5-Dec-2023Source: Antarctica Government
A massive Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, usually used to move military equipment and distribute humanitarian aid, has delivered two BK117 helicopters to Antarctica for the first time. The helicopters will be used this summer to fly Australian Antarctic Program scientists to remote locations that would otherwise be inaccessible. “To get the helicopters cleared for... Read more
4-Jan-2021Source: Ultimate HELI
Ultimate HELI is a South African based world class provider of helicopter services, supplying the safest and the most efficient helicopter charter, helicopter maintenance, advanced helicopter training, utility helicopters and helicopter support worldwide. We are proud to announce that we have started our annual Antarctica deployments. We will be operating off two separate ice breakers... Read more
12-Jun-2019Source: Quark Expeditions
Quark Expeditions®, the leader in polar adventures operating exclusively in the Arctic and Antarctica, announced the name of their new polar expedition ship scheduled to set sail late in 2020. The technologically-advanced vessel will be named Ultramarine. The highly-anticipated new ship takes its name from the precious colour of the same name: ultramarine, which means... Read more
24-Jan-2019Source: Ultimate Heli
Ultimate HELI is a world class provider of helicopter services, supplying the safest and the most efficient helicopter charter, helicopter maintenance, advanced helicopter training, utility helicopters and helicopter support worldwide. We are proud to announce that we have deployed 2 x Bell 412EP’s and 1 x Airbus Helicopter AS350B2 to Antarctica that departed Cape Town... Read more
20-May-2014Source: NSF
The New Zealand Search and Rescue Council has recognized the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Polar Programs, for its cooperation with Antarctica New Zealand in response to the January 2013 loss of a Twin Otter aircraft and its crew in the Antarctic. On Tuesday May 13 (New... Read more
2-Dec-2013
Two helicopters flying in tandem and one experienced issue which led to hard landing and all three occupants injured. Crew from second helicopter on hand to ensure injured kept safe and warm until further rescue arrives. The two are operating for the Australian Antarctic Division... Read more
24-Sep-2012Source: HNZ Group
Canadian Helicopters Group Inc. (TSX: CHL.A, CHL.B), an international provider of helicopter transportation and related support services, announced today that, further to its news release dated May 14, 2012, the change of its name to HNZ Group Inc. (the “Companyâ€), as approved by its shareholders at its annual meeting on May 11, 2012, will be... Read more
17-Dec-2011
Flight conditions further rapidly deteriorated and became extremely bad, one of the helicopters had an accident during the flight back to the Germany research ship Polarstern. Fortunately, the passengers were only slightly injured. Instant support could be given by the other helicopter team, which at the same time had a hard but safe landing... Read more
17-Dec-2011
Flight conditions further rapidly deteriorated and became extremely bad, one of the helicopters had an accident during the flight back to the Germany research ship Polarstern. Fortunately, the passengers were only slightly injured. Instant support could be given by the other helicopter team, which at the same time had a hard but safe landing... Read more
28-Oct-2010
report that they have found debris scattered over 150 meters, which would indicate, according to the two crews, a significant impact with the ground. Reports of three bodies so far located in the impact zone.... Read more
7-Jul-2010Source: Antarctica New Zealand
The spectacular ridge of wind-sculpted granite towers at the entrance to Antarctica’s Wright Valley has been named the McPhail Turrets recognising Rob McPhail’s huge contribution to scientific research on the Ice. Rob McPhail, well-known to all Antarcticans, who has flown for Helicopters New Zealand for four months of each of the past 19 years in... Read more
