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Thora Capital buys six EMS helicopters from Milestone

Thora Capital buys six EMS helicopters from Milestone

18-Jul-2020Source: Thora Capital

Thora Capital (“Thora”), a Chicago-based alternative asset manager dedicated to aviation finance, announced the acquisition of six lease-attached Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) helicopters from Milestone Aviation.  The aircraft are leased and operated by Life Flight Network (“Life Flight”) headquartered in Oregon. “We are thrilled to announce this acquisition, one of several deals we anticipate consummating over the... Read more

NHV H175 fleet exceeds 40,000 FHRS

NHV H175 fleet exceeds 40,000 FHRS

17-Jul-2020Source: NHV

NHV Group is pleased to announce that its H175 fleet surpassed its first 40,000 flight hours. This significant milestone proves this super-medium-sized rotorcraft’s capabilities and reliability in highly demanding operations, especially the transportation of personnel and supplies to offshore oil and gas platforms. At present the worldwide H175 fleet has accumulated over 66,000 flight hours,... Read more

Russian Helicopters handed over two Mi-8MTV-1 to Yamal Airlines

Russian Helicopters handed over two Mi-8MTV-1 to Yamal Airlines

17-Jul-2020Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) transferred two Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant to AK Yamal, both of which are designed to carry out missions in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and will be based in Salekhard. Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters made for the Yamal Airlines are used to transport goods... Read more

STARS announces winners of $4.2 Million lottery

STARS announces winners of $4.2 Million lottery

17-Jul-2020Source: STARS

Many STARS supporters across the province have cause to celebrate, following the final draws of the 2020 STARS lottery yesterday. The ninth edition of the STARS Lottery Saskatchewan featured more than 1,800 prizes valued at over $4.2 million, including luxury vehicles, dream vacations, cash, and two stunning, fully-furnished show homes worth nearly $1.6 million each.... Read more

Self-flying EHang 216 Showcases Aerial Sightseeing Trips Over the Sea in East China

Self-flying EHang 216 Showcases Aerial Sightseeing Trips Over the Sea in East China

17-Jul-2020Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced today the aerial sightseeing trial flights in Yantai, a coastal city in East China. An EHang 216 took four passengers to the air for aerial sightseeing trips over the sea around the beautiful Fisherman’s Wharf... Read more

85 Years of Bell: The People Who Built Bell

85 Years of Bell: The People Who Built Bell

17-Jul-2020Source: Bell

“Larry Bell left behind two great monuments to his life. One is the great number of lives which have been saved by the helicopters he fostered and sustained, a fact of which he was immensely proud. The second is the family of people at Bell, who still, today in many ways mirror the personality of... Read more

Boeing completes helicopter deliveries to the Indian Air Force

Boeing completes helicopter deliveries to the Indian Air Force

17-Jul-2020Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook... Read more

SUU and SAFE to webcast safety seminar from Airbus facility

SUU and SAFE to webcast safety seminar from Airbus facility

17-Jul-2020Source: S.A.F.E. Structure Designs

S.A.F.E. Structure Designs is expanding its support of the maintenance sector of the helicopter industry by hosting a Maintenance Safety Symposium dedicated to providing the latest safety and training resources to mechanics. This Maintenance Safety Symposium will focus on “Troubleshooting Technology”. The virtual conference will be held via ZOOM on September 23, 2020. This unique... Read more

Nominations Now Open for HAI Salute to Excellence Awards

Nominations Now Open for HAI Salute to Excellence Awards

17-Jul-2020Source: HAI

Within vertical aviation, there are pilots, mechanics and engineers, safety professionals, and others who go above and beyond to pursue professional excellence. Their dedication is an inspiration to us all. The HAI Salute to Excellence Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all forms of vertical aviation. As our industry evolves, HAI is excited to announce that... Read more

Bell buys Chinese maintainer Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation

Bell buys Chinese maintainer Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation

16-Jul-2020Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is strengthening its customer service and support offerings with the acquisition of Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation Limited to increase Bell’s helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in China. Previously appointed as an Authorized Maintenance Center, the acquired Zhenjiang Aerochine – now Zhenjiang Bell Textron Aviation Service... Read more

Niger receives Mi-171Sh helicopters

Niger receives Mi-171Sh helicopters

16-Jul-2020Source: Defence News

Niger has apparently taken delivery of two armed Mi-171Sh helicopters after ordering the aircraft for some $47 million. See Full Story. ... Read more

Italian order highlights continuing success of ACH160

Italian order highlights continuing success of ACH160

16-Jul-2020Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has won a new order for its latest ACH160 helicopter, announced just days after the H160 achieved certification. This new order, placed by an experienced Italian operator for use on private and corporate flights mainly inside Italy, means the ACH160 has been ordered by customers in eight countries across North America,... Read more

14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Goes Virtual

14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Goes Virtual

16-Jul-2020Source: VFS

Three dozen of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the CAFE Foundation’s 14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) which will be held online for the first time on July 28-30, 2020. Electric and hybrid electric powered aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce air transportation costs, carbon emissions... Read more

Helipad upgrade completed at Letterkenny University Hospital

Helipad upgrade completed at Letterkenny University Hospital

16-Jul-2020Source: Donegal News

THE COAST Guard helicopter can once again land at Letterkenny University Hospital following the completion of works to bring it up to European standards. See Full Story.... Read more

NZ EMS operator launches club for those they rescue

NZ EMS operator launches club for those they rescue

16-Jul-2020Source: Northland Emergency Services

A New Zealand based rescue helicopter pilot has established an exclusive club for those who have been rescued by helicopter which will help raise money for rescue chopper services around the country. Sue Dinkelacker, a Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot and award-winning sculptor, says the Haast Club is a way for those who have been helped... Read more

Philippine Coast Guard commissions H145

Philippine Coast Guard commissions H145

16-Jul-2020Source: UNTV News & Rescue

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has commissioned into service one of its two new Airbus H145 light twin-engine helicopters. See Full Story.... Read more

JSfirm.com Awards Scholarship

JSfirm.com Awards Scholarship

16-Jul-2020Source: JSfirm.com

JSfirm.com recently awarded scholarships to two aviation students during a virtual webinar on June 24th in partnership with PAMA (Professional Aviation Maintenance Association). The original announcement was scheduled to take place in April at the Aerospace Maintenance Competition that was postponed due to the pandemic. The Aviation Mechanic Student Award, provided by JSfirm.com was awarded... Read more

BC Wildfire Service continues testing NV technology

BC Wildfire Service continues testing NV technology

16-Jul-2020Source: Castanet

BC Wildfire Service will be carrying out aerial trials of their night vision goggle (NVG) technology near Penticton to see if it could help future firefighting operations. See Full Story.... Read more

OHI appoints Group COO

OHI appoints Group COO

16-Jul-2020Source: Omni Helicopters

Omni Helicopters International S.A. [“OHI” or “the Company”] announced the appointment of Duncan Moore as Group Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was supported by OHI shareholders Stirling Square Capital Partners [“Stirling Square”] and Omni Aviation [“Omni”]. OHI owns and backs helicopter operators in the provision of mission critical services to the offshore sector. The Company’s... Read more

Helimarte moves away from Bell to concentrate on Airbus

Helimarte moves away from Bell to concentrate on Airbus

16-Jul-2020Source: Business Air News

Helimarte has five ASTAR (H125) and a Bell 206 JetRanger. It used to operate a King Air C-90 and more Bell 206 JetRangers, but as Brazil’s B206 fleet diminished, locating parts and technicians have caused headaches. See Full Story.... Read more

NEXA Advisors and the VFS Announce Equity Partnership in UAM Geomatics, Inc.

NEXA Advisors and the VFS Announce Equity Partnership in UAM Geomatics, Inc.

16-Jul-2020Source: UAM Geomatics

NEXA Advisors and the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) have formed an equity partnership in UAM Geomatics, Inc., whose purpose is to promote the development and utilization of eVTOL aircraft, including accelerated investment into related supply chains. A key asset of UAM Geomatics is the groundbreaking study, Urban Air Mobility—Economics and Global Markets 2020-2040. Updated quarterly,... Read more

BHIC unit gets one-year extension to Mindef helicopter maintenance contract

BHIC unit gets one-year extension to Mindef helicopter maintenance contract

16-Jul-2020Source: KLSE Screener

Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) has seen its helicopter maintenance contract with the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) extended for another year until 2021. See Full Story.... Read more

Brazilian Navy receives second of a pair of Airbus H135s

Brazilian Navy receives second of a pair of Airbus H135s

16-Jul-2020Source: Brazilian Navy

[electronic translation] On July 10, the Brazilian Navy received the second UH-17 aircraft in the 1st General Employment Helicopter Squadron (EsqdHU-1). With the N-7091 aircraft, another phase of the Aircraft Procurement Contract for the “Antarctic” Operation is concluded. The obtainment of UH-17 aircraft has the main objective of avoiding a gap in air operations embarked on... Read more

China to sanction Lockheed Martin

China to sanction Lockheed Martin

15-Jul-2020Source: CGTN

China announced it will impose sanctions on U.S. aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin for involvement in the latest U.S. arms sale to the Taiwan region.  See full story... Read more

Innisfail Health Centre helipad closed for safety improvements

Innisfail Health Centre helipad closed for safety improvements

15-Jul-2020Source: rdnews NOW

Use of the heliport across the street from Innisfail Health Centre is being suspended for one year to address its future. See Full Story. ... Read more

Newport Helicopter Tours Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Newport Helicopter Tours Celebrates 20th Anniversary

15-Jul-2020Source: Newport BUZZ

Newport Helicopter Tours celebrates its 20th anniversary this June. “We have flown over 60,000 guests since 2000 and continue to strive to provide the best air tour experience in the industry” stated Jeff Codman President and Chief pilot. See Full Story. ... Read more

KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

15-Jul-2020Source: Yonhap News Agency

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, aims to export the first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia, a company executive said Wednesday. See Full Story.... Read more

Air ambulances in Nova Scotia now carry supply of blood

Air ambulances in Nova Scotia now carry supply of blood

15-Jul-2020Source: CBC

People who are seriously hurt or ill enough to need an air ambulance to take them to hospital will now have a blood supply en route. See Full Story.... Read more

Melfort Union Hospital helipad goes out to tender

Melfort Union Hospital helipad goes out to tender

15-Jul-2020Source: northeast NOW

The Melfort Heliport Project has gone to tender. The project will see a heliport built on the grounds of Melfort Union Hospital. See Full Story.... Read more

Trakka delivers total surveillance solutions package to Mexio

Trakka delivers total surveillance solutions package to Mexio

15-Jul-2020Source: Trakka Systems

Trakka USA, LLC is pleased to announce the delivery of Trakka’s Total Surveillance Solution Package in Yucatan, Mexico to support the operations of public security. The Total Surveillance Solutions Package is comprised of the TrakkaCam TC-300 Multi-sensor Camera System, TrakkaMap TM-100 Mission Management, Moving Map, and recording system, and the TrakkaBeam A800 Searchlight. The systems... Read more

Nigerian Air Force inaugurates helipad for anti-bandit operations

Nigerian Air Force inaugurates helipad for anti-bandit operations

15-Jul-2020Source: Crystal View News

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Friday, inaugurated a Helipad at Katari village along Kaduna-Abuja highway to strengthen the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) response to security challenges in the area. See Full Story. ... Read more

First Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey delivered to Japan

First Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey delivered to Japan

15-Jul-2020Source: Bell

The United States government has delivered the first Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey to Camp Kisarazu on July 10. The Osprey is built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Boeing [NYSE: BA]. The Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first operator of the V-22 outside of the U.S. military.... Read more

Royal Hobart Hospital helipad now open

Royal Hobart Hospital helipad now open

15-Jul-2020Source: Hobart Observer

THE K Block helipad at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) is now open, with the helipad utilised for the first patient transfer within four hours of becoming operational. See Full Story.  ... Read more

Trakka delivers total surveillance solutions package for Colombian National Police

Trakka delivers total surveillance solutions package for Colombian National Police

15-Jul-2020Source: Trakka Systems

Trakka USA, LLC is pleased to announce the delivery of Trakka’s Total Surveillance Solution Package for the Colombian National Police to support the Directorate of Aviation, Halcon Group. The Total Surveillance Solutions Package is comprised of the TrakkaCam TC-300 Multi-sensor Camera System, TrakkaMap TM-100 Mission Management, Moving Map, and recording system, and the TrakkaBeam A800... Read more

Black Hills Life Flight adds blood and plasma to all flights

Black Hills Life Flight adds blood and plasma to all flights

14-Jul-2020Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, a leading air medical service provider in the U.S., announced that its Black Hills Life Flight base in Rapid City, S.D., will carry blood and plasma on its missions to support improved outcomes for patients involved in traumatic injuries or other conditions that require transfusions. Along with South Dakota, the base also serves... Read more

Kaikoura Helicopters partners with marine welfare organisation

Kaikoura Helicopters partners with marine welfare organisation

14-Jul-2020Source: Kaikoura Helicopters

Kaikoura Helicopters, a division of GCH Aviation, one of New Zealand’s largest private aviation companies, has partnered with marine mammal welfare organisation Project Jonah, and together they are on a mission to protect New Zealand’s marine wildlife. “New Zealand boasts a record of being visited by almost half the known species of whales and dolphins... Read more

Ace Aeronautics Earns STC for ACE DECK VL-60 Integrated Flight Deck

Ace Aeronautics Earns STC for ACE DECK VL-60 Integrated Flight Deck

14-Jul-2020Source: Ace Aeronautics

Ace Aeronautics, LLC (ACE) is proud to announce the issuance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) # SR01944WI for the ACE DECK VL-60, the premier integrated flight deck for the Black Hawk. This issuance marks the beginning of a new era, as the first COTS IFR and RNAV certified flight deck... Read more

A Reduction in Helicopter Operations Leads to a Reduction in Accidents

A Reduction in Helicopter Operations Leads to a Reduction in Accidents

14-Jul-2020Source: USHST

The first six months of 2020 have been challenging for the helicopter community and for the entire aviation industry, but one positive from the circumstances has been a decrease in accidents. From January through June 2020, the U.S. helicopter industry experienced 42 total accidents with nine of them being fatal accidents. For the same period... Read more

Airbus marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan

Airbus marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan

14-Jul-2020Source: Airbus Heliopters

Airbus Helicopters marks 60 years of long-standing partnership with Japan this year. Since its predecessor Sud Aviation entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Nozaki & Co., Ltd. in Japan in 1960, followed by the company’s first helicopter delivery – an Alouette II – in 1961, there are over 370 Airbus helicopters flying in the... Read more

Ultimate Heli Renewal of ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Ultimate Heli Renewal of ISO 9001:2015 Certification

13-Jul-2020Source: Ultimate Heli

Ultimate Heli (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce the renewal of its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certificate by TÜV Rheinland South Africa. With this renewal, Ultimate Heli’s quality management system for its flight operations department remain ISO 9001:2015 certified through to mid 2023. “To have this certification renewed is a true testament that... Read more

Leonardo delivers its first basic training AW169 to the Italian Army

Leonardo delivers its first basic training AW169 to the Italian Army

13-Jul-2020Source: Leonardo

Leonardo announced today the delivery of the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army during an official ceremony held at the 2nd Rgt. AVES ‘Sirio’ based in Lamezia Terme in the presence of representatives from the operator and industry. The second aircraft is expected to be handed over in... Read more

Airbus forms Team Nightjar for Australian special ops bid

Airbus forms Team Nightjar for Australian special ops bid

10-Jul-2020Source: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar, as the consortium launches its solution to Project LAND 2097 Phase 4. Under this Project, the Commonwealth of Australia is seeking a fleet of helicopters to support the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations. Bringing together Australia’s best industry capabilities and academia,... Read more

Boston MedFlight Reaches 80,000 Patient Transport Milestone

Boston MedFlight Reaches 80,000 Patient Transport Milestone

10-Jul-2020Source: Boston MedFlight

Boston MedFlight, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that for 35 years has provided critical care medical transport to patients in need by air and ground, has announced that it recently provided critical care medical transport to its 80,000th patient since its founding in 1985. This is a significant milestone for the region’s primary provider of critical... Read more

US approves sale of one Sikorsky UH-60M to Jordan

US approves sale of one Sikorsky UH-60M to Jordan

10-Jul-2020Source: DSCA

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Jordan of one (1) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and related equipment for an estimated cost of $23 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Jordan... Read more

Northrop Grumman Supports Government Flight Testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout Radar

Northrop Grumman Supports Government Flight Testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout Radar

10-Jul-2020Source: Northrop Grumman

The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. “The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout’s detection and tracking of targets. The ability to simultaneously employ multiple modes supports U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements,” said Melissa Packwood,... Read more

TUM developing AR solution for ship landings in rough seas

TUM developing AR solution for ship landings in rough seas

10-Jul-2020Source: TUM

Landing a helicopter on the deck of a ship in poor visibility is a big challenge even for the most experienced of pilots. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an assistance system that displays key information in the visor of the pilot’s helmet-mounted display. This permits precise landing approaches – even... Read more

DRF take stock of the corona pandemic in Germany

DRF take stock of the corona pandemic in Germany

10-Jul-2020Source: DRF Luftrettung

DRF Luftrettung looks back on the first six months of 2020, a special half-year, because the dominant topic here was the corona virus. For the employees of the non-profit air rescue organization, it not only brought about far-reaching changes in everyday work, but above all great encouragement and support from the population. The deployment figures... Read more

DSCA approves sale of 6 UH-60M to Lithuania

DSCA approves sale of 6 UH-60M to Lithuania

10-Jul-2020Source: DSCA

 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lithuania of six (6) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $380 million.  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Lithuania... Read more

AirLink lands at Klamath County Fire District

AirLink lands at Klamath County Fire District

10-Jul-2020Source: AirLink

A little-used fire station in Klamath Falls is now serving as an emergency dispatch airport, thanks to a partnership between AirLink Critical Care Transport, and Klamath County Fire District #1. Medical transport company AirLink has come in for a landing at Klamath County Fire District Station #5 near the Running ‘Y’. “This is a little... Read more

Accel-KKR and ParkerGale join forces to back ATP in its acquisition of FlightDocs

Accel-KKR and ParkerGale join forces to back ATP in its acquisition of FlightDocs

10-Jul-2020Source: Accel-KKR

Accel-KKR and ParkerGale joined forces to back ATP in its acquisition of FlightDocs, a provider of maintenance tracking software for the business aviation industry. Founded nearly fifty years ago, ATP provides aircraft maintenance information, predictive diagnostics, and troubleshooting software to over 6,700 aviation customers worldwide. ParkerGale, a technology-focused buyout fund based in Chicago, acquired ATP... Read more

New helipad opens at Royal Devon and Exeter hospital

New helipad opens at Royal Devon and Exeter hospital

10-Jul-2020Source: HELP Appeal

A brand new helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is now open, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads. The hospital’s previous helipad was unable to receive night landings, but the new helipad is equipped... Read more

DRF tests droplet spread inside helicopters

DRF tests droplet spread inside helicopters

10-Jul-2020Source: DRF Luftrettung

How high is the potential risk from released droplets by infectious patients for the helicopter crew? Do pathogens spread from the cabin into the cockpit? These questions are not only highly relevant during the coronavirus pandemic: transporting patients with highly infectious diseases like influenza, tuberculosis or meningococcus is also playing an increasingly great role at... Read more

HeliTSA launches Rolls-Royce M250/RR300 engine training

HeliTSA launches Rolls-Royce M250/RR300 engine training

10-Jul-2020Source: HeliTSA

HeliTSA has unveiled its latest course, Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engine type training approved by CASA. This five-day course is being run in Brisbane at the Asia Pacific Aerospace (APA) facility to give engineers exposure to the whole overhaul cycle. This course is the first in a suite of engine courses to be gradually rolled... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2020

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2020

10-Jul-2020Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Eurocopter AS350B2 (G-PDGF), inadvertent release of underslung load, Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland, 3 March 2020... Read more

14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Goes Virtual

14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Goes Virtual

10-Jul-2020Source: VFS

Three dozen of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the CAFE Foundation’s 14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) which will be held online for the first time on July 28-30, 2020. Electric and hybrid electric powered aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce air transportation costs, carbon emissions... Read more

New South Wales Government supports eVTOL development with grant

New South Wales Government supports eVTOL development with grant

10-Jul-2020Source: NSW Gov

Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders today visited the Narromine Aerodrome Industrial Park, where sustainable aerospace company AMSL Aero will test its electric Vertical TakeOff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Mr Barilaro, who inspected a flight-capable scale model of the aircraft, said the flying car will have the potential to revolutionise transport... Read more

HeliOffshore Appoints Chief Executive Officer

HeliOffshore Appoints Chief Executive Officer

9-Jul-2020Source: HeliOffshore

HeliOffshore announced the appointment of Tim Rolfe as HeliOffshore Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bill Chiles, HeliOffshore Chairman, said: “After a rigorous recruitment process and considerable deliberation by the HeliOffshore Board, we are thrilled to announce Tim Rolfe will become HeliOffshore’s CEO effective Monday 13th July. “Tim was a core founder member of HeliOffshore, co-leads our... Read more

Patria consolidates its helicopter maintenance operations in Norway

Patria consolidates its helicopter maintenance operations in Norway

9-Jul-2020Source: Patria

Patria consolidates its helicopter maintenance operations in Norway for better customer support and efficiency selling its Bardufoss operations (Patria Helicopters AS) to Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) of which Patria owns 49,9% of the shares. The deal is effective from July 1, 2020. “The main purpose of the deal is to help the Norwegian Armed... Read more

Russian Helicopters delivers two Mi-8MTV-1 to Yamal Airlines

Russian Helicopters delivers two Mi-8MTV-1 to Yamal Airlines

9-Jul-2020Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) transferred two Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant to AK Yamal, both of which are designed to fulfill missions in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and will be based in Salekhard. Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters made for the Yamal Airlines are used to transport goods and passengers. The... Read more

NATA Announces 2020-2021 Board of Directors

NATA Announces 2020-2021 Board of Directors

9-Jul-2020Source: NATA

On June 23rd during its first-ever virtual Annual Meeting, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced changes to its Board of Directors. Curt Castagna, President and CEO of Aeroplex/Aerolease Group (Long Beach, CA), was reelected to serve an additional term, as well as extending his service as Chairman by one year. Larry Wade, President of... Read more

UAE and US Forces Conduct Combined Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf

UAE and US Forces Conduct Combined Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf

9-Jul-2020Source: US Armed Forces

The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) conducted combined naval and air training operations with forces assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) in the southern Arabian Gulf, June 21-25. The Air Operations in Maritime Surface Warfare (AOMSW) training, consisted of a combination of aviation and... Read more

Kawasaki receives 5-blade H145 order from Thai corporate operator

Kawasaki receives 5-blade H145 order from Thai corporate operator

9-Jul-2020Source: Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today the receipt of an order for its leading-edge H145//BK117 D-3 helicopter (D-3) by NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd. This is the first time Kawasaki has received a D-3 order from overseas, and the customer plans to utilize the helicopter for transport operations of its employee and related personnel in Thailand after... Read more

Arista wins five year $111M extension to UH-1 maintenance contract

Arista wins five year $111M extension to UH-1 maintenance contract

9-Jul-2020Source: Arista Aviation

Arista Aviation Services LLC has been awarded a five year IDIQ contract with a value of over $111,000,000 to perform UH-1 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Aviation. This is a follow on contract, and Arista Aviation is the current incumbent. The contract will allow for the accomplishment of... Read more

Bell Delivers the First TV News Helicopter to China

Bell Delivers the First TV News Helicopter to China

9-Jul-2020Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, recently delivered an Electronic News Gathering (ENG) Bell 429 to the Chinese national television broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). This Bell 429 is the first dedicated ENG configured helicopter in China as well as the first ENG configured Bell 429 to operate in North Asia. “It’s... Read more

Garmin® GI 275 electronic flight instrument CDI/MFD ready for helicopter installations

Garmin® GI 275 electronic flight instrument CDI/MFD ready for helicopter installations

9-Jul-2020Source: Garmin

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced that the GI 275 electronic flight instrument is ready for installation in select Part 27 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-registered helicopters via Field Approval. The GI 275 has completed stringent helicopter vibration and temperature testing, demonstrating it can withstand the harsh operating environments encountered by... Read more

GPMS Foresight HUMS now active on B407GXi

GPMS Foresight HUMS now active on B407GXi

9-Jul-2020Source: GPMS Foresight HUMS

Foresight MX, GPMS’s predictive Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS), is now active on Municipal Enterprises Limited’s new Bell 407GXi. Municipal’s Jeff Byrne, who serves as both pilot and maintainer on an aircraft used for construction site inspections and executive transport, described using the Foresight system as “almost too easy”. He explained, “When you land,... Read more

Leading Edge Aviation adds B407GX to fleet

Leading Edge Aviation adds B407GX to fleet

9-Jul-2020Source: Leading Edge Aviation

Serving Central Oregon for 25 years, Leading Edge Aviation is happy to announce its continued growth and success in the aviation industry with the newest addition to its fleet of over 20 aircraft: the Bell 407 GX helicopter. “The 407GX is equipped with various advanced safety features, with the well-being of our staff and contract... Read more

StandardAero Completes Consolidation of Helicopter Centers of Excellence

StandardAero Completes Consolidation of Helicopter Centers of Excellence

8-Jul-2020Source: StandardAero

StandardAero recently completed the successful consolidation of the company’s Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Helicopter Center of Excellence (COE), after accelerating the final phase of integration of helicopter MRO engine operations into one site. In addition, the company’s transition program included the integration of two additional COEs located Langley, British Columbia, and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada,... Read more

US EMS Operator contracts for first IFR-certified AW119

US EMS Operator contracts for first IFR-certified AW119

8-Jul-2020Source: Leonardo

Leonardo announced that the EMS operator Life Link III, based in the upper-midwest United States, has placed an order for one IFR-certified AW119 single engine helicopter with a future option for a second aircraft. The aircraft will be added to an existing fleet of ten AW119Kx helicopters delivering in-flight critical care and transporting patients in... Read more

HTM Helicopter Travel Munich appoints new Managing Director

HTM Helicopter Travel Munich appoints new Managing Director

8-Jul-2020Source: HTM Group

As of July 1, 2020, the Heristo Group has appointed Mr. Rolf Berger as new Managing Director of the HTM Group. Mr. Berger will run the company together with Christian Schoepsdau and Bernd Brucherseifer. Together they will strategically develop the HTM Group on the national and international market. Mr. Berger studied aerospace engineering. After working... Read more

US approves sale of eight MV-22s Ospreys to Indonesia

US approves sale of eight MV-22s Ospreys to Indonesia

7-Jul-2020Source: DSCA

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of eight (8) MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2 billion.  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of... Read more

Airbus facilitates first e-delivery in Asia Pacific

Airbus facilitates first e-delivery in Asia Pacific

7-Jul-2020Source: Airbus Helicopters

Indonesia’s PT. Smart Cakrawala Aviation has become the first customer in Asia Pacific to take delivery of its new H130 helicopter facilitated through a specially arranged e-acceptance process, which complies with COVID-19 health and safety regulations. The Jakarta-based commercial air service operator formally accepted the new intermediate single helicopter into its fleet at the Airbus... Read more

SPAES modifies AS350 external mirror mounting

SPAES modifies AS350 external mirror mounting

7-Jul-2020Source: SPAES

For a customer SPAES designed a mounting bracket for the new external mirror and carried out the approval. The customer’s Airbus AS350 helicopter is used for external cargo flights. In order to have the attached load in view even with long rope lead, the existing load mirror had to be exchanged for a larger one.... Read more

Schiebel Camcopter to fly Coast Guard ops in Finland, Sweden and Estonia

Schiebel Camcopter to fly Coast Guard ops in Finland, Sweden and Estonia

7-Jul-2020Source: Schiebel

The Finnish Border Guard will operate the CAMCOPTER® S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is offered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and will also extend to Estonia and Sweden. The CAMCOPTER® S-100 will support the Finnish authorities in carrying out Coast Guard functions, such as search and... Read more

CHC and UniFly extend Hornsea wind farm support contract

CHC and UniFly extend Hornsea wind farm support contract

6-Jul-2020Source: Ørsted

World leader in offshore wind, Ørsted have today confirmed that CHC Helicopter has been awarded the contract for aerial transportation during the construction and operations phases of its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. CHC will continue to work with UniFly to deliver flight operations for Hornsea One, covering the construction phase as well as the... Read more

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