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New dynamic testing method at Airbus brings helicopters to market quickly

New dynamic testing method at Airbus brings helicopters to market quickly

24-Jul-2015

An astonishing new building was recently unveiled at the Marignane plant in southern France. Built in under a year, the giant cylinder known as DHC0–Dynamic Helicopter Zero–now makes it possible to perform dynamic integration testing for the H160 and future helicopters in the Airbus Helicopters range. Gary Clark, head of vehicle test and integration at... Read more

05-Jul-15 Elisport CH-7 Gruffy, France

05-Jul-15 Elisport CH-7 Gruffy, France

5-Jul-2015

Crashed into field and burned out.  Pilot seriously injured. Helicopter type to be confirmed... Read more

France – Skycam Helicopters adds fourth GrandNew

France – Skycam Helicopters adds fourth GrandNew

29-Jun-2015Source: HeliHub.com

Operator Skycam Helicopters is one of very few in France to fly helicopters built outside the country.  Products from the Airbus factory at Marignane (and its various predecessors over the years) have always found greater favour with operators right across France, and indeed Skycam do have two AS350B2 and one EC130T2. Skycam, however, have gone... Read more

27-Jun-15 F-PPCO Rotorway 162F Montséret, France

27-Jun-15 F-PPCO Rotorway 162F Montséret, France

27-Jun-2015

Engine failed, and  helicopter fell onto its side during autorotation landing. Pilot and his passenger/wife got out OK... Read more

Sagem to update French military fleets with Euroflir 350 optronic system

Sagem to update French military fleets with Euroflir 350 optronic system

25-Jun-2015Source: Sagem

Sagem (Safran) has been awarded a contract by French defense procurement agency DGA for a program to upgrade the capabilities of the Euroflir 350 optronic systems on the French army’s Cougar helicopters, and the Caracal fleet deployed by France’s special and conventional forces. The gyrostabilized Euroflir 350 optronic system will incorporate a new Matis infrared... Read more

15th NH90 Caiman delivered to French Army

15th NH90 Caiman delivered to French Army

18-Jun-2015Source: NH Industries

NHI celebrated today the Initial Operational Capability of the Belgian NH90s. This event took place today in the NHI pavilion in presence of Colonel Dejaeger Commander of the Air Component of Belgium and the NHI Directoire. After having ordered 4 Tactical Transport NH90s and 4 Naval NH90s and proceeded to the training of its aircrews,... Read more

Airbus Helicopters to improve manufaturing efficiency with Dassault Systèmes solution

Airbus Helicopters to improve manufaturing efficiency with Dassault Systèmes solution

15-Jun-2015Source: Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Airbus Helicopters, a division of Airbus Group, has chosen Dassault Systèmes’ “Build to Operate” industry solution experience for more efficient and profitable manufacturing operations management of... Read more

18-May-15 OH-HNR MD Helicopters MD500D Bocognano, Corsica

18-May-15 OH-HNR MD Helicopters MD500D Bocognano, Corsica

18-May-2015

During a low level flight prior to attending to vegetation near powerlines, pilot noticed a decrease in engine power.  The subsequent autorotation avoiding powerlines and buildings led to a hard landing and completely burnt out in post crash fire in the garden of a house.  2 POB seriously injured... Read more

22-Apr-15 F-HLOU Robinson R44 Lyon, France

22-Apr-15 F-HLOU Robinson R44 Lyon, France

22-Apr-2015

Date assumed given posting date of the incident on Facebook.  Helicopter had been peppered with over 100 lead shots from close range, causing damage the tail boom close to the root... Read more

French Navy signs off MU90 torpedo on NH90 Caiman

French Navy signs off MU90 torpedo on NH90 Caiman

17-Mar-2015Source: French Navy

Friday, March 13, 2015 was an important date for the NH90 Caiman in France as it became a combat helicopter in its own right following the statement by the General Staff of the Navy of an initial operational capability of firing the torpedo MU90 .  This is a major milestone for the torque capability FREMM / Cayman... Read more

12-Mar-15 F-HOLA Guimbal G2 Plateau de Matheysine, France

12-Mar-15 F-HOLA Guimbal G2 Plateau de Matheysine, France

12-Mar-2015

The instructor explained that during a go-around after practice approach altitude on a field, the helicopter suddenly made several turns to the left around the yaw axis.  He managed to land in a snowy field at about 5400 ft.... Read more

05-Mar-15 F-GOLT Robinson R44 Beaune, France

05-Mar-15 F-GOLT Robinson R44 Beaune, France

5-Mar-2015

Extensively damaged – hired by PPL from Hélitravaux.  3 POB all to hospital.... Read more

France – DCI opens a new helicopter training centre

France – DCI opens a new helicopter training centre

23-Feb-2015Source: DCI

[electronic translation] DCI announces the opening of a brand new helicopter training International Centre (ITC-H) recorded in Dax located in the Drivers French Military Training Schools (Dax and Luc-en-Provence). The ITC-H curriculum are taught in English or French and in partnership with Light Aviation Army (ALT) and HeliDax. This new training center meets the high demand... Read more

Vector Aerospace apprentice wins prestigious award

Vector Aerospace apprentice wins prestigious award

17-Feb-2015Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace UK (Vector – www.vectoraerospace.com), a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is delighted to announce that one of its apprentices has won a regional Apprentice of the Year award. James Clement (pictured), aged 23, who lives in Havant, has won the Outstanding Performance by a Final Year Apprentice award... Read more

Tiger crews to continue to train with Rheinmetall simulation technology

Tiger crews to continue to train with Rheinmetall simulation technology

16-Feb-2015Source: Rheinmetall

Crews of the Franco-German Tiger multi-purpose attack helicopter will continue in future to train with tried-and-tested simulation technology from Rheinmetall. The Düsseldorf-based Group recently booked an order to this effect worth several tens of millions €. In December 2014 the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement) contracted with... Read more

Thales to take €100m hit from DCNS losses

Thales to take €100m hit from DCNS losses

25-Jan-2015Source: Thales

Over the past few months DCNS, in which Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) holds a 35% shareholding, has conducted a comprehensive review of the financial and contractual status of several activities and complex programmes, which have had difficulties. The main conclusions of these reviews have been communicated to DCNS governing bodies. On the basis of these... Read more

CAE wins OCCAR-EA/Tiger Helicopter Program training analysis contract

CAE wins OCCAR-EA/Tiger Helicopter Program training analysis contract

16-Dec-2014Source: CAE

The Organisation conjointe de cooperation en matiere d’armement (OCCAR-EA), a European organization responsible for managing the through-life support of cooperative European defence programs, has awarded CAE a contract for the analysis of training needs for the German-French Tiger Helicopter Technical School located in Fassberg, Germany. The technical school is responsible for the theoretical and practical... Read more

50th 429 delivered in Bell’s definition of Europe

50th 429 delivered in Bell’s definition of Europe

26-Nov-2014Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the delivery of the 50th Bell 429 in Europe to an operator in the United Kingdom. The aircraft will be used to accomplish corporate/VIP transport across the region. [Ed:- see our analysis below by country] “The Bell 429 offers customers exceptional performance and a smooth, comfortable ride, and... Read more

Vector UK to support French Navy Lynxes

Vector UK to support French Navy Lynxes

19-Nov-2014Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced the agreement of a long term contract to provide structural maintenance and technical support for the French Navy’s Lynx Mk.4 helicopter fleet. The company’s Fleetlands facility in Gosport, Hampshire, has the only main build/repair jig for this aircraft type in the... Read more

13-Nov-14 F-PGVH FAMA K209 Aubenas, France

13-Nov-14 F-PGVH FAMA K209 Aubenas, France

13-Nov-2014

The pilot landed on runway 36. During translation to reach the taxiway, the helicopter tilts right and a main rotor blade struck the ground. The helicopter is destabilized and collides with the ground. The two people on board were evacuated by a witness and the helicopter caught fire.... Read more

Airbus to move helicopter production from Germany to France?

Airbus to move helicopter production from Germany to France?

15-Oct-2014Source: Reuters

Airbus is seriously considering building new helicopter programs in France rather than Germany in the future due to a restrictive export policy in Europe’s largest economy, the group CEO told Reuters.  See full story... Read more

02-Oct-14 HB-ZJC Eurocopter EC130 Bart, France (5F)

02-Oct-14 HB-ZJC Eurocopter EC130 Bart, France (5F)

2-Oct-2014

Helicopter took off from Lausanne, Switzerland and has crashed in France – reportedly just prior to landing at Montbéliard – Courcelles Aerodrome. Weather reported as foggy and press report says that pilot was looking for a gap in the cloud to land at the airfield.  Five of seven POB killed when helicopter landed on a... Read more

11-Sep-14 G-CDMG Robinson R22 France

11-Sep-14 G-CDMG Robinson R22 France

11-Sep-2014

The subject helicopter was noted at 5.15am local time on 12-Sep-14 on a trailer at Calais ferry port bound for the UK.  Given it is based UK, there must have been some reason that it was not flown back to the UK.  Incident date 11-Sep-14 thus approximate... Read more

25-Jul-14 F-GMHZ Eurocopter EC120B Chateaublanc, France

25-Jul-14 F-GMHZ Eurocopter EC120B Chateaublanc, France

25-Jul-2014

Very heavy landing – remained upright but skids splayed out and main rotors chopped tail boom.  Photos here and here... Read more

INAER France orders EMS Bell 429

INAER France orders EMS Bell 429

14-Jul-2014Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today a signed purchase agreement with INAER France an Avincis Group operator for a Bell 429 in Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) configuration. The aircraft, the first Bell 429 sold in France, will be equipped with a fully customized EMS interior and state-of-the-art avionics. INAER will... Read more

Airbus appoints Vice President Post Merger Integration and Carve-Out Management

Airbus appoints Vice President Post Merger Integration and Carve-Out Management

10-Jul-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Wow.  What a title.  Just imagine how wide his new business card will need to be!   The appointment of a new person at the top of Airbus Helicopters UK included mention of the new role for the previous UK head, Markus Steinke.  To repeat it here, and just to confirm that his new massively-long job... Read more

France – DCNS head to stand down early; Successor nominated

France – DCNS head to stand down early; Successor nominated

8-Jul-2014Source: Thales

Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS, has informed its main shareholders, the French State (through the Agence des participations de l’Etat) and Thales, that he intends to ask the Board of Directors to cut short his term, 5 months before the end of his tenure, to provide clarity on the designation of his successor,... Read more

ADSoftware delivers cloud aviation maintenance solution to Heliconia

ADSoftware delivers cloud aviation maintenance solution to Heliconia

25-Jun-2014Source: ADSoftware

Earlier this year, Moroccan and French helicopter operator, Heliconia, was looking for a software solution that could coordinate operations between its bases in France and Morocco in the quickest time possible. At the time, ADSoftware, the French aviation software provider, had just launched its latest Business Intelligence and Data Exchange Technology incorporating Predictive Maintenance applications... Read more

Hélidax passes the 70,000 flight hour milestone

Hélidax passes the 70,000 flight hour milestone

21-Jun-2014Source: DCI

Hélidax, a subsidiary of DCI and INAER, announces an extension of its activities to cover the armed forces’ training. In 2013, 400 hours for training crews from the 5th attack helicopter battalion in Pau (5th ATKHB) were performed on Hélidax EC120 aircraft, in the Calliope configuration. These training missions continue in 2014 with the supply of EC120... Read more

Airbus X3 technology demonstrator retired to a museum

Airbus X3 technology demonstrator retired to a museum

20-Jun-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

After opening the frontiers of flight during a record-setting test program, Airbus Helicopters’ X3 is now ready for its place in history as this high-speed helicopter demonstrator is welcomed for display at the French national musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Air and Space museum) of Paris-Le Bourget. The X3 will be exhibited in the... Read more

Airbus Helicopters presents defense lineup at Eurosatory 2014

Airbus Helicopters presents defense lineup at Eurosatory 2014

16-Jun-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The rugged, capable and mission-ready military rotorcraft lineup from Airbus Helicopters will be displayed at next week’s Eurosatory 2014 defense exposition near Paris, France, along with a focus on the latest innovation for its product family. “The rapid evolution of operational requirements, for missions that are carried out by armed forces worldwide, requires an answer... Read more

Bell puts 429 EMS Demonstrator into Europe as weight issues continue

Bell puts 429 EMS Demonstrator into Europe as weight issues continue

15-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

On May 3rd, Bell’s 429 demonstrator was shipped into their European base at Prague in the Czech Republic.  Within four days it had arrived in the UK where it has been demonstrated to Bond Air Services this week and is expected to visit other operators in the air ambulance market as well.  The helicopter is... Read more

Over 20 student pilots on Dynali H3 EasyFlyer in France

Over 20 student pilots on Dynali H3 EasyFlyer in France

11-May-2014Source: Dynali

With the introduction of the microlight class of helicopter in France, Dynali has already secured a leading position in flight schools with over 20 student pilots in training for microlight helicopter pilot’s licences in three flight schools in different regions. Students are a mix of pilots with PPL/H licences wishing to add microlight licences, autogiro... Read more

Avincis Group lease two EC135s from AgustaWestland

Avincis Group lease two EC135s from AgustaWestland

1-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

A few weeks back, two Eurocopter EC135T2+ helicopters arrived in the UK at the end of a ferry flight from Azerbaijan. Previously operated by Silk Way Helicopter Services on EMS work from January 2012, the two had been replaced by new AgustaWestland AW139s and taken by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer in part-exchange. They have now been... Read more

All regulatory hurdles cleared for Avincis sale to Babcock

All regulatory hurdles cleared for Avincis sale to Babcock

27-Apr-2014Source: Avincis Group

Babcock International Group PLC (“Babcock”), the UK’s leading engineering support services company, announced today it has received approvals from the Spanish Council of the National Markets and Competition Commission and the Portuguese Competition Authority in respect of the acquisition of the Avincis Group. All conditions to completion of such acquisition have therefore been satisfied. Completion... Read more

First Air BP re-fuelling takes place at Cannes Mandelieu Airport

First Air BP re-fuelling takes place at Cannes Mandelieu Airport

24-Apr-2014Source: Air BP

Following the announcement made at this year’s Schedulers and Dispatchers in February that Air BP was to become the sole fuel provider at Cannes Mandelieu Airport, the first fuelling took place on April 8th. The first aircraft to be re-fuelled under the new arrangement was a helicopter from Cote d’Azur- based Azur Helicoptere.  Air BP... Read more

Heli Protection Europe buys Entrol simulator based on Bell 412

Heli Protection Europe buys Entrol simulator based on Bell 412

14-Apr-2014Source: Entrol

Heli Protection Europe (HpE) has purchased an entrol H21 FNPT II MCC helicopter simulator, which is based on the Bell 412. This simulator will be installed in Italy and it will be used for a fully new and advanced pilot training process, including studies related to Human Performance and Limitation, Crew Resource Management and the implementation of new procedures.... Read more

Airbus Group Named Preferred Employer By French Engineering Students in 2014

Airbus Group Named Preferred Employer By French Engineering Students in 2014

14-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Group

Airbus Group has been named the most attractive employer among students at France’s leading engineering universities, according to the 2014 surveys by renowned employer branding consultancies Universum Global and Trendence. For the 10th consecutive year, students at France’s top engineering universities (Grandes Écoles) selected Airbus Group as their “Ideal Employer” in the Universum Global Survey... Read more

Garmin Introduces European FliteCharts

Garmin Introduces European FliteCharts

6-Apr-2014Source: Garmin

Garmin continues to expand its global aviation chart coverage with the release of European terminal charts, including instrument approach charts, SIDs, STARs, and airport diagrams. These charts are the most recent addition to the growing list of worldwide aviation charting products available from Garmin, which are compatible with select Garmin avionics and portables. Additional charts... Read more

MBDA to develop next generation Anglo-French anti-ship missile

MBDA to develop next generation Anglo-French anti-ship missile

31-Mar-2014Source: MBDA

MBDA welcomes the signature of the Demonstration and Manufacture contract for the FASGW(H)/ANL (Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy)/ Anti Navire Léger) missile on 26th March 2014. This jointly funded Anglo-French contract, valued at more than £500 million (€600 million) has been awarded to MBDA by the UK DE&S (Defence Equipment & Support) on behalf... Read more

INAER wins six helicopter French EMS contract

INAER wins six helicopter French EMS contract

25-Mar-2014Source: INAER

INAER France (INAER), part of the Avincis Group a world-leading provider of emergency aerial services, has won the a six-year contract to provide helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) for France’s Centre and Haute-Normandie regions. The French Ministry of Health is currently undertaking a new operating procedure based on regional contracts, and INAER has proven itself... Read more

Weststar Aviation starts operations in Morocco with two AW139s

Weststar Aviation starts operations in Morocco with two AW139s

3-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Malaysian based Weststar Aviation continues their international expansion with a direct interest in operations just starting in Morroco. This country represents their third country and the first outside their Far East home region. Weststar Aviation are providing technical assistance to Heliconia Aero Solutions who are operating two AW139s on their Moroccan AOC with each party... Read more

Indra working on EC175 simulator for Airbus Helicopters at Marignane

Indra working on EC175 simulator for Airbus Helicopters at Marignane

28-Feb-2014Source: Indra

Pilot training with the first Level D full-flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters’ new EC175 rotorcraft will be available from this summer, using an Indra-built system located at the Airbus Helicopters Training Services facility in Marignane, France. Its near-term availability, announced today at the Heli-Expo 2014 convention in Anaheim, California, will enable pilot training to begin... Read more

AmSafe Bridport wins multipurpose helicopter transport system contract for French military

AmSafe Bridport wins multipurpose helicopter transport system contract for French military

19-Feb-2014Source: AmSafe Bridport

AmSafe Bridport Limited has been awarded a contract from the French Direction Générale de L’armement (DGA) for its requirement for a multipurpose helicopter transport system [designated as système d’hélitransport polyvalent; (SHP)] for the French armed forces helicopter fleet. The SHP is a suite of specialist helicopter cargo lifting equipment capable of safely and efficiently transporting... Read more

MV-22 lands on French warship for first time

MV-22 lands on French warship for first time

18-Feb-2014Source: US Marine Corps

At Sea – An MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response lands aboard the French Mistral-class assault ship, Dixmude, to increase squadron proficiency while enhancing interoperability with the U.S. and their NATO allies during a bi-lateral engagement in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 8. The U.S. and French carrier qualification was the first... Read more

17-Feb-14 F-HBVC Eurocopter EC120 Tabaille-Usquain, France

17-Feb-14 F-HBVC Eurocopter EC120 Tabaille-Usquain, France

17-Feb-2014

On approach to land when something caused main blades to slice tail boom, causing helicopter to crash from low level into a field .  The two occupants were not injured... Read more

14-Feb-14 Cicare CH-7T Lalbenque, France (1F)

14-Feb-14 Cicare CH-7T Lalbenque, France (1F)

14-Feb-2014

Helicopter crashed killing solo pilot Didier Deschoolmeester... Read more

Bruno Guimbal wins award from aviation journalists

Bruno Guimbal wins award from aviation journalists

3-Feb-2014Source: AJPAE

Bruno Guimbal, founder and CEO of Hélicoptères Guimbal and designer of the Cabri G2 two-seat helicopter, has won the Prix Icare 2014 (Icarus Award). The French association of aerospace journalists (Association des journalistes professionnels de l’aéronautique et de l’espace, AJPAE) on January 31 chose Guimbal in a vote during the association’s annual general meeting. Attributed... Read more

Airbus Helicopters’ Foundation partners with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Crisis Center

Airbus Helicopters’ Foundation partners with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Crisis Center

30-Jan-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The Airbus Helicopters Corporate Foundation today expanded its humanitarian outreach, signing a high-level agreement on heliborne airlift support for French government-coordinated operations at international natural disaster sites and in other emergency situations. This accord establishes a partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Crisis Center, and offers helicopter transportation services from operators chartered by... Read more

New Zealand has fast-expanding Cabri fleet

New Zealand has fast-expanding Cabri fleet

30-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

In the last few weeks three more Guimbal G2 Cabri helicopters have arrived in New Zealand.  This includes a new build serial 1057 from the factory in France, which will become the fifth helicopter in the country to fly with the registration ZK-HCS.  [The previous “HCS” was a Cabri now re-registered to ZK-ICS.  Ed] Meanwhile... Read more

Thales to join SAF Group at shared helicopter training facility

Thales to join SAF Group at shared helicopter training facility

16-Jan-2014Source: Thales

Following training centre openings across the UK and France, and the planned opening in Norway in 2015, Thales will join SAF Group, one of the key European players in the helicopter market, at a shared training centre in Albertville in the French Alps. The centre will feature two state-of-the-art Reality H Simulators, the most advanced... Read more

French wine activists claim fatal R44 crash was no accident

French wine activists claim fatal R44 crash was no accident

13-Jan-2014Source: Wine Searcher

In a typed letter which appeared in print in the French newspaper Midi Libre, the Agricultural Action Committee claimed that James Gregoire, who sold Château de la Rivière to Chinese businessman Lam Kok, “paid with his life for selling the vineyard to a foreign buyer exactly 10 days after we had warned him not to.”... Read more

10-Jan-14 F-GIZR Enstrom F28A Saint-Amans-des-Cots, France

10-Jan-14 F-GIZR Enstrom F28A Saint-Amans-des-Cots, France

10-Jan-2014

Pilot observed a significant reduction in engine noise and a different regime. The helicopter slowly loses the height. The pilot decided to land in the countryside. A 2 meters on the ground, the device drops abruptly. One of the main rotor blades struck the ground in front of the camera then severed the tail boom.... Read more

20-Dec-13 F-GPJG Robinson R44 Gironde, France (4F)

20-Dec-13 F-GPJG Robinson R44 Gironde, France (4F)

20-Dec-2013

Four suspected died, of which one body found, when helicopter crashed into a river.  The occupants was Chinese billionaire Lam Kok, his son, an interpreter plus the pilot who had just sold his vineyard to Mr Kok... Read more

Vector Aerospace UK repairs French Lynx

Vector Aerospace UK repairs French Lynx

18-Dec-2013Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace UK (Vector – www.vectoraerospace.com), a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has delivered a repaired French Lynx Mk4 to the end customer. “I am pleased that we have quickly and effectively completed our first international Lynx Depth repair contract in collaboration with Eurocopter”, said Ross Powlesland, Operations Director for... Read more

New CEO at French military contractor DCI

New CEO at French military contractor DCI

10-Dec-2013Source: DCI

The board of directors of Défense Conseil International (DCI) is announcing the unanimous appointment of Jean-Michel Palagos as Chief Executive Officer of DCI. He is succeeding admiral François Dupont, who has reached the statutory age limit and who has been thanked by the board of directors for his actions at the head of the company.... Read more

04-Dec-13 F-GKMP Eurocopter AS350B3 Massif du Grand-Arc, France

04-Dec-13 F-GKMP Eurocopter AS350B3 Massif du Grand-Arc, France

4-Dec-2013

Training situation – hydraulic failure exercise.  After the instructor has reset the hydraulic circuit, the pedals remain blocked causing loss of control and impact with terrain... Read more

INAER France wins EMS contract in Burgundy

INAER France wins EMS contract in Burgundy

29-Nov-2013Source: INAER

INAER France (INAER), part of the Avincis Group, a leading global provider of mission critical aerial services, has won the tender for the operation of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) helicopters in Burgundy, France. A few months ago, INAER won the EMS contract for the Provence Alp Cote D’Azur (PACA) region. These form part of the... Read more

29-Nov-13 F-PMRA Rotorway Exec 162F Bédoin, France

29-Nov-13 F-PMRA Rotorway Exec 162F Bédoin, France

29-Nov-2013

When showing off by the instructor, the motor stops at height of about 4 m. The instructor makes a running landing. The helicopter rolled onto its side.... Read more

12-Nov-13 F-HTOM Eurocopter AS350B3 Serre Chevalier, France (2F)

12-Nov-13 F-HTOM Eurocopter AS350B3 Serre Chevalier, France (2F)

12-Nov-2013

Helicopter was involved in loadlifting work in connection with the construction of a ski lift... Read more

INAER France wins EMS contract with five EC135s

INAER France wins EMS contract with five EC135s

6-Nov-2013Source: INAER

INAER France, part of the Avincis Group, the world’s leading provider of aerial emergency services, has won the tender for the operation of SAMU helicopters in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) region. The regional contract is the first of its kind for the French Ministry of Health. Five helicopters for PACA FROM 1st January, 2014 The... Read more

26-Oct-13 F-GPKA Robinson R22B Torreilles, France

26-Oct-13 F-GPKA Robinson R22B Torreilles, France

26-Oct-2013

Following a decrease in engine power, the pilot entered an autorotation. Upon landing at a solar power plant, the helicopter struck a photovoltaic panel and rolled onto its side.  Probable write-off... Read more

14-Oct-13 F-HAJJ Eurocopter EC130 Antraigues sur Volane, France

14-Oct-13 F-HAJJ Eurocopter EC130 Antraigues sur Volane, France

14-Oct-2013

Helicopter contacted power lines on take off from Antraigues sur Volane (07) for flight to Castle Cachard (07)... Read more

Eurocopter and SME Partners Set to Roll Out Groundbreaking Eco-Design Tool

Eurocopter and SME Partners Set to Roll Out Groundbreaking Eco-Design Tool

27-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter

Together with its SME and research partners, Eurocopter celebrates today the completion of the development of a groundbreaking eco-design tool at its industrial site in Marignane (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). The result of a collaborative project involving purchaser and suppliers, the new tool will allow the various stakeholders in the industrial chain to significantly enhance the environmental... Read more

16-Sep-13 F-GXRF Robinson R44 Font-Romeu, France

16-Sep-13 F-GXRF Robinson R44 Font-Romeu, France

16-Sep-2013

Pilot allowed rotor speed to decay too low on final approach – hit ground hard and rolled onto its starboard side... Read more

Guimbal receives Part 145 Certificate from EASA

Guimbal receives Part 145 Certificate from EASA

14-Sep-2013Source: Guimbal

Following an eight-month cycle of audits, the French OSAC (Organisme de Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile), on the behalf of the EASA, have awarded their Part145 agreement to Helicopteres Guimbal. This new agreement complements their Part21-F and -G qualifications (Design Organization and Production Organization) and allows the manufacturer of the Cabri G2 helicopter to conduct maintenance... Read more

NHV extends two French EMS contracts by 8 years

NHV extends two French EMS contracts by 8 years

14-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Belgian operator NHV have announced that they have retained the air ambulance contracts from Arras and Lille in Northern France. The company says that the award of this new contract demonstrates the continued confidence of their customers, noting that the Arras contract has been renewed for the third time since 2001, and the Lille for... Read more

France testing MU90 torpedo on NH90 Caiman

France testing MU90 torpedo on NH90 Caiman

11-Sep-2013Source: French Navy

[Electronic translation]  A new milestone has been reached in the framework of the operational implementation of the Cayman Step B in the Navy: the first flight experiment with MU90 torpedo exercise. This flight was made on September 5 by the NH90 detachment CEPA/10S, and marks the beginning of the technical and operational evaluation of this... Read more

UTC Aerospace Systems to support Helidax EC120 fleet

UTC Aerospace Systems to support Helidax EC120 fleet

5-Sep-2013Source: UTC Aerospace Systems

UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a major contract with French company HeliDax SAS to provide aftermarket service for its fleet of helicopters – the largest EC120 worldwide fleet in operation today. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). Actuation Systems will provide flight controls and hydraulic operational support based on... Read more

18-Aug-13 F-GHHT Robinson R22 Bourg-Jasseron, France

18-Aug-13 F-GHHT Robinson R22 Bourg-Jasseron, France

18-Aug-2013

Engine failure, autorotation, rolled over on landing... Read more

Second AS350 to join London Helicopter sightseeing tours

Second AS350 to join London Helicopter sightseeing tours

8-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Following their launch on 1st May, The London Helicopter has had regular work offering sightseeing flights from The Barclays London Heliport in Battersea. Initially they were using an AS350B3 Squirrel G-ORKI, which will soon be re-registered G-LHTA to pick up the initials of London Helicopter Tours. Yesterday, a second Squirrel was added – this time... Read more

28-Jul-13 N66001 Robinson R66 Mont Outheran, France

28-Jul-13 N66001 Robinson R66 Mont Outheran, France

28-Jul-2013

Main rotor struck tail boom during tailwind landing... Read more

Eurocopter uses Airbus ProSky to perform 3D simulation

Eurocopter uses Airbus ProSky to perform 3D simulation

10-Jul-2013Source: Airbus ProSky

Eurocopter has inked a deal for Airbus ProSky’s Exact Landing Interference Simulation Environment (ELISE) simulation solution to model and validate pending construction on the grounds of Paris – Le Bourget. In particular, the study will focus on simulating the impact of six cranes on the localizer signal and explore the interactions between the cranes and... Read more

06-Jul-13 F-HBEA Guimbal G2 Cabri Fleurac, France

06-Jul-13 F-HBEA Guimbal G2 Cabri Fleurac, France

6-Jul-2013

HeliHub.com have been given the following statement on 10 July by the manufacturer:- “We at Helicopteres Guimbal are of course much worried that a recent accident involved a Cabri. We are even more frustrated to learn the distorted reports that appeared in the press. The following is what we know from our point and from... Read more

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