16-May-22 - Montana Highway Patrol trooper receives national honors for life-saving helicopter rescue. On June 15, 2021 a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) UH-1H Huey helicopter crashed near the Deep Creek Canyon Fire #Montana
26-Mar-22 - USAF Reserve C-130 Hercules pilots from the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB are learning to fly again but now in helicopter. The 908th will become the training unit for the new air force helicopter MH-139A Grey Wolf #pilot
05-Sep-21 - US Air Force 58th Operations Group (58 OG), part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, NM has 5 subordinate squadrons for pilots and crew training in special ops and combat search and rescue (CSAR) from fixed-wing to tilt-rotor to helicopters #SERE
21-Aug-21 - Alpine Aerotech, a Canadian helicopter maintenance and product development company, have re-issued their digital flight instrument STC (supplemental type certificate) to include the Bell 205 for Day/Night VFR (Visual Flight Rules) operations #Huey
28-Jun-21 - U.S. Air Force graduates first pilots from helicopter-only training since 1993. The first “Helicopter Training Next” (HTN) class went directly to Fort Rucker for TH-1 course instead of having a six-month period on T-6 Texan #HelicopterOnly
30-Nov-20 - California’ Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) granted European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for its upgraded blades for commercial models Bell Huey 204 ( UH-1B, TH-1F, UH-1F and UH-1P ) and Bell 205 ( UH-1H ) #blades
17-Oct-20 - Robins AFB 563rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed a proof-of-concept overhaul of a Bell TH-1H Huey II trainer helicopter. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC) provides Programmed Depot Maintenance to a variety of aircraft
05-Aug-20 - Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) received approval from Canada to offer upgraded metal main rotor blades for commercial Bell Huey 204 and 205 models #Huey
18-Apr-20 - Canadian companies Alpine Aerotech and Port Aerospace developed a crew barrier/isolation system in response to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Accepted by a Transport Canada delegate. Kits for Bell 205/212/412 in production and 206L/407 to follow #coronavirus
01-Nov-19 - Erickson awarded 7-year contract for maintenance and modifications of HH-60G Pave Hawk, TH-1H Huey II, and UH-1H Huey helicopters used by the US Special Forces #Maintenance
15-Oct-19 - USAF’ 23rd Flying Training Squadron (23 FTS) implementing new rotary-wing helicopter pilot training under “Project da Vinci” (or “Rotary-Wing Next” ) in Fort Rucker Alabama in order to reduce time from 28 to 14 weeks needed for the formation of UH-1N, HH-60G and CV-22 students #PilotTraining
07-Aug-19 - Onboard Systems’ Surefire Release Technology cargo hook kits for the Bell medium helicopters (204/205/212/412) received certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and are now available for worldwide installation #CargoHook
31-Mar-19 - A Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter, #823, which served in Vietnam in 1968-1970 and restored by the Liberty War Bird Association (LWBA) will be offered for flights at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) in West Chester, PA next April 13 to honor Vietnam War Veterans #Huey
