7-Jul-2012
Unknown circumstances, according to FAA records... Read more
21-Jun-2012Source: Hickok & Associates
Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, La., is the latest recipient of Helicopter WAAS LPV procedures – developed by Hickok & Associates, Inc. For the past four years, since FAA approved the company’s WAAS LPV criteria, Hickok & Associate’s has been the only developer of helicopter WAAS LPV procedures. In addition to developing every approach to date,... Read more
9-Apr-2012
Emergency landing at Barksdale AFB after suspected bird strike. Registration assumed as news received by HeliHub showed operator name as “Pafford EMS helicopter” and this LongRanger flies as “Pafford Air One“... Read more
13-Feb-2012Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Arrow Aviation has been appointed as an AgustaWestland Service Centre in the USA for the AW119 single engine and the AW139 medium twin helicopters. Headquartered in Broussard, Louisiana, Arrow Aviation will provide maintenance and repair services as well as maintaining a spare parts inventory for these... Read more
19-Jan-2012
Crashed in marshy area, killing both POB.  pilot named as Jason McKean, 40, and passenger Lanny Ledet, 43.... Read more
16-Dec-2011Source: Era Helicopters
Era Training Center (ETC) is pleased to announce that its first AW139 flight simulation training device (FSTD) has been FAA-certified as a Level 6 FSTD. This certification will allow helicopter operators to conduct AW139 training in ETC’s device under CFR Part 61 or train in the FSTD with their own instructors. ETC’s AW139 FSTD has... Read more
11-Nov-2011
Minor damage, unknown circumstances... Read more
20-Oct-2011
R44 owner Jon Gonsoulin, president of LeBeouf Bros., got the OK Monday at Terrebonne’s Board of Adjustment meeting. The decision allows Gonsoulin to put a helipad on his 18-acre residential property in Mulberry Estates, a subdivision along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. (See full story)... Read more
10-Oct-2011Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that it will offer training for the AgustaWestland AW139 at its Learning Center in Lafayette, Louisiana starting in 2013. “Offering training for the AgustaWestland AW139 is a clear demonstration of FlightSafety’s commitment to provide our Customers who operate and support helicopters around the world with the advanced technology Level... Read more
12-Sep-2011Source: World Record Helicopter Team
From: The World Record Helicopter Team & USA Academy Of Aviation Inc. French Valley Airport ( F70) Murrieta, Ca. Tel 951-551 6592- 951-600 2883. when: In September 2011. From Where: From Brown Airport, San Diego- to Savannah Hilton Head, GA, and back. Departure Time will be 6 o’clock AM. What is the current record and... Read more
24-May-2011Source: Louisiana Record
A former employee of ERA Helicopters claims she was fired after reporting that male co-workers subjected her to a hostile work environment through sexually suggestive comments and inappropriate touching.... Read more
10-May-2011Source: Daily Comet
Dean M. Cole, 46, took time out from his job as a helicopter pilot to pen his first novel, a science-fiction work on sale now.... Read more
13-Apr-2011
Water taxying on floats, turned sideways and fell onto its side... Read more
10-Apr-2011
Destroyed in hard landing (per FAA), but “There was only moderate damage to the aircraft and no damage to the runway or any impact on our commercial operations,†according to airport director Heath Allen.... Read more
24-Mar-2011
Crashed into the water, unknown circumstances... Read more
17-Mar-2011
Gusty winds caught helicopter while in a low level hover and it ended up on its side. Pilot was Charles Williams, 42, of Anacoco, and passenger was Pat Austin, 39, of Leesville... Read more
12-Mar-2011Source: Louisiana National Guard
Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 3 E. Regan Wilson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Jan. 29. Wilson, a member of the F Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment in Pineville, received the award for his heroic actions while piloting a medical evacuation, commonly called a MEDEVAC flight, in... Read more
8-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter
With hurricane season looming around the corner and officials preparing for statewide disaster response exercises, the Louisiana National Guard has added four new medical evacuation helicopters to its fleet. The helicopters, LUH-72A light utility Lakotas, are new multi-mission aircraft that combine operational capability, reliability and affordability, while fulfilling all of the Army’s requirements for speed,... Read more
6-Mar-2011Source: Metro Aviation
Metro Aviation, Inc. has announced that Richard E. “Rich†Gross has recently been hired as the Assistant Director of Operations for the company. Gross brings with him over twenty years in the helicopter business with extensive experience with air medical and law enforcement flight operations around the country. Prior to joining Metro Aviation, Gross held... Read more
23-Feb-2011Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company has announced that its Lafayette, Louisiana facility has successfully achieved AS9100 Implementation and Certification. This certification confirms that the Lafayette quality management system (QMS) is certified for manufacturing composite panels and allows Lafayette to operate as an extension of the Bell Helicopter’s Fort Worth headquarters. “Achieving this... Read more
22-Feb-2011
Emergency landing on road during post-maintenance check flight. No injuries or damage... Read more
13-Jan-2011Source: 2TheAdvocate
After nearly 23 years of serving as a public information officer for the Police Department, Sgt. Don Kelly will step down is head of the Air Support Unit. [file photo] See also “Baton Rouge Police add Robinson R44“... Read more
4-Jan-2011Source: WDSU
New Orleans Children’s Hospital launches a new helicopter operation on 3rd January with Air Methods operating an EC145... Read more
20-Dec-2010Source: The Town Talk
Lake Charles-based Performance Helicopters opened a branch at Pineville Municipal Airport on Nov. 22.... Read more
3-Dec-2010Source: 3TheAdvocate
PHI and Bristow argue in a federal lawsuit filed last week in Lafayette that the law is an improper and unnecessary intrusion by the state into the realm of aviation regulation, which is generally handled by the federal government.... Read more
22-Oct-2010Source: Statesman
Plaintiffs’ attorneys and a lawyer for PHI Inc. said Thursday that confidential terms of the settlements will be filed. see also Accident report on HeliHub.com... Read more
4-Oct-2010Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced that the Company will be attending the Johnson Rice Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans on October 4-7, 2010. Mark Duncan, Senior Vice President, Commercial, and Jonathan Baliff, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,... Read more
14-Sep-2010Source: News Star
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse helicopter, which has been on outdoor display for several years at the museum, is getting a face lift in preparation for the Memorial Wall’s visit, which is part of the area’s Veteran’s Day celebration Nov. 5-7... Read more
7-Sep-2010Source: The Times-Picayune
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tulane Medical Center turned the top level of a hospital parking deck into an evacuation zone. Now they are on the point of opening a more permanent solution at a cost of around $2 million.... Read more
17-Jul-2010Source: Era Helicopters
Era Helicopters and Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) announced today they have launched a joint Helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR) Training School – the first ever established in North America solely dedicated to train commercial, law enforcement and foreign military aviation professionals and their aircrews in performing Helicopter SAR and HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Service). The... Read more
6-Jul-2010Source: Era Helicopters
Era Helicopters LLC (Era) announced today the launch of a Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services (SAR/EMS) operation from its base located in Fourchon, Louisiana. Together, Era and Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) will offer FAA-approved, full-service SAR/EMS capability and turnkey solutions to offshore Oil & Gas companies located in the Gulf of Mexico... Read more
3-Feb-2010Source: Red State
The Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange (LA-SAFE) have issued a notice titled Suspicious Activity: Helicopter Leasing Facilities for aviation interests in Louisiana.... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: IBA
IBA has completed the sale of two Agusta AW139 Helicopters on behalf of Copterline OY, a rotary wing operator based in Helsinki. The helicopters were purchased by PHI Inc. in the USA, for immediate deployment within its expanding rotary operations. IBA was awarded the remarketing contract by Copterline OY in April 2009 against stiff competition.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: WLFI
The new Saint Elizabeth East is one step closer to opening its doors after a successful test landing on the hospital’s new rooftop helipad.... Read more
26-Oct-2009Source: WXVT
A helicopter flight school that opened last summer and worked with the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s aviation program has shut down.... Read more
20-Oct-2009Source: Turbomeca
Turbomeca USA has taken a new approach to servicing its customers by giving them what they want, more choices. We are proud to announce the first four Service Centers in our Network marking the beginning of many Turbomeca approved Service Centers to come.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: The Town Talk
Fort Polk’s U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion, now has three brand new, fresh-from-the-factory, medevac-configured Lakota UH72A Light Utility Helicopters in its fleet... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, Louisiana component repair operation into a support and logistics center. The component repair work currently being done at the facility will be moved to the Dallas Airmotive Heritage Park facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
The first FSTD will be installed at Era Training Center’s facility in 2011 and will meet the certification requirements defined by FAA Part 60, Level 6.... Read more
6-Sep-2009
6-Sep-09 N131EH Eurocopter Bo105 Schreiver, US-Louisiana... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: The News Star
Johnston Flying Services LLC will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday offering a last chance for people to register for the fall semester.... Read more
13-Jul-2009Source: Texarkana Gazette
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11-Jun-2009
11-Jun-09 N518RL Bell B206 Baton Rouge, US-Louisiana... Read more
4-May-2009
4-May-09 N164RL Bell B407 nr Baton Rouge, US-Louisiana... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: NOLA
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23-Apr-2009Source: The Advocate
The Metro Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the purchase of a helicopter for the Baton Rouge Police Dep. Mayor-President Kip Holden told the council “We are by far the largest parish in this area that doesn’t have a helicopterâ€... Read more
11-Apr-2009Source: News Star
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2-Mar-2009
2-Mar-09 N401RL Bell B206L3 Galliano, US-Louisiana... Read more
20-Feb-2009Source: Aircraft Maintenance Technology
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20-Feb-2009
20-Feb-09 N9AT Bell B206 Abbeville, US-Lousiana... Read more
13-Feb-2009Source: NTSB
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6-Feb-2009Source: Vertical Magazine
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