Airbus Helicopters

Airbus takes EC145T2 to Airmed World Congress

Airbus takes EC145T2 to Airmed World Congress

3-Jun-2014Source: Airbus

As the leading helicopter manufacturer in helicopter emergency medical services – with a 60 percent market share – Airbus Helicopters is introducing its evolved EC145 T2 rotorcraft in the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) configuration. The twin-engine EC145 T2 is showcased at the AIRMED World Congress in Rome, Italy with new HEMS and mountain rescue... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Canada Delivers EC135 to Blackcomb Aviation

Airbus Helicopters Canada Delivers EC135 to Blackcomb Aviation

3-Jun-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Blackcomb Aviation’s EC135 will provide support for the company’s multi-year contracts with various organizations, including power line maintenance and support missions in western Canada. The aircraft will be based in Whistler, British Columbia and will complete missions requiring state-of-the-art twin engine aircraft capabilities. This is the first of two EC135’s set to be delivered to... Read more

EMS helipad planned at Fort William in Scotland

EMS helipad planned at Fort William in Scotland

2-Jun-2014Source: Lochaber News

THE Blar Mor development site in Fort William is to be investigated as a possible location for a permanent helipad for air ambulance helicopters.  See full story... Read more

AS350 B3e breaks record on Mexico’s highest mountain

AS350 B3e breaks record on Mexico’s highest mountain

2-Jun-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

An Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3e helicopter achieved a new record in Mexican aviation history today by landing on the country’s highest peak, the 5,610-meter-high Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl). The historic landing―coordinated with the Mexican Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) and undertaken in accordance with international operating standards―underscores the extraordinary power and reliability of... Read more

Bayflite to renew helipad lease at North Port

Bayflite to renew helipad lease at North Port

2-Jun-2014Source: Herald Tribune

Bayflite, the helicopter ambulance service, intends to renew its lease on a helipad at North Port’s fire station near City Hall for another two years.  See full story... Read more

UF Health celebrates the arrival of new ShandsCair EC155

UF Health celebrates the arrival of new ShandsCair EC155

2-Jun-2014Source: UF Health

UF Health celebrates the arrival of the newest member of the ShandsCair fleet — an EC-155 — the largest, fastest and most advanced civilian aeromedicine helicopter in the Southeast. The new helicopter, specially modified for aeromedicine, has been assigned the designation of ShandsCair 1 and replaces the smaller EC-135 in use at ShandsCair’s Gainesville base... Read more

EC175 launch customer NHV holds demo flights in Belgium

EC175 launch customer NHV holds demo flights in Belgium

30-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Following its successful demo tour in the North Sea, the EC175 headed to NHV in Ostende, Belgium for three days of demonstration flights. In total, five flights were held carrying passengers such as NHV shareholders, investors, and Search and Rescue pilots. Listen to Annabelle De Witte, HSE Manager for Senvion Benelux, Remco Siemerink, SAR base... Read more

UTair to Install DART Aerospace Auxiliary Equipment on AS350/AS355s

UTair to Install DART Aerospace Auxiliary Equipment on AS350/AS355s

29-May-2014Source: UTair

UTair Aviation has decided to install auxiliary equipment produced by Canadian company DART Aerospace on its AS350 and AS355 helicopters. UTair-Engineering signed a trilateral cooperation agreement with Canadian DART Aerospace and Russian Heliatica at the 7th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2014. The agreement centers on the UTair purchase of equipment produced by DART for... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Vostok introduces e-Services

Airbus Helicopters Vostok introduces e-Services

27-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

This year’s highlight for Support & Services is the introduction of a series of e-Services to offer the most modern and innovative services on the Russian market. Keeping Airbus Helicopters flight-ready regardless of the environment and operating conditionsis one of Airbus Helicopters top priorities. Providing the most innovative services and most reactive support is therefore... Read more

Airbus Helicopters and UTair renew training agreement

Airbus Helicopters and UTair renew training agreement

26-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The successful training of pilots and technical personnel on Ecureuil-family rotorcraft will be continued in a joint Airbus Helicopters and UTair effort with the signing of an agreement at this week’s HeliRussia exhibition in Moscow. UTair’s Personnel Training Center (PTC) provides the courses, which covers type ratings, as well as recurrent and refresher training, for... Read more

Airbus Helicopters to maintain fleet of 41 EC135s for German Federal Police

Airbus Helicopters to maintain fleet of 41 EC135s for German Federal Police

26-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Berlin, 23 May 2014 – Keeping the German Federal Police’s large fleet of EC135 rotorcraft mission-ready will be the responsibility of Airbus Helicopters based on a long-term maintenance, repair, and overhaul contract (MRO) signed with the NATO Support Agency NSPA at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The NATO Support Agency (NSPA) is NATO’s Integrated Logistics... Read more

HeliRussia – Airbus Helicopters displays locally-operated AS350B3

HeliRussia – Airbus Helicopters displays locally-operated AS350B3

26-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

As the leading supplier of foreign-made turbine-powered rotorcraft in Russia, Airbus Helicopters’ participation at this week’s HeliRussia industry show focuses on its product range and mission diversity – including the display of a single-engine AS350 B3, a best-seller that has earned its reputation with customers in Russia and abroad. Airbus Helicopters’ AS350 B3 is the... Read more

EASA approves Airlift Super Puma NVIS STC

EASA approves Airlift Super Puma NVIS STC

23-May-2014Source: Airlift

Airlift’s EASA Part-21 Design Organisation (DOA)  has been awarded with Supplemental Type Certificate (EASA STC number 10049153) for the installation and certification of Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) lighting for Airbus Helicopters AS332 L/L1 Super Pumas with the certification of the first helicopter, an AS332 L1 operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard, ordered by MRO... Read more

ILA 2014 – Tiger UHT and CH-53GA rack up flight hours

ILA 2014 – Tiger UHT and CH-53GA rack up flight hours

23-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters celebrated two important flight-hour milestones with the German Bundeswehr at ILA Berlin 2014. The German Bundeswehr has attained 10,000 flight hours with its Tiger UHT. As of today, 34 Tiger helicopters have been delivered to the German Armed Forces, 12 of them in ASGARD configuration for deployment in Afghanistan. In a separate ceremony,... Read more

Bo105 helicopter fleet passes 8,000,000 flight hours

Bo105 helicopter fleet passes 8,000,000 flight hours

22-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

BO105 have been a fixture of helicopter fleets around the globe for over 40 years. They reliably carry out their missions and prove their worth day after day under tough conditions. Collectively, they have now completed a total of 8 million flight hours. “We are proud that the BO105 has reached this unique milestone,” says... Read more

ADAC Luftfahrt Technik sign parts-by-the-hour contract for EC145T2 fleet

ADAC Luftfahrt Technik sign parts-by-the-hour contract for EC145T2 fleet

22-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Today, Airbus Helicopters and ADAC Luftfahrt Technik (ALT), the maintenance arm of ADAC Luftrettung, signed a parts-by-the-hour service contract for the air rescue organization’s EC145 T2 fleet. The ten-year service agreement with a volume of some 25 million euros covers a comprehensive range of services for the new aircraft. The package for 14 new EC145... Read more

Airbus Helicopters and Kazakhstan: A mission-oriented partnership to promote at KADEX 2014

Airbus Helicopters and Kazakhstan: A mission-oriented partnership to promote at KADEX 2014

22-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Bringing mission-ready rotorcraft to Kazakhstan and building a long-term relationship with the country are to be highlighted in Airbus Helicopters’ participation at this month’s KADEX 2014 defense exposition. Included in the KADEX 2014 aircraft displays at Astana International Airport will be two Airbus Helicopters EC145s supplied to Kazakhstan – one operated by the Ministry of... Read more

ILA 2014: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Airbus Helicopters

ILA 2014: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Airbus Helicopters

21-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

German Chancellor Angela Merkel toured the EC145 T2 with Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury on the opening day of ILA Berlin 2014 during the German leader’s visit to the Airbus Group booth. The EC145 T2 is Airbus Helicopters’ latest twin-engine helicopter, assembled at the company’s Donauwörth site in Germany. Moving on with her visit, Chancellor... Read more

Airbus Helicopters introduces more personalization to Hermès designed EC135

Airbus Helicopters introduces more personalization to Hermès designed EC135

21-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters – the rotorcraft market leader in business and private aviation – is bringing a EC135 T2e l’Hélicoptère par Hermès, in new colors, to Geneva, Switzerland as part of the company’s participation at the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). At the airshow, Airbus Helicopters is showcasing opportunities for additional personalization to... Read more

21-May-14 Eurocopter EC225 Aberdeen, UK

21-May-14 Eurocopter EC225 Aberdeen, UK

21-May-2014

Emergency landing... Read more

21-May-14 C-GLHZ Eurocopter AS350B3 Conklin, Canada

21-May-14 C-GLHZ Eurocopter AS350B3 Conklin, Canada

21-May-2014

The helicopter was performing some sling operations and the load became unstable which caused the loss of control. CADORS 2014C1821... Read more

Trakka A800 searchlights qualified for Airbus Helicopters

Trakka A800 searchlights qualified for Airbus Helicopters

20-May-2014Source: Trakka

Trakkacorp Pty Ltd is pleased to confirm that the Company has achieved approval from Airbus Helicopters Germany for the Serial Production Qualification of the Trakka A800 Helicopter Searchlight. Extensive testing, qualification and close collaboration between Trakka and Airbus Helicopters’ engineering teams has taken place over the last three years to ensure that the Trakka Searchlight... Read more

Bolivian Air Force takes delivery of first AS332C1e

Bolivian Air Force takes delivery of first AS332C1e

19-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Last week, Airbus Helicopters held a delivery ceremony at their Marignane plant in southern France to hand over the first of six AS332C1e helicopters to Bolivia. Defense Minister Ruben Saavedra was on hand to receive the helicopter, as you can see in the official military press photo! The helicotper should arrive in-country in July, with... Read more

Airbus Helicopters to host Fort Worth safety symposium

Airbus Helicopters to host Fort Worth safety symposium

19-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) is hosting a U.S. Customer Safety Symposium dedicated to highlighting top safety issues in the industry and allowing customers to share their ideas and solutions. The two-day conference begins today at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. AHI leadership, customers and industry experts will discuss helicopter safety, including safety... Read more

19-May-14 RA-07232 Eurocopter EC120B Lepsari, Russia (2F)

19-May-14 RA-07232 Eurocopter EC120B Lepsari, Russia (2F)

19-May-2014

Crashed into wooded area killing both on board... Read more

North Sea EC175 demo tour this week

North Sea EC175 demo tour this week

18-May-2014Source: Airbus

The EC175 is Airbus Helicopters’ newest-certified rotorcraft in the 7-metric-ton class. It will demonstrate its outstanding Category A performance and its mission capabilities for the oil and gas sector during a three-nation demonstration tour starting on May 19. In conjunction with the new rotorcraft’s tour of the North Sea, Airbus Helicopters will announce an increase... Read more

18-May-14 N840PA Eurocopter AS350B3 Peach Springs, US-Arizona (1F)

18-May-14 N840PA Eurocopter AS350B3 Peach Springs, US-Arizona (1F)

18-May-2014

After landing, the pilot exited the running helicopter; shortly thereafter the helicopter became airborne without the pilot at the flight controls. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground and rolled over. The pilot was struck by one or more of the main rotor blades and was fatally injured.... Read more

Glasgow Heliport moves a mile and a half

Glasgow Heliport moves a mile and a half

16-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Plans to move Glasgow Heliport were first aired at least four years ago as the site owners wanted to use the land for a hotel. Ever since its launch, the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre have been supportive of the heliport in one corner of its site alongside the River Clyde, so there was no... Read more

Airbus Helicopters donates vital training aid to BCIT aerospace facility

Airbus Helicopters donates vital training aid to BCIT aerospace facility

16-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters Canada

Airbus Helicopters’ donation of an AS350 to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) reflects its strong commitment to aviation and aerospace in Canada. As the leading helicopter manufacturer worldwide, Airbus Helicopters’ donation of the most popular single engine utility aircraft flying in Canada will provide an integral training tool for the next generation of... Read more

UK – Great North Air Ambulance opens new base at Newcastle Airport

UK – Great North Air Ambulance opens new base at Newcastle Airport

16-May-2014Source: Great North Air Ambulance

The region’s air ambulance has opened a new base at Newcastle International Airport. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) will now operate out of Tyne and Wear after a partnership agreement was made with the airport. GNAAS will still hold its main operational headquarters at Durham Tees Valley Airport near Darlington. It also operates... Read more

Airbus Helicopters awarded contract for 10 more UH-72A Lakotas

Airbus Helicopters awarded contract for 10 more UH-72A Lakotas

16-May-2014Source: US DoD

EADS-NA, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $55,361,816 sole-source modification (P00780) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 to procure ten UH-72A Lakota helicopters with ARC-231 radios. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $55,361,816 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is June 30, 2015. Work will be performed Columbia, Mississippi. Army Contracting... Read more

Airbus Helicopters shows strong presence with latest helicopter generation at ILA 2014

Airbus Helicopters shows strong presence with latest helicopter generation at ILA 2014

16-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters’ presence at the ILA Berlin Air Show reflects over four decades of helicopter manufacturing in Germany. Their exhibition features a range of brand-new models such as the EC145 T2 and EC135 T3 aircraft, as well as the NH90 NFH naval helicopter and the legendary BO105. Besides offering visitors an insight into its comprehensive... Read more

Airbus delivers 300th UH-72A Lakota on-time and on-budget

Airbus delivers 300th UH-72A Lakota on-time and on-budget

15-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Group today delivered to the Army the service’s 300th UH-72A Lakota helicopter. Every Lakota has been delivered – on time and on budget – by an American workforce that is more than 50 percent U.S. military veterans. The Lakota is manufactured at the company’s Airbus Helicopters, Inc. facility in Columbus, Miss., where Col. Thomas... Read more

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance first to fly patient to new Bristol helipad

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance first to fly patient to new Bristol helipad

14-May-2014Source: Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

The new £3 million helideck at Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) was used for the first time on Friday 9 May by Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance just two days after its official opening. Air ambulances across the region have spent the last few weeks undergoing orientation test flights for the new helideck which is located... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Canada statement on Canadian Coast Guard contract award

Airbus Helicopters Canada statement on Canadian Coast Guard contract award

13-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters Canada

“Airbus Helicopters Canada deeply regrets that the federal government has moved forward and awarded the Canadian Coast Guard Light-lift Helicopter contract. Our lawsuit against Public Works & Government Services Canada on this tender is currently before the Federal Court and has not been resolved. Airbus Helicopters Canada maintains that the government’s Request for Proposals for... Read more

UK – New Exeter base for police and air ambulance helicopters

UK – New Exeter base for police and air ambulance helicopters

13-May-2014Source: D&CC

Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon Air Ambulance Trust have this week relocated helicopter operations to a new shared airbase at Exeter Airport. The two aircraft have been moved from the former site at Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, following the sale of land for development. The helicopters will be housed at a secure location at the... 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

Libya approves purchase of four firefighting helicopters

Libya approves purchase of four firefighting helicopters

12-May-2014Source: DefenceWeb

The Libyan cabinet has approved the Ministry of Interior’s plans to purchase four helicopters for the National Security Authority’s fire-fighting division.  See full story... Read more

Great Western Air Ambulance targets August for EC135 upgrade

Great Western Air Ambulance targets August for EC135 upgrade

11-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

The Great Western Air Ambulance Trust (GWAA) has confirmed to HeliHub.com that they expect to upgrade from their current Bo105 helicopter to an Airbus Helicopters EC135 this summer, with the target of the third week of August. GWAA is one of just two UK air ambulance operators in the UK flying the Bo105, with Scotland’s... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Inc awarded $25M for UH-72A logistics support

Airbus Helicopters Inc awarded $25M for UH-72A logistics support

8-May-2014Source: US DoD

EADS North America, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $25,474,389 modification (P00787) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 to increase funds and exercise an option for contractor logistics support on the Lakota Utility Helicopter (UH-72A). Work will be performed in Columbia, Mississippi, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance Army funds in... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services Adds 7th EC135 at Marysville/Yuba base

REACH Air Medical Services Adds 7th EC135 at Marysville/Yuba base

7-May-2014Source: REACH

In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency air medical helicopters and airplanes, REACH Air Medical Services has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 model helicopter. This new aircraft is based at REACH’s Marysville/Yuba, CA base, known as REACH 7. The aircraft will be the seventh EC135 for REACH, bringing... Read more

Ivory Coast – IAS becomes first Airbus maintenance centre in Western and Central Africa

Ivory Coast – IAS becomes first Airbus maintenance centre in Western and Central Africa

7-May-2014Source: Airbus

Firmly committed to the development of services situated in proximity to its operators, Airbus Helicopters today announced that it has certified the Abidjan maintenance center operated by International Aircraft Services (IAS), the largest civil helicopter operator in Western and Central Africa. Equipped with all the necessary operational resources, the center will service the AS365 and... Read more

L-3 Wescam delivers 100th MX-15i turret for National Guard UH-72A Lakota fleet

L-3 Wescam delivers 100th MX-15i turret for National Guard UH-72A Lakota fleet

7-May-2014Source: L-3 Wescam

L‐3 WESCAM announced today that it has now delivered 100 MX™-15 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging turrets in support of the U.S. Army National Guard’s UH-72A Security and Support Mission Equipment Package (S&S MEP). L-3 WESCAM was awarded the contract for this program in 2009 as a subcontractor to Airbus Helicopters, Inc. The first system was delivered... Read more

Big increase in spring/summer bookings at Grand Canyon Helicopters

Big increase in spring/summer bookings at Grand Canyon Helicopters

6-May-2014Source: Grand Canyon Helicopters

Grand Canyon Helicopters, a Las Vegas-based provider of National Park tour and travel information, is reporting a significant spike in spring tour bookings and is expecting that to increase as summer approaches. “Spring travel to the Grand Canyon is really taking off,” said Keith Kravitz, owner of Grand Canyon Helicopters. “Every kind of trip is... Read more

Angola SonAir takes delivery of EC225

Angola SonAir takes delivery of EC225

6-May-2014Source: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters’ EC225 presence in the African oil and gas heli-lift market will expand following delivery of an additional workhorse rotorcraft to SonAir, which is to deploy this long-range helicopter on operations in Angola. A handover ceremony today in Marignane, France marked the EC225’s delivery, with this latest aircraft joining SonAir’s Airbus Helicopters-built fleet of... Read more

05-May-14 ZK-HJC Kawasaki BK117B1 Springston, New Zealand

05-May-14 ZK-HJC Kawasaki BK117B1 Springston, New Zealand

5-May-2014

Emergency field landing when transferring a patient from Ashburton Hospital to Christchurch Hospital when an indication warning light turned on.  Representative from operator referred to it as a “heavy landing”. No injuries to 5 POB... Read more

Avincis Group lease two EC135s from AgustaWestland

Avincis Group lease two EC135s from AgustaWestland

1-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

A few weeks back, two Eurocopter EC135T2+ helicopters arrived in the UK at the end of a ferry flight from Azerbaijan. Previously operated by Silk Way Helicopter Services on EMS work from January 2012, the two had been replaced by new AgustaWestland AW139s and taken by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer in part-exchange. They have now been... Read more

Airbus Helicopters details involvement at ShieldAfrica 2014

Airbus Helicopters details involvement at ShieldAfrica 2014

1-May-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

With more than 670 of its rotorcraft operating across the African continent, Airbus Helicopters’ presence at next week’s ShieldAfrica exhibition will spotlight the role of its product line in serving this evolving market’s varied missions. “The designed-in versatility of our aircraft is demonstrated daily in Africa, where they are deployed on demanding missions in some... Read more

01-May-14 Eurocopter EC225 Aberdeen, UK

01-May-14 Eurocopter EC225 Aberdeen, UK

1-May-2014

Bristow EC225 en route to Talisman’s Clyde platform returned to base after a warning light came on... Read more

01-May-14 TF-HDW Eurocopter AS350B2 Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

01-May-14 TF-HDW Eurocopter AS350B2 Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

1-May-2014

Flew  into the side of the Eyjafjallajökull Glacier in low visibility, 4 POB not seriously injured.... Read more

Airbus completes deliveries of EC135s to Turkey’s THK Gokcen Aviation

Airbus completes deliveries of EC135s to Turkey’s THK Gokcen Aviation

30-Apr-2014Source: Airbus

Critical-care airlift services from Turkey’s THK Gökçen Aviation are now at their full-up capability following completion of Airbus Helicopters’ delivery of EC135 to this commercial arm of the Turkish Aeronautical Association. Handover of the milestone EC135 occurred at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany production facility, where the twin-engine rotorcraft is assembled. The EC135 already has demonstrated... Read more

Swift Copters take delivery of AS350B3e

Swift Copters take delivery of AS350B3e

28-Apr-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Swift Copters reported on their Facebook page recently that they have taken delivery of HB-ZTE – a brand new AS350B3e, serial 7868.  The accompanying photo was at the Airbus Helicopters factory at Marignane in France and the helicopter has been delivered in primer – we assume paint and any other completion work will be done... Read more

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance appoints new chairman

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance appoints new chairman

28-Apr-2014Source: HIOWAA

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are pleased to announce that Marcus de Ferranti has been appointed to the role of Chairman with immediate effect. With a strong aviation background that started as a Harrier pilot in the Royal Air Force, de Ferranti has had a highly successful career, both in the public and... Read more

UNM Hospital releases video of PHI Air Medical AS350 accident

UNM Hospital releases video of PHI Air Medical AS350 accident

27-Apr-2014Source: UNM Hospital

The University of New Mexico Hospital Board of Trustees on Friday recognized staffers and emergency response personnel, including two UNMH security officers who rushed to the aid of a medical crew shortly after their helicopter crashed on the hospital’s roof earlier this month.  [See HeliHub.com page for this accident] Surveillance video released by UNMH shows the... Read more

Kentucky Army Guard rolls out first of six UH-72A Lakotas

Kentucky Army Guard rolls out first of six UH-72A Lakotas

27-Apr-2014Source: Kentucky ANG

Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson joined Adjutant General Edward W. Tonini and members of the Kentucky Army National Guard’s aviation community for the inaugural roll out of the Guard’s newest acquisition, the LUH-72 Lakota helicopter at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., April 24. The American-made LUH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter was specifically selected and... Read more

Airbus Helicopters selects Software Testing Solution Provider

Airbus Helicopters selects Software Testing Solution Provider

27-Apr-2014Source: Vector Software

Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for testing safety and mission critical embedded applications, announced today that Airbus Helicopters has selected VectorCAST™ as their standard corporate test solution for the company’s division in Germany. The company chose the VectorCAST/Cover, VectorCAST/C++ and VectorCAST/Ada tools to ensure that they are able to use... Read more

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance carries out first blood transfusion

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance carries out first blood transfusion

27-Apr-2014Source: HIOWAA

On Thursday 17th April we carried out our first blood transfusion since we began carrying blood on board all flights earlier this month. The patient was taken to University Hospital Southampton following a road traffic incident in the New Forest. Using technology first utilised by the British military in Afghanistan, we are able to store... Read more

Helibras delivers 10th and 11th EC725s

Helibras delivers 10th and 11th EC725s

25-Apr-2014Source: Helibras

Helibras has just delivered two EC725 helicopters, meeting deadlines and criteria for nationalization stipulated by the contract signed between the company and the Ministry of Defence in 2008, which established the supply of 50 aircraft of this model to the Brazilian Armed Forces. The 10th unit is allocated to the FAB, who has now five... Read more

MacNeil Aviation takes delivery of AS350B3e with Garmin G500H glass cockpit

MacNeil Aviation takes delivery of AS350B3e with Garmin G500H glass cockpit

24-Apr-2014

One of America’s leading entrepreneurs is the proud owner of a new, customized AS350 B3e helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI). David MacNeil, owner of MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd. in Bolingbrook, Ill. has taken delivery of the aircraft that he will use in business travels for his highly successful company that manufactures the acclaimed... Read more

EASA certifies EC225 gear shaft redesign

EASA certifies EC225 gear shaft redesign

23-Apr-2014Source: Airbus

The redesigned vertical bevel gear shaft for Airbus Helicopters’ EC225 has been certified, enabling its production and installation on all rotorcraft of this type in operation globally, as well as those being produced. Certification was granted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and is to be followed by validation from other international airworthiness authorities.... Read more

EASA certifies Airbus EC145T2 – Deliveries start in Q3

EASA certifies Airbus EC145T2 – Deliveries start in Q3

22-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The newest member of Airbus Helicopters’ proven EC145 rotorcraft family – the EC145 T2 – has been certified, clearing the way for customer deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year. Issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot and instrument flight rules (IFR)... Read more

Airbus Helicopters launches Japan’s first helicopter full flight simulator

Airbus Helicopters launches Japan’s first helicopter full flight simulator

22-Apr-2014Source: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters Japan today inaugurated Japan’s first full flight simulator (FFS) for helicopters, with this high-fidelity training system now ready for service at its facilities located in the Kobe Airport vicinity. The simulator is configured to represent Airbus Helicopters’ light twin-engine EC135 P2+ rotorcraft, and has received Level C certification from the Japan Civil Aviation... Read more

France certifies EC175 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer

France certifies EC175 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer

21-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

The EC175 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT III) has been certified by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) and is now operational. Airbus Helicopters pilot instructors are already undergoing training in anticipation of the first student pilots who are expected to arrive early this summer. The EC175 FNPT is just one of the training solutions... Read more

Summit Aviation to cohost Airbus Helicopters East Regional Symposium

Summit Aviation to cohost Airbus Helicopters East Regional Symposium

21-Apr-2014Source: Summit Aviation

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, is pleased to announce it will cohost the Airbus Helicopters East Regional Symposium at Summit’s facility in Middletown, Delaware on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The one day symposium will consist of informational presentations and safety and technical briefings regarding Airbus Helicopters products and services. Summit Aviation will provide a... Read more

Northwest MedStar to Open Base in Brewster, Washington

Northwest MedStar to Open Base in Brewster, Washington

21-Apr-2014Source: Northwest MedStar

Northwest MedStar, the region’s critical care transport provider, is establishing an air medical base at Anderson Field Airport in Brewster, Washington. The full-time base will be opening in May, 2014. “This is another opportunity for Northwest MedStar to collaborate with the local health care community throughout north central Washington,” said Eveline Bisson, program director for... Read more

EASA approves Dart EC145 Skidtubes and BK117 Heli-Utility-Baskets

EASA approves Dart EC145 Skidtubes and BK117 Heli-Utility-Baskets

21-Apr-2014Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace has announced that it has received a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its EC145 skidtubes. DART has also recently received FAA approval for its BK117 Heli-Utility-BasketTM. With DART skidtubes, the central I-beam web absorbs most of the impact on landing so the tube maintains its integrity. Even with... Read more

UK – Marshalls sell AW109E and AS355N

UK – Marshalls sell AW109E and AS355N

21-Apr-2014Source: Marshall

Marshall Aviation Services’ aircraft brokerage business, JETability, has enjoyed a strong first quarter with a notable number of international sales transactions. Led by experienced Sales Director, Howard Povey, the business has sold three aircraft – a Cessna CJ2+, an Agusta Westland 109E Power, and an Airbus Helicopters AS355N.  Howard and the team have built up... Read more

Northwest MedStar takes to the air from Missoula base

Northwest MedStar takes to the air from Missoula base

15-Apr-2014Source: Northwest MedStar

Northwest MedStar, the preferred provider of critical care transport for Providence St. Patrick Hospital and Community Medical Center, took to the Montana skies on Wednesday, April 2 at 0700 from its base at the Missoula International Airport. “Our community members and patients are receiving continuous critical care transport services from the local, experienced Missoula teams,”... Read more

Airbus Helicopters displaying at DSA in Kuala Lumpur

Airbus Helicopters displaying at DSA in Kuala Lumpur

14-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters is presenting its aircraft at the Defense Services Asia Exhibition & Conference (DSA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from April 14-17. On display at the Airbus Group booth for military and governmental customers are one-fifth models of the combat-proven multi-role Cougar EC725, the Tiger HAD combat helicopter, and the EC135 light twin-engine helicopter. Airbus Helicopters’ EC145 and EC135 aircraft... Read more

Gama Engineering wins UK Army Gazelle avionics update contract

Gama Engineering wins UK Army Gazelle avionics update contract

11-Apr-2014Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Engineering Ltd, the Fairoaks Airport, UK based EASA Part 21J and UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Design Approved Organisation Status company, has been awarded a contract to supply the design solution and major parts for a Traffic Alerting System, GPS and 8.33kHz VHF Comms upgrade to a number of Airbus Helicopters’ Gazelle helicopters for... 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

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

Bristow Super Puma heavily damaged in Nigerian hangar fire

Bristow Super Puma heavily damaged in Nigerian hangar fire

8-Apr-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Helicopters recently suffered a hangar fire at its Port Hardcourt base in Nigeria. As the photo below shows, there was extensive damage to the hangar roof and two Super Pumas were damaged, one heavily. The fire is believed to have started in one of the stores housing aircraft spares and consumables – seen in... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Canada delivers AS350B3e to Innukoptères

Airbus Helicopters Canada delivers AS350B3e to Innukoptères

6-Apr-2014Source: Airbus

The AS350 B3e will join Innukoptères’ current fleet of 3 AS350 B2’s and will be flown for different utilities projects, including mining industry, tourism and wildlife services. “Selecting the AS350 B3e was an important next step for Innukoptères,” said Mr. Paul Desmeules, General Director, Innukoptères Inc. “This aircraft will provide accessibility for higher payload and range for... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Canada – Apr/May/Jun 2014

Airbus Helicopters Canada – Apr/May/Jun 2014

1-Apr-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters Canada

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