14-Sep-2011
Shot down by rebels of Sendero Luminoso when flying over the region of the rivers Apurimac and Ene. Two fatalities named as Lt. Col. Ernesto Vasquez Esneider Silvaand Captain Alberto Campos Vidarte Jenner... Read more
22-Aug-2011Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with AVIASUR appointing them as Independent Sales Representatives for Chile and Peru for AgustaWestland commercial helicopters. The agreement follows the entry into the market of the AW119Ke single engine helicopter and the best selling AW109 Power and GrandNew twin-engine helicopters in... Read more
21-May-2011
Crashed beside the runway at Cusco Airport on a post-maintenance test flight. Operator reports it as mechanical failure. On board were Jose Sanchez Caballero (pilot), Neffry Palomino and Daniel Delgado (mechanics).... Read more
13-May-2011Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters is set to deliver 3 Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Peru. The helicopters will be manufactured by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) under a FSUE Rosoboronexport contract. The delivery is pursuant to a contract signed in 2010. The latter provides for the delivery of 6 Mi-171Sh military transports to Peru. The... Read more
27-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Casanave Industrial Development, in association with the 1st Army Aviation Brigade of Peru, has developed a missle pod system for the MI-17-1B The system, called Hurricane-I is operational on Mi-17 helicopters assigned to counter-insurgency operations in the valley of the Ene and Apurimac rivers. It includes the HMP-250 Helicopter Machine-gun Pods made by Herstal in... Read more
10-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The Peruvian Regional Government of Callao have recently placed orders for two Police-equipped Robinson R44 helicopters, the regional president Callao, Felix Moreno, announced this week.   This small province of just 57 square miles is heavily populated and they will no doubt have to work closely with Lima Province, which surrounds them to the north, east... Read more
26-Jul-2010
Contracts were signed on 22nd July for six Mi-171Sh Hip transport and two Mi-35P Hind attack helicopters... Read more
22-Jun-2010Source: BBC
Heli-Cusco is heavily dependant on the Peruvian tourist trade, which focuses on Maccu Picchu. Last week’s 125 sq.mile helicopter exclusion zone was created by the Cusco provincial government without prior warning or consultation... Read more
2-Jun-2010Source: Defensa
Changes may cancel project entirely, but likely to go ahead and tenders open to more bidders including organisations in Belarus and Ukraine.... Read more
28-May-2010Source: US DoD
Clayton International, Inc.*, Peachtree City, Ga., is being awarded a $6,332,010 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-10-D-0013) to perform inspections, repairs and related services in support of H-3 helicopters for the governments of Egypt, Peru and Argentina. Work will be performed in Peachtree City, Ga., and is expected to be completed in December... Read more
4-May-2010Source: Great Slave Helicopters
Discovery Air Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Great Slave Helicopters (GSH), has extended its reach into South America through a one-year Master Service Agreement signed May 3 in support of ongoing oil and gas seismic exploration activity with South American Exploration LLC’s Peruvian operations. An initial high-utilization, through this Agreement is now... Read more
23-Apr-2010Source: http://www.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/50noticias/8194033.shtml
Defense Minister Rafael Rey announced Thursday that Peru is proceed towards the financing and acquisition of eight helicopters... Read more
7-Apr-2010Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), currently supporting some Latin American customers, has taken steps to expand their business in that region. At February’s HAI Hel-Expo, URS introduced their recently appointed Director of New Business Development, Mr. Luis Vargas, whose present focus is Latin America. Luis holds an MBA with concentration in international business and entrepreneurship, a... Read more
13-Mar-2010Source: Flightglobal
UTair plans on making the Peruvian company the base for Latin American expansion. Ecuador, Chile and Brazil are on the short-list for their next steps... Read more
22-Jan-2010Source: Blue Sky Network
Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation assets, announced today that the largest oil and gas producer in Peru, Pluspetrol, is utilizing Blue Sky Network’s GPS-based aviation tracking devices to follow and stay in contact with its contracted helicopter fleets. The portability and easy... Read more
2-Sep-2009
3-Sep-09 Mil Mi-17 Sinaycocha, Peru... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Kommersant
Helisur operates ten Mi-8 helicopters and one MI-171, which serving offshore oil and gas rigs... Read more
18-Jul-2009
18-Jul-09 HI-421 Enstrom F28F 6.5 miles north of Pisco Airport, Peru... Read more
