28-Oct-2024Source: HeliHub.com
Local news website Bulawayo24 has provided some insight on the first six weeks of the new air ambulance service from when it started on 24th August, some 15 months after the launch announcement of the helicopters arriving in Zimbabwe. The landmark initial mission was to transfer a cardiac arrest patient from Chegutu District Hospital in... Read more
24-May-2023Source: HeliHub.com
With the razzamatazz of a brass band in temperatures approaching 30C, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe was on hand last week with none other than the Director General of Rostec (parent company of Russian Helicopters) Sergey Chemezov for the handover event for 18 Kazan Ansat helicopters, with a reported 14 more due by the... Read more
16-Jun-2014Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced th Bell 429 is successfully completing key Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) missions for new Russian customers. Heli-Drive, one of Bell Helicopter’s independent representatives in the region has customized a Bell 429 and constructed the first six of 16 total helipads at regional hospitals to support... Read more
17-May-2013Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), continues to expand its presence in Russia through recent aircraft deliveries, the appointment of a second Independent Representative and through participation at the 6th annual HeliRussia exhibition. “Russia is a very important market for Bell Helicopter; their demand for new rotorcraft is increasing and we are ready to provide them... Read more
9-Mar-2013Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the appointment of Helidrive as its new independent representative for Russia. Helidrive is the first Bell Helicopter authorized independent sales representative in northwest Russia. Bell Helicopter and Helidrive also announced recent purchase agreements for five aircraft – two Bell 429s and three Bell 407GXs. “Russia... Read more
