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Oil & Gas UK Statement: Helicopter Ditching West of Shetland

Oil & Gas UK Statement: Helicopter Ditching West of Shetland

25-Aug-2013Source: Oil & Gas UK

Oil & Gas UK’s Chief Executive Malcolm Webb said: “Oil & Gas UK expresses its profound sorrow at the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from yesterday’s helicopter ditching off Shetland.  Our thoughts are first and foremost with all who were on this flight, their  families and their friends and we send our deepest condolences... Read more

CHC Statement on Sumburgh Aircraft Accident

CHC Statement on Sumburgh Aircraft Accident

25-Aug-2013Source: CHC

[Update from CHC 11pm UK on 25th August] A CHC Helicopter AS332L2 aircraft landed in the water Friday (Aug. 23) about two nautical miles west of Sumburgh, on Shetland Island in the U.K. The helicopter had traveled from Aberdeen to two North Sea oil-and-gas rigs before returning to Sumburgh. The aircraft was on approach to... Read more

UK NPAS plans EC135T2 standardisation

UK NPAS plans EC135T2 standardisation

22-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The West Yorkshire Police, tasked with managing Britain’s new National Police Air Service, have released pre-tender documentation for the upgrade of an unspecified number of Eurocopter EC135T2 helicopters. The contract period is for 1 year with a further two potential extensions of 1 year each. HeliHub.com notes that there are currently six EC135T2s under the control of... Read more

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance EC135 to feature in new TV series

Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance EC135 to feature in new TV series

21-Aug-2013Source: HIOWAA

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance will feature in Trauma: Level 1, a new observational documentary series set on the frontline of trauma medicine, to be broadcast on ITV on 3rd and 10th September at 9pm. With access to the specialist Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton, the series is based around the powerful,... Read more

Bond Offshore Helicopters – Open Day 24th August, Aberdeen

Bond Offshore Helicopters – Open Day 24th August, Aberdeen

21-Aug-2013Source: Step Change in Safety

Bond Offshore Helicopters, a Step Change in Safety member company, will open their doors to their Aberdeen operations on Saturday 24 August.  The event will provide offshore workers and family members an opportunity to look at the people, aircraft and safety processes behind Bond’s helicopter services. If you fly with Bond Offshore Helicopters and would... Read more

Royal Navy’s specialist helicopter support squadron wins efficiency award

Royal Navy’s specialist helicopter support squadron wins efficiency award

20-Aug-2013Source: Royal Navy

The prestigious award is presented annually to the most efficient and effective squadron in the Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. 1710 was praised for completing more than 180 structural repairs on helicopters worldwide and carrying out wear-debris analysis on 19,000-plus samples. Also more than 30 modifications were made to improve operational capability and there were ‘exemplary’... Read more

Newly restructured PremiAir to debut at Helitech

Newly restructured PremiAir to debut at Helitech

20-Aug-2013Source: PremiAir

PremiAir Aviation International, under new ownership and with a strengthened management team, will participate at Helitech International, the largest dedicated helicopter exhibition in Europe next month (September 24-26th) as sponsor and exhibitor. Stand G30 at London Excel.  Owner and Chairman Graham Avery, who acquired the company late last year, has spent the past six months... Read more

Heli Air add another new base – Manchester

Heli Air add another new base – Manchester

14-Aug-2013Source: Heli Air

Heli Air, the UK’s largest onshore helicopter operator, is delighted to announce that it has opened a new base at Manchester – City Airport & Heliport, also known as Barton. This follows the acquisition of Heli North West and will complement significantly Heli Air’s UK-wide network of bases. Heli Air Manchester will have its own fleet... Read more

Bristow clients get early view of AW189

Bristow clients get early view of AW189

8-Aug-2013Source: Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters unveiled the much anticipated AgustaWestland AW189 helicopter to its oil and gas clients last week (30 July 2013). The pre-production model was flown to Norwich International Airport where Bristow’s senior management team showcased the aircraft to a number of its clients who will be offered its services from early 2014. Bristow will be... Read more

Second AS350 to join London Helicopter sightseeing tours

Second AS350 to join London Helicopter sightseeing tours

8-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Following their launch on 1st May, The London Helicopter has had regular work offering sightseeing flights from The Barclays London Heliport in Battersea. Initially they were using an AS350B3 Squirrel G-ORKI, which will soon be re-registered G-LHTA to pick up the initials of London Helicopter Tours. Yesterday, a second Squirrel was added – this time... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – August 2013

UK AAIB Bulletin – August 2013

8-Aug-2013Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Robinson R22 Beta (G-EROM), whilst taking off, the helicopter rolled onto its right side at Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey, 11 April 2013 Robinson R44 II Raven II (G-MRRY), loss of control on the ground, Denham Airfield, Buckinghamshire,... Read more

Bond Air Services first in UK to provide helicopter support for wind farm maintenance

Bond Air Services first in UK to provide helicopter support for wind farm maintenance

8-Aug-2013Source: Bond Air Services

Bond provides helicopter support to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to the wind farm’s 140 turbines – the first helicopter operation of its kind in the UK. The wind farm has a generation capacity of around 500MW, enough to power approximately 530,000 homes. The service uses a Eurocopter EC135T2i aircraft, operating seven days a week... Read more

Construction of Helicentre Aviation’s new Academy begins

Construction of Helicentre Aviation’s new Academy begins

7-Aug-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Building work has commenced on Helicentre Aviation’s brand new 10,000 square foot facility and heliport following a culmination of negotiations to acquire the 2.5 acre site at Leicester Airport. The complex will provide the company with additional lecture rooms, briefing rooms, offices and hangarage to fulfill their operational requirements in Professional Helicopter Pilot Training, which... Read more

400th milestone for Vector Aerospace

400th milestone for Vector Aerospace

6-Aug-2013Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace UK (Vector – www.vectoraerospace.com), a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft operators around the globe, today announced that its facilities in Gosport, UK has just completed its 400th major aircraft refinish project. The facility, which has four large paint and strip bays capable... Read more

UK – Patriot/LHC/Veritair to be renamed

UK – Patriot/LHC/Veritair to be renamed

6-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

British helicopter group Patriot is to rename all its operations to “British International Helicopters”.  This follows the acquisition of British International in May, which brought with it the military contracts operated out of Plymouth and the Falkland Islands.  “British International Helicopters” was considered to be the strongest brand to unite all the helicopter operations under... Read more

London – work begins on helipad at St George’s, Tooting

London – work begins on helipad at St George’s, Tooting

5-Aug-2013Source: ITV

St George’s will become the second hospital in the UK’s capital to have an emergency landing pad.  see full story... Read more

Helicentre prepares to order fourth Cabri at Helitech (and two more later)

Helicentre prepares to order fourth Cabri at Helitech (and two more later)

5-Aug-2013Source: Helicentre

Another brand new Cabri G2 has joined Helicentre Aviation’s training fleet making them the largest Cabri G2 operator in the UK. The aircraft was collected on Monday by Helicentre Aviation’s Chairman Captain Chris Line and company pilot Captain Llewis Ingamells. Helicentre Aviation have ordered a third Cabri G2 which is due to be with them... Read more

Royal Navy celebrates 60 years of SAR with exhibition

Royal Navy celebrates 60 years of SAR with exhibition

5-Aug-2013Source: Fleet Air Arm Museum

The Fleet Air Arm Museum is proud to launch a summer exhibition from July 31 to September 5 as part of the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Royal Navy Helicopter Search and Rescue. In 1953, the Royal Navy took delivery of its first Westland Dragonfly aircraft to form dedicated search and rescue squadrons and... Read more

Fourth UK Cabri is second for Helicentre

Fourth UK Cabri is second for Helicentre

31-Jul-2013Source: Cotswold Helicopter Centre

Cotswold Helicopter Centre, the exclusive UK distributor for Helicopteres Guimbal, are delighted to announce the arrival of the fourth Cabri G2 into the UK. The aircraft was collected from the Guimbal factory in Aix-en-Provence on the evening of 25th July and arrived at Cotswold Helicopter Centre’s base at Kemble airfield on Friday 26th july. The... Read more

AW189 arrives in UK for SAR certification

AW189 arrives in UK for SAR certification

31-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

AgustaWestland yesterday delivered an AW189 to their Yeovil plant to commence work on the EASA certification of the type in the SAR role.  The aircraft is currently on the Italian register as I-PTFF and was delivered via a brief overnight stop at Norwich Airport on Monday night, and then ferried through to Yeovil yesterday. The... Read more

SaxonAir invests in AeroTrac™ Software as infrastructure to future growth

SaxonAir invests in AeroTrac™ Software as infrastructure to future growth

31-Jul-2013Source: SaxonAir

Private air charter operator, SaxonAir Charter Ltd has chosen AeroTrac™ Aviation MRO Process Control software from TracWare Ltd to complement their Continuing Airworthiness Management functions and future Part-145 maintenance activities. Saxon Air’s primary criteria for choosing AeroTrac™ was the savings to be made in both cost and time by streamlining the technical, logistical, commercial and... Read more

Helicentre Aviation relocates ground school to new larger facility

Helicentre Aviation relocates ground school to new larger facility

30-Jul-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

For the past year Helicentre Aviation has had the ability to include EASA approved CPL(H) and ATPL(H) ground school in their professional pilot training programmes with support from Caledonian Advanced Pilot Training (CAPT). Helicentre Aviation has announced that they will be taking the ground based training to a new level with their upcoming relocation to... Read more

Bristow signs contract for 11 AW189 for UK SAR

Bristow signs contract for 11 AW189 for UK SAR

30-Jul-2013Source: AgustaWestland

At a ceremony held in London on 18th July, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Bristow Group signed a contract for 11 AW189 Search & Rescue (SAR) helicopters that will be used to deliver SAR services in and around the UK. The contract was signed by Mike Imlach, Director of European Operations, Bristow Group and Geoff... Read more

First five Merlin Mk2s delivered to Royal Navy

First five Merlin Mk2s delivered to Royal Navy

29-Jul-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the first five AW101 Merlin HM Mk 2 helicopters have been delivered to the Royal Navy’s 824 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose  in Southwest England. A ceremony was held today at RNAS Culdrose to celebrate the formation of the Navy’s first Merlin HM Mk.2... Read more

Trakkabeam A800 searchlight chosen for first UK night EMS operations

Trakkabeam A800 searchlight chosen for first UK night EMS operations

25-Jul-2013Source: Trakka Corp

Trakka Corp Pty Ltd today announced that the A800 Trakkabeam Tactical Searchlight has been successfully installed and operated on the first UK Air Ambulance cleared for full night operations. The aircraft installation from Bond Air Services for the East Anglian Air Ambulance EC135 aircraft marks a first for UK HEMS operations.  The Trakkabeam searchlight’s primary... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance appoints Development Director

London’s Air Ambulance appoints Development Director

22-Jul-2013Source: London’s Air Ambulance

We are delighted to announce that Mark Davies has been appointed as Director of Development at London’s Air Ambulance charity. Mark has a long and successful fundraising career, within the medical, health and education sectors, most recently as Assistant Director of Centre of the Cell and prior to this as Trust and Foundations Manager at Queen Mary,... Read more

CHC Open Day gives close up view of helicopter operations

CHC Open Day gives close up view of helicopter operations

19-Jul-2013Source: Step Change in Safety

Step Change in Safety member company CHC Helicopter opened the door to their Aberdeen operations on Saturday, 14 July, providing 250 oil-and-gas offshore workers and family members with an up-close look at the people, aircraft and safety processes behind CHC’s helicopter services. The long-planned event beneficially coincided with recent EASA and U.K. CAA regulatory actions... Read more

Brabners advises on FB Heliservices sale for £74 million

Brabners advises on FB Heliservices sale for £74 million

19-Jul-2013Source: Brabners

Leading North West law firm Brabners has advised Bristow Helicopters Limited on its sale of 50% of FB Heliservices Limited to Cobham plc for £74 million announced today. Bristow is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry in addition to providing search and rescue services in various countries across the... Read more

Bell dealer expects four 429s in UK by end of 2013

Bell dealer expects four 429s in UK by end of 2013

18-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com interviewed Heli-Charter’s Gary Slater at the weekend as he had a Bell 429 demonstrator aircraft in the static aircraft park at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.  The Festival of Speed is the largest motoring garden party in the world – a unique summer weekend that brings together an impossibly heady mix of cars, stars... Read more

Eurocopter UK provides emergency services demo at air tattoo

Eurocopter UK provides emergency services demo at air tattoo

18-Jul-2013Source: Eurocopter

The missions of Eurocopter helicopters will have a starring role in this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) air show, demonstrating the unique capability of its rotorcraft to provide vital police, ambulance, fire and rescue support through the interoperability of equipped UK emergency services. During the RIAT event at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds on... Read more

Scottish Charity Air Ambulance adapts hours to match demand

Scottish Charity Air Ambulance adapts hours to match demand

16-Jul-2013Source: BBC

The operating hours of Scotland’s first charity air ambulance have been changed to cope with demand at certain times of the day.  see full story... Read more

Cobham buys Bristow out of FB joint venture for £74 million

Cobham buys Bristow out of FB joint venture for £74 million

15-Jul-2013Source: Cobham

Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or ‘the Group’) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the 50% shareholding that it did not already own in FB Heliservices Ltd, FB Leasing Limited and FBS Limited (together ‘FBH’), from its long standing joint venture partner, Bristow Helicopters Limited (‘Bristow’).  The transaction comprises cash consideration of £74 million... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance responds to 20,000th mission

Devon Air Ambulance responds to 20,000th mission

15-Jul-2013Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Having recently completed their 20,000th mission, Devon’s two Air Ambulances have had yet another busy week. Last weekend for example the crews were called to 8 missions across the county, from Bideford to Salcombe, Newton Abbot to Wheddon Cross.  The incidents included falls from ladders, bikes and trees, a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle... Read more

AgustaWestlands Awarded More UK Government Funding

AgustaWestlands Awarded More UK Government Funding

12-Jul-2013Source: The Breeze

Yeovil’s AgustaWestland’s been awarded a further grant from the Government today. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced over 100 companies across the UK are to get a cut of £506 million. see press story See also Government announcement... Read more

Royal Navy aircrew begin training on AW159 Wildcat

Royal Navy aircrew begin training on AW159 Wildcat

11-Jul-2013Source: UK MoD

Five Fleet Air Arm pilots and observers are currently undergoing conversion training at the new Wildcat Training Centre at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, with the helicopter – successor to the Lynx – just 18 months away from front line service. From the beginning of 2015, Wildcats will begin to relieve the Lynx as the mainstay... Read more

Russian Helicopters, Frasca, Spidertracks, EAAA confirmed for Helitech

Russian Helicopters, Frasca, Spidertracks, EAAA confirmed for Helitech

11-Jul-2013Source: Helitech International

Russian Helicopters has confirmed its presence at Helitech International 2013 alongside other headline manufacturers which include, but are not limited to; AgustaWestland, Bell Helicopter, Eurocopter and Sikorsky. This impressive roll call of exhibitors reflects the show’s position as the pre-eminent international, dedicated helicopter exhibition in Europe and is set to make 2013 the most successful... Read more

SaxonAir marks first anniversary of Dancopter handling contract

SaxonAir marks first anniversary of Dancopter handling contract

11-Jul-2013Source: SaxonAir

SaxonAir Flight Support Ltd has marked a key milestone in its first year of offshore ground handling with DanCopter AS.  The contract involves SaxonAir handling all Shell offshore passengers and freight from Norwich Airport on behalf of DanCopter AS of Denmark. DanCopter were awarded the Shell contract in July 2012 to operate helicopters carrying passengers... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2013

UK AAIB Bulletin – July 2013

11-Jul-2013Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness.... Read more

UK – £2.5M contract awarded to build new Glasgow HP

UK – £2.5M contract awarded to build new Glasgow HP

10-Jul-2013Source: Raynesway Construction

Raynesway Construction, the Paisley-based Balfour Beatty brand, has recently been awarded new work worth in excess of £5 million, highlighting the robust nature of the Scottish construction industry. Stephen Scott, Managing Director of Raynesway Construction, said: “The past few months have seen an encouraging number of interesting contract awards for us. Given the continuing economic... Read more

Prince Harry qualifies as an Apache Aircraft Commander

Prince Harry qualifies as an Apache Aircraft Commander

8-Jul-2013Source: British Monarchy website

Prince Harry has this week qualified as an Apache Aircraft Commander within 3 Regiment Army Air Corps. This qualification marks the culmination of his experience as a member of the Apache aircrew. It follows a successful tour of Afghanistan, which was preceded by a distinguished record in training including being awarded a prize for the... Read more

Five Helicopter Pilot Scholarships announced by Helicentre Aviation

Five Helicopter Pilot Scholarships announced by Helicentre Aviation

7-Jul-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Applications are open for the Helicentre Aviation Academy 2013/2014 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarships. Following the success of this year’s awards which will see two pilots through their professional training, a total of five further scholarships will be awarded holding a total value in the region of £83,000. Between the five scholarships, there is an opportunity... Read more

Patriot Aerospace parent acquires Blackpool and Derry Airports

Patriot Aerospace parent acquires Blackpool and Derry Airports

7-Jul-2013Source: Rigby Group Plc

Rigby Group Plc has announced the acquisition of RCAM (Regional and City Airport Management Limited) from Balfour Beatty Plc. RCAM is a specialist airport management company which is focused on operating airports which accommodate up to 3 million passengers a year, cargo, freight, corporate and General Aviation. Led by John Spooner – a highly experienced... Read more

Helitech International registration goes live

Helitech International registration goes live

7-Jul-2013Source: Helitech International

Registration is now live for Helitech International 2013, don’t miss out on Europe’s only 100% helicopter event. Discover the launch of the very first Helitech International at ExCeL London, meet over 200 expert exhibitors showcasing their latest helicopter products, services, parts and accessories, all under one roof. Register Now! What’s taking place at the show?... Read more

20th Sikorsky S92 arrives for Bristow UK

20th Sikorsky S92 arrives for Bristow UK

4-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The 20th Sikorsky S92 is expected to arrive at Aberdeen today or tomorrow for Bristow Helicopters as G-CHYG, having been freighted in to Prestwick Airport on an Antonov An124 yesterday.  This will bring the Bristow UK fleet of the type to sixteen – four of the UK deliveries having been transferred onwards to Bristow’s Nigerian... Read more

Phoenix Helicopters reports best ever British Grand Prix

Phoenix Helicopters reports best ever British Grand Prix

3-Jul-2013Source: Phoenix Helicopters

The formula one championship came to Silverstone last weekend to a sell out British crowd. The Silverstone grand prix is one of the most popular rounds on the F1 calendar and is famous for its helicopter activity. Phoenix Helicopters have always had a busy weekend when the British GP comes around but this year was... Read more

British Grand Prix weekend – record movements at Oxford Airport

British Grand Prix weekend – record movements at Oxford Airport

3-Jul-2013Source: Oxford Airport

London Oxford Airport saw one of its busiest weekends so far this year as glorious sunshine ushered in the F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.  The airport welcomed  well over 300 movements, including 50 business jet flights on the Sunday, its highest peak so far this year.  During the weekend it sold nearly 100,000 litres of... Read more

Great Western Air Ambulance – upgrade from Bo105 or don’t use new Bristol helipad

Great Western Air Ambulance – upgrade from Bo105 or don’t use new Bristol helipad

3-Jul-2013Source: BBC

Great Western Air Ambulance said its current helicopter is too old to land at the £500,000 helipad being built at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. see full story... Read more

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance host 4th Aeromedical Case Study Conference

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance host 4th Aeromedical Case Study Conference

3-Jul-2013Source: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

On Wednesday 19th June 2013, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) hosted the 4th Aeromedical Conference at Ford Dunton, near Basildon in Essex, the largest automotive technical centre in the UK, which houses the main design team of Ford of Europe. The aim of this free conference was to give like-minded professionals the opportunity... Read more

CIT provides financing to Lease Corporation International for three AW139s

CIT provides financing to Lease Corporation International for three AW139s

2-Jul-2013Source: CIT

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a global leader in transportation finance, today announced that CIT Transportation Lending provided financing to Dublin-based Lease Corporation International (LCI) to acquire three AgustaWestland 139 helicopters. The aircraft are in offshore oil and gas configuration and are on lease to UK-based Bond Helicopters and Malaysia-based Weststar Aviation. CIT Transportation Lending... Read more

Bristow restarts SAR service from Stornoway with S92

Bristow restarts SAR service from Stornoway with S92

1-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Helicopters today restarts providing the SAR service from Stornoway in the UK’s Hebredies Islands a month after restarting at Sumburgh. Bristow was the original holder of this contract from 1993, before CHC won it in 2007. Over the last few years huge efforts have been put in to a new nationwide SAR contract with... Read more

UK – Multiflight gets security upgrade

UK – Multiflight gets security upgrade

1-Jul-2013Source: Telegraph & Argus

A Keighley firm has helped Multiflight overhaul its security operation, meaning high-profile visitors can continue using their base at Leeds-Bradford Airport  see full story... Read more

First Cabri G2 Commercial Pilot for Helicentre Aviation

First Cabri G2 Commercial Pilot for Helicentre Aviation

28-Jun-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviation have completed their first CPL(H) course on the Cabri G2. Captain Robert Foster passed his CPL(H) skill test on Monday and will shortly start working for the company as commercial helicopter pilot. The Cabri G2, which joined the fleet last September has been a great success flying over 600 hours, despite the winter’s... Read more

First US Air Force CV-22Bs arrive at UK base

First US Air Force CV-22Bs arrive at UK base

28-Jun-2013Source: US Air Force

The 352nd Special Operations Group resurrected a key capability when two CV-22B Ospreys touched down June 24 here. The Ospreys are the first of 10 slated to arrive as part of the 352nd SOG expansion, which will last through the end of 2014. The CV-22 fills part of the role previously accomplished by the MH-53... Read more

UK – Patriot Aerospace wants to reopen Plymouth Airport as a heliport

UK – Patriot Aerospace wants to reopen Plymouth Airport as a heliport

28-Jun-2013Source: Plymouth Herald

Patriot Aerospace, the main aviation company within the Rigby Group plc, has had outline discussions with airport leaseholder the Sutton Harbour Group to reopen Plymouth Airport as a Heliport.  Patriot have a particular interest given they own British International who hold the Royal Navy FOST (Flag Officer Sea Training) contract operating two Dauphins see full story... Read more

UK – Patriot Aerospace buys 60% of Exeter Airport

UK – Patriot Aerospace buys 60% of Exeter Airport

27-Jun-2013Source: The Telegraph

Balfour Beatty has sold its 60% stake in Exeter International Airport to Patriot Aerospace after expectations of passenger growth were dashed by the UK’s recession and weak recovery.  Patriot also owns Coventry Airport,  British International and London Helicopter Centres.  see full story... Read more

UK – Sterling Helicopters Bo105s for sale

UK – Sterling Helicopters Bo105s for sale

27-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

22 months after Sterling Helicopters went into liquidation, auction house Edward Symmons has put their two Eurocopter Bo105s up for auction. The pair are G-BFYA 1997-build with 8957 hours and airworthiness expired 25-May-09 G-EYNL 1979-build with 11,498 hours and airwothiness expired 10-Dec-11 We are not aware of the reason why it has taken so long... Read more

UK – Western Counties Air Operations Unit celebrates before disbanding next week

UK – Western Counties Air Operations Unit celebrates before disbanding next week

26-Jun-2013Source: Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Guests gathered at Filton airfield yesterday to celebrate the work of the Western Counties Air Operations Unit (WCAOU). WCAOU is a consortium comprising of Avon and Somerset and Gloucestershire Constabularies; delivering police air support to their respective communities. WCAOU will disband on 3rd July 2013 when it joins the National Police Air Service (NPAS). This... Read more

UK – National Grid to move operations to Turweston

UK – National Grid to move operations to Turweston

26-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

National Grid, the British-based infrastructure company, has for some years owned and operated helicopters in their own right and not leased in this specialist skill. This began back in 1985 with the purchase of a new Eurocopter AS355F1 Twin Squirrel and has developed with later versions of the AS355. More recently, National Grid decided to... Read more

AS350B3e “not grounded” after UK accident, says Eurocopter

AS350B3e “not grounded” after UK accident, says Eurocopter

26-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Eurocopter has issued a statement to HeliHub.com after we requested further information on the accident on 19th June of G-ECUK, a very recently delivered AS350B3e helicopter. The statement says this – “Regarding the accident that occurred on June 19 near Oxford in the UK with an AS350 B3e, Eurocopter is, at this stage, not able... Read more

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance gear up for night flying

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance gear up for night flying

25-Jun-2013Source: KSS Air Ambulance

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance has announced the arrival of its new helicopter. The newer version of the MD902 Explorer aircraft will replace the charity’s existing helicopter based at Redhill ready for night flying in late summer. In preparation for the 24-hour operation, the charity’s specialist doctor and paramedic crew have already begun to... Read more

Heli Air move into Scotland with purchase of Scotia Helicopters

Heli Air move into Scotland with purchase of Scotia Helicopters

24-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Heli Air are moving into Scotland with the purchase of Scotia Helicopters at Cumbernauld under the title “Heli Air Scotland”.  Heli Air have been working with Scotia owner John Pearson for two years to reach agreement according to an article in The Herald which says that they were advised by Kytra Consulting. Headlining the new business as... Read more

CHC awarded £29M three-year North Sea AW139 contract with Centrica

CHC awarded £29M three-year North Sea AW139 contract with Centrica

24-Jun-2013Source: Offshore Energy Today

CHC will operate an AW139 out of Humberside Airport from November 2013, to support Centrica’s offshore activities, including the York and Rough platforms, as the operator relocates all flight operations from Yarmouth. – see full story... Read more

Helicentre Aviation announces Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Winners

Helicentre Aviation announces Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Winners

23-Jun-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviation is delighted to announce the winners of the 2013 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarships following a selection process involving several weeks of interviews and presentations in front of a scholarship committee. The Commercial Pilot Scholarship has been awarded to Pierre Neyses from Germany, and the Flight Instructor Scholarship to Morgan Whiting from Leicestershire. “The... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance flying high after carrying 5,000th patient

Yorkshire Air Ambulance flying high after carrying 5,000th patient

21-Jun-2013Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire’s helicopter heroes have airlifted their 5,000th patient. The landmark mission by Yorkshire Air Ambulance saw badly injured musician Chris Parr airlifted to hospital after a head-on road accident. Chris, a drummer with Huddersfield band State of Confusion, suffered broken ribs, a fractured breast bone and a fractured knee in the two-car smash at Marsden, near Huddersfield.... Read more

UK – Starspeed signs for a second AW169

UK – Starspeed signs for a second AW169

20-Jun-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Starspeed Ltd. of the UK has signed a preliminary sales contract for a second AW169 light intermediate helicopter. The helicopter will be used to perform VIP transport missions in the United Kingdom. The order underlines the growing success of the AW169 in the UK and worldwide... Read more

UK – MBE for AW101 Merlin pilot

UK – MBE for AW101 Merlin pilot

19-Jun-2013Source: RAF

Squadron Leader Toby Sawbridge has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2013 for his services both to the Merlin Force and the wider community. Toby, a Merlin helicopter pilot who is currently the Second in Command of 28 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at RAF Benson, has been honoured for outstanding contribution to... Read more

UK Government Minister Provides Reassurances on Air Ambulance Fuel VAT

UK Government Minister Provides Reassurances on Air Ambulance Fuel VAT

18-Jun-2013Source: Assoc of Air Ambulances

On the 11th June 2013 Lord Howe, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Department for Health, while giving a speech to a reception held by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances (APPGAA), made reassurances,that the thousands of pounds wasted through the application of VAT on aviation fuel was being taken seriously and a potential solution was... Read more

Vector Aerospace get Sikorsky approval for UK S76 service centre

Vector Aerospace get Sikorsky approval for UK S76 service centre

18-Jun-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of an agreement with Vector Aerospace that appoints Vector’s United Kingdom facilities as authorized Customer Service Centres (CSC) to support Sikorsky S-76® helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). “Vector Aerospace is recognized in the... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance founder awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday honours list

East Anglian Air Ambulance founder awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday honours list

17-Jun-2013Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

The East Anglian Air Ambulance is delighted with today’s news that our Chairman Mr Andrew Egerton-Smith has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Andrew has been a driving force in the development, progress and innovation of the East Anglian Air Ambulance since its formation in 2000.  It is his determination to provide an... Read more

UK – Better helipad needed at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital, says MP

UK – Better helipad needed at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital, says MP

15-Jun-2013Source: Scilly Today

MP Andrew George says he’s been told that the landing and helicopter service facilities are not up to standard.  see full story... Read more

UK – Significant growth for Gama helicopter maintenance

UK – Significant growth for Gama helicopter maintenance

14-Jun-2013Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Group, the global business aviation services provider, announced today that Fairoaks, UK based Gama Engineering Ltd has established its helicopter maintenance facility as the first choice service centre for Sikorsky S.76 operators. Harry Lees, Gama Engineering’s Managing Director gave the inaugural Helicopter Maintenance presentation at ROC2013, (the first Rotary Operators Conference held yesterday at... Read more

UK – Hospital helipad lost after planners approve nearby homes

UK – Hospital helipad lost after planners approve nearby homes

14-Jun-2013Source: Echo-News

BASILDON Hospital bosses were unaware the controversial Dry Street housing development would lead to the loss of a landing base for the Essex Air Ambulance.  (See Full Story)... Read more

UK – East Anglian Air Ambulance to feature in BBC documentary

UK – East Anglian Air Ambulance to feature in BBC documentary

13-Jun-2013Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

A series of programmes filmed in the regional major trauma centre (MTC) at Addenbrooke’s hospital, begins on BBC 1 on 13 June. The series follows the complete journey of people who have suffered life threatening injuries, from the accident scene, through emergency treatment to recovery. Film crews were embedded in emergency teams including air ambulances,... Read more

Helitech International conference program to explore industry future

Helitech International conference program to explore industry future

13-Jun-2013Source: Helitech International

Building upon the resounding success of the conference held back in September 2011, Helitech International (formally Helitech) has firmly laid down its intentions and commitment to create a truly international rotorcraft event by addressing key issues during its three day conference.  Taking place at ExCeL, London between 24 – 26 September, the conference will run alongside... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – June 2013

UK AAIB Bulletin – June 2013

13-Jun-2013Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness... Read more

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