Alberta Renews 10-Year Agreement with STARS Air Ambulance, 09-Jun-24 The Alberta government of Canada announced a new 10-year funding agreement with STARS air ambulance services, which operate from bases in Calgary, Edmonton, and Grande Prairie
Maxwell AFB Celebrates Transition to the MH-139A, 08-Jun-24 The US Air Force 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB, Alabama hosted a celebration with congressional staffers, local civic leaders, and senior military officers to mark the unit’s efforts over the past three and a half years in preparing for the transition from a C-130 Hercules tactical airlift mission to becoming the formal training unit for the new Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter
LifeFlight Joins the ‘Queensland Greats’, 07-Jun-24 Australian Lifeflight Air Ambulance was elevated to the ’Queensland Greats’ list, an annual award that began in 2001 to recognize extraordinary individuals and institutions that have made a meaningful contribution to Queensland
AW159 Global Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours, 07-Jun-24 The 72 Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopters built in Yeovil, England and operated by the UK (Army, Navy), the Republic of Korea (RoK), and the Philippines have surpassed more than 100,000 flight hours
World’s First VR Helicopter External Sling Load Simulator, 12-Jun-24 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of the Swiss Loft Dynamics helicopter external sling load (HESLO) simulation allows pilots to practice mirror and vertical reference techniques more realistically, efficiently, and safely than ever before
Dutch Helicentre Merges with Norwegian European Helicopter Center, 11-Jun-24 The flying schools European Helicopter Center in Norway and Helicentre in the Netherlands, have formed a new company under the name European Heli Center which has two separate divisions: one in Torp, Norway, and one in Lelystad, the Netherlands
Texas Game Wardens New H125 Helicopter, 12-Jun-24 Texas Game Wardens, part of f Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept and responsible for conservation law enforcement, search and rescue and aerial firefighting received a brand new Airbus H125 helicopter completed by Metro Aviation
