16-May-2014Source: Orga Offshore
Orga Offshore has installed its innovative CAP 437-compliant Circle – H LED touchdown, positioning and heliport identification marking system on Ensco’s jackup drilling rigs ENSCO 70 and ENSCO 80. The latter marks the fifth installation for Orga in as many weeks and with orders to deliver and install 550 certified Circle-H helideck lighting systems over... Read more
16-May-2014Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance
Cornwall Air Ambulance is warning it may be unable to take critically ill patients to the region’s Major Trauma Centre in the hours of darkness unless major changes are made to the hospital’s infrastructure. The charity-funded emergency helicopter will be capable of flying in the dark from January 2015. However the charity is warning current... Read more
14-May-2014Source: Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
The new £3 million helideck at Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) was used for the first time on Friday 9 May by Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance just two days after its official opening. Air ambulances across the region have spent the last few weeks undergoing orientation test flights for the new helideck which is located... Read more
11-May-2014Source: Offshore Wind
According to 365Design, based in Hyderabad, India, the company has developed a new portable helipad applicable on offshore wind farms. See full story Image from Wikipedia Commons... Read more
8-May-2014Source: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Air ambulance providers from across the region have spent the last few weeks undergoing orientation test flight for the new helideck on the roof of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI). The last test flight finished on Tuesday 6 May The construction of the £3 million helideck is part of a wider programme of redevelopment and... Read more
2-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com
Trial flights commenced on Thursday 17th April of the newly constructed helideck facility on the roof of Bristol Royal Infirmary – Initial trials were conducted using the Great Western Air Ambulance Bo105 helicopter, as depicted in the images here. Air ambulance MBB Bolkow105DBS-4, G-NDAA, undertook the first test flight on 17th April to prove the capability... Read more
29-Apr-2014Source: Helitech
Reed Exhibitions, organisers of Helitech International, are pleased to confirm that demonstration flights will be carried out from the venue during Helitech International. The event takes place between the 14-16 October at the Amsterdam RAI, and is run in association with the European Helicopter Association. Exhibitors wishing to demonstrate their aircraft to customers will be... Read more
25-Apr-2014Source: Jumeirah
Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, is taking romance to new heights offering weddings in the sky, 212 metres above the azure Arabian Gulf on the famous Burj Al Arab helipad. Each ceremony is specially designed by a Wedding Architect who is responsible for every detail and available 24/7. The experience has a... Read more
11-Apr-2014Source: St George’s Hospital
Launched on Monday St George’s Hospital new helipad is the second helipad to be built in London, and the first to be built south of the river Thames The helipad cost £5m to build, with £1m being donated by the HELP charity appeal, and is expected to become fully functional following test flights. It will... Read more
30-Mar-2014
After the accident, which killed two, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the city should review its permits and procedures to make sure the helicopters are operating safely. See full story... Read more
19-Mar-2014Source: City of Seattle
At 7:51 a.m. this morning, Seattle Firefighters responded to a helicopter crash near the Space Needle. When firefighters arrived at Broad Street and 4th Avenue they found a helicopter that had crashed into the ground causing three car fires. Medics transported a male driver to Harborview Medical Center with severe burns and discovered two deceased patients inside the helicopter... Read more
11-Mar-2014Source: Hull Daily Mail
Planners behind the £7m project have also revealed a new helipad will be built at the hospital’s Anlaby Road site, allowing patients to be moved rapidly from a helicopter to A&E. See full story... Read more
11-Mar-2014Source: WXOW
Gundersen Health System’s Medlink helicopter has a new landing spot on the roof of the Legacy Building See full story... Read more
5-Mar-2014Source: Maersk Training
Maersk Training announced today the launch of two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-east of Scotland and be delivered using... Read more
23-Feb-2014Source: Olive Press
A helipad close to the town’s health centre has been given approval in the southern Spanish town of Nerja, some 25 miles east of Malaga... Read more
21-Feb-2014Source: Chicaco Sun-Times
Background lobbying has led Zoning Committee Chairman now wanting to ground the helipad plan of Chicago Helicopter Express see full story... Read more
21-Feb-2014
STARS Air Ambulance’s donor-funded AW139s are forcing Alberta to upgrade priority helipads over the next two years See full story... Read more
11-Feb-2014Source: Globes
Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer Hospital reportedly built the helipad without approval by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance See full story... Read more
11-Feb-2014Source: Fiji Village
Work on a helipad and installation of medical equipment is now underway at the new Navua Hospital. see more details... Read more
5-Feb-2014Source: Providence Journal
A city centre heliport in Providence, capital of the US state of Rhode Island, is under threat from highway redevelopment. The helipad was first recognised by the FAA in November 1969. Providence is the home city of Bell’s parent Textron. See full story... Read more
5-Feb-2014Source: ABC
Orange City Council have formalised a decision on the location of a new base for the soon-to-be-established 24 hour medical helicopter service. See full service... Read more
3-Feb-2014Source: Elizabethton Star
USA Helicopter will continue to sell parts and do overhauls, while a helipad rejection will prevent them accepting maintenance work by air See full story... Read more
3-Feb-2014Source: Embry-Riddle
Having an inadequate helicopter landing zone can lead to tragic results. That’s why Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Worldwide and Antipodean Aviation of Australia have teamed up to offer a helicopter landing zone course for ground personnel managing an incident. The online course is designed for emergency personnel such as law enforcement, fire, ambulance and rescue units.... Read more
30-Jan-2014Source: DNA India
Various reasons cited, including no building at All India Institute of Medical Science having the required 25m length for the helipad – see full story... Read more
26-Jan-2014Source: BBC
It will be used by the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, and has been fitted with lights so the helicopter can take off at night. See full story... Read more
22-Jan-2014Source: Spectrum Health
The new helicopter landing site at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will open Wednesday, January 22. The dedication will feature an inaugural fly-in by Aeromed, Spectrum Health’s air ambulance service, and presentation of a $50,000 check by hospital volunteers. The donation represents the first payment on a $125,000 pledge the volunteers made to the hospital’s “Building... Read more
2-Jan-2014Source: West Hawaii Today
The 25th Army Combat Aviation Brigade and Hawaii Army National Guard want to construct four aviation landing zones on Mauna Loa’s northern slope See full story... Read more
23-Dec-2013Source: Revelstoke Times Review
Revelstoke City Council approved the funding for a feasibility study for a helipad at Queen Victoria Hospital. See full story... Read more
20-Dec-2013Source: DTLA Rising
The revised Helipad Fire Code in LA will see less flat-topped buildings. HeliHub.com assumes the LAFD have found an easier way to extract people from a high-rise fire without using helicopters. See full story... Read more
9-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Local press is reporting that Port Adriano, a luxury marina on the southwest corner of Mallorca, has had a helipad approved. Radio One Mallorca says that the Balearic Environmental Commission approved it after a lengthy viability and environmental impact study. Approval for the elevated helipad was helped by being on the coast and having clear approach... Read more
5-Dec-2013Source: Kings College Hospital
The helipad will be built on top of the existing ten-storey Ruskin Wing building at the hospital in Denmark Hill, south east London. King’s is home to the largest Major Trauma Centre in the South of England. It is also the ‘hub’ for the South East London, Kent and Medway (SELKaM) major trauma network, which... Read more
5-Dec-2013Source: NJ.com
The state Department of Transportation has “authorized construction of a helistop”, “but it has not yet approved the helistop or granted a license,” said Steve Schapiro, public information officer for the DOT. See whole story to resolve the contradiction... Read more
4-Dec-2013Source: Motoroids
As Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz try and out-do each other in India, Mercedes-Benz ups the stakes with a helipad See full story... Read more
4-Dec-2013Source: Daily World
Melville Mayor Willie Haynes announced the reopening as a “definite asset” for the small town, which he acknowledged is fairly isolated from the rest of the parish. The facility is primarily used by Acadian Ambulance. See full story... Read more
4-Dec-2013Source: Regina Qu’Appelle
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) is ready to land at Regina General Hospital now that Transport Canada has certified the new $3.4 million rooftop heliport for use. “Landing directly at Regina General will allow our emergency services to get patients in southern Saskatchewan to a critical care team about 15 minutes faster,” Health... Read more
28-Nov-2013Source: NJ.com
Overlook Medical Center has filed an application with the state Department of Transportation seeking approval to build a helipad at the facility. See full story... Read more
26-Nov-2013Source: New Europe
Hospital CEO Dan Snyder says in addition to patients the helipad will be a key drop-off point for medical supplies and personnel. It will also enable people from across the Americas to more easily take part in the hospital’s research and clinical trials. See full story... Read more
25-Nov-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Sheffield Children’s Hospital in the UK county of Yorkshire is proposing a helipad at their “Embrace Centre” at nearby Dodworth. The Hospital has used architects Beamont & Cowling to manage the planning application (ref 2013/1239). The Design and Access Statement submitted as part of the documentation pack gives an overview description as follows: “The proposal is to provide... Read more
19-Nov-2013Source: Warwick Daily News
The helipad is at the future Lockyer Valley regional airport site and site owner Randal Macfarlane, who donated the helipad land to council, invited the Westpac Helicopter Rescue Service to do the first landing. See full story... Read more
6-Nov-2013Source: Goondiwindi Argus
Grant Carrigan, who owns Goondiwindi Helicopters, plans to challenge a Goondiwindi Regional Council decision to refuse his application for a helipad and storage hangar See full story... Read more
30-Oct-2013Source: Interior Health
Dignitaries joined Interior Health officials today for the grand opening of the new heliport at Boundary Hospital. Members of the Clifton family, whose $200,000 donation made the heliport possible, were also on hand to celebrate the important addition to patient transport. “The new Boundary Hospital heliport will shorten the time needed to transfer critically-ill patients... Read more
15-Oct-2013Source: Orleans Hub
Art Hill Excavation of Medina is building the 40-by-40-foot helipad, which includes a curb cut and 80-foot-long driveway.... Read more
15-Oct-2013Source: Evening News 24
The helipad has been officially opened at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital which means patients will be able to receive treatment whether they become sick or injured during the day or night. See full story... Read more
14-Oct-2013Source: Riverton Memorial Hospital
Riverton Memorial Hospital (RMH) is pleased to announce the completion of a new helipad located near the hospital’s emergency room. The additional helipad allows increased access to air ambulances for transferring patients who need advanced medical treatment not currently provided at RMH. The helipad was built in partnership with Classic Lifeguard, an air ambulance company... Read more
10-Oct-2013Source: Algarve Daily News
The League for the Protection of Nature was particularly miffed at the politicians standing around while the concrete slab was laid without any permission. See full story... Read more
8-Oct-2013Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-08/rockhampton-hospital-to-get-chopper-pad-more-icu/5004466
Currently patients flying to the hospital are taken to the Rockhampton Airport and transferred by ambulance. The building is expected to be competed by next May. See full story... Read more
8-Oct-2013Source: Press-Enterprise
The heliport at the almost-open Temecula Valley Hospital will be moved because of safety concerns See full story... Read more
7-Oct-2013Source: HeliHub.com
On 21st September 2012, HeliHub.com broke the story to the industry that Helitech was moving from Duxford to London’s ExCeL conference centre, and being renamed “Helitech International”. It was not until 4th October, some 13 days later, that Helitech organisers Reed issued a press release to confirm the HeliHub.com scoop, some four days earlier than their planned date. When... Read more
6-Oct-2013Source: The Gazette
After months of decision making and back-and-forth discussions between the city of Carson City and Carson Health, as well as input from residents, the new hospital helipad is officially beginning to take shape See full story... Read more
6-Oct-2013Source: Waterdown Daily Times
A LifeNet helicopter now will be available for skiers who suffer a life-threatening injury while at Titus Mountain Family Ski Center see full story... Read more
4-Oct-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Heli Dubai, owned by the Government of the emirate of Dubai, has this week opened a helipad at Festival City in Dubai, a 1,300 acre, premier waterfront urban development owned by Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate. It is formed by three distinctive districts; Marsa Al Khor, Festival Centre and Al Badia which are connected by a... Read more
2-Oct-2013Source: Energetic City
The committee reviewing the possibility of building a helipad at the new Fort St. John Hospital has determined the project is feasible, provided it meets a number of conditions. An implementation team has been formed to start working on meeting those conditions, and making the helipad a reality. see full story... Read more
2-Oct-2013Source: Cincinnati.com
The hospital will not identify the location of the new base, on which a hangar will be constructed, until the deal is finalized see full story... Read more
1-Oct-2013Source: NEMSPA
In its ever continuing quest to enhance industry safety, the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) is sponsoring a four hour workshop on heliport design and safety at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This 4-hour workshop will focus on the basic information that every air medical helicopter provider and heliport... Read more
30-Sep-2013Source: Taos News
The value of a new helipad in Questa was demonstrated on 17th September when the Questa Fire Department Emergency Medical Services responded to the call for a victim of a chainsaw accident. See full story... Read more
27-Sep-2013Source: Estevan Mercury
The helipad at St. Joseph’s Hospital is the first certified helipad in the province of Saskatchewan See full story... Read more
23-Sep-2013Source: BBC
Plans for a new helipad at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital have been put forward by the region’s NHS bosses. See full story... Read more
20-Sep-2013Source: Irish Examiner
A 10-year wait for the reinstatement of a helipad at one of the biggest hospitals in the country should be concluded by no later than early 2015. see full story... Read more
17-Sep-2013Source: Times of India
Helicopter pilots do not want it, but the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided that a helipad is required close to the secondary runway at Juhu airport. see full story... Read more
15-Sep-2013Source: Interior Health
East Kootenay Regional Hospital’s heliport is receiving approximately $450,000 in Interior Health funded upgrades to maintain an important transport link for patients of the region. The hospital upgrades will increase the heliport size and elevate it to accommodate new Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) helicopters. “Interior Health relies on STARS helicopters to provide life-saving... Read more
15-Sep-2013Source: Lakeland Times
In a unanimous vote, the board affirmed a decision by the Oneida County Planning and Zoning Committee to issue a conditional use permit for the project. see full story... Read more
12-Sep-2013Source: Sullivan Journal
The company wants to move its St. Clair operation to Sullivan, placing the helicopter on a 1.3 acre slice of private property located between the hospital’s helipad and the Highway D/Sappington Bridge Road intersection. See full story... Read more
12-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter
Improved safety in poor visibility conditions is an advantage that pilots at Eurocopter in Donauwörth are now able to enjoy. The onsite helicopter landing pad at Eurocopter’s headquarters in Germany is the first helipad in Europe to make use of Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) guidance, a highly precise, GPS-supported instrument approach procedure. The new... Read more
10-Sep-2013Source: Elkhart Truth
Plans for a helicopter landing pad at Elkhart General Hospital were approved by the Elkhart City Council Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. see full story... Read more
3-Sep-2013Source: Stanford News
The helicopter ordinarily lands on the Stanford Hospital’s rooftop. Elevator renovations at the hospital are forcing the relocation, which is expected to last until the end of November. See full story... Read more
2-Sep-2013Source: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Work on the construction of the new helipad on the roof of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) has finished. The helipad will open in 2014 as part of a wider programme of work currently underway across the BRI by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol), which incorporates a new ward block and Welcome... Read more
25-Aug-2013Source: SpyGhana
The Ghana Police Service have commissioned a helipad at the forecourt of the National Operations Centre at the Police Headquarters in Accra. see full story... Read more
16-Aug-2013Source: U-T San Diego
Under the five-year agreement with REACH Air Medical Service, the company will build a concrete helipad at the city’s fire training center at 110 Jones Road and will also pay Oceanside about $48,000 each year to rent space at the site. see full story... Read more
9-Aug-2013Source: Times of India
Pawan Hans is putting passengers at a serious risk by flying its helicopters to Arunachal Pradesh, Katra, Phata (Kedarnath), Amarnath, Port Blair, Koraput, Gadchiroli, Gangtok and Patna since helipads at these places are unlicensed and are not approved by the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), according to a report tabled in Parliament on Thursday.... Read more
7-Aug-2013Source: West Australian
The City of Perth wants a permanent helipad in the central business district, on the foreshore or on a “river- based pontoon” – see full story... Read more
5-Aug-2013Source: ITV
St George’s will become the second hospital in the UK’s capital to have an emergency landing pad. see full story... Read more
5-Aug-2013
Mount Isa Hospital adds helipad – see full story... Read more
24-Jul-2013Source: NJ.com
The New York Jets withdrew their application for a helipad at their Florham Park training facility Wednesday amid neighbors’ opposition to the project. see full story... Read more
16-Jul-2013Source: Global News
Construction crews have a deadline: by November, the heliport at the Regina General Hospital should be operational. For STARS air ambulance, it can’t come soon enough. see full story and pictures... Read more
12-Jul-2013Source: Rockland Times
Bloomberg LP, fresh from a “Topping Off” ceremony for its new corporate data collection center in Orangeburg a week earlier, is now seeking permission from the Town of Orangetown to authorize construction of a “Helipad” there as well. see full story... Read more
