NHV AWARDED OFFSHORE CONTRACT IN IRELAND
NHV Group announced a new contract with PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd in support of its decommissioning operations in the Celtic Sea. The transfer flights towards the Stena Spey drilling rig, about 50 km off the south coast of Cork, are expected to start in April 2021 for a...
Airbus delivers seventh H145 for the German Armed Forces’ Search and Rescue service
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the Bundeswehr to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) on time. The previously delivered helicopters...
Airbus and Draken Europe team to provide Second Generation UK Search and Rescue capability
Airbus is teaming with Draken Europe to address the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) requirement for the Second Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) service. Airbus and Draken present a UK-based partnership demonstrating an extensive track record in delivering...
CHC GROUP ANNOUNCES CONDITIONAL ACQUISITION oF BABCOCK’S OIL & GAS AVIATION BUSINESS
CHC Group announces that it has entered into a conditional agreement for the acquisition of the Oil and Gas aviation business of Babcock International Group, PLC (LSE:BAB). The business provides offshore oil and gas crew transportation services in the UK, Denmark and...
LCI PLACES TWO NEW AW109SP WITH SLOANE HELICOPTERS FOR EMS OPERATIONS
LCI has placed two AW109SP helicopters on long term operating leases to undertake EMS (emergency medical services) operations with its newest customer, Sloane Helicopters. The two new Leonardo helicopters, which are the first of their type to enter LCI’s fleet, were...
Pilot’s Poor Decision Making, Spatial Disorientation, Led to Fatal Kobe bryant Helicopter Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board determined during a public meeting on February, a pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of...
NHV AWARDED OFFSHORE CONTRACT BY ALLSEAS ENGINEERING
NHV Group announced a new contract with Allseas to provide helicopter services in support of the Energinet Europipe II Branch Pipeline project. The weekly H175 flights will depart from NHV’s base in Esbjerg. The state-of-the-art H175 aircraft, an Airbus Helicopter’s...
Shell selects H160 for operation by PHI in Gulf of Mexico
International energy group Shell has selected leading US offshore helicopter operator PHI to operate four Airbus H160s to service a support contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract marks the entry into the oil and gas market of the H160 with a wealth of design...
Houston PD takes delivery of new H125
The Houston Police Department, one of the largest air units in the country, recently took delivery of a new and very special H125. It’s the first H125 for the department and will be utilized for fighting violent and property crime, and assisting with search and...
Bell Announces Sale of Six Bell 505s to Jamaica Defence Force
Bell Textron company, announced a signed purchase agreement for six Bell 505 aircraft to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The newly acquired Bell 505s will be configured to support Public Safety missions in country and be used by the Force’s Caribbean Military...
