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Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

29-Sep-2023Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated and Helicopter Express, Inc. announced a strategic alliance formed to support and diversify S-64 Air Crane® helicopter operations in North America and meet growing worldwide demand for heavy-lift, S-64 sustainment, modernization, and production. Helicopter Express is acquiring additional Erickson S-64s, one delivered this month and others through the end of the year. “The... Read more

Erickson S-64F gets FAA certified for NVG operations

Erickson S-64F gets FAA certified for NVG operations

16-May-2023Source: Erickson

An Erickson Incorporated S-64F Air Crane® helicopter was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for night vision goggle (NVG) operation on April 6, 2023. The approval is a key component of Erickson’s integrated NVG program, which aims to offer customers increased flexibility and expanded operational capabilities. This added proficiency presents the opportunity for increased tactical... Read more

Korea Forest Service receives eighth S64 Air Crane

Korea Forest Service receives eighth S64 Air Crane

9-Dec-2022Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces the delivery of the newest S-64 Air Crane® helicopter to their partners at Korea Forest Service (KFS) in South Korea. The aircraft, dubbed “K-9” by Erickson associates, furthers Erickson’s global mission of protecting life and property from wildfires. Over a 20-year relationship with KFS, Erickson has... Read more

Entrol launches new FTD simulator based on S-64 Skycrane

Entrol launches new FTD simulator based on S-64 Skycrane

13-Oct-2022Source: Entrol

  Entrol launches a brand new FTD simulator based on the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. The first unit of this model is the first FTD Level 2 based on the Sikorsky S-64 in the world. This helicopter is being used worldwide for firefighting purposes due to its high capacity and quick water-refilling ability, making it one... Read more

Erickson and Sikorsky sign S-64 development contract

Erickson and Sikorsky sign S-64 development contract

10-Feb-2020Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and premier manufacturer and developer of rotorcraft and autonomy solutions have signed a development agreement aimed at tackling the future of firefighting in the 21st century. Erickson will work to develop the next generation of pilot optional... Read more

Erickson delivers another S-64 Air Crane to South Korea

Erickson delivers another S-64 Air Crane to South Korea

28-Nov-2019Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces the delivery of the K7 S-64 Air Crane® helicopter to the Korean Forest Service (KFS). On Friday, November 22nd, the K7 aircraft was loaded onto the Antonov An-124 out of Medford Oregon, Erickson’s manufacturing facility. The S-64 is well-known in Korea with... Read more

Tanis receives STC for S-64 Aircrane Preheat System

Tanis receives STC for S-64 Aircrane Preheat System

12-Mar-2019Source: Tanis Aircraft Products

Tanis Aircraft Products announced today the FAA Supplemental Type Certification SR04343CH and the availability of its helicopter preconditioning system for the Erickson S-64 Aircrane. Erickson is a leading aerospace manufacturer and global provider of aviation services that operates, maintains and manufactures utility aircraft to safely transport and place people and cargo around the world. Erickson... Read more

Employee Boom for Erickson

Employee Boom for Erickson

8-May-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Erickson has had to add over 100 new employees to their Willow Springs Road facility, due to their surge in business. The company has known struggles in the past decade, but are happy that things are moving forward. Erickson is known for their production of Sikorsky S-64 aircrane helicopters, reports Mail Tribune.... Read more

Erickson fights Australian fires for 20th season

Erickson fights Australian fires for 20th season

3-Jan-2018Source: Erickson Incorporated

Erickson Incorporated, a leading aerospace manufacturer and global aerial services company that has fought fires for nearly 50 years, has returned to serve the citizens of Australia for its 20th year. The October start of the fire season parallels the beginning of summer “Down Under,” and Erickson has six S-64 Aircranes located in or en... Read more

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