20-Feb-2025Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to announce U.S. Aviation Training Solutions (USATS) of Titusville, Florida, has taken delivery of the first 300BCi helicopter in its 25 aircraft purchase agreement with Schweizer. Shortly before the pandemic, USATS made a firm order for 20 Schweizer 300CBis with an option for five more as a part of the company’s fleet... Read more
17-Sep-2024
Schweizer is pleased to welcome Elicuneo P.S.C.R.L. of Boglietto, Italy, as an Authorized Sales and Service Center. Elicuneo now serves Italy with Schweizer aircraft and parts sales, maintenance, and Schweizer-backed customer support. “The S300 is our primary aircraft and, in our view, still the best training helicopter today,” says Elicuneo CEO Marino Mauro. “Since 1982, we have been using the... Read more
22-Aug-2024Source: Schweizer
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is pleased to welcome Helix Av as a new Schweizer Sales and Service Center. Based at Kent International Airport in Manston, England, with a sales and maintenance location in Berkshire, Helix Av now provides Schweizer-authorized aircraft and parts sales, maintenance services, and support for... Read more
14-Aug-2024Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to announce HeliPoint Australia of Darwin has joined the Schweizer family as an Authorized Sales and Service Center. HeliPoint Australia serves Northern Australia with helicopter maintenance, parts, sales, and support. Concurrently, HeliPoint’s sister company Finniss River Helicopters, a utility helicopter operator in Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, signed purchase agreements for a Schweizer 300C and... Read more
27-Feb-2024Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to announce it is expanding factory overhaul services under its FAA Part 145 Repair Station certification to help reduce customers’ costs. New services now available for the S300C, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters include overhauls of main and tail rotor gearboxes, landing gear dampeners, and actuators. “Schweizer customers are asking for ways to... Read more
22-Feb-2024Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is excited to announce a partnership with Gallagher Specialty’s Aerospace team to offer all Schweizer owners and operators competitive hull and liability insurance through a single point of contact. This first of its kind helicopter manufacturer-specific insurance program was developed around Schweizer’s legacy and record of quality, reliability, and unmatched safety. While most aviation... Read more
30-Nov-2023
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is proud to announce it has earned FAA Part 145 Repair Station certification. The certification allows Schweizer to repair and overhaul its aircraft and components at the factory with an FAA-approved quality system. “We are extremely grateful to our partners at the FAA who... Read more
16-Nov-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer this week completed the first helicopter of its new OEM Certified Helicopters Program. The completely refurbished S300CBi includes a new engine, blades, interior, paint, and low time components. Priced below the cost of a new model, like new aircraft offer customers a more affordable option in helicopter ownership. “The former owners of the Schweizer... Read more
27-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is excited to announce Skyline Aviation purchased two new Schweizer 300C helicopters this week. The aircraft will be used to add helicopters to Angelo State University’s tremendously successful Commercial Aviation Undergraduate Degree program. Skyline already owns and operates a Schweizer 300C for flight instruction. “We are excited to support Angelo State University and build... Read more
19-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to announce Craig Nielsen’s promotion to Vice President of Operations. Nielsen most recently served as Schweizer’s Director of Quality. In his new role, Nielsen is responsible for new helicopter production, sub-assembly production, and Schweizer’s Part 145 Repair Station certification and operation. “Craig’s skill and dedication has been exceptionally valuable from the day we... Read more
11-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is excited to announce further expansion through two new European Schweizer-authorized Service Centers – Heli Holland and HeliEast – as well as a new representative for Africa and the Middle East – Unionlet Limited. Service Centers provide aircraft and parts sales, maintenance services, and... Read more
28-Jun-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300C, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is pleased to announce it has received FAA approval for its Crash Resistant Fuel System (CRFS). The tanks are available for installation on all new S300 series helicopters. Both main and auxiliary CRFSs are approved and fully comply with applicable 14CFR27 regulations. The tanks... Read more
18-May-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, continues to expand its reach by signing two South American representatives in the countries of Ecuador and Peru. Company representatives in countries outside that of the manufacturer are often preferred as the direct business contact for official government business as well as civilian sales... Read more
11-Apr-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to welcome Lewis Newman as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Newman’s first day with Schweizer is April 10, 2023. “Lewis is a highly respected financial professional with a long history in aerospace manufacturing and a strong track record of driving financial growth,” says David Horton, President and CEO of Schweizer.... Read more
7-Mar-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer (HAI HELI-EXPO BOOTH #C4420), manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is proud to announce it has received a full FAA Production Certificate to produce its iconic S300 and S300CBi helicopters. Schweizer has been producing aircraft under a Production Under Type Certificate Approval (PUTC), which requires significant FAA oversight for each aircraft... Read more
28-Feb-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is thrilled to announce it has contracted with Helicopter Institute Inc. to provide OEM training in the Schweizer S300 series of helicopters. Located a few hangars north of Schweizer’s manufacturing facility at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Helicopter Institute is a full service flight... Read more
15-Feb-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is thrilled to announce Robert Grimmett has joined the Schweizer team as the company’s North American Sales Manager. In his position, he is responsible for aircraft and parts sales, service support, and market development in the United States and Canada. A savvy business professional, Grimmett comes to the Schweizer with a wealth of experience... Read more
2-Feb-2023Source: Schweizer
With Schweizer helicopter production back in full gear, Schweizer is pleased to announce Francisco Camoes has joined the helicopter manufacturer as Sales Director for Latin America. Based in Mexico City, Camoes is responsible for supporting government, public agency, military, commercial, and VIP clients with aircraft sales, operational support, parts procurement, and event participation. Camoes is... Read more
24-Jan-2023Source: Schweizer
Schweizer is pleased to announce Peter Behr has joined the helicopter manufacturer as Senior Sales Representative for Europe and the U.K. Based in Germany, Behr is responsible for providing current and new Schweizer customers long-term, personalized Schweizer support by overseeing aircraft sales, parts sales and service, and tailor-made solutions. Behr has an impressive track record... Read more
31-Aug-2022Source: BizCap
BizCap®, a national commercial finance and advisory firm, today announced it has successfully secured a $20 million credit facility for its client, Schweizer RSG, a leading manufacturer of helicopters and aviation industry parts supplier. The new ABL credit facility will be used to finance production, enabling Schweizer to meet the increased demand for its... Read more
14-Jul-2022Source: Schweizer
In May 2022, Schweizer delivered another new Schweizer 300C helicopter to the Senegalese Air Force. The Senegalese Air Force took delivery of the first production Schweizer 300C helicopter in July 2021. In March 2022, the Foreign Asset Trade Company signed a follow-on contract with Schweizer for five additional Schweizer 300C helicopters for the air... Read more
14-Nov-2021
Heavily damaged in emergency landing, but remained upright on its skids. Tail boom was not attached to the cabin. Two people on board only suffered minor injuries See image ... Read more
26-Aug-2021Source: Oceania Aviation
Oceania Aviation has secured the sale of what will be the first S-300CBi off Schweizer’s new factory line. This is the first S-300CBi production model since the purchase of the Schweizer assets by Schweizer RSG in 2018, and a significant milestone for the Schweizer aircraft and its proven helicopter line. Oceania Aviation, an approved distributor... Read more
19-Jul-2021Source: HeliHub.com
Schweizer RSG, the current owner of the S300 production line, has announced that their first S300 has been issued a Certificate of Airworthiness, and will soon be delivered to a customer in the African country of Senegal. The 300 production line dates back to when Hughes started it in the 1960s on the US West... Read more
29-Mar-2021
Crashed during low level manoeuvre on training flight. The 60-year-old instructor from Krefeld was slightly injured, and the 52-year-old student pilot was uninjured, the police reported. Both got out of the wreckage unaided. Image from Ruhr Nachrichten report ... Read more
13-Jan-2021
Field landing after reported engine failure on a training flight. No injuries reported to 2POB... Read more
12-Jan-2021
Helicopter made an emergency landing on a mountain top and ended up nose down in the snow with its sliced tail boom pointing skywards and part of the tail rotor on the ground beside it ... Read more
7-Nov-2020
Helicopter tipped over on landing. 2 POB, not injured... Read more
14-Aug-2020
Main blade clipped building, causing unmanned helicopter to crash... Read more
11-Mar-2020Source: HeliHub.com
Under new owners since 2018, Schweizer is making a steady and planned approach to their re-entry to the helicopter market. Having spent time investing in the spares and support side of the business back, the company is now working on the order for 25 model CBi helicopters, and is also starting to build the sales... Read more
5-Jan-2020
Aircraft auto-rotated and hit the ground in the desert, Mesa, Arizona.... Read more
22-Oct-2019
Crashed during night training flight. Instructor and student not seriously injured... Read more
4-Oct-2019Source: Star Gazette
It all started in the 1930s when three brothers who were fascinated by the blossoming field of aviation started their own business in Big Flats. More than seven decades later, the saga of Schweizer Aircraft came to a bitter end after the company that took it over closed its Chemung County operations for good. See... Read more
6-Mar-2019Source: Schweizer
Schweizer RSG announced today the signed agreement for the sale of twenty-five Schweizer S300CBi™s to the International Defense and Aerospace Group, LLC (IDAG). The landmark agreement marks the first commercial sale of the S300CBi™ for Schweizer since its purchase of the helicopter line in 2018 from Sikorsky. Deliveries are scheduled to begin 3rd quarter 2020.... Read more
22-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com
Chemung County are almost complete with a deal to sell the former Sikorsky facility in Big Flats. They are waiting for written approval from the FAA. Should the deal go through, they will sell the facility for $2.8 million, reports Weny.... Read more
17-Aug-2017
Pilot made emergency landing after experiencing problems during photo flight, and subsequent landing in open field left the aircraft on its starboard side. Passenger received light head injuries... Read more
13-Jun-2017
Substantially damaged by ground resonance... Read more
23-May-2017Source: Greenwich AeroGroup
Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, celebrated its expanding aviation parts manufacturing operations today with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Summit’s Somerset operations started in 2007 as a labor-only supplier to Schweizer Aircraft, today Summit Aviation’s manufacturing facility provides full-service support to build aerostructure product assemblies for a variety of military and commercial helicopters and fixed... Read more
22-May-2017
Fell onto starboard side during training accident. Two POB not seriously injured... Read more
17-Mar-2016Source: Oceania Aviation
Oceania Aviation are pleased to announce the recent signing of an agreement with Pakistan authorities for the training and development of government-nominated engineers in the overhaul and servicing of leading dynamic components, rotor blades, piston engines and calendar parts for the Sikorsky S300C. The agreements will see Engineers from Pakistan accommodated in New Zealand for... Read more
10-Mar-2016Source: US DoD
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded $7,280,560 for cost-plus-fixed-fee task order 1269 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0026) in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft systems. This test support effort for the MQ-8C includes software verification; software regression; cybersecurity; dynamic interface; and other requirements in preparation... Read more
13-Jan-2016Source: US DoD
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded an $8,021,113 modification to a previously issued cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0023) to exercise an option for software sustainment services in support of MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft systems. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (90 percent); and Point Mugu, California (10 percent), and... Read more
22-Sep-2015
Helicopter was hovering approximately 40 feet AGL to assess the landing area. The helicopter moved laterally to the right in order to increase the visibility of the landing area. During this time, the helicopter rotated to the right and started to spin about the vertical axis. An attempt to control the rotational spin was made,... Read more
12-Sep-2015
Reported engine failure with a total loss of engine power whilst on aerial photography, and helicopter rolled onto starboard side and suffered significant damage. The 39-year-old pilot and his 65 years old co-pilot were slightly injured... Read more
23-Aug-2015
The pilot reported that during the approach, he noticed erratic cyclic control movements and subsequently landed hard. Postaccident examination of the helicopter by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the main rotor blades and tail boom were substantially damaged.... Read more
18-Aug-2015
hard landing off field. Substantially damaged... Read more
5-Aug-2015
Agricultural Pilot Marion Turpin was seriously injured when his helicopter crashed into soybean crop after hitting powerlines at low level. Post crash fire... Read more
29-Jul-2015
Helicopter written off in agricultural accident... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Two fatalities – later named as Hudson Simmons and Hayden Simmons. Unknown circumstances Location is very close to state line. Incident location reported relative to both Lewiston ID and Asotin WA which are opposite sides of the river forming the state line at this point.... Read more
1-Jul-2015
Crashed on routine night training flight, killing instructor and student. A later report named the instructor as Anthony Gallerai and the student as Kristian Blackwell... Read more
9-Jun-2015
A private Schweitzer 269C helicopter took off from a sandy beach at Lac Central for Lac Kénogami with a pilot and a passenger on board. During the initial climb, the aircraft (Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine) experienced a loss of lift for an undetermined reason and crashed in the lake. The occupants were not injured in the... Read more
30-Apr-2015Source: Sunset Aviation Service
Sunset Aviation Service, Inc. located in Aurora Oregon is proud to announce our new website at www.sunsetaviationservice.com along with a new phone number of 503-776-5053. Our capabilities list has also been expanded to better serve more of the helicopter industry. Sunset Aviation Service was awarded the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certificate... Read more
1-Feb-2015
Emergency landing on snow was heavy and helicopter turned over... Read more
24-Dec-2014
During circuit training operations, the helicopter collided with terrain and rolled onto its left side. The helicopter was substantially damaged, however both pilots were uninjured.... Read more
4-Dec-2014
Crashed on training flight, killing Portuguese instructor and Angolan student... Read more
23-Oct-2014
During the landing approach at a height of about 20-30 feet above the ground, a quick right yaw occurs. Pilot lost control resulting in a hard landing and the helicopter rolled to the side and suffered significant damage, but the pilot was not injured. CADORS 2014Q2226... Read more
22-Sep-2014
Touched down hard, striking the tail rotor... Read more
11-Aug-2014
Force landed, pilot had minor injuries... Read more
9-Aug-2014
Helicopter fell over onto port side on landing. Male pilot uninjured, female passenger slight injuries.... Read more
24-Jul-2014
Struck cables while crop spraying, extensively damaged. CADORS 2014Q1500... Read more
21-Jul-2014
Rolled over on landing... Read more
12-Jul-2014
Crashed in unknown circumstances... Read more
10-Jul-2014Source: Frasca
Frasca International, Inc. Urbana, IL, has been awarded a contract to supply a Robinson R44/S300 convertible TruFlite™ CAAC Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation Co. Ltd, located in Guanhan, Sichuan Province, China. The company is the biggest helicopter corporation in the Southwest of China. There are 12 helicopters and 35 pilots... Read more
6-Jul-2014
Crashed on hunting expedition. Both occupants airlifted – pilot Grant McCallum with a broken leg and passenger Sam Kersten with serious back injuries... Read more
17-Jun-2014Source: Atomic Helicopters
Atomic Helicopters, a Seattle-based helicopter flight school announces Preston Gulledge,a high school student of local The Overlake School, completed his Private Pilot practical test, earning his Rotorcraft-Helicopter rating on June 1, 2014. He is the youngest student to date to have graduated from Atomic Helicopters’ scenario-based, syllabus-centric flight training program, and one of the youngest... Read more
17-Jun-2014
Substantially damaged, injuring female pilot. High vertical force impact, remained on skids... Read more
13-Jun-2014
Annual licence renewal flight. Instructor Louis Janssens (69) from Theux died in the accident... Read more
12-Jun-2014
The pilot was attempting a practice autorotation when the accident occurred. He did not realise that he had failed to achieve a split between engine and rotor rpm, with the result that the rotor rpm reduced to below the normal operating range. The pilot was unable to prevent the helicopter striking the ground hard. It... Read more
31-May-2014
Rotor separated on landing... Read more
14-May-2014Source: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Industries, the aerospace and manufacturing division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, was recently awarded a $2.5 million contract by Sikorsky Global Helicopter in support of the S-333 aircraft, one of the most cost-efficient light turbine helicopters in the industry. “Advanced manufacturing in the aerospace industry is a core industry for Oklahoma success and the... Read more
25-Apr-2014
Both occupants injured – the owner’s son on a training flight with an instructor. Heavily damaged... Read more
11-Apr-2014
Darryl Condon, 51, and Neale Gray, 54 killed on flight returning back to base at Bruce Bay after maintenance at Wanaka... Read more
13-Mar-2014
Three injured (one seriously) in low level accident at base airfield... Read more
23-Feb-2014Source: Legerwood, Tasmania
The helicopter took off to reposition for refuelling and after about 1 minute, at about 30 ft above ground level, the engine stopped. The helicopter landed heavily, collided with an embankment and was substantially damaged.... Read more
28-Jan-2014
2POB escaped unharmed. helicopter rolled off bank into the waters of Pitt Lake, British Columbia CADORS 2014P0128... Read more
