8-Aug-2011
The helicopter was trying to return to Lae when it went missing between Mumeng and Wafi – marginal visual conditions, pilot was not IFR rated, helicopter was not IFR equipped. Two security guards and the expatriate pilot, Peter Wallace, were on board the helicopter. There were no survivors... Read more
8-Aug-2011
Chip light illuminated and standard procedures led to engine shut down. Uneventful single engine long field landing carried out... Read more
7-Aug-2011Source: Louisiana National Guard
Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army’s newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon Voizen – New Horizons Haiti 2011 from April through June. The new aircraft performed medical evacuations, helped to move critical supplies and transported troops and civilians around the task... Read more
7-Aug-2011Source: Av-Base Systems
WinAir yet again proves to be a critical tool in aviation maintenance and inventory management with its recent role in the LASD’s replacement of their patrol and surveillance fleet of AS350s – AV-BASEsystems.com. The LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), headquartered in Monterey Park, California, is the USA’s largest Sheriff’s department and the seventh largest law... Read more
7-Aug-2011Source: Eurocopter
The delivery of the latest EC225 to the China Ministry of Transport’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau completes the fulfilment of the contract signed in 2009 for the supply of two EC225 for offshore search and rescue missions, with the earlier unit being delivered end of June this year. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) signed on... Read more
6-Aug-2011
Law enforcement helicopter suffered midair collision from light aircraft it was trying to prevent take off. Fixed wing was involved in dtug smuggling. Helicopter struck on tail rotor and spun into the ground. All POB safe.... Read more
5-Aug-2011
Pilot Roberto Bezzi died and 4 (or 5?) passengers injured. Early reports suggest blade strike... Read more
4-Aug-2011
Lucas County Port Authority directors approved leasing a Toledo Express Airport hangar to ProMedica to house its air-ambulance helicopters despite an objection from an airport business that maintains that it — and not the port authority — owns the hangar. (Full story)... Read more
4-Aug-2011
Crew found bullet hole in aircraft and remains of bullet inside, under the cabin floor. Unsure of location of occurrence, helicopter grounded at Marysville... Read more
2-Aug-2011Source: Becker Avionics
Becker Avionics is pleased to announce the recent delivery of two more TH-135 aircraft to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) with the Becker digital audio system (DVCS6100) installed. Brett Gardner, Director of Sales and Marketing remarked, “The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force is purchasing a total of 15 new TH-135 (EC135) training helicopters.... Read more
2-Aug-2011Source: PremiAir
PremiAir, the award-winning UK-based executive helicopter and private jet charter operator, has reported a steady growth in its aircraft management activities, generating confidence that the industry may be seeing some recovery from the economic downturn. With a growing managed private jet fleet and maintenance bases at Oxford and Biggin Hill, PremiAir is strategically positioning itself... Read more
30-Jul-2011
Tail rotor struck trailer on landing... Read more
29-Jul-2011Source: Sentara Healthcare
David Banty, 76, of Capron, Virginia in Southampton County has flown as a patient on the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance, twice. The first time was in August of 1982, just seven months after the program’s inception, when he nearly drowned on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Last March, he suffered a heart attack at... Read more
29-Jul-2011
The chairman/chief executive of Bacita Sugar Company Josephine Oluwadamilola Kuteyi, her personal assistant Adedoyin Ogunbanjo and their Filipino pilot were killed after impacting terrain.... Read more
29-Jul-2011
Dual Automatic Flight Control System failure.... Read more
28-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
The sea pilots of Dunkirk’s Grand Port Maritime will benefit from the reliability and safety of Eurocopter’s EC135 when the twin-engine helicopter enters service at one of France’s busiest port facilities. With the EC135’s selection, Eurocopter’s extensive experience in maritime support services has been recognized by the sea pilots of Dunkirk, who guide some 5,800... Read more
28-Jul-2011Source: Rega
(electronic translation from local language) Rega, the Berne hospital now supported in poor visibility, flying on navigation by satellite. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation has approved the Switzerland’s first civilian GPS approach procedures for helicopters. Patients benefit from increased security of supply in case of bad weather and haze layers. Just autumn or winter... Read more
28-Jul-2011Source: Naples News
A Collier County Medflight pilot accused of standing outside his running helicopter last week was placed on administrative leave Friday, a month after he won $70,000 in a whistleblower and retaliation lawsuit against the county. (Full story)... Read more
28-Jul-2011
The current Group Captain, ‘Jock’ Brown is leaving RAF Shawbury after 2 years to take up a vital and exciting role in Afghanistan. His replacement is Captain Paul Shawcross from the Royal Navy who arrives from the same role. (full story)... Read more
28-Jul-2011
Three new helicopters are due to make their UK debuts at Helitech this year. Europe’s largest dedicated helicopter exhibition takes place at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, near Cambridge in the United Kingdom, from 27-29 September. Launched earlier this year Eurocopter’s EC145 T2 has yet to be seen on display at an event in... Read more
27-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The second of three Eurocopter EC225s being leased by Bristow to MHS in Malaysia left the UK on delivery. After landing mid-morning today at Redhill Aerdrome from Aberdeen, the helicopter departed lunchtime on a long leg to Dijon in France. All three aircraft involved have been delivered from the Eurocopter factory at Marignane to Bristow’s... Read more
27-Jul-2011Source: Northwest MedStar
Northwest MedStar, the region’s critical emergency care transport service, has expanded its Moses Lake day-base operations to a full-time helicopter base, providing additional coverage for critically-ill and injured patients in the north central Washington region. “The North Central region has been a long-time, loyal supporter of Northwest MedStar,†said Eveline Bisson, program director of Northwest... Read more
27-Jul-2011Source: US DoD
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $10,166,300 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide logistic support coverage for the UH-72A aircraft. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited, with one bid... Read more
27-Jul-2011Source: Mahindra
Mahindra Aerospace and Mahindra Satyam – representing the aerospace manufacturing and engineering capabilities of leading Indian industrial house, the Mahindra Group – today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a trade partnership with the Eurocopter Group and its Indian subsidiary, Eurocopter India. The partnership will be focused on manufacturing of sub assemblies, engineering and customization of... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Near miss with C17 military transport plane. Helicopter pilot took evasive action... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Tail rotor drive shaft cover separated from the aircraft during post-maintenance positioning flight... Read more
27-Jul-2011
Precautionary landing revealed missing drive shaft cover... Read more
25-Jul-2011Source: KUSI
State budget cuts have forced San Diego Police to reduce from 10 to 6 hours a day (full story)... Read more
25-Jul-2011Source: Night Flight Concepts
Night Flight Concepts, a leading provider of night vision solutions, has been selected to provide its NVIOâ„¢ NVG (Night Vision Goggle) Computer-Based Training to the Swedish National Police, National Bureau of Investigation. The National Bureau of Investigation includes the Police Helicopter Service which is tasked with providing search and reconnaissance aircraft and personnel in support... Read more
25-Jul-2011Source: Brunei MINDEF
The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has down-selected two companies who will compete for the Support Helicopter Project (SH Poject) contract, namely Eurocopter and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky). With Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) fleet of Bell 212 and BO105 nearing the end of its operational life, the SH Project was brought about in line with... Read more
25-Jul-2011
Bryan Law 57 from Cairns Peace by Peace and Graeme Dunstan, 67 of Peace Bus were both arrested and placed in custody after being allegedly involved with damaging a Tiger attack helicopter at Rockhampton airport on Thursday. Law will face five charges in a Rockhampton court on August 5, including two counts of wilful damage,... Read more
25-Jul-2011Source: FB Heliservices
FB Heliservices is pleased to confirm that it plans to attend Helitech in 2011 with four of its aircraft on show Bell 412 Griffin HARII, a Search and Rescue helicopter based on the Bell 412EP, operated by 84 Squadron RAF since 2003 at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. READ MORE about 84 Squadron… Eurocopter AS 350, a... Read more
24-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, and Asia’s leading company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), have reiterated their commitment to take their five decade long relationship to the next level. The long-time partners are in the process of signing agreements to further strengthen their industrial cooperation and links. This association will focus on increasing existing collaboration... Read more
24-Jul-2011Source: Norwich Bulletin
Hartford Hospital officials have renewed their commitment to keeping the Life Star program at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT (Full story)... Read more
24-Jul-2011Source: US Coast Guard
Capt. Mark E. Reynolds relieved Capt. Scott A. Kitchen of command of U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., during a change-of-command ceremony on Friday, July 22, 2011, at 11 a.m. The ceremony was held at Group/Air Station North Bend, located at 2000 Connecticut Avenue, North Bend. Capt. Kitchen, who assumed command of Group/Air Station... Read more
24-Jul-2011Source: FDC/aerofilter
FDC/aerofilter is pleased to announce that the service life for the Eurocopter AS350 series and EC130 B4 inlet barrier filter elements has been increased to 4500 hours, with no limitation on the number of cleanings. In addition, the recommended service interval has been increased to 300 hours. The FAA recently approved a revision to FDC/aerofilter’s... Read more
22-Jul-2011Source: American Eurocopter
Grand Prairie, Texas – American Eurocopter announced today that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has selected an AS350 B2 helicopter to replace its aging military surplus helicopter. The new rotorcraft will augment the mission capabilities of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit and will increase the availability of aerial support to the citizens of... Read more
21-Jul-2011Source: Air Methods
Longtime completion leader, Metro Aviation, Inc. will showcase their latest comprehensive EC145 customization for the Virginia State Police Med Flight during the upcoming Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Annual Conference and Exposition. The venue begins this week on Wednesday 20 July 2011 and runs through Friday 22 July at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center... Read more
21-Jul-2011Source: BBC
A gamekeeper from Wiltshire has been found guilty of endangering an aircraft after he drove his Land Rover straight at a low-flying army helicopter. (Full story) – see also HeliHub.com page for this accident... Read more
21-Jul-2011Source: Aero Maintenance
Aero Maintenance Ltd of Walton Wood in Yorkshire have successfully carried out the first ever UK full 12-year overhaul of an EC 120, they’ve also given it an outstanding new interior and re-spray too! Previously, the 12-year inspection was to be carried out by Eurocopter only, but an amendment to the MSM (Master Servicing Manual)... Read more
21-Jul-2011
Helicopter attacked by peace activist while parked at Rockhampton Airport. See also our story here... Read more
21-Jul-2011
While taxiing at Port Keats airport, the helicopter collided with a light pole and rolled onto its side. The crew, passengers and a person on the ground sustained minor injuries.... Read more
20-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter today delivered the 1,000th EC135 to its new owner. Fifteen years after the first of these helicopters rolled off the production line at the Eurocopter plant in Donauwörth, the group’s President and CEO Lutz Bertling handed the keys of the new aircraft on this landmark occasion to Peter Meyer, the President of ADAC, Germany’s... Read more
20-Jul-2011Source: South Bend Tribune
WSBT’s cameras took an exclusive ride with MedFlight, one of the area’s only medical helicopters – see full story. Memorial MedFlight utilizes an EC 135P2 helicopter and is based at the South Bend Regional Airport, operated for them by Omniflight. The particular helicopter is registered N3842, and is serial number 0428... Read more
20-Jul-2011Source: Rail.co
Network Rail runs the railway infrastructure across the UK, and employs two AS355s on contract from PDG Helicopters. See this article for a profile of this operation... Read more
20-Jul-2011Source: Aero Dynamix
Aero Dynamix Inc. is very proud to announce the delivery of the eighth Night Vision Goggle (NVG) modified AS350 to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “We are very pleased to be working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on this project” stated General Manager Dennis Trout. “We are performing the night vision cockpit modification... Read more
19-Jul-2011Source: Wales Air Ambulance
Helicopter charity Wales Air Ambulance is expanding its Welshpool-based operation from a five-day service to seven days a week, from 19thJuly. The lifesaving service, currently celebrating its tenth anniversary, is increasing its air cover for Mid Wales to 365 days a year following an ongoing fundraising drive by the charity. Wales Air Ambulance will announce... Read more
19-Jul-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART is pleased to announce that their subsidiary Apical Industries has received Brazilian approval for their EC135 Emergency Float Systems with or without Liferafts. Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approval have been previously received. Apical’s EC135 Emergency Float Systems each include four floats. The floats are constructed utilizing lightweight urethane-coated nylon fabric. Each float has... Read more
18-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter today marked the 100th delivery of an EC225, which was received by Bristow Group Inc. (Bristow) – the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry worldwide. The landmark EC225 was supplied in the oil and gas configuration, but it can be used by Bristow in other missions due to the multi-role... Read more
18-Jul-2011Source: True Blue Power
True Blue Power®, a division of Mid-Continent Instruments and manufacturer of advanced Friendly Lithium power management solutions, announced today a contract with Eurocopter Deutschland, a subsidiary of European Aeronautics Defense and Space Company (EADS), to provide the True Blue Power MD835 Emergency Power Supply (EPS) for the EC135 and EC145 T2 next generation civilian helicopters.... Read more
18-Jul-2011Source: American Eurocopter
The AStar family of helicopters has become the standard in airborne law enforcement. It is a reliable, high performance platform that has been proven throughout the U.S. law enforcement community. In service with agencies like U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, California... Read more
18-Jul-2011
Smoke started to appear out of the aft air conditioning vents inflight. Safe... Read more
17-Jul-2011
Heavy landing during operations for British Open golf championship, further details awaited... Read more
16-Jul-2011
Window fell out on approach to land... Read more
15-Jul-2011
Three occupants killed, believed to be owner Gilberto Menel, director of the Textile knitting Nanet, plus company employee Erico Melchioreto,and pilot Alvaro Junior Pisetta. Helicopter crashed into a forest. Access to site difficult... Read more
12-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
Hélidax, owned by DCI and INAER, has announced that it has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark with its fleet of Eurocopter EC120 Colibri aircraft—in under 13 months of operations. Hélidax was the first public-private partnership (PPP) to be launched by the French Ministry of Defense. Since May 2010, Hélidax has trained two graduated students,... Read more
7-Jul-2011
Cessna Citation VII N701HA was being ground handled when its wing struck the parked helicopter and damaged it.... Read more
6-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Bristow Helicopters in the UK are currently carrying out completion work, including full paint, on three Eurocopter EC225 helicopters for MHS Aviation in Malaysia. Two have been delivered thus far, both carrying British registrations to facilitate test flights. The aircraft are serial 2790 registered G-CGUB and 2792 as G-CGUC, delivered in to Bristow’s base at... Read more
6-Jul-2011
Tail damaged in force landing on river bank after “technical problems”. Wrongly quoted in some reports as 9N-AWI. Three Japanese and two Nepali passengers and the Australian pilot are safe... Read more
5-Jul-2011Source: Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are working closely with HELP to enable a unique project to equip Southampton General Hospital with a purpose-built life-saving helipad. Up until now, emergency airlifts have had to stop short of the hospital – the best the Air Ambulance could do was to touch down in a council... Read more
5-Jul-2011
Helicopter is on its side in a corn field, more details when available. One report suggests bird strike to blame?... Read more
4-Jul-2011
Helicopter had been rented by a construction company. Crashed and burnt out in mountainous location at Dalamot nr Hardanger Fjord. Deceased named as Kjetil Bu (27) from Kinsarvik, Karianne Ringkjøb Dahl (29) from Bergen, Andrew Søvik Fossmark (24) from Vaksdal, Siv Holtan (18) from Bergen and pilot Tore Bendigtsen Ystanes (39) from Bergen... Read more
3-Jul-2011Source: Vanderbilt LifeFlight
Vanderbilt LifeFlight has changed its flight crew helmets to mirror those worn by Vanderbilt University football players. LifeFlight crew member’s helmets provide safety, hearing protection, and are also part of the communication system onboard the helicopter. Previous helmets were solid white. The new helmets are designed with Vanderbilt gold, a white stripe down the middle,... Read more
3-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Following the approval of Citic Helicopter, Capital Helicopter becomes the second company to be approved for commercial flights. Capital Helicopter Company was formed on 24th December 2010, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Capital Aviation. The company will operate from Badaling Airport located in Yanqing County of Beijing, with two Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopters. They... Read more
3-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com
For 25 years starting from Mannheim Airport, a helicopter rescue of the DRF to its operations. Since it was launched on 1st July 1986, “Christoph 53” has flown over 16,600 missions from its base in Mannheim, Germany. A celebration was held on Friday 1st to mark the occasion, with around 80 invited guests at the... Read more
2-Jul-2011Source: Daily Pilot
As of Friday, the John Wayne Airport hangar that housed ABLE’s three EC120 helicopters will become a storage space for the aircraft dubbed “Eagle,” which is jointly owned by Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Both cities have dismantled the shared police helicopter program, thus ending a 15-year partnership. Both city councils decided to cut ABLE... Read more
2-Jul-2011Source: Eurocopter
Witnessed by French Prime Minister François Fillon in Jakarta, Eurocopter and PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (also known as Indonesian Aerospace) signed today a new teaming framework agreement, to continue the successful partnership which consists of industrial co-operation as well as marketing of Eurocopter products to Indonesian governmental entities. The first teaming framework agreement was signed between... Read more
2-Jul-2011
Birdstrike, unscheduled landing and no damage was found... Read more
2-Jul-2011
Night emergency landing after reporting a mechanical problem.... Read more
1-Jul-2011Source: SDV
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and SDV have signed the Save Program charter at the Paris Air Show. This confirms their joint commitment to the voluntary reduction of CO2 emissions linked to helicopters transport, the flows of industrial and raw materials and spare parts shipments. Eurocopter is fully committed to adopting sustainable environmental business practices. “Our objective... Read more
30-Jun-2011Source: American Eurocopter
Grand Prairie, Texas – Today, American Eurocopter announced that Corporate Helicopters, a helicopter service provider based in San Diego, California, has placed an order for two AS350 B2’s and two AS350 B3e’s. Two of the helicopters are for specific customers and the other two will be used to upgrade its fleet and help meet the... Read more
30-Jun-2011Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS (EUR:EAD), and Vector Aerospace Corporation (TSX:RNO), a Canadian corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today that all of the terms and conditions of the offer by 7762798 Canada Inc. (the “Offerorâ€), to acquire at a price of C$13.00 in cash per share, all of the outstanding Common... Read more
30-Jun-2011Source: Chronicle Times
The Cherokee Regional Medical Center and LifeNet of Iowa, a critical care air medical transport company, announced today that a fully equipped, state-of-the-art medical helicopter will be based in Cherokee. According to CRMC CEO John Comstock, the aircraft will be tethered on the heli-pad at the CRMC, or in a leased hangar at the Cherokee... Read more
