13-Jan-2021
Crashed shortly after taking off from an airport. All on board survived (Mi-24 is best guess at type. 3POB and an “attack helicopter” seem reasonably likely to be correct. “Apache” clearly is not. However, image issued by the Sudan News Agency shows the aft end of the tail boom and stinger of an AW109 –... Read more
13-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com
This last Sunday saw the arrival of China’s first helicopter unit at Khartoum. This unit will join the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur, reports Xinhua Net.... Read more
2-Feb-2015Source: Novinite
The six Bulgarians working for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), who were captured by Sudanese insurgents on Monday, have still not been released. See Full Story... Read more
26-Jan-2015
Helicopter came under fire from members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North and were forced to make an emergency landing in a remote area of Sudan’s South Kordofan state.... Read more
1-Apr-2014Source: UTair
Meeting with UTair Aviation representatives serving the UN Mission in Sudan Brigadier General Iyoma Nvokondo Iyoma, commanding the southern sector of the African Union/United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) expressed his gratitude to the entire airline staff and presented UTair representatives with a special award, the Scroll of Honor. UTair has provided air transport services... Read more
29-Sep-2013
UN helicopter developed a technical fault en route Zalingei to Nertiti, in Central Darfur. Pilot turned back to Zalingei helipad and during the emergency landing the aircraft crashed and was badly damaged. All 19 passengers and 4 crew were safely evacuated, of which three passengers suffered minor injuries... Read more
20-Aug-2013Source: Sudan Tribune
Sudan and Russia sealed two agreements since 2011 for the sale of two dozen Mi-24 attack helicopters and 14 MI-8 transport helicopters, a Russian newspaper reported see full story... Read more
1-Jan-2013Source: UNMISS
Boosting the mission’s ability to airlift personnel and supplies in South Sudan, 120 Rwandan aviation troops arrived today to join UNMISS (United Naitons Mission in Southern Sudan) in the capital Juba. The contingent brings with it six helicopters. Three arrived yesterday with 18 personnel, while the remaining helicopters are expected in coming days. Rwanda has... Read more
21-Dec-2012
Shot down – four Russian nationals on board all died – named later in a UN statement as Pilot in Command Ilin Sergei, Co-Pilot Abrakov Alfir, Flight Engineer Egorov Sergei and Flight Attendant Shpanov Nikolai... Read more
27-Feb-2012
Sudanese minister of agriculture, Abdel Halim al-Mutafi, has escaped death in a crash which killed three people. He emerged almost unscathed from the mishap which took place in Sudan’s eastern state of Al-Qadarif, where an Mi-17 helicopter carrying him along with six of his aides and two Iranian investors caught fire during take-off.... Read more
30-Dec-2011
“Russian-made gunship helicopter” crashed three minutes after take-off. Post fire crash. 6 killed.... Read more
17-Nov-2011Source: Rwanda - Ministry of Defence
The Rwanda Air Force has started a three weeks training aimed at preparing pilots, technicians and maintenance officers, Air logistics Staffs and Air Medical Services to the peacekeeping mission in Sudan. The training for 140 Officers and Men from Air Force is jointly organised by Rwanda Defence Force helped by the US Army under ACOTA... Read more
26-Jun-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The Telegraph India has reported that India is preparing to withdraw the last four Mi-35 attack helicopters next month, citing strong domestic need for the aircraft. The contract with Monusco (the UN’s mission in Democratic Republic of Congo) expires in less than two weeks on 4th July. However, the Congo is heading towards a residential... Read more
8-Jun-2011Source: DefenceWeb
Three Bulgarian air crew working for the United Nations have been released after they were kidnapped six months ago in Darfur. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said all three were Bulgarian nationals working for Heli Air Services contracted to the United Nations.... Read more
18-Apr-2011
Second Sudanese military accident in a week, this one kiling 5. Details to follow... Read more
13-Apr-2011
Sudanese Air Force Mi-24 attempting to take off from the military airport in Khartoum crashed on Wednesday morning, killing one of three people on board after an engine caught fire, the army said.... Read more
14-Jan-2011Source: Yahoo! News
Three Bulgarian helicopter aircrew working on a UN contract were kidnapped in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region on Thursday, the United Nations and the Bulgarian foreign ministry said.... Read more
10-Dec-2010Source: UN World Food Programme
KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the news that three Latvian men working as helicopter aircrew for the WFP United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, have been freed after more than a month in captivity. WFP said that the three Latvians, a pilot,... Read more
8-Nov-2010Source: Baltic Course
Latvian helicopter company GM Helicopters has confirmed that three of its crew have been kidnapped in Sudan. The company is currently in contact with the Latvian Foreign Ministry.... Read more
20-Oct-2010Source: United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan now has 24 helicopters, an increase of eight, to help move 120 tons of material for the January referendum that will decide whether southern Sudan declares independence from Africa’s largest country, a senior official said today. “We have a large mission support capability here in the south as... Read more
6-Sep-2010Source: Agencie AngolaPress
Kazan Helicopters to supply nine Mi-17B-5 helicopters and one Mi-172... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: Reuters
Three Russian helicopter crew members have been freed a day after they were abducted in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur, a Sudanese army spokesman says... Read more
31-Aug-2010Source: RFI
Three Russian helicopter pilots were abducted Sunday at Nyala in Darfur, a region plagued by civil war. This is the second kidnapping of foreign nationals in two weeks in the west of the Sudanese province.... Read more
30-Jul-2010Source: United Nations
29 July 2010 – A Russian helicopter pilot missing since the start of the week was found safe late today in southern Darfur, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese region confirmed. On Monday, a UNAMID helicopter had picked up three representatives of the rebel group known as the Liberty and Justice... Read more
18-Feb-2010Source: AllAfrica
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have received five MI-35 tactical helicopters from Ethiopia. The helicopters arrived in Nyala, South Darfur, with 15 pilots and crew members onboard.... Read more
17-Feb-2010Source: Sudan Tribune
The Ethiopian government today said that a tactical aviation unit comprising of five helicopters has headed to Sudan’s Darfur region to join the badly-needing African Union and UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID).... Read more
8-Apr-2009
8-Apr-09 RA-06019 Mil Mi-26T El Fasher, Sudan... Read more
8-Apr-2009
8-Apr-09 UR-CCO Mil Mi-8MTV-1 El Fasher, Sudan... Read more
9-Feb-2009
9-Feb-09 Mil Mi-8 43M SW of El Fasher, Sudan... Read more
