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First landing at new KS helipad in downtown Stockholm

First landing at new KS helipad in downtown Stockholm

14-Oct-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The very first helicopter has landed at the Karolinska University Hospital’s brand new helipad in Solna, near downtown Stockholm. The local EC 135 EMS helicopter SE-JFN, piloted by Richard Johansson of Scandinavian MediCopter, did the landing on Friday afternoon. The new two-place helipad sits on top of a new trauma center that is being built... Read more

Final report from ditched R44 in Stockholm

Final report from ditched R44 in Stockholm

18-Sep-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report following an accident that occurred in Tyresö, south east of Stockholm, on 26 August 2013. The aircraft, a Swedish Robinson R44 Clipper II with the registration SE-JOE, was engaged in a water-sampling assignment in the Stockholm area. The crew consisted of one pilot... Read more

Sweden – Go-ahead for Värmland’s HEMS

Sweden – Go-ahead for Värmland’s HEMS

3-Sep-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

Värmland’s County Council announced that it has been granted the Swedish Transport Agency’s permission to commence its HEMS operation. The permission allows daytime VFR operations in a first step, but it will be extended by adding IFR- and night operations. “Finally, it feels great that we are up and running”, says health director Tobias Kjellberg... Read more

Swedish National Police order seven Bell 429s

Swedish National Police order seven Bell 429s

14-Jul-2014Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company (NYSE: TXT) announced a signed purchase agreement with the Swedish National Police for seven Bell 429 helicopters. The aircraft will be used for police operations including, surveillance, reconnaissance, maintaining public order, aerial photography, aid in rescue missions and police transportation. The Swedish National Police were the first and only helicopter... Read more

14-Jul-14 SE-JKJ MD Helicopters MD600N Lennartsnäs, Sweden

14-Jul-14 SE-JKJ MD Helicopters MD600N Lennartsnäs, Sweden

14-Jul-2014

Substantially damaged when it turned over on landing.  Pilot got out OK.... Read more

Sweden – Interim EMS helicopter arrives for Värmland County

Sweden – Interim EMS helicopter arrives for Värmland County

26-Jun-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

Värmland County’s new air ambulance is here. It arrived in Karlstad in mid June, and it is expected to be operative in August. The longed-for helicopter, a French EC 135 P2, is here on an interim basis, while waiting for the permanent acquisition process to be finalized. The helicopter will be operating from a temporary... Read more

EastAir becomes Hummingbird Aviation Services

EastAir becomes Hummingbird Aviation Services

19-May-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The executive airplane company and helicopter operator EastAiris changing name to Hummingbird Aviation Services. The shift marks the start of a new expansive phase, according to the company. “Our new name, logotype and graphic expression are visual signs of our transition to a full aviation house”, says CEO Martin Johansson. By adding more aircraft and personnel... Read more

Second Helicopter Tactics Instructor Course Moves on to Sweden

Second Helicopter Tactics Instructor Course Moves on to Sweden

15-May-2014Source: EDA

The course, jointly hosted by the Sweden and the UK, will train both a new cadre of tactics instructors as well as delivering bespoke instructional training to returning graduates from last year. In total the course lasts eight weeks across two phases, a Classroom and Simulator Phase which ran between March 23 and April 13... Read more

Sweden – Varmland EMS EC145T2 procurement cancelled after Bell appeal

Sweden – Varmland EMS EC145T2 procurement cancelled after Bell appeal

12-May-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The Court of Appeal has legally canceled Värmland County Council’s decision following a public tender for the procurement of a new EMS helicopter. Värmland County had chosen the new Airbus EC 145 T2 for its very first HEMS station in Karlstad, but a competitor appealed the decision. The Administrative Court approved the county’s procurement, but... Read more

Sweden – Gotland EMS Bell 429 range limited by weight issues

Sweden – Gotland EMS Bell 429 range limited by weight issues

12-May-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The new EMS helicopter that is being used on the island of Gotland has been partly halted due to its limited payload acceptance. Representatives have told Swedish Radio (SR) that the new Bell 429 has been reduced to covering only local EMS missions, and that the inter-hospital transports between the island and the mainland have... Read more

New Swedish Bell 429 meets local criticism over weight limits

New Swedish Bell 429 meets local criticism over weight limits

5-May-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The new EMS helicopter in Gotland has met criticism in the media due to its current weight limit in the European Union. The newspaper Gotlands Tidningar states that the helicopter’s limited maximum takeoff weight rules out the option to bring a doctor in addition to the standard crew when needed by a critically ill patient.... Read more

Bell 429 enters service with Scandinavian MediCopter

Bell 429 enters service with Scandinavian MediCopter

25-Apr-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

Scandinavian MediCopter, a subsidiary of Scandinavian AirAmbulance, has launched its Bell 429 in HEMS operations for Region Gotland in Visby. The aircraft, the first one of its type in Scandinavia, was placed in medical alert yesterday, and it has already done its first mission. Gotland’s EMS helicopter is primarily engaged in inter-hospital transports between the... Read more

Kallax Flyg of Sweden To Order PA100 PUREair Filtration

Kallax Flyg of Sweden To Order PA100 PUREair Filtration

9-Apr-2014Source: Dart

DART Aerospace announced that Kallax Flyg of Sweden has provided a letter of intent to order two PA100 PUREair engine protection systems for their AS350 family of helicopters once the system has received EASA certification. The PA100 PUREair System, co-developed by Pall Aerospace and DART Aerospace, is a totally redesigned, reengineered, and retested engine air... Read more

Avincis to buy Scandinavian Air Ambulance for €80 Million

Avincis to buy Scandinavian Air Ambulance for €80 Million

27-Mar-2014Source: Avincis

Scandinavian Air Ambulance (SAA), the foremost provider of air ambulance services in the Nordic region, today announced its intention to join the Avincis Group (Avincis), a leading international provider of mission critical aviation services. The agreement would see the business take its place alongside Avincis’ existing companies which deliver medical emergency, search & rescue, firefighting... Read more

22-Mar-14 SE-JRB Eurocopter AS365N3 Gallivare, Sweden

22-Mar-14 SE-JRB Eurocopter AS365N3 Gallivare, Sweden

22-Mar-2014

Tail boom stabiliser fin lost inflight.  Minor damage to belly of aircraft... Read more

Sweden – Northern Helicopters introduce EC135 type ratings

Sweden – Northern Helicopters introduce EC135 type ratings

4-Mar-2014Source: Northern Helicopters

We announce that we are introducing the EC135 type rating courses. Training is offered in both full flight simulator and aircraft training on customers aircraft. With a great flexibility we are adjusting each training course to fit the mission to be flown by the operator. Courses are estimated to be available for all customers in April... Read more

Sweden to fund training for 30 helicopter pilots per year

Sweden to fund training for 30 helicopter pilots per year

28-Jan-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

Two Swedish helicopter schools, Svensk Pilotutbildning (SPU) and Scandinavian Aviation Academy (SAA), have been awarded an agreement with the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education for training of 30 new helicopter pilots a year. After acceptance to the two-year 400-point higher vocational education programme, the pilots will gain a full ATPL(H)IR theory and a CPL(H) license... Read more

Scandinavian AirAmbulance opens 10th base – in Denmark

Scandinavian AirAmbulance opens 10th base – in Denmark

20-Jan-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

On 1 January Scandinavian AirAmbulance (SAA) opened its tenth helicopter base – a HEMS station in Ringsted, Denmark. The Danish HEMS station is situated southwest of Copenhagen and it employs a single-pilot EC145  that sits in alert 24 hours around the clock. The helicopter is operated in partnership wih Falck Ambulans on a January-October interim contract... Read more

New market research paper on Nordic helicopter market

New market research paper on Nordic helicopter market

15-Jan-2014Source: Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Helicopter Services (Nordic)” report to their offering. The report provides a detailed overview of the HELICOPTER SERVICES (Nordic) market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 50 companies. It includes a wealth of information on the financial trends over the past four years. A quick glance of... Read more

Final report after fatal R44 accident in Norway

Final report after fatal R44 accident in Norway

10-Jan-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

The Accident Investigation Board of Norway (AIBN) has published its final report after an accident that occurred on 11 January 2012 southeast of Mosjøen, Nordland, involving a Swedish helicopter with the registration SE-JPZ. The aircraft, a Robinson R44 Raven II, had been hired for a reindeer-herding operation between an area south of Mosjøen and Sjåmoen... Read more

09-Jan-14 SE-JKP Bell 206B Rögla, Sweden

09-Jan-14 SE-JKP Bell 206B Rögla, Sweden

9-Jan-2014

Powerline patrol – encountered wind change at low level and was unable to recover.  Main blades chopped boom... Read more

Sweden takes delivery of first International Mission NH90

Sweden takes delivery of first International Mission NH90

23-Dec-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish Armed Forces has taken delivery of its very first “International Mission” version of the NH90. The helicopter, locally designated HKP 14D and globally named NHIndustries NH90 TTT/IM, landed at Malmen Air Base in Linköping on 12 December 2013 following an overnight stop at the helicopter squadron in Luleå. It was officially handed over... Read more

Sweden – Dalarna Council to buy EMS helicopter

Sweden – Dalarna Council to buy EMS helicopter

20-Dec-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Dalarna’s County Council has decided to purchase an own helicopter for emergency medical operations in the region. The decision was reached in an extra meeting in Falun earlier today. The county’s helicopter will be purchased in a joint partnership with Värmland’s County Council, which decided to buy its own helicopter in March 2013. Värmland’s procurement... Read more

Swedish operator HeliNord takes delivery of LongRanger

Swedish operator HeliNord takes delivery of LongRanger

29-Nov-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Today the Örnsköldsvik company HeliNord Norden took delivery of a second Long Ranger that will join the company’s fleet of HeliSki helicopters in Kittelfjäll this winter. The helicopter, a 1988 Bell 206 L-3 formerly known as LN-OBS, was delivered from Oslo to Umeå today. The 5000-hour helicopter will join HeliNord’s current fleet of two Alouette... Read more

Sweden – No HEMS decision in Dalarna

Sweden – No HEMS decision in Dalarna

20-Nov-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Dalarna’s County Council has not been able to reach a final decision whether to acquire an EMS helicopter or not. The decision to buy a helicopter was expected to be reached in a meeting earlier today, but it was postponed due to the opposing parties’ demand for a more thorough investigation. The leading parties states... Read more

Sweden – EastAir takes off with a new structure

Sweden – EastAir takes off with a new structure

19-Nov-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The Stockholm company EastAir has resumed its helicopter operations after a major reconstruction that included the replacement of several key positions in the management group. Seth Olofsson, a former CAA inspector and a widely experienced helicopter pilot, has been appointed new flight operations manager. Sören Fagerberg, experienced in the heavy airline industry, is the new... Read more

Northern Helicopters wins Finnish Border Guard training contract

Northern Helicopters wins Finnish Border Guard training contract

8-Oct-2013Source: Northern Helicopters

Northern Helicopters has been awarded with the training contract for the Finnish Border Patrol, the Finnish military.  The air squadron pilots will join the CPL integrated program which starts on the Guimbal Cabri, and includes advanced training on the EC120.  ... Read more

AS355N brings new base and future move for Northern Helicopters

AS355N brings new base and future move for Northern Helicopters

7-Oct-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The flight school Northern Helicopters has just announced that it will open a training facility at Gothenburg City Airport (“Säve) in September. In addition to the new base, the company will expand its business by adding a twin-engined Eurocopter AS 355 N to the fleet. The new aircraft will be used for the company’s upcoming... Read more

26-Sep-13 SE-JHH Eurocopter EC120B Kiruna, Sweden

26-Sep-13 SE-JHH Eurocopter EC120B Kiruna, Sweden

26-Sep-2013

The occupants survived without serious injuries, but the helicopter was badly damaged. The commercial helicopter was engaged in a lifting task south of the lake Rostujaure when something went wrong... Read more

Airlift Helicopter Sweden files for bankruptcy

Airlift Helicopter Sweden files for bankruptcy

23-Sep-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Airlift Helicopter Sweden AB and its parent company Airlift Sweden Holding AB has filed for bankruptcy. The helicopter company, which has been operating since the early 90s, closed its activity last week. Its Air Operator Certificate was canceled by the Swedish Transport Agency on temporary grounds, due to the awaiting bankruptcy, by on 18 September. Airlift... Read more

AgustaWestland confirm HeliHub.com story on Swedish SAR AW139s

AgustaWestland confirm HeliHub.com story on Swedish SAR AW139s

17-Sep-2013Source: AgustaWestland

[HeliHub.com  first ran this story on 13th September – see First SAR AW139 arrives in Sweden – below is AW’s press release from 16th confirming our story] AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Swedish Maritime Administration has taken delivery of its first AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter during an official ceremony held at... Read more

Military helicopters to support Swedish Police

Military helicopters to support Swedish Police

14-Sep-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing will assist the Swedish National Police with medium-heavy helicopter support, according to a new assignment from the Swedish Government. The money to establish the cooperation will be provided in the autumn budget, according to the Armed Forces. The operation will be implemented gradually, starting from 1 January 2014. The military support... Read more

Patria nominated as Nordic NH90 Service Center

Patria nominated as Nordic NH90 Service Center

13-Sep-2013Source: Patria

Patria and NH Industries (NHI) have signed a NH90 Service Center Agreement enhancing their co-operation in the helicopter life-cycle support services for the Nordic customers. Through this agreement, Patria gets an official status to act as NHI authorized Nordic NH90 Service Center inFinland, Sweden and Norway in the agreed perimeter of activities. The Nordic NH90 Service Center status gives... Read more

First SAR AW139 arrives in Sweden

First SAR AW139 arrives in Sweden

13-Sep-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Tuesday evening saw the first of the Swedish Maritime Administration’s seven new AgustaWestland AW139s arrived in Sweden. The helicopter, registered SE-JRH and nicknamed “SAR Force One”, landed at Skavsta Airport in Nyköping at 19:00 local time, after a flight from AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant near Milan, Italy. The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA), or Sjöfartsverket in Swedish, is responsible... Read more

Sweden – Northern Helicopters to open a Gothenburg Base

Sweden – Northern Helicopters to open a Gothenburg Base

3-Sep-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The flight school Northern Helicopters has just announced that it will open a training facility at Gothenburg City Airport (“Säve) in September. In addition to the new base, the company will expand its business by adding a twin-engined Eurocopter AS 355 N to the fleet. The new aircraft will be used for the company’s upcoming training segment... Read more

Northern Helicopters to bring Cabri to Helitech

Northern Helicopters to bring Cabri to Helitech

29-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

In  a brief update on their website, the Swedish operator Northern Helicopters says “Visit us at the largest exhibition for the helicopter industry in London now in September. We will display one of our Cabri G2.” This is in addition to the British operator Helicentre Aviation who will also have one of their two Guimbal... Read more

26-Aug-13 SE-JOE Robinson R44 Stockholm, Sweden

26-Aug-13 SE-JOE Robinson R44 Stockholm, Sweden

26-Aug-2013

Ditched into lake on water sampling operations.  Registration not fully confirmed, but believed correct.  Floats deployed, but helicopter turned over, so all you could see afterwards were the floats which suspended the helicopter... Read more

23-Aug-13 SE-HEO Bell 47G.2 Fällfors, Sweden

23-Aug-13 SE-HEO Bell 47G.2 Fällfors, Sweden

23-Aug-2013

Accident at a field near the Byeskeälven river northwest of Fällfors, Skellefteå, at midday earlier today. The pilot and his passenger both survived the accident, and they were later transported to hospitals in Skellefteå and Umeå. The helicopter, one of the oldest in Sweden, was destroyed in a post-impact fire.  Additional reporting from Nordic Rotors... Read more

Sweden – Heliholding acquires Copterflyg

Sweden – Heliholding acquires Copterflyg

16-Jul-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Heliholding AB of Östersund announces that it has acquired the helicopter company Copterflyg AB of Kilafors. The investment has been made in order to strengthen Heliholding’s presence in the European helicopter market and to add valuable elements to the Heliholding group. Heliholding has a profound experience in the helicopter industry. It owns the sales company Storm Heliworks... Read more

Sweden – HeliAir adds a Huey to its fleet

Sweden – HeliAir adds a Huey to its fleet

26-Jun-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

HeliAir Sweden announced that the company will be adding an UH-1H Huey to its fleet. The aircraft has been flown to the company’s main base in Västerås, and it will now be incorporated in the fleet. The helicopter is replacing the Hughes 500 SE-JGE, which has recently been sold by the company. This new Huey is a... Read more

Helikoptertjänst adds an AS350B3e to its fleet

Helikoptertjänst adds an AS350B3e to its fleet

23-Jun-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Stockholms Helikoptertjänst AB (SHT) announced that the company has added an AS 350 B3e to its fleet. The aircraft will reportedly be operated in cooperation with the sales company Helikopterlyft AB, which is based in Gothenburg. The new helicopter, SE-JLI, was imported to Sweden by Scandinavian Helicopter Group a year ago. The aircraft joins SHT’s current fleet,... Read more

Värmland’s EMS helicopter goes to Karlstad

Värmland’s EMS helicopter goes to Karlstad

18-Jun-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The newspaper Nya Wermlands-Tidningen states that it has been decided that Värmland County’s new HEMS service will be stationed at a temporary base at Karlstad Airport, moments north of the city. The new ambulance helicopter organization is planned to be operational from mid-2014. In 2010 Värmland’s County Council decided that the future presence of a... Read more

First Cabri G2 arrives in France for overhaul

First Cabri G2 arrives in France for overhaul

17-Jun-2013Source: Northern Helicopters

We have now reached 2200 flight hours on one of our Cabri G2 which is one of the first in the world to reach that number. The pilots Sebastian Erdos and Johanna Berndtsson flew from Jonkoping Sweden to the factory Guimbal at Le Mille Airport in south France. The aircraft will also have a cargo... Read more

Sweden – Northern Helicopters add hook to Cabri

Sweden – Northern Helicopters add hook to Cabri

30-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Swedish operator Northern Helicopters announced yesterday that they have placed an order with Guimbal for a hook to be installed on one of their two Cabri helicopters. It will be used for training during their integrated CPL course, and thus give all of their trainee pilots basic sling load experience. New Zealand operator Frontier Helicopters... Read more

22-May-13 Eurocopter AS350B3 Siellavagge, Sweden

22-May-13 Eurocopter AS350B3 Siellavagge, Sweden

22-May-2013

Parked helicopter knocked over by avalanche started by skiers.  Avalanche travelled over 1km to reach the helicopter... Read more

SHG receives its 70th Eurocopter

SHG receives its 70th Eurocopter

21-May-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish helicopter service provider Scandinavian Helicopter Group AB (SHG) has taken delivery of its 70th Eurocopter aircraft. The helicopter, a brand new AS 350 B3e, was handed over in a ceremony at the Marignane production plant in Marseilles, southern France, last week. Eurocopter celebrated the momentous occasion together with three generations of the Pihl... Read more

HeliAir Sweden starts its own flight school

HeliAir Sweden starts its own flight school

10-May-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

On 5 April the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen) approved HeliAir Sweden as a new Flight Training Organisation (FTO). The new flight school is branded as HeliAir Academy. HeliAir says that the school will start off by offering flight training for Private Pilot Licenses (PPL-H), Night Qualifications and Type Ratings. One of the company’s Bell 206... Read more

Guimbal extends warranty as one Cabri completes 2000 hours in 32 months

Guimbal extends warranty as one Cabri completes 2000 hours in 32 months

23-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Swedish operator has completed 2000 hours on its Cabri SE-HJR (serial 1011) in just 32 months – an average of 62.5 hours per month. In conjunction with this achievement, Guimbal have now significant extended the warranty they offer on new aircraft from “500 hours or two years” to “1,000 hours or three years”, with the... Read more

New helicopter license at the age of 76

New helicopter license at the age of 76

15-Apr-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

On March 11 Sweden got a new helicopter pilot, a pilot who passed his skill test at the age of 76. Mr Erik Öinert, a former fighter pilot, gained his private helicopter license (PPL-H) after training with flight instructor Svein Martinsen in Helicopter Assistance’s R44 SE-JOE. As implied, Erik is not new to flying. In... Read more

Swedish Black Hawks head for Afghanistan

Swedish Black Hawks head for Afghanistan

19-Mar-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

Last week, the first two HKP 16 Black Hawks were airlifted from the Linköping Helicopter Base to to Camp Marmal in Afghanistan. This is done at the same time as the HKP 10B Super Pumas are making their last week in alert as medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopters in Afghanistan. A total of four HKP 16... Read more

Maintenance cloth caused R44 accident in Sweden

Maintenance cloth caused R44 accident in Sweden

18-Mar-2013Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report after an accident that occurred on 6 September 2011 in Ånn, close to Åre, involving a Norwegian helicopter with the registration LN-OAB. The aircraft, a Robinson R44 Astro, was taking off for a private flight with three people onboard when the engine... Read more

Which customers will get their EC145T2 first?

Which customers will get their EC145T2 first?

5-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Eurocopter has been keeping us up to date with development of their new EC145 variant with a fenestron tail rotor, and a prototype has been under development for over two and a half years – the first flight was back in July 2010. A total of three prototypes have been built, the first one a... Read more

17-Jan-13 SE-JKP Bell 206B Hjälmunge, Sweden

17-Jan-13 SE-JKP Bell 206B Hjälmunge, Sweden

17-Jan-2013

Emergency field landing, with no damage to aircraft.  Press reports “sawdust in the gearbox”….... Read more

Swedish Armed Forces delivers first Turbomeca training course

Swedish Armed Forces delivers first Turbomeca training course

17-Dec-2012Source: Turbomeca

Turbomeca (Safran) and the Swedish Armed Forces Training School announce the first training courses Were successfully performed. These races are the result of year agreement signed in March 2012 Between Turbomeca Germany , Turbomeca Training Center , The Swedish Armed Forces Training School and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). This agreement Launched cooperation for... Read more

Swedish Helicopter Wing to outline extended Afghan mission

Swedish Helicopter Wing to outline extended Afghan mission

13-Dec-2012Source: Defence IQ

As Swedish Armed Forces prepare to redeploy again to Afghanistan in April 2013, the commander of the Helicopter Wing is set to meet with military peers at Defence IQ’s International Military Helicopter event in January to discuss the acquisition of UH-60M Black Hawks that has made the mission possible. Following the delivery of 15 of the aircraft last year, Colonel Magnus... Read more

HeliAir Sweden buys first Cineflex Elite in Europe

HeliAir Sweden buys first Cineflex Elite in Europe

6-Dec-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

HeliAir Film and HeliAir Sweden announced that the two companies have acquired a brand new Cineflex ELITE gyro-stabilized camera system for its filming operations. The Cineflex ELITE integrates the award-winning ARRI Alexa-M Super 35 Digital Cinema camera and the Canon 4K Digital Cinema lenses into a 5-axis gyro-stabilized Cineflex system. “Over the last year we’ve received a... Read more

Heliair Sweden new Web Manuals client

Heliair Sweden new Web Manuals client

5-Dec-2012Source: Web Manuals Sweden

Web Manuals Sweden AB is proud to announce that HeliAir Sweden has selected Web Manuals for writing and publishing operations manuals. – HeliAir Sweden is one of the most exciting clients we have had join us during 2012 with their wide range of airborne services using complex and challenging technology. We are happy to see... Read more

EDA completes successful 3rd Helicopter Tactics Symposium

EDA completes successful 3rd Helicopter Tactics Symposium

28-Nov-2012Source: European Defence Agency

The third Helicopter Tactics Symposium was held from 19 – 21 November in Luxembourg. 43 participants from 16 Member States (AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, ES, EE,  FI, FR, HU, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE, UK) and additional guests from New Zeeland and the Joint Air Power Competence Centre exchanged views on the status of... Read more

AgustaWestland confirms five-week-old HeliHub.com story

AgustaWestland confirms five-week-old HeliHub.com story

21-Nov-2012Source: AgustaWestland

The text of a new press release from AgustaWestland is given below, merely for completeness.  HeliHub.com first ran this story on 16th October – see Seven AW139s for the Swedish SAR AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the Swedish Maritime Administration for seven AW139 intermediate twin... Read more

Seven AW139s for the Swedish SAR

Seven AW139s for the Swedish SAR

16-Oct-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

The Swedish Maritime Administration has signed an agreement with the Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland SpA to acquire seven new AW139 helicopters for its nation-wide search and rescue (SAR) service. The first delivey is expected in May 2013. The agency states that “[the] AW139 is a proven rescue helicopter that is optimal for Swedish conditions and... Read more

Sweden – MediCopter buys a Bell 429 for Gotland HEMS

Sweden – MediCopter buys a Bell 429 for Gotland HEMS

10-Oct-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

Scandinavian MediCopter has been awarded the new EMS contract in Gotland. The agreement was initially presented in June, but it has now been sealed following the end of a recent appeal process. Gotland’s Muncipality (Region Gotland) has chosen MediCopter as its medical air service provider for the next 5+2 years, starting from 1 April 2014. The... Read more

Sweden – Osterman Helicopter ceases operations

Sweden – Osterman Helicopter ceases operations

9-Oct-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

The helicopter company Osterman Helicopter i Östersund AB has been retired due to bankruptcy. The company, which has deep historic roots in the Swedish helicopter business, closed its activity last month. Osterman Helicopter derived from the veteran company Ostermans Aero, which closed its flight department in Gothenburg and opened up for the establishment of Osterman Helicopter back in 1981. The company... Read more

Swedish pilot passes 30,000 hours

Swedish pilot passes 30,000 hours

9-Oct-2012Source: Jämtlands Flyg

On 9 September 2012, Jämtlands Flyg’s lead pilot Ulf Grinde made history by passing 30.000 hours airborne time. The astonishing milestone was achieved during a water sampling operation near Lake Uddjaure, south of Arjeplog. Ulf has gained slightly less than 8.000 hours in fixed-wing airplanes and the remaining 22.000 hours in helicopters. This flight time (airborne... Read more

Norway – Fuglefjellet AS buys Blue Sky Nordic AS

Norway – Fuglefjellet AS buys Blue Sky Nordic AS

9-Oct-2012Source: Fuglefjellet

Fuglefjellet AS is proud to announce that we have signed a contract to buy our largest competitor in the Norwegian aerial filming market, Blue Sky Nordic. The Fuglefjellet aerial film service branded as Magic Air is the market leader in Norway and with the purchase of our competitor we will be the largest aerial filming... Read more

Sikorsky nears completion of 15 UH-60Ms for Sweden

Sikorsky nears completion of 15 UH-60Ms for Sweden

13-Sep-2012Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), is planning this month to deliver the final two of 15 UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters to the U.S. Army for further transfer to the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV). All 15 aircraft will have been delivered in just 16 months, a record acquisition pace for a... Read more

Turbomeca signs agreement with Saab for Swedish A109LUH engine work

Turbomeca signs agreement with Saab for Swedish A109LUH engine work

31-Aug-2012Source: Turbomeca

Turbomeca (Safran group) HAS signed a contract with defense and security company Saab AB for the repair and overhaul of engines and Arrius 2K2 modules installed on A109 LUH helicopters of the Swedish Air Force. The contract signed with Saab is a customized Global Support Package (GSP) for the Swedish Air Force A109 helicopters equipped... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $41M contract for more work on Swedish UH-60M fleet

Sikorsky awarded $41M contract for more work on Swedish UH-60M fleet

16-Jul-2012Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $41,906,702 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Integrated Logistics Support, Program Management, Aircraft Warranty, Maintenance Manpower and Software Loading to support the 15 UH-60M “Green” aircraft procured for the Swedish Armed Forces.  Work will be performed in Stratford,... Read more

Scandair Sweden flies with Donaldson AS350B3e inlet barrier filter system

Scandair Sweden flies with Donaldson AS350B3e inlet barrier filter system

9-Jul-2012Source: Donaldson

One of the first European AS350B3e helicopters is flying with proven, advanced engine protection from Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI). Donaldson delivered its AS350B3e Inlet Barrier Filter system to utility operator Scandair for installation on the company’s new aircraft. Scandair joins customers worldwide protecting their helicopter engines with... Read more

Arctic Air buys Lapplandsflyg’s Kvikkjokk base

Arctic Air buys Lapplandsflyg’s Kvikkjokk base

19-Jun-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

The VuoggatjÃ¥lme based family company Arctic Air has acquired Lapplandsflyg‘s operations in Kvikkjokk, including the hangar at the base. Starting this summer, Arctic Air will inherit the shuttle route between Kvikkjokk-Staloluokta-Ritsem and the local ad-hoc operations. The company, which employs a Jet Ranger and a recently acquired Long Ranger, is expected to grow significantly through... Read more

Sweden – Malmen Air Base to host huge air show

Sweden – Malmen Air Base to host huge air show

15-May-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

The Malmen Air Base in Linköping will house one of northern Europe’s largest air shows this summer – Aerospace Forum Sweden 2012. The event starts with a two-day seminar, which brings politicians, industrial leaders, scientists, lobbyists, military chiefs, entrepreneurs and government officials together. It continues with a VIP flight show on day three, and has... Read more

Sweden – Fiskflyg opens a Kvikkjokk base

Sweden – Fiskflyg opens a Kvikkjokk base

30-Apr-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

Fiskflyg will establish a permanent summer base in Kvikkjokk, starting this summer. The base will offer daily shuttle tours between Kvikkjokk and Staloluokta, with an optional stop in Tarreluobbal. In addition to the shuttle traffic Fiskflyg will offer regional ad-hoc flight operations. Kvikkjokk is situated on the foot of the Swedish mountain world, some 120... Read more

Sweden’s second oldest operator Lapplandsflyg closes its business

Sweden’s second oldest operator Lapplandsflyg closes its business

27-Apr-2012Source: Nordic Rotors

Sweden’s oldest active helicopter company, Lapplandsflyg, has decided to retire. The flight operations will be terminated this summer, and its business will be permanently closed. The shut-down includes the summer bases in Kvikkjokk and Hemavan/Ammarnäs, together with the shuttle routes between Hemavan-Ammarnäs and Ritsem-Staloluokta-Kvikkjokk as well. The routes will be inherited by other companies and... Read more

06-Feb-12 SE-JNE Guimbal Cabri G2 Hjallsta, Sweden

06-Feb-12 SE-JNE Guimbal Cabri G2 Hjallsta, Sweden

6-Feb-2012

Precautionary landing due to engine vibration... Read more

Patria to supply wide-ranging helicopter services to Swedish Armed Forces

Patria to supply wide-ranging helicopter services to Swedish Armed Forces

20-Jan-2012Source: Patria

The Swedish Armed Forces Logistics, FMLOG, has selected Patria as the prime supplier of technical systems and maintenance support for the Swedish Armed Forces’ helicopters. The contract is an expansion of the current technical services and support agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces. The three-year contract has an option for additional two years. The agreement... Read more

Saab signs support agreement with Sikorsky

Saab signs support agreement with Sikorsky

18-Jan-2012Source: Saab

The defence and security company Saab has signed a major support agreement with Sikorsky Aerospace Services regarding technical maintenance and support for Sweden’s BLACK HAWK helicopters. The support agreement is a framework agreement that establishes the manner in which Saab and Sikorsky Aerospace Services will support the Swedish Armed Forces. The parties have agreed to... Read more

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