26-Feb-24 - Twelve Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopters will be upgrade with a glass cockpit solution that includes Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ Gen 2.0 integrated flight display system, engine data concentrator unit (EDCU), and AeroSync Mission connectivity system #GlassCockpit
03-Jan-24 - Two AS332L2 Super Puma , two Kamov Ka-32 and two Erickson Aircrane S-64E leased helicopters are arriving in Chile for the summer firefighting season campaign against forest fires #firefighting
29-Sep-23 - Helicopter Express, the first commercial operator to acquire an Erickson S-64F helicopter, now signed a strategic alliance to support and diversify the Aircrane operations #aircrane
16-May-23 - The Erickson S-64F air crane helicopter was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for night vision goggle (NVG) operations #NVG
06-Dec-22 - Erickson delivered a S-64E Air Crane helicopter to the Korea Forest Service (KFS), the eighth since starting operations with this model in 2001. #aircrane
15-Mar-22 - The new water cannon for the Erickson S-64 firefighter helicopter can deploy faster, shoot farther, carry more water, and put out both urban fires and wildfires with ease #WaterCannon
18-Aug-21 - Erickson awarded two contract seats within ASTRO, which is designed to meet Department of Defense (DoD) mission requirements related to manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms #ASTRO
07-Aug-21 - Helicopter aircrane operator Erickson Inc initiates evaluation of strategic alternatives to accelerate growth In air operations and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) markets #Erickson
30-Mar-21 - US Forest Service contracted Erickson for the incoming wildfires season. Two S-64F to be based in Fresno and Kitchen Creek, CA. And a Bell 214ST ( First contract for the type ) at Lucky Peak, ID #firefighting
07-Dec-20 - Erickson awarded final Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the composite main rotor blades on the S-64F and CH-54B heavy lift helicopters #blades
06-Sep-20 - Bell announced transfer of Type Certificates (TC) for Bell 214 B/B1/ST to Erickson, one of the largest operator of the model. New agreement replaced support license granted in 2015. Erickson also owns the S-64 air crane TCs #Bell214
