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Reality TV star who towed wakeboarding son behind a helicopter wins back his licence

Reality TV star who towed wakeboarding son behind a helicopter wins back his licence

5-Nov-2014Source: 9News

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancelled the flight crew licences of Milton Jones, the star of short-lived Channel 10 reality program Keeping Up With the Joneses, after the show aired in 2011 due to regulation breaches, the Courier Mail reports. See Full Story... Read more

Jack Harter Helicopters suing Pacific Helicopter Tours

Jack Harter Helicopters suing Pacific Helicopter Tours

29-Oct-2014Source: TGI

A Kauai helicopter company has filed suit in 5th Circuit Court against another flight company for damages that occurred in a recovery operation. See Full Story... Read more

Police in Macedonia arrest 9 in helicopter scam

Police in Macedonia arrest 9 in helicopter scam

22-Oct-2014Source: SF Gate

Police in Macedonia have arrested a former Defense Ministry official and eight others for allegedly embezzling $2.8M from the government by filing fake expenses related to a helicopter maintenance program – See full story... Read more

US Dept of Justice files overcharging case against Sikorsky

US Dept of Justice files overcharging case against Sikorsky

21-Oct-2014Source: US DoJ

The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed its complaint in intervention in a case against defendants Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, Sikorsky Support Services Inc. and Derco Aerospace Inc., for violating the False Claims Act.  Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, with headquarters... Read more

Evergreen lawsuit over deadly Peruvian crash will play out in Oregon

Evergreen lawsuit over deadly Peruvian crash will play out in Oregon

14-Oct-2014Source: Biz Journals

A lawsuit brought against Evergreen Helicopters Inc. by survivors of eight Peruvians killed in a 2008 helicopter crash will play out in Oregon courts rather than in Peru, where the crash occurred. See Full Story... Read more

Helicopter Accident Attorneys Launch New Site Section Focused on Crash Victims’ Rights

Helicopter Accident Attorneys Launch New Site Section Focused on Crash Victims’ Rights

6-Oct-2014Source: The Lambert Firm

The Lambert Firm recently launched a new section of its website to better assist helicopter accident victims and their families. “These incredibly complex machines are being used more and more, from the healthcare industry to the tourism industry to the offshore oil and gas industry,” said Hugh P. Lambert, law firm founder and Louisiana helicopter... Read more

Whistleblowers Accuse MD of Overbilling US Army

Whistleblowers Accuse MD of Overbilling US Army

19-Sep-2014Source: Law360

An Alabama federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by two MD Helicopters Inc. employees accusing the company and its CEO of overbilling the U.S. Army for helicopters that were purchased for foreign governments.  See full story... Read more

Lawsuit blames Sikorsky for January Black Hawk crash

Lawsuit blames Sikorsky for January Black Hawk crash

10-Sep-2014Source: CBS

A lawsuit filed Monday blames Sikorsky for a fatal crash in Georgia eight months ago, saying manufactures failed to install a tiny part that caused the tail rotor to malfunction and sent the aircraft spinning out of control.... Read more

Ag helicopter pilot fined $10,000, loses license for a year

Ag helicopter pilot fined $10,000, loses license for a year

14-Aug-2014Source: Oregonlive

A helicopter pilot who flew over Curry County residents last October and sprayed them with herbicides meant for timberland will have his spraying license revoked for a year and be fined $10,000, the maximum allowed by law, the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. See Full Story... Read more

Man accused of posing as helicopter pilot pleads guilty to identity theft

Man accused of posing as helicopter pilot pleads guilty to identity theft

3-Aug-2014Source: Sacramento Bee

A man accused of repeatedly posing as a helicopter pilot and flying at least once for KCRA Channel 3 pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to aggravated identity theft. See Full Story... Read more

Super Puma co-pilot death preventable, says coroner

Super Puma co-pilot death preventable, says coroner

28-Jul-2014Source: BBC

A helicopter crash which killed its co-pilot and 15 other men could have been prevented, an inquest has found.  See full story... Read more

Parents of snowboarder killed by avalanche sue Alaska heli-skiing company

Parents of snowboarder killed by avalanche sue Alaska heli-skiing company

28-Jul-2014Source: Alaska Dispatch News

The family of 26-year-old Nickolay Dodov, who died following the March 2012 slide, filed the lawsuit July 16 in U.S. District Court. see full story.  File photo... Read more

Man threatens medical helicopter in Cincinnatti

Man threatens medical helicopter in Cincinnatti

14-Jul-2014Source: Cincinnati.com

Leonard Pflanz, 56, was arrested early Sunday and accused of driving to Mercy West Hospital, yelling at the University of Cincinnati Health Air Care pilot and threatening to shoot at it the next time it flew low over his property, authorities said.  See full story Image: AirCare EC145 based at Cincinnati... Read more

Airbus Helicopters accept responsibility for North Sea ditching

Airbus Helicopters accept responsibility for North Sea ditching

7-Jul-2014Source: Irwin Mitchell

Lawyers representing several passengers injured when a Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter came down in the North Sea 32 miles south west of Shetland in October 2012 have welcomed an acceptance of responsibility from the helicopter manufacturer which paves the way for settlements to be agreed. Irwin Mitchell’s specialist Aviation Law team represents 12 oil rig... Read more

UK Government considers corruption probe into Indian AW101 deal

UK Government considers corruption probe into Indian AW101 deal

11-Jun-2014Source: Exaro

AgustaWestland reportedly faces the prospect of a criminal investigation in the UK if any evidence appears in the current Indian investigation warrant it – see full story... Read more

Ornge faces 17 labour code charges over S76 crash

Ornge faces 17 labour code charges over S76 crash

1-Jun-2014Source: CBC

All 17 charges relate to an incident that occurred on May 31, 2013, when four Ornge employees — two pilots and two paramedics — were killed after the Sikorsky S-76A helicopter they were travelling in crashed  See full story See also HeliHub.com page for this accident... Read more

Glasgow EC135 – Lawyers describe Bond compensation offer “wholly inadequate”

Glasgow EC135 – Lawyers describe Bond compensation offer “wholly inadequate”

30-May-2014Source: Irwin Mitchell

HeliHub.com editor note – The press release below from Irwin Mitchell is followed by a response from Bond Air Services, requested by the HeliHub.com team Lawyers representing families who lost loved ones in The Clutha helicopter crash six months ago have described the initial offers of compensation from the company responsible for operating the aircraft... Read more

South African pair to apply for bail in Zimbabwe over buried MD500

South African pair to apply for bail in Zimbabwe over buried MD500

29-May-2014Source: Eye Witness News

A Zimbabwe court is due to hear a bail application today for two South African men arrested in Zimbabwe – See full story See also HeliHub.com accident report – 04-May-14 MD Helicopters MD500 West Nicholson, Zimbabwe... Read more

Court of Milan allows India to call on €228 Million of guarantees over AW101 contract

Court of Milan allows India to call on €228 Million of guarantees over AW101 contract

29-May-2014Source: Finmeccanica

AgustaWestland informs that today, the Court of Milan partially upheld the complaint lodged by the Indian Ministry of Defence, and thereby revoked the order issued by the judge on last March 17 on the seeking of emergency interim lodged by AgustaWestland to resist the calling of certain first demand bank guarantees provided with reference to... Read more

Arnold & Itkin Claims Top Texas Aviation Verdict for 2013 – against PHI

Arnold & Itkin Claims Top Texas Aviation Verdict for 2013 – against PHI

29-May-2014Source: Arnold & Itkin LLP

The nearly $1.7 million verdict won by Houston civil litigation firm Arnold & Itkin LLP for an offshore worker who was injured in a helicopter accident is being recognized as the top aviation verdict in Texas during 2013, according to the legal reporting service VerdictSearch. Arnold & Itkin attorneys Cory Itkin and Caj Boatright represented... Read more

Yukon R44 crash survivors sue Horizon Helicopters

Yukon R44 crash survivors sue Horizon Helicopters

11-May-2014Source: CBC

The two survivors of a helicopter crash near Carcross, Yukon, two years ago are suing operator Horizon Helicopters. see full story See also HeliHub.com page for this accident – 10-Jul-12 C-GHZN Robinson R44 Carcross, Canada (1F)... Read more

Irish pilot fined €20,000 for low flying and other charges

Irish pilot fined €20,000 for low flying and other charges

9-May-2014Source: Irish Times

A helicopter pilot has been fined €20,000 for flying dangerously low over thousands of people attending the busiest day of Ballinasloe Horse Fair three years ago.  See full story. The content of that story include reference to the same pilot crashing the helicopter later the same day, which pins it down to the following incident... Read more

Cayman Islands Helicopters clears one helipad legal case, faces another

Cayman Islands Helicopters clears one helipad legal case, faces another

8-May-2014Source: Cay Compass

A new court hearing is scheduled for May, with opponents of the venture turning their attention to the issue of noise nuisance in an effort to have planning permission overturned.  See full story... Read more

National Mediation Board finds Medical Helicopter Service Subject to Railway Labor Act

National Mediation Board finds Medical Helicopter Service Subject to Railway Labor Act

8-May-2014Source: National Law Review

The National Mediation Board recently issued new opinion re-confirming the applicability of the Railway Labor Act to a medical helicopter service’s employees.   See full story... Read more

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

11-Apr-2014Source: Baum Hedlund

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied a forum non conveniens motion filed by Robinson Helicopter Company, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell to have a fatal helicopter crash case (the very first R66 crash) removed from her courtroom in Los Angeles to be litigated in Colombia, where the crash occurred. In her March 28 ruling, the Honorable Michelle R.... Read more

Pacific Air Research could face herbicide penalties

Pacific Air Research could face herbicide penalties

9-Apr-2014Source: KAJO

A state investigation has determined that a helicopter hired to spray herbicides on some commercial timberlands in southwestern Oregon more than likely allowed some to fall over people’s homes as it flew by.  See full story... Read more

Family sues Airbus, Honeywell and Soloy for EagleMed AS350 crash

Family sues Airbus, Honeywell and Soloy for EagleMed AS350 crash

9-Apr-2014

The widow and children of pilot Mark Montgomery have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Tarrant County, Texas alleging that the helicopter crashed after losing power, as a result of a defective and negligently designed Honeywell LTS-101 engine.  See full story See also 22-Feb-13 N917EM Eurocopter AS350B2 Oklahoma City, US-Oklahoma (2F)... Read more

Broome Helicopter Services to face court for allegedly underpaying pilots

Broome Helicopter Services to face court for allegedly underpaying pilots

20-Mar-2014Source: Herald Sun

It is alleged two pilots employed by Broome Helicopter Services were underpaid $4910 and $10,186 respectively over a six-month period in 2012.  See full story... Read more

Helicopter pilot files suit over sexual harassment retaliation

Helicopter pilot files suit over sexual harassment retaliation

13-Mar-2014Source: WV Record

James M. Laubach filed a lawsuit against Air Methods Corp., Healthnet Aeromedical Services, Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc. and Keith Fletcher, citing retaliation for filing a sexual harassment complaint.  See full story  File photo of Healthnet EC145... Read more

Christmas tree farm worker sues Panhandle Helicopter

Christmas tree farm worker sues Panhandle Helicopter

13-Mar-2014Source: Oregonian

A Christmas tree farm worker who fractured his back last fall after a helicopter lifted him off the ground is suing the company that owns the aircraft.  See full story... Read more

Compensation unresolved over S76C+ crash into Korean apartment block

Compensation unresolved over S76C+ crash into Korean apartment block

10-Mar-2014Source: Korean Times

Residents of a Hyundai I-Park apartment complex in southern Seoul which a helicopter owned by LG Electronics crashed into last year have still not received financial compensation from the company, according to a tenants’ group  See full story... Read more

FAA appeals after NTSB Administrative Law Judge drone decision

FAA appeals after NTSB Administrative Law Judge drone decision

10-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice on Friday appealing a decision by an NTSB Administrative Law Judge in the civil penalty case, Huerta v. Pirker.  They announced that “The FAA is appealing the decision of an NTSB Administrative Law Judge to the full National Transportation Safety Board, which has the effect of staying the... Read more

McKenna Long & Aldridge launches UAS practice group

McKenna Long & Aldridge launches UAS practice group

10-Mar-2014Source: McKenna Long & Aldridge

Recognizing that the future of flight is changing, and in order better to service its growing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) client base, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announces the launch of its UAS Practice Group, an offering that is a natural extension of its long-standing representation of the aerospace industry.  For more than 55... Read more

Odd couple at centre of Russian helicopter inquiry

Odd couple at centre of Russian helicopter inquiry

5-Mar-2014Source: TheNews.com.pk

The ties between a former US Army colonel and a Russian entrepreneur are at the heart of a criminal investigation into a program that supplies American allies with Russian helicopters.  See full story  The AviaBaltika company forms part of this investigation... Read more

Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust heads to court over its funding

Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust heads to court over its funding

2-Mar-2014Source: News Talk ZB

The trust is challenging a decision by the Auckland Council-controlled Regional Amenities Funding Board to cut its funding by $750,000 over two years.  See full story... Read more

Twelve AgustaWestland directors caught in Italian asbestos investigation

Twelve AgustaWestland directors caught in Italian asbestos investigation

21-Feb-2014Source: Gazetta del Sud

Turin prosecutors have placed a dozen former and current directors of AgustaWestland under investigation in a probe into suspected health risks from the asbestos in helicopters supplied to the Italian armed forces and police  See full story... Read more

DLA Piper advises Bristow Helicopters on acquisition of Eastern Airways stake

DLA Piper advises Bristow Helicopters on acquisition of Eastern Airways stake

11-Feb-2014Source: DLA Piper

DLA Piper has advised Bristow Helicopters Limited (Bristow Helicopters) on its acquisition of a 60% interest in the privately owned Eastern Airways International Limited. Eastern Airways will continue to operate as normal and under its own brand, led by the current management team. Bristow is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore... Read more

Heli-ski operators relieved at Supreme Court ruling

Heli-ski operators relieved at Supreme Court ruling

9-Feb-2014Source: Pique

A landmark B.C. Supreme Court decision last week ruling that skiers aren’t responsible for the death of “ski buddies” on backcountry tours was welcome news to Whistler’s largest heli-skiing operator.  See full story... Read more

Clutha lawyers call for UK public enquiry into helicopter safety

Clutha lawyers call for UK public enquiry into helicopter safety

30-Jan-2014Source: Irwin Mitchell

Specialist aviation lawyers representing a growing number of victims of the Clutha tragedy in Glasgow have written to Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin, urging him to launch a public inquiry into commercial helicopter safety in the UK and review the laws that exempt helicopters from having to carry crucial black box equipment. In... Read more

Glasgow EC135 crash: Admission of liability welcome ‘But more to be done’

Glasgow EC135 crash: Admission of liability welcome ‘But more to be done’

26-Jan-2014Source: Irwin Mitchell

Specialist aviation lawyers acting for injured victims and families who lost loved ones in the Clutha helicopter tragedy in Glasgow in November have welcomed Bond Aviation Group’s admission of liability in relation to the incident, but warned much more needs to be done to improve helicopter safety. Irwin Mitchell’s Aviation Law team, ranked as one... Read more

Deadly incident costs Alaska heli-ski company $20,000

Deadly incident costs Alaska heli-ski company $20,000

22-Jan-2014Source: Alaska Dispatch

The March 2012 cornice break that killed 34-year-old Alaska heli-ski guide Christian Arcadio Cabanilla is going to cost the company that employed him – Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures – more than $20,000.  See full story... Read more

Former soldier sues Sikorsky over January 2009 Black Hawk crash

Former soldier sues Sikorsky over January 2009 Black Hawk crash

21-Jan-2014Source: SE Texas Record

Matthew J. Smith filed a lawsuit Jan. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Sikorsky Support Services, United Technologies Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp. and Parker Aerospace Group, citing negligence. See full story... Read more

Lawyers send claim letter to Bond over Glasgow EC135 crash

Lawyers send claim letter to Bond over Glasgow EC135 crash

13-Jan-2014Source: Irwin Mitchell

Specialist aviation lawyers representing persons injured and  bereaved as a result of the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow have formally launched their fight for justice in relation to the tragedy and outlined their hopes that the move will lead to increased efforts to review and improve flight safety. Irwin Mitchell’s Aviation Law team, which is... Read more

$100M lawsuit over 2012 AS355 Bahamas accident withdrawn

$100M lawsuit over 2012 AS355 Bahamas accident withdrawn

3-Jan-2014Source: Turnberry Associates

Bob Martinez, a lawyer for Jeffrey Soffer, chairman and chief executive of Turnberry Associates, said today that Daria Pastouhkova Gogoleva has voluntarily withdrawn a $100 million lawsuit filed last month in federal district court in Miami against Mr. Soffer and others over a helicopter accident that occurred in 2012 in The Bahamas. The accident resulted... Read more

AgustaWestland welcomes the India’s Nomination of an Arbitrator

AgustaWestland welcomes the India’s Nomination of an Arbitrator

3-Jan-2014Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, confirms to have received yesterday from India’s Ministry of Defence a notification concerning the appointment of an arbitrator from its side, as requested by AgustaWestland on November 25 and December 4, 2013, as well as a termination notice of the agreement for the supply of 12 VVIP/VIP helicopters, consistent with yesterday’s... Read more

Alaska heli-ski operator signs plea deal in land-use case

Alaska heli-ski operator signs plea deal in land-use case

2-Jan-2014Source: Seattle PI

A Haines helicopter ski operation has agreed to plead guilty to unauthorized use of federal land, according to records filed in federal court this week.  See full story The company referred to – SEABA – the initials refer to South East Alaska Backcountry Adventures – have a website at http://seaba-heli.com... Read more

British lawyer seeks black boxes for all passenger-carrying helicopters

British lawyer seeks black boxes for all passenger-carrying helicopters

23-Dec-2013Source: Irwin Mitchell

LAWYERS representing a family bereaved in the Clutha helicopter crash have called for all passenger-carrying helicopters to be fitted with black box recording devices. Aviation legal experts from Irwin Mitchell, who also act for the victims of North Sea helicopter ditchings, have been instructed by John McGarrigle, whose 57-year-old father, also called John McGarrigle, died... Read more

Panamanian Supreme Court closes AgustaWestland kickback case

Panamanian Supreme Court closes AgustaWestland kickback case

17-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The Panamanian Supreme Court of Justice is understood to have unanimously closed the case against Italy’s Finmeccanica which stemmed from a complaint filed two years ago by Oreste del Rio, leader of the opposition Popular Party. In the case, del Rio had sought an investigation of Panamanian Security Minister, Jose Raul Mulino, over alleged kickback... Read more

AgustaWestland investigation becomes row between Indian political parties

AgustaWestland investigation becomes row between Indian political parties

15-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party – literally “Indian People’s Party”) party in India is turning the AgustaWestland AW101 deal investigation into a domestic political row. The BJP claims to have had sight of a document which Swiss businessman Guido Haschke claimed he wrote during a meeting in 2008. The document reportedly lists initials of Indian... Read more

Arbitration award in favour of helicopter pilot affirmed

Arbitration award in favour of helicopter pilot affirmed

15-Dec-2013Source: CBA CLE Legal Connection

This case arose out of an arbitration award granted in favor of a helicopter pilot whom plaintiff Air Methods Corporation had terminated following an incident in April 2010.  See full story... Read more

Wife sues firm of banker who died in Andes helicopter crash

Wife sues firm of banker who died in Andes helicopter crash

9-Dec-2013

The widow of an investment banker killed in a helicopter crash in the Andes launched legal action against his employer today, accusing it of failing to ensure his safety.  See full story... Read more

Bell face second lawsuit over Sept 2010 NYPD Bell 412 accident

Bell face second lawsuit over Sept 2010 NYPD Bell 412 accident

8-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

It has been widely reported in recent days that the City of New York has filed a lawsuit against Bell, effectively requesting them to supply a new helicopter for the one that crashed, which they claim was defective. See story in NY Daily News However, in looking at this situation, you also need to consider... Read more

Bell settles with family of Tennessee Guardsman killed in Iraq OH-58D crash

Bell settles with family of Tennessee Guardsman killed in Iraq OH-58D crash

5-Dec-2013Source: Amarillo Globe News

Lawyers have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Tennessee National Guard soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq.  See full story... Read more

Former Apache pilot sentenced for stealing $1.3M in military equipment

Former Apache pilot sentenced for stealing $1.3M in military equipment

19-Nov-2013Source: FBI

United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Kurt Allen Bennett, 41, of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to 36 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Walker stated, “This officer sought to achieve financial gain to the detriment of... Read more

Pilot’s widow files suit in crash of Blue Hawaiian EC130

Pilot’s widow files suit in crash of Blue Hawaiian EC130

12-Nov-2013Source: Seattle PI

Violeta Escobar filed a lawsuit in federal court in Hawaii last week against EADS (and subsidiaries) and the leasing company owner of the helicopter, claiming  defective design caused the crash.  See full story HeliHub.com page for this accident is at 10-Nov-11 N11QV Eurocopter EC130 Molokai, US-Hawaii (5F)... Read more

Bereaved family of AS355 owner in Bahamas crash sue passenger for $50M

Bereaved family of AS355 owner in Bahamas crash sue passenger for $50M

11-Nov-2013Source: Vogue

Sources say the suit will contain bombshell claims — including questioning whether the passenger was at the controls when the AS355 crashed.  See full story HeliHub.com page for this accident is at 22-Nov-12 C6-APV Eurocopter AS355F1 Great Guana Cay, Bahamas (1F)... Read more

Sole survivor of UH-1 crash granted more time to file charges against NZ military

Sole survivor of UH-1 crash granted more time to file charges against NZ military

8-Nov-2013Source: 3News

In a reserved decision released by Judge Bill Hastings, Sergeant Stevin Creeggan has been given more time to bring a private prosecution under the Health and Safety in Employment Act against the Defence Force.  See full story... Read more

Goondiwindi Helicopters to take Council to court over helipad/hangar refusal

Goondiwindi Helicopters to take Council to court over helipad/hangar refusal

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

Bell Helicopter loses to Iran in appeals court

Bell Helicopter loses to Iran in appeals court

3-Nov-2013Source: McClatchy

The case focused on the manufacture and marketing of a helicopter that resembles Bell’s Jet Ranger 206  See full story... Read more

Sumburgh AS332L2 accident – seriously injured oil worker instructs lawyers

Sumburgh AS332L2 accident – seriously injured oil worker instructs lawyers

28-Oct-2013Source: Irwin Mitchell

An offshore oil worker seriously injured in a fatal Super Puma helicopter crash off the coast of Shetland in August has spoken of his need for answers about the cause of the tragedy, as a memorial service is held to remember those who died in the incident. James Nugent, 41, from Newquay, suffered a spinal... Read more

Texas Taxpayer Victory in Use Tax Case Concerning Aircraft

Texas Taxpayer Victory in Use Tax Case Concerning Aircraft

14-Oct-2013Source: Martens, Todd & Leonard

 In Robert Garriott v. Combs, a Texas district court recently ruled in favor of a taxpayer who challenged the Comptroller’s assessment of Texas use tax on his aircraft purchase.  Mr. Garriott purchased a helicopter in New Hampshire, but brought it into Texas within the first year after purchase.  Mr. Garriott hangared the helicopter in both Texas and New Hampshire. The Comptroller contended that Mr. Garriott owed Texas use tax... Read more

Massachusetts 407 pilot loses suit against manufacturers

Massachusetts 407 pilot loses suit against manufacturers

6-Oct-2013

Kurt West of Massachusetts said the Dec. 2008 crash in New Hampshire was caused by a mechanical failure that triggered a loss of power and that the incident caused him post-traumatic stress disorder and inflamed a pre-existing gastrointestinal syndrome. He was suing Bell, Rolls Royce and Goodrich for a combined $4M  See full story See also... Read more

Canadian Court dismisses Bell’s Appeal over 429 skid case

Canadian Court dismisses Bell’s Appeal over 429 skid case

1-Oct-2013Source: IP Advocate

Sigh, we thought this one had gone away….. One can only admire Bell’s dogged determination in the case of the 429’s landing gear design.  Despite a Court deciding against them on 30th January 2012, they plugged away with an appeal which was heard in court last week on 24th September.    Their appeal was on... Read more

Maintenance chief pleads guilty to fraud in fatal S61 crash

Maintenance chief pleads guilty to fraud in fatal S61 crash

27-Sep-2013

Prosecutors say that when the U.S. Forest Service solicited bids for helicopters to be used in firefighting operations, Metheny submitted proposals with altered performance charts and falsified weight and balance records. Then, after winning the $20M contract, the incorrect information was given to pilots who had to calculate the maximum payload capacity during firefighting operations.... Read more

New Zealand R22 pilot pleads guity to five charges

New Zealand R22 pilot pleads guity to five charges

13-Sep-2013

Daniel James Parker, 22, of Ranfurly, pleaded guilty on five charges including flying without a commercial operator’s licence  See full story  [file photo]... Read more

Attorneys for Med-Trans file response to Iowa fatal accident lawsuit

Attorneys for Med-Trans file response to Iowa fatal accident lawsuit

21-Aug-2013Source: KIMT

Attorneys for Med-Trans Corporation have filed a response in federal court to a lawsuit filed by the family of a victim of January’s Mercy Air Med helicopter crash. see full story Details of lawsuit in Globe Gazette report here HeliHub.com page for this accident – 02-Jan-13 N445MT Bell 407 Ventura, US-Iowa (3F) File photo... Read more

Court rejects Croman challenge to $130M US Forest contract

Court rejects Croman challenge to $130M US Forest contract

5-Aug-2013Source: Law360

The Federal Circuit shot down helicopter operator Croman Corp.’s request to force the U.S. Forest Service to take another look at its bid on a $130 million contract to provide helicopters for fighting forest fires see full story... Read more

Parents sue STARS over Manitoba toddler’s injury

Parents sue STARS over Manitoba toddler’s injury

19-Jul-2013Source: CBC

The incident happened May 2, when a STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) crew picked up Morgan in Brandon for a transfer to Winnipeg’s Children’s Hospital.  See full story... Read more

HAI loses challenge to FAA Long Island route

HAI loses challenge to FAA Long Island route

15-Jul-2013Source: Bloomberg

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today rejected a bid by HAI to overturn an FAA rule requiring helicopters to take the route over the Long Island Sound after north shore residents complained about helicopter noise. see full story... Read more

Baum Hedlund brings first R66 wrongful death lawsuit

Baum Hedlund brings first R66 wrongful death lawsuit

11-Jul-2013Source: Baum Hedlund

The families of two men killed in the first Robinson R66 helicopter to ever crash have filed a wrongful death lawsuit (case number BC514477) in Los Angeles Superior Court through their attorneys, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman. The lawsuit alleges that shortly after takeoff the R66 experienced a mechanical malfunction and uncontrollable loss of power during normal... Read more

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith to investigate Erickson Air-Crane

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith to investigate Erickson Air-Crane

10-Jul-2013Source: Brodsky & Smith

Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors and majority shareholder of Erickson Air-Crane, Inc. (“Erickson” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EAC) relating to the acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. (“Evergreen”). Click here to learn more about the investigation http://brodsky-smith.com/605-eac-erickson-air-crane-inc.html, or call: 877-534-2590. There is... Read more

Shareholders Foundation looking at Erickson Air-Crane too

Shareholders Foundation looking at Erickson Air-Crane too

2-Jul-2013Source: Shareholders Foundation

An investigation on behalf of current long-term stockholders of shares of Erickson Air-Crane Inc (NASDAQ:EAC) was announced concerning whether certain Erickson Air-Crane officers and directors possibly breached their fiduciary duties in connection with certain statements. Investors who are current long-term stockholder of shares of Erickson Air-Crane Inc (NASDAQ:EAC) have certain options and should contact the... Read more

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Erickson Air-Crane

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Erickson Air-Crane

2-Jul-2013Source: Rigrodsky & Long PA

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Erickson Air-Crane, Inc. (“Erickson” or the “Company”)EAC +4.94% regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. (“Evergreen”). Click here to learn more: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/erickson-air-crane-inc-eac. The investigation concerns whether... Read more

Widow sues Fox News over helicopter news footage

Widow sues Fox News over helicopter news footage

23-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Film footage shot from a helicopter is central to a new court case raised by Angela Rodriguez in Arizona – naming  News Corp., Fox Entertainment Group and Fox News Network, in her submission to Maricopa County Court. Fox News Channel inadvertently broadcast live the suicide of Jo Don Romero, 33, who killed himself after an... Read more

Carson Helicopters cited for for exposing workers to chemical hazards

Carson Helicopters cited for for exposing workers to chemical hazards

18-Jun-2013Source: US Dept of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Carson Helicopters Inc. for eight alleged serious violations, including exposing workers to hazards involving hexavalent chromium, at the company’s facility in Perkasie. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $40,500 after a December 2012 inspection of the facility was launched because of a complaint. The serious... Read more

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