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PG&E Adds New Heavy-Lift Helicopters to Support Utility Projects, Enhance Wildfire Safety
PG&E has secured two heavy-lift helicopters as part of the company’s new Community Wildfire Safety Program. California energy provider PG&E announced earlier this month that the company had secured the…
CHC Responds to Equatorial Guinea ministers statement demanding cancellation of contracts
The small African country of Equatorial Guinea issued a press release today alleging infractions made by CHC on national policy compliance Early on July 17, 2018 Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of…
Japan Coast Guard Signs HCare Smart Management for its H225 Fleet
Japan Coast Guard has signed with Airbus Helicopters for an HCare Smart full-by-the-hour material management contract for the five years. Beginning in July, the contract will cover comprehensive maintenance support, including parts-by-the-hour for…
Air Tanzania Selects StandardAero for Tailored PW150A Engine Maintenance Solution in Support of Q400 Fleet
StandardAero has recently signed an exclusive five-year time-and-material contract with Air Tanzania to provide maintenance and engineering services for the Pratt & Whitney CanadaPW150A engines. This new contract extends StandardAero’s…
Sikorsky Delivers First Black Hawk to City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has delivered an S-70 Black Hawk helicopter to the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. When modified by a third party as a FIREHAWK helicopter with a 1,000-gallon…
GVH Aerospace Selected to Design and Supply Hoist Light for Boeing Helicopter Aircrew Training System
GVH Aerospace announced at the Farnborough Airshow 2018 that it has been selected to design, manufacture and supply a hoist light for Boeing Defense Australia’s Helicopter Aircrew Training System. The…
Airbus H125 is the Market Leading Law Enforcement Helicopter in North America
Airbus Helicopters Inc. will be exhibiting at the Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON) Expo at the Kentucky Exposition Center. An H125, the best-selling, high-performance helicopter for airborne law enforcement, owned…
Bell Completes 100th Delivery of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell completed its 100th delivery of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Hunt Companies for corporate travel. Bell revealed its first customer delivery for the Bell 505 at HAI…
Robertson Fuel Systems and StandardAero Reach Safety Milestone with EASA Certification of AS350/EC130
StandardAero announced today the attainment of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for their retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tank (CRFT) system for the Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130 family of light…
Guardian Flight Names Steve Kelly Safety Director
Guardian Flight Inc. appointed Steve Kelly Director of Safety for the leading air medical transport company. As a member of the Executive Management Team, Kelly reports to Fred Buttrell, Guardian…
The Vertical Flight Society Celebrates 75 Years
The Vertical Flight Society was founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society (AHS) 75 years ago today. For 75 years, the organization has been working to advance vertical flight…
Hong Kong’s Government Flying Service Receives first H175s in Public Services Configuration
Hong Kong based Government Flying Service (GFS) has received three H175s in public services configuration. The delivery makes GFS the world’s first operator of this new variant, which enlarges the…
