter (“AECâ€) announced today that the Cleveland Metro Life Flight program has taken delivery of another EC145. This helicopter will be the third EC145 in the Metro Life Flight fleet. Members of the Metro Life Flight team were at the company’s Grand Prairie campus for the delivery and to transport the aircraft back to... Read more
19-Apr-2010Source: EADS North America
EADS North America and its industry team of American Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will independently fund and develop three AAS-72X helicopters to demonstrate the performance, capabilities and maturity of this rotary-wing aircraft for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout mission. The first AAS-72X Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA) will be operational in late 2010,... Read more
16-Apr-2010Source: Bristow Helicopters
Last Friday 9th April was a very significant first for Bristow. The first commercial flight of a helicopter with the collision avoidance system TCAS-II installed. This safety system, which has been standard on fixed wing aircraft for years, was proven to work on helicopters by an Aberdeen and Redhill based team, and has now been... Read more
15-Apr-2010Source: Aerospace Filtration Systems
Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) and a division of the Aerospace and Defense Group, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the Eurocopter EC130 B4 and Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopters with... Read more
15-Apr-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner Tyler Camera Systems has received FAA and Transport Canada approval of their A-Star Straight Tube. For over 40 years Tyler Camera Systems has been a leader in the design and manufacturing of equipment for aerial cinematography. Tyler Camera Systems has been honored by the... Read more
15-Apr-2010Source: Aerospace Filtration Systems
Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) and a division of the Aerospace and Defense Group, has received a Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the Eurocopter AS350 series helicopters. Included in this approval are... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: Financiarul
13-15 April 2010 in Bucharest – Eurocopter displaying EC635, Tiger, EC565 and EC725... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Cheshire Police have confirmed they have taken delivery of their first helicopter, a Eurocopter EC135P2+, at their Hawarden base. Cheshire is one of a consortium of six British police forces who got together and agreed a single specificiation, which brought down the unit price for each of them. Cheshire is the third of the six... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: Heli Riviera
Heli Riviera’s Nigel Watson attends the acceptance of a new EC145 Helicopter, representing one of Heli Riviera’s yacht based clients. Nigel says “The continued success of the EC145 as a Heli Yacht based platform is testament to the initial faith we placed in the machine. The Corporate Stylence variant as delivered here offers comfort, space... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: RTH
This move may be linked to the accident of Rostock based EMS A109 D-HAMF on 06-Feb-10... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: Rotorua Daily Post
Neil Dodds, base manager and pilot for the Bay Trust Rescue Helicopter, said the day was a big success. “It is way better than we expected. It’s really good to see the locals of Rotorua taking an active interest in what we do.”... Read more
13-Apr-2010Source: Eurocopter
Matthieu Louvot has been named Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy & Company Development for the Eurocopter Group and will be reporting directly to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling. After having begun his career as an inspector at the General Inspectorate of Finance in the French finance ministry, Matthieu Louvot, who is 35, was then budgetary... Read more
13-Apr-2010Source: Latitude Technologies
Latitude Technologies, a leading provider of satellite based communication, tracking and onboard aircraft data systems, announced that their SkyNode® S100-001 satellite based tracking/messaging device has received Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificate number “SH10-16†covering Bell Helicopter Textron models 206, 206A, 206A1, 206B, 206B1, 206L, 206L1, 206L3, 206L4 and 407. Also included in this new STC... Read more
13-Apr-2010Source: Multiflight
A Dauphin N2 helicopter supplied to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) charity by Multiflight has been launched in Newcastle. The helicopter, the first of two Dauphin N2 helicopters that Multiflight has supplied to the charity, flew in over the Tyne and landed on Gateshead’s Quayside for the launch event. Representatives from GNAAS, Multiflight... Read more
12-Apr-2010Source: Tunisia Online News
The Tunisian transport and airline services company “Tunisavia” and the European leader in helicopter manufacturing “Eurocopter†signed on Thursday a cooperation agreement in Sfax.... Read more
11-Apr-2010Source: Primeiraedicao
Bell 407 and Eurocopter AS350 said to be the short list... Read more
9-Apr-2010Source: DefPro
Quote “The report referred to by the daily press does not reflect the actual status and, respectively, the actual contractual background”... Read more
8-Apr-2010Source: Osthessen News
The city of Langenselbold has become the latest link in Germany’s helicopter rescue network... Read more
8-Apr-2010Source: Press & Journal
Accident referred to is in HeliHub.com database here – 01-Apr-09 G-REDL Eurocopter AS332 11m E of Peterhead, UK... Read more
7-Apr-2010Source: Reed Exhibitions
AgustaWestland and EADS’s Defence and Security division are the latest big names from the helicopter industry to sign up for Helitech 2010, which is taking place, at Airport Cascais near Estoril in Portugal from 5 – 7 October. As one of the industry’s key players, AgustaWestland is a powerful addition to the exhibition floor as... Read more
7-Apr-2010Source: BBC
The 16 men who died when a Super Puma helicopter crashed into the North Sea have been remembered on the first anniversary of the tragedy.... Read more
7-Apr-2010Source: Novinite
Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry intends to alter the scope of some its of weapon purchases because of a shortage of money, Defense Minister Angelov has announced.... Read more
7-Apr-2010Source: Eurocopter
Christian Gras has been named within the Eurocopter Group as Executive Vice President, Customers and will be reporting directly to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling. In this function, he will be a member of the Eurocopter Executive Committee. After having begun his career as Product Engineer with the helicopters Division of Aerospatiale (an EADS predecessor), Christian... Read more
6-Apr-2010Source: Eurocopter Canada
Fort Erie, Ontario –Eurocopter Canada (ECL) is pleased to announce the sale of three EC130 B4 single-engine helicopters to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for forest fire management work and utility missions across Canada’s second largest province. With the delivery of the three new helicopters from the ECL facility in Fort Erie, the ministry... Read more
2-Apr-2010
Badly damaged in an emergency landing after pilot noticed engine trouble immediately after take-off. Tailboom broke off. Two on board including TV chef Herman den Blijker and the pilot are suffering from neck injuries.... Read more
27-Mar-2010Source: Multiflight
The first of two Dauphin N2 helicopters supplied by Multiflight to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) will be launched by the charity today. The charity’s new life-saving helicopter, in its official GNAAS livery and fitted with state-of-the-art life-saving equipment, will be launched today, Friday March 26th. It will go by the name of... Read more
27-Mar-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter Chile and Eurocopter Cono Sur, subsidiaries of Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, announced during FIDAE 2010 the contract signatures for the purchase of 7 helicopters and the delivery of 5 aircraft to several para public and private operators from Argentina and Chile. In addition, Eurocopter’s training centre for pilots and technical representatives from... Read more
26-Mar-2010Source: U.S. Navy
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Capt. Thomas Huff, Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic (center left) and Lt. Col. Roger Cordell, Commander, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (center right), pose with the Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support programs (PMA-207) and USNTPS UH-72A team with the five new UH-72A Lakota helicopters in front of... Read more
25-Mar-2010Source: News of the North
The EC145 replaces the Ministry’s venerable Bell-222 and is expected to enter into service during the second part of 2010... Read more
25-Mar-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Eurocopter, or predecessor Aerospatiale to be precise, started the AS350 serial numbers at 1001 and have in recent months been fast approaching 4999. The manufacturer then faced a dilemma, as the AS355 numbers start from 5001 and are currently approaching 5800, with production continuing and could potentially exceed 1,000 units taking the serial numbers over... Read more
25-Mar-2010Source: Eurocopter
Marignane, Eurocopter and Funkwerk Avionics have successfully completed a helicopter test flight with an EC145 in the Galileo test bed GATE in Berchtesgaden, Southern Germany. The test flight was observed by IFEN GmbH, the operator of the GATE test bed. The test marked the first time that signals from the future European satellite navigation system... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received ANAC approval of the EC145 Tri-Bag Emergency Float Systems with & without Liferafts in Argentina. Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals have been previously received. The Apical EC145 Emergency Float Kits consist of: four emergency floats attached to the skid... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: Flug Revue
The EC135 helicopter fleet at the Army Aviation Training School in Bückeburg has achieved since 2000, the number of 50,000 flight hours.... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: KVIA ABC7
Texas deploys military OH-58 Kiowa and UH-72 Lakota helicopters to the area between El Paso and Brownsville as part of the first phase of the state’s spillover violence contingency plan.... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: Mer et Marine
Two Dauphins for delivery in 2011 and 2012 will replace two French Air Force Super Pumas... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Eurocopter have issued “Information Notice” document number 2157-I-00 in which they express the opinion that all SA360C Dauphins are now withdrawn from use, and have asked any operator to contact them by 1st May 2010. If none come forward by that date, they will commence the withdrawal of the type certificate. A total of 2... Read more
21-Mar-2010Source: Hartford Business Journal
The state has made it clear that they have no plans to reduce the program’s funding as part of budget planning for the 2010 or 2011 fiscal years.... Read more
20-Mar-2010Source: Helibras
Eurocopter and its Helicópteros do Brasil-Helibras affiliate company today marked the construction start-up for a new rotary-wing center of excellence in Itajuba, Brazil, where Helibras will produce, assemble and maintain EC725 helicopters being acquired by the Brazilian armed forces. Production of the EC725 at Itajuba will result in a doubling of production capability for Helibras... Read more
19-Mar-2010Source: TimesNews
Wellmont has served as the official health care provider for Bristol Motor Speedway for over a decade, and track legal counsel and Vice President Julie Bennett said the agreement for a medevac presence for the health system was easy to accomplish.... Read more
19-Mar-2010Source: CAVOK
On Friday, Helibras, the only producer of helicopters in Latin America, will lay the cornerstone for the work of doubling its plant in Blumenau, in southern Minas Gerais, generating 700 direct jobs.... Read more
19-Mar-2010Source: Baltimore Sun
News coming out about budget cuts sounds dire for the Baltimore Police Department. At the moment, the police helicopter known as Foxtrot is on the chopping block.... Read more
19-Mar-2010
Reg is either Eurocopter EC135 N15TG or one of their 117s N911TG or N912TG, confirmation awaited. N912TG the most likely... Read more
18-Mar-2010Source: Clarian Health
INDIANAPOLIS – In a continuing effort to provide premier critical care transport services to communities throughout Indiana, and to better align with Clarian Health regionally, LifeLine Critical Care Transport will soon expand service to Lafayette and Muncie. Beginning July 2010, LifeLine, which operates 24-hours a day, will offer six base locations in Indianapolis, Lafayette, Muncie,... Read more
12-Mar-2010Source: Flightglobal
A leaked document states “The aircraft must be able to “detect missile seeker signals”, with an “early warning and countermeasure system” to help their crews avoid “missile and artillery fire attack”... Read more
12-Mar-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today that Helicopter Support Incorporated (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has been chosen to provide a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) program for U.S. Navy Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) at Patuxent River, Naval Air Station under its contract with EADS North America. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky... Read more
11-Mar-2010Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter is pleased to announce that three new EC135s have entered service with the MedCenter Air Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The aircraft, which were purchased in late 2009, were completed by Metro Aviation and include state-of-the-art cockpit technology as well as the latest medical equipment. In addition to accommodating one or two litters,... Read more
10-Mar-2010Source: Eurocopter
On Friday 5th March the Devon & Cornwall Police took delivery of a new EC145 helicopter. This most modern machine was customised at Eurocopter UK in Oxford to meet the demanding needs of the modern police service. It is equipped with the latest aids to police reconnaissance and airborne crime fighting. Included is a state-of-the-art... Read more
7-Mar-2010Source: Cayman News Service
After almost three years and a considerable amount of controversy, the police helicopter has finally landed in the Cayman Islands... Read more
5-Mar-2010Source: North West Air Ambulance
The shop was opened by ITV Granada’s Paul Crone who said “It is a privilege to open this shop as it allows the charity to increase not only its takings through sales but the number of donated items they can accept.†“The money made by the charity shop helps saves people’s lives on a daily... Read more
5-Mar-2010Source: EADS North America
Arlington, Virginia and Columbus, Mississippi, March 04, 2010 Latest milestone marks another accomplishment for one of the most successful acquisition programs in U.S. Army aviation history EADS North America delivered its 100th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army today, marking another on-time and on-budget achievement for a highly successful program that supports... Read more
4-Mar-2010Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered a customized Eurocopter EC130 to Cannon Aviation Group of Georgetown, TX on March 3, 2010. Configured to meet the requirements of Cannon’s customer, URS completed the EC130 with a Sagem Integrated Cockpit Display, Avidyne TAS 610 TCAS, a Garmin GMX200 MFD, Garmin 696, L-3 WX-500 Stormscope and Garmin GMA340 audio... Read more
4-Mar-2010Source: KTUU
Floor-mounted fuel controls on a helicopter that crashed in 2008 near Chickaloon, killing four people and injuring one, contributed to the accident according to a NTSB report released Wednesday... Read more
3-Mar-2010Source: Eurocopter
Hyderabad: Eurocopter, the world’s number one manufacturer of helicopters and Pawan Hans Helicopters, today announce the purchase of seven new Dauphin AS 365 N3 helicopters by Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited. Mrs. Marie-Agnes Veve, Head of Eurocopter activities in India and Mr. Rainer Farid, VP Sales South Asia, Eurocopter presented a memento to Mr. R.K. Tyagi,... Read more
3-Mar-2010Source: Scotsman
A pilot scheme in the West of Scotland has seen emergency medicine consultants being sent out on air missions with the Scottish Ambulance Service. It will now be rolled out across the whole of the country, costing about £2 million a year, after being deemed a huge success... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: The Hindu
Eurocopter announced that it would form ventures with Pawan Hans Helicopters for maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) and training facilities either in Mumbai or Delhi.... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries Inc., has received Transport Canada approval of their Cylindrical Emergency Float Systems with & without Liferafts for the Eurocopter AS355E, F, F1, F2, N & NP models. Apical’s Eurocopter AS355 Cylindrical Emergency Float Systems are the only float systems certified for take-off... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: Republica
Fishtail Air now has five helicopters — a Bell 206 BIII Jet Ranger, an AS350 B and AS350 B2 and two AS350 B3s.... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter, the global leader in helicopter manufacturing, will be showing a strong presence at India Aviation 2010, the second edition of the international exhibition on Civil Aviation Sector. This event, being organized by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation, will see Eurocopter presenting its range of commercial helicopters and latest technology. As Norbert Ducrot, Eurocopter... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: American Eurocopter
March 1, 2010 Grand Prairie, Texas – American Eurocopter announced today that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has ordered two AS350 B3-2B1 helicopters expanding mission capabilities to the department by adding a more powerful version of the AS350B3 coupled with the benefit of the Turbomeca Arriell 2B1 Full-Authority-Digital-Engine-Control (FADEC). These helicopters will join... Read more
1-Mar-2010Source: Luminator
Luminator is selected to provide its LS16 Searchlight on the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter for Security and Support missions. From Luminator’s initial design stage our objective for the LS16 searchlight is to improve flight safety, integrate the latest technology, improve reliability, simplify assembly, and lower maintenance cost. The search light uses solid-state... Read more
28-Feb-2010Source: Globo
The helicopter will help in monitoring in the detection of environmental crimes, deforestation and illegal construction in protected areas.... Read more
