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Helicopter Museum adds Napier Gazelle engine

Helicopter Museum adds Napier Gazelle engine

30-Jan-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset has put on display an early turboshaft engine, whose design dates from the 1950’s. The engine, a Napier Gazelle, is one of several held by the museum, and has recently been restored for static display by volunteers at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust at Patchway, Bristol. Kathryn Tucker, the... Read more

Two UK EMS charities collaborate to extend summer hours

Two UK EMS charities collaborate to extend summer hours

29-Jan-2012Source: EAAA

A unique collaboration between the East of England’s two Air Ambulance Charities, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) and East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to provide an extended service during the longer summer days has been shown to be successful with an additional 75 missions flown by the charities’ helicopters during the period. Our... Read more

Helicopter awareness courses for safety reps to continue

Helicopter awareness courses for safety reps to continue

29-Jan-2012Source: Step Change In Safety

The popular Helicopter Safety Awareness Courses for Safety Representatives are to continue in 2012. Step Change’s Helicopter Safety Steering Group has given its support to continue these well received courses, which are open to offshore safety representatives and other personnel who would like to find out more about offshore flight operations and safety. The full-day events are run by... Read more

16th birthday first solo on turbine and piston helicopters

16th birthday first solo on turbine and piston helicopters

27-Jan-2012Source: Gloucestershire Airport

A Cheltenham Schoolboy celebrated his 16th birthday today, 26 January 2012, with a helicopter flight from Gloucestershire Airport – with a difference! Ollie Chadwick made two unaccompanied ‘solo’ flights, one in a jet turbine helicopter and one in a piston engine helicopter – believed to be a ‘record’. 16 is the youngest permitted age for... Read more

UK: Managing Director quits Premiair Aviation

UK: Managing Director quits Premiair Aviation

25-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

David McRobert is no longer the Managing Director of Premair Aviation Group Ltd, or of related companies Premiair Aviation Services Ltd or The London Heliport Ltd.  The official notificiations were filed with regulator Companies House in the last 4-5 weeks, and Christopher Forrest of Premair has today confirmed McRobert’s departure to HeliHub.com.   No reason was... Read more

Bristow Captain selected for top helicopter safety association role

Bristow Captain selected for top helicopter safety association role

24-Jan-2012Source: Bristow Helicopters

Captain Tim Glasspool, Head of Flight Operations for the European Business Unit at Bristow Helicopters Ltd, has been appointed co-chairman of the Step Change in Safety’s Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG). Step Change in Safety is a UK based partnership with the goal of making the UK the safest oil and gas exploration and production... Read more

UK: Penzance HP gets a few months reprieve

UK: Penzance HP gets a few months reprieve

18-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

British International Helicopters (BIH) has announced that Penzance Heliport will be available to them until the end of October this year, rather than June/July as previously thought.  The move has been welcomed as it allows a complete summer season to be operated. BIH had planned on moving to St Erth, but withdrew their application there... Read more

Vector Aerospace UK achieves revised aerospace AS9100 standards

Vector Aerospace UK achieves revised aerospace AS9100 standards

16-Jan-2012Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace UK – Recently announced that is has successfully gained certification to the revised aerospace AS9100 Rev C and AS9110 Rev A quality standards for its sites at Fleetlands, Hampshire and Almondbank, Perthshire. AS9100 Rev C sets the quality levels expected in all areas of aerospace, from commercial to defence aviation and is developed... Read more

UK: South Yorkshire Police publically refuse to accept NPAS

UK: South Yorkshire Police publically refuse to accept NPAS

16-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

There is a long term plan for the UK Police air support units to rationalise, and originally there was a target date of April 2012 put on this (see story).  In September 2011 we published a story reporting South Yorkshire Police were unhappy with the plans as they would lose their MD Explorer and airborne... Read more

UK special forces add fifth N3 Dauphin

UK special forces add fifth N3 Dauphin

13-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The UK’s Special Air Service (SAS), the elite unit of the Army Air Corps, has taken delivery of a fifth Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin.  Industry sources tell HeliHub.com that the upcoming Olympics in London has inter alia placed additional responsibilities on the SAS, hence the need for the extra aircraft.  It is expected to take up... Read more

Wildcat begins sea trials aboard frigate HMS Iron Duke

Wildcat begins sea trials aboard frigate HMS Iron Duke

12-Jan-2012Source: UK MoD

Wildcat, the Navy’s next-generation helicopter, has begun its most extensive trials yet, joining a frigate at sea for the first time. The successor to the trusty Lynx, which has served the Navy and the Army admirably since the 1970s, will spend the next month flying on and off HMS Iron Duke in the English Channel... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – January 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – January 2012

12-Jan-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness.... Read more

Selex Galileo to provide EW training to Greek Army

Selex Galileo to provide EW training to Greek Army

12-Jan-2012Source: Selex Galileo

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed an agreement to provide Electronic Warfare (EW) training for Greek Army technicians and flight crew operating out of the Hellenic Army Aviation base at Megara. Following the comprehensive 6 month training programme SELEX Galileo will field personnel to support Hellenic Army crews on-site at the base in Megara.... Read more

UK – MW Helicopters adds three ex-Army Gazelles

UK – MW Helicopters adds three ex-Army Gazelles

10-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Gazelle specialists MW Helicopters yesterday registered three more ex-military Gazelles.  The three are now registered G-CHBJ, CHBN and CHBR – previously XX440, XZ307 and ZA733 respectively. All three were previously stored at the Fleetlands depot near Portsmouth and had been allocated instructional airframe serials A2702/3/4 respectively, but departed by road during December 2011 – the... Read more

UK – Helicopter Museum to host Falklands themed artwork

UK – Helicopter Museum to host Falklands themed artwork

7-Jan-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum

To tie in with the 30th Anniversary of The Falklands Conflict, West Country Artist Rachael Lomas will be exhibiting a brand new selection of artwork at The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare. The exhibition, entitled ‘Inscape Landscape’, will reflect upon the environment of the Falkland Islands and how it may have affected the progress of the... Read more

UK – First rescue for the Children’s Air Ambulance

UK – First rescue for the Children’s Air Ambulance

6-Jan-2012Source: Children's Air Ambulance

The Children’s Air Ambulance carried out its first rescue using its sister service Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA). At around midday WNAA was called to assist a one month old baby who had been taken with breathing difficulties to see a GP at Stratford-upon-Avon Hospital. The baby had subsequently stopped breathing and the helicopter... Read more

UK – South Yorkshire Police detail 2011 operational stats

UK – South Yorkshire Police detail 2011 operational stats

6-Jan-2012Source: South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police has today released performance results for their Air Operations Unit providing an insight into the valuable work of the Force’s single most recognisable resource, the helicopter named SY99. In 2011, the South Yorkshire Police Air Operations Unit completed 4,832 separate tasks, made 319 arrests and assisted with the apprehension of a further... Read more

Wow Jets – new UK charter broker from Transport Broker Group

Wow Jets – new UK charter broker from Transport Broker Group

6-Jan-2012Source: Transport Broker Group

The Transport Broker Group is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new helicopter hire service, Wow Jets. The exciting new venture will be add another string to the bow of the Transport Broker Group which specialises in affordable transportation rental services throughout the UK. Wow Jets will offer helicopter hire and private jet... Read more

Bristow posts increased training bookings since Helitech 2011

Bristow posts increased training bookings since Helitech 2011

5-Jan-2012Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Ltd has reported a boost in registrations for its training programs following its high profile presence at Europe’s largest helicopter exhibition, Helitech 2011. Since the event, which took place in the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK, on 27-29 September, Bristow has experienced a rise in enquiries for its training programmes held both... Read more

Bristow to add S76C++ full flight simulator at Aberdeen

Bristow to add S76C++ full flight simulator at Aberdeen

5-Jan-2012Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters Ltd has invested around £4 million in a third flight simulator for its Aberdeen training facility. The S76C++ device, which will sit alongside the S92 and EC225 simulators, will be operational in April 2013. The CAA approved S76C++ full flight simulator duplicates all relevant aspects of the aircraft and its environment. It features... Read more

AgustaWestland give assistance to new SAR Exhibition

AgustaWestland give assistance to new SAR Exhibition

4-Jan-2012Source: National Maritime Museum

Search and Rescue, the new blockbuster exhibition from National Maritime Museum Cornwall invites you to enter the world of the rescue services where ordinary people lead extraordinary lives, risking their life to save yours. Opening on 16 March 2012, the exhibition takes you on an interactive, stimulating and emotive journey into the role of the... Read more

Bond Offshore Helicopters adds another EC225

Bond Offshore Helicopters adds another EC225

4-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Yesterday, Bond Offshore Helicopters registered a new Eurocopter EC225LP helicopter with the UK Civil Aviation Authority.  Going by other similar activity in recent years, this likely means the delivery flight from the factory in Marignane started yesterday or is expected to today. Registered G-PUMR and with Eurocopter serial 2818, this example takes the current Bond... Read more

Pegasus Helicopter Group chooses UK headquarters

Pegasus Helicopter Group chooses UK headquarters

4-Jan-2012Source: UKSPA

Pegasus Helicopter Group PLC has announced plans to base its UK management headquarters at Tamar Science Park in Plymouth, Devon. Pegasus is an international company that is developing revolutionary two- and five-seat helicopters, employing a unique pressure jet technology which negates the need for a tail and tail rotor. Pegasus intends to market and sell... Read more

2012 Olympics pilot briefing event announced

2012 Olympics pilot briefing event announced

3-Jan-2012Source: CAA

To help pilots prepare for flying in south east England during the 2012 London Olympics the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), through the Airspace and Safety Initiative (ASI), have joined forces to host a free briefing day in central London on Saturday 10 March 2012. The event will... Read more

UK: Frimley Park Hospital opens helipad

UK: Frimley Park Hospital opens helipad

27-Dec-2011Source: Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley Park Hospital has taken delivery of an early Christmas present in the form of a new helicopter landing pad for its £22m emergency department development. Sections of the helipad are now going into place on the roof of what will be one of the biggest and most modern emergency departments in the country when... Read more

Lynx Wildcat makes first deck landings

Lynx Wildcat makes first deck landings

23-Dec-2011Source: Royal Navy

Being guided down on to the flight deck of HMS Iron Duke, this is the first appearance of the Fleet Air Arm’s next-generation helicopter on the back of a Royal Navy warship. On a very wet December day, a Wildcat landed aboard the frigate in Portsmouth Harbour for three days of trials in and out... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance depends on Versapak bags

London’s Air Ambulance depends on Versapak bags

23-Dec-2011Source: Versapak

When it comes to saving lives, having the best preparation and equipment available is paramount to a successful rescue. For London’s Air Ambulance, the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) charity that provides 24-hour specialist trauma care to the people of London, this understanding is what allows them to provide their patients with the best possible... Read more

PSNI to build helipad in Enniskillen police station

PSNI to build helipad in Enniskillen police station

23-Dec-2011

Police Service of Northern Ireland say that having a helipad in County Fermanagh will mean the aircraft can be refuelled at any time without having to return to its base.  Two other remote landing pads are in operation – at Mahon Road in Portadown and Maydown, near Londonderry. (see full story) CAA photo... Read more

Eurocopter sell fourth Hermes EC135, but it’s already two years old

Eurocopter sell fourth Hermes EC135, but it’s already two years old

21-Dec-2011Source: Eurocopter

Three months ago, HeliHub.com recorded in this article that Eurocopter had produced just four Hermes edition EC135s, and sold three of them. In this latest press release reproduced below, it is now known that Eurocopter have sold the fourth one, which had been imported into the UK “on spec” in early September 2009, just prior... Read more

UK: Yorkshire Air Ambulance finds new base to replace Bagby

UK: Yorkshire Air Ambulance finds new base to replace Bagby

20-Dec-2011Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

“The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) can confirm that they will be relocating one of their air ambulances in the North area of Yorkshire to RAF Topcliffe. RAF Topcliffe offers the YAA an established airfield and infrastructure in North Yorkshire, providing a stable and long term future for one of their air ambulances and crew members.... Read more

UK: Children’s Air Ambulance transfer service to fly in 2012

UK: Children’s Air Ambulance transfer service to fly in 2012

20-Dec-2011Source: The Air Ambulance Service

The Children’s Air Ambulance is delighted to announce to all our supporters that our dream of providing a national bespoke helicopter transfer service for seriously ill children is soon to be a reality. Nicola Howkins said: “This progress is really exciting news and thanks to a new partnership with the team behind the Warwickshire &... Read more

Bell brings 429 demonstrator to UK

Bell brings 429 demonstrator to UK

20-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Bell took one of their demonstrator aircraft to the Dubai airshow, and started a demo tour from there on.  The helicopter entered UK airspace at Manston on Friday and is understood to be carrying out a demo flight for one specific potential customer in the Oxford area. Bell have confirmed to HeliHub.com that the aircraft... Read more

UK: 900 mission milestone for Herts Air Ambulance

UK: 900 mission milestone for Herts Air Ambulance

20-Dec-2011Source: Herts Air Ambulance

More lives are being saved in Hertfordshire thanks to the Herts Air Ambulance (HAA). Since its launch in November 2008 this vital Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has flown over 900 life-saving missions. The landmark call-out was on Tuesday 13th December to a road traffic collision involving three vehicles on the QE2 Bridge in Thurrock. The... Read more

Helicopter Museum adds Seaspray Radar

Helicopter Museum adds Seaspray Radar

19-Dec-2011Source: The Helicopter Museum

This week we have taken delivery of a Mk1 Seaspray Radar system, comprising of a scanner, transmitter, receiver, signal processor and control indicator, for our Navy Lynx prototype XX910. Now all we need to do is decide how to use it. Ideally we would like to exhibit it next to the aircraft but our ever... Read more

Convio brands Children’s Air Ambulance charity

Convio brands Children’s Air Ambulance charity

17-Dec-2011Source: Convio

Design consultancy Convio has completed a rebrand and website design project for charity The Children’s Air Ambulance. The Children’s Air Ambulance provides helicopter transfer sevice and life-saving treatment to critically ill children thorughout the UK. The rebranding is in line with the recent takeover of the charity by the umbrella organisation The Air Ambulance Service.... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance launches iPhone app

Yorkshire Air Ambulance launches iPhone app

16-Dec-2011Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have launched an official iPhone App to enable supporters to keep even more up to date with the latest news and activity from the life-saving Charity. The brand-new App, which is now available to download via the iTunes App store for £1.99, enables supporters to track HM98 & HM99 across... Read more

2012 Olympics military helicopter support details announced

2012 Olympics military helicopter support details announced

16-Dec-2011Source: UK MoD

The extent to which Britain’s Armed Forces will support the security effort for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London was announced today by the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond. While the safety and security operation for the Games remains for the police to lead on, the Government has agreed that the Ministry of Defence... Read more

AgustaWestland completes Lynx AH Mk.9A program

AgustaWestland completes Lynx AH Mk.9A program

16-Dec-2011Source: AgustaWestland

A ceremony was held today at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility to mark the completion of the Lynx Mk9A programme and the scheduled delivery of the 22nd and final Lynx AH Mk9A helicopter to the British Army Air Corps in December 2011. The twenty-two aircraft programme was the result of Urgent Operational Requirement contracts placed in November... Read more

Fuchs Helicopter buys another S333 from UK

Fuchs Helicopter buys another S333 from UK

15-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Yesterday, Schweizer 333 G-TAME departed Shoreham Airport by road after being purchased by Fuchs Helicopter, the Swiss operator. The UK fleet of five Schwiezer 333s has not flown for some time and originally numbered five.  In May this year we reported G-TAMB had been bought by Fuchs, and now G-TAME has followed the same route.... Read more

AgustaWestland takes work back from Vector Aerospace

AgustaWestland takes work back from Vector Aerospace

15-Dec-2011Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16186665

AgustaWestland said it was withdrawing the Lynx and Sea King work from Vector Aerospace’s Almondbank site so it could bring the work in-house at their Yeovil plant by April 2012. (see full story)... Read more

CHC transfers one AW139 from UK to Kazakhstan

CHC transfers one AW139 from UK to Kazakhstan

15-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

CHC has processed a registration transfer to allow it to operate an AW139 in Kazakhstan. Operating until recently from North Denes in the UK, G-CHCV was noted in early November being worked on in Stavangar, Norway – perhaps in preparation for its new role. C-CHCV is serial 41005, a 2007 manufactured aircraft which had 3,007... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance moves to new rooftop helipad

London’s Air Ambulance moves to new rooftop helipad

15-Dec-2011Source: London's Air Ambulance

Today marked a moment in history when London’s Air Ambulance, the world’s leading air ambulance, began operating from its new home on top of the new Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.  The helicopter landed at 8.05am for service.  At 284ft high, the helipad is one of the highest in Europe and is almost the same... Read more

Apache officer named Young Woman Engineer of the Year

Apache officer named Young Woman Engineer of the Year

15-Dec-2011Source: UK MoD

An officer who helped keep the British Army’s Apache attack helicopters flying in the demanding environments of Afghanistan and Libya has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year. Aircraft engineering officer Captain Charlotte Joyce, of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (4 Regt AAC), was honoured by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Captain Joyce’s... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – December 2011

UK AAIB Bulletin – December 2011

15-Dec-2011Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness.... Read more

UK: Bristow lease S92 in from Cougar

UK: Bristow lease S92 in from Cougar

9-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Late on Wednesday this week, a Sikorsky S92 from Cougar Helicopters completed its ferry flight from Newfoundland to Aberdeen in the UK.  This delivery flight is the initial stage of the helicopter being leased to Bristow for operations on the North Sea.  We are awaiting Cougar’s response to our enquiries regarding the length of the... Read more

UK: First EC135P1 registered for WPD

UK: First EC135P1 registered for WPD

9-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

WPD Helicopter Unit have now registered their first EC135P1 as G-WPDB.  Previously D-HAIT with German EMS operator ADAC, it is expected to be joined by sister ship G-WPDA from the same source within days.  As recently as 22nd November, the helicopter was still in its ADAC yellow scheme at Bonn-Hangelar airport, but it is expected... Read more

British Army completes Apache exercise in the US

British Army completes Apache exercise in the US

9-Dec-2011Source: British Army

Army Apache crews are returning to the UK this week having completed a major exercise in the United States as part of the Apache Conversion To Role course. Exercise Crimson Eagle is a challenging two-month exercise, split between Naval Air Facility El Centro in California and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field in Arizona.... Read more

UK: Cambridge Airport – new handler for GA and helicopters

UK: Cambridge Airport – new handler for GA and helicopters

7-Dec-2011Source: Cambridge Airport

Effective 2 January, Cambridge Aero Club will take over all the handling of most private General Aviation and helicopters at Cambridge Airport.  The move follows the arrival of ExecuJet Europe, which takes over the Marshall Business Aviation FBO in an exclusive arrangement from 1 January to take responsibility for all arriving and departing business jets.   The... Read more

Heli Air add new base at Thruxton

Heli Air add new base at Thruxton

6-Dec-2011Source: Heli Air

Heli Air, the UK’s leading helicopter company is very pleased to confirm its new base at Thruxton Aerodrome. Shaun Byam heads-up the newly refurbished Heli Air facility, soon to be fully equipped with R22 and R44 helicopters for pilot training. Heli Air Thruxton at Hangar 2 within the aerodrome has full access to the huge... Read more

UK: Liquidator sells Sterling Helicopters hangar at Norwich

UK: Liquidator sells Sterling Helicopters hangar at Norwich

5-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Accountancy firm PKF, appointed as liquidators to Sterling Helicopters, have announced that they have disposed of Hangar 14 – the main hangar used by the now-defunct operator.  Partner Matt Howard announced that Bond Air Services has bought the leasehold of hangar 14, which is next to the current air ambulance operation that they operate. PKF... Read more

Multiflight commits to electricity from 100% renewable sources

Multiflight commits to electricity from 100% renewable sources

30-Nov-2011Source: Multiflight

Multiflight’s desire to be as green as possible has seen the company sign up for an electricity supply from 100% renewable sources. “Multiflight is always looking at ways to be as green as possible and to do its bit for the environment and our new green electricity supply is the latest step towards this aim,”... Read more

Valero donates £100K to Wales Air Ambulance

Valero donates £100K to Wales Air Ambulance

30-Nov-2011Source: Western Telegraph

The Wales Air Ambulance has received a massive lift with the news Valero’s Pembroke Refinery has donated £100,000 to the lifesaving charity, after it was  elected “charity of the year” by employees (see full story)... Read more

Great North Air Ambulance makes £90K from car raffle

Great North Air Ambulance makes £90K from car raffle

30-Nov-2011Source: InCumbria

GNAA has so far sold more than 80,000 tickets for the fundraiser, which will be drawn on December 14. (see full story)... Read more

UK: New site for Glasgow Heliport approved

UK: New site for Glasgow Heliport approved

29-Nov-2011Source: Evening Times

The heliport will move from its current base at Stobcross Road over the River Clyde to Govan (see full story).  The heliport is base to the local police and air ambulance EC135 helicopters, apart from others.... Read more

Cobham searches for new CEO

Cobham searches for new CEO

29-Nov-2011Source: Cobham

Cobham plc announces that Andy Stevens has informed the Board that he is unable to continue as Cobham’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) due to the recurrence of a long term serious back injury and has therefore decided to take early retirement. The Chairman, John Devaney, will temporarily assume the position of Executive Chairman while a... Read more

Oil & Gas UK responds to report into fatal Bond AS332 accident

Oil & Gas UK responds to report into fatal Bond AS332 accident

29-Nov-2011Source: Oil & Gas UK

Oil & Gas UK welcomes the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report published on November 24 on the tragic crash of helicopter Flight 85N  which took place off the Aberdeenshire coast on 1 April 2009. Robert Paterson, Oil & Gas UK’s health and safety director, said: “With today’s publication of the report, we remember, first... Read more

UK: New owner at Northumbria Helicopters

UK: New owner at Northumbria Helicopters

29-Nov-2011Source: The Journal

Claire Jobling, an accountant by trade who worked for the Co-operative before spending five years at globally-successful Eutechnyx, has acquired Newcastle Airport-based Northumbria Helicopters for an undisclosed sum. (see full story)... Read more

Bristow appoints new quality and safety manager

Bristow appoints new quality and safety manager

29-Nov-2011Source: Bristow

Bristow Helicopters Ltd. has appointed Ian Taylor as the company’s new quality and safety manager for its European business unit. With more than 20 years experience in the aviation industry, Taylor joins Bristow from its affiliate group FB Heliservices Ltd (FBH) where he held the same role. Taylor will relocate from Dubai to the company’s... Read more

UK relaunches procurement process for new national SAR service

UK relaunches procurement process for new national SAR service

28-Nov-2011Source: UK MoD

The Department for Transport has started the procurement process for a new UK-wide Search and Rescue helicopter service to be provided by civilian crews, it has been announced today. The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, announced to Parliament in a written statement that she wished to inform the House of the Government’s intentions... Read more

CHC adds S92 for Western North Sea ops

CHC adds S92 for Western North Sea ops

25-Nov-2011Source: HeliHub.com

CHC yesterday registered a new Sikorsky S92 on the British Register as G-WNSA.  Given their previous use of the G-SNSx series for Southern North Sea ops, it is assumed that the new S92 is for Western North Sea flights.  The helicopter is fresh from the production line – ship #152 This is CHC’s fourth offshore... Read more

Elite Helicopters to offer pleasure flights for TT 2012

Elite Helicopters to offer pleasure flights for TT 2012

22-Nov-2011Source: Isle of Man.com

Fans of the TT Races will be able to get a different view of the track this year with the return of helicopter pleasure flights.  (see full story)... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – November 2011

UK AAIB Bulletin – November 2011

21-Nov-2011Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- Agusta A109A II, N2NR at Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland on 23 October 2010 Robinson R22 Beta, G-JERS at Cumbernauld Airport on 15 July 2011 Robinson R44 II Raven, G-GDJF at Skegness, Lincolnshire on 31 May 2011... Read more

Profile – Bristow’s Southern North Sea base at Norwich

Profile – Bristow’s Southern North Sea base at Norwich

21-Nov-2011Source: EDP

Bristow has Southern North Sea contracts with Shell, Conoco Phillips and BP which see an average of 480 flights a month from Norwich in the peak period, dropping to about 300 in the quieter winter season. (see full story)... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance forced out of Bagby base

Yorkshire Air Ambulance forced out of Bagby base

18-Nov-2011Source: HeliHub.com

In an incredulous decision, Hambleton District Council has served an enforcement notice on Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) to move off Bagby Airfield due to noise issues – hands up those who genuinely think MD Explorers are noisy…  YAA has also been served with a notice to dismantle its flight crew room, toilet and shower block.... Read more

UK: Southampton Hospital helipad opens

UK: Southampton Hospital helipad opens

18-Nov-2011Source: Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance

A long awaited event for Southampton General Hospital, and for HIOWAA, took place today.  The new Helipad, which has been built on the multi story car park, opened with the first landing by the HIOWAA aircraft.  There were many people there to see it, including members of the Hampshire media, and individuals from both SGH... Read more

UK and Ireland agree new airspace policy

UK and Ireland agree new airspace policy

17-Nov-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have approved a joint policy on Performance-based Navigation (PBN) to be implemented across UK and Irish airspace. PBN relies on new technology such as global navigation satellite systems, instead of more traditional ground based beacons, to enable aircraft to navigate to very high... Read more

UK air ambulance charity scam companies closed down

UK air ambulance charity scam companies closed down

17-Nov-2011Source: Insolvency Service

Three connected companies that operated a charity collection scam were last week closed down in the public interest by the High Court in London, following an investigation by Company Investigations of the Insolvency Service. The companies are Air Ambulance Support Community Interest Company (“Air Ambulance Support CIC”), St Anthony (Trading Co) Ltd (formerly Air Ambulance... Read more

British International targets Newquay after withdrawing St Erth plans

British International targets Newquay after withdrawing St Erth plans

17-Nov-2011Source: Cornish Guardian

BIH managing director, Tony Jones, said flights would continue from Penzance until June next year and the firm would continue to look for a site in West Cornwall.  If necessary, flights would continue after that date from Newquay Cornwall airport to ensure the service was not disrupted.... Read more

UK: RNAS Culdrose trainer upgraded to Christie Matrix StIM projectors

UK: RNAS Culdrose trainer upgraded to Christie Matrix StIM projectors

17-Nov-2011Source: Christie Digital Systems

The full flight simulation system at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in the UK, where training facilities for the RN Sea King helicopters are based, has upgraded its visual system technology with the new Christie Matrix StIMâ„¢ WUXGA DLP® LED projectors. The upgrade dramatically advances the capabilities of their training and simulation facilities, allowing... Read more

Guernsey to introduce aircraft registry

Guernsey to introduce aircraft registry

14-Nov-2011

Guernsey hopes to emulate the success of the Isle of Man’s aircraft register, which has become the eighth-largest business aircraft register in the world, only four years after its introduction. (see full story)... Read more

UK: Berg blows Longmint Aviation out of the sky

UK: Berg blows Longmint Aviation out of the sky

11-Nov-2011Source: Berg

Commercial law firm Berg has been instrumental in securing the downfall of Longmint Aviation Limited, part of the Longmint Group which together with the Erinaceous Group plc, acquired the various engineering and aviation companies at Fairoaks Airport in July 2007. Berg has secured a string of victories in order to recover sums due, and occupation... Read more

Virtalis HCR Transforms Helicopter Training

Virtalis HCR Transforms Helicopter Training

11-Nov-2011Source: Virtalis

The Defence Helicopter Flying School and its training service partner FB Heliservices recently installed three all new Helicopter Crew Reality (HCR) systems from Virtalis at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley. Taking advantage of advances in computer graphics cards, tracking technologies and Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), the new HCR delivers greatly improved functionality. Group Captain Jock... Read more

CAA approves temporary airspace change for London 2012 Olympics

CAA approves temporary airspace change for London 2012 Olympics

10-Nov-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved temporary changes to controlled airspace in areas to the South West, South East and North East of the busy London Terminal Control Area during the London 2012 Olympics when there is expected to be a significant amount of additional air traffic movements. The changes announced today will... Read more

British military releases more airspace for GA

British military releases more airspace for GA

10-Nov-2011Source: CAA

Following a Ministry of Defence decision on the use of its Air Weapons Ranges, more airspace will be made available for general aviation flying, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today. From the 1 November 2011, airspace restrictions designed to protect aircraft from munitions demolition work on Air Weapons Ranges, outside of the Danger... Read more

Royal Navy’s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea

Royal Navy’s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea

9-Nov-2011Source: UK MoD

The Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, the Wildcat, has landed on a ship at sea for the first time. On 7 November, the aircraft touched down on the flight deck of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) aviation trials ship Argus off England’s south coast, at the start of four weeks of tough trials for air and... Read more

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