List of Helicopter Operators Military Forces Exército Português Força Aérea Portuguesa Marinha Portuguesa Civilian Empresa de Meios Aéreos, S. A. Everjets HeliBravo Heliportugal HTA Helicopteros INAER Portugal 2023 OMNI Aviação Vinair Aeroserviços S.A. Ambulance Avincis Portugal Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica List of Manufacturers Tekever List of Shipyards ENVC Shipyard Lisnave Aircraft Prefix CS Helicopter Operations 2024 Evacuation from MSC Virtuosa 2023 Hot Blade 2023 2023 Medevac from BBC Georgia 2023 Exercise Montijo Merlin 2023 Rescue from Peneda-Gerês National Park 2023 Rescue off Praia do Coelho 2022 6th Meeting of Rescue Swimmers Association 2021 Hot Blade 2021 2020 Rescue from f/v Aguas Santas 2019 MORSA 2019 2018 Hot Blade 2018 2018 Medevac from Cruise Liner Columbus 2017 Medevac from Vega Virgo 2017 Portugal Wildfires 2017 2016 Exercise Real Thaw 2016 2014 Hot Blade 2014 2013 Rescue from f/v Ghandhi 2013 Hot Blade 2013 2012 Hot Blade 2012 2000 3rd visit of Pope John Paul II to Fatima 1971 Operation Águia Real Portugal News Schiebel Camcopter S-100 at REPMUS 2025 14-Oct-25 - The Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone was present at the NATO’s annual REPMUS exercise, hosted by the Portuguese Navy #REPMUS2025 More News ... 09-Oct-25 Portuguese Air Force Receives New Version of the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter #Portugal 03-Oct-25 Portuguese Air Force Accepts First UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopter in the United States #BlackHawk 11-May-25 First Sergeant Igor Silva Reaches 3,000 Flight Hours on the EH-101 Merlin #EH101 09-May-25 Portugal Joins CSG25 with Frigate Deployment #CSG25 24-Apr-25 Avincis records 29 air ambulance landings in first month at renovated Santa Maria Hospital heliport #Lisboa 16-Apr-25 OHI feature in “50 SDG Leaders” campaign #Leaders 10-Mar-25 Milestone Signs Lease Agreements for Seven Helicopters with Omni Helicopters International #Leasing 18-Dec-24 OHI Group consolidates its diversification strategy while maintaining leadership #OMNI 07-Dec-24 Portuguese Air Force Receives Third UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter #BlackHawk 07-Oct-24 Avincis expands maintenance hub in Portugal with helicopters from its wider European fleet #Portugal 19-Jul-24 GDHF and Omni announce the delivery of an AW189K Super Medium Helicopter on lease to Omni Helicopters International #AW189K 24-May-24 Omni Helicopters International Earns 2024 Great Place To Work Certification™ Across its Eligible Affiliates #Awards 18-Dec-23 UH-60 Black Hawk Performs First Operational Flight #BlackHawk 17-Nov-23 Omni Helicopters International expedites super medium fleet growth #oilandgas 19-Aug-23 Air Force: First Flight of UH-60 Helicopters #BlackHawk 20-Oct-22 Schiebel Camcopter® S-100 Impresses at Major NATO Exercise with its Pioneering Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Capability #drones 02-Sep-22 Arista Aviation Awarded Portuguese Air Force Contract #BlackHawk 11-Jul-22 Global Interest In Vita Inclinata’s Vita Rescue System Continues To Accelerate As The Portuguese Air Force Completes A Series Of Missions #VRS 29-Jul-21 Portuguese Navy Takes Delivery of First Upgraded Lynx Mk95A #Lynx 07-Jul-21 HOT BLADE 21 increased interoperability among helicopter crews #HOTBLADE 23-Nov-20 Navy pilots qualify in the UK #Mk95A 21-Oct-20 How HCare support contracts have kept customers flying for 35 years #HCare 29-Jun-20 Alouette III Celebrates 57 Years With The Air Force 11-Jun-20 Air Force Rescues Injured After Ravine Fall In Ponte Da Barca #Koala 18-Feb-20 Portuguese Navy helicopter takes first flight after modernization process #Lynx 29-Jan-20 Safran signs contract to support Portuguese EH101 Merlin engines #RTM322 22-Feb-19 Portugal’s Air Force takes delivery of first two AW119Kx multirole helicopters #Delivery 18-Oct-18 Portugal’s Air Force Orders Five AW119Kx Multirole Helicopters #AW119Kx 08-May-18 Hot Blade 2018 kicks off with focus on interoperability 01-Feb-17 Omni Helicopters International and Omni Blu Aviation Announce Strategic Joint Venture 14-Nov-16 The Spanish Navy kick-starts the amphibious exercise GRUFLEX 61 12-Jul-16 Leonardo receives contract award notification for upgrading Portuguese Navy Lynx helicopters 16-Jul-15 Lobo Leasing and Omni Helicopters International Group Close Lease Deal 15-Jul-15 Robotic Search and Rescue: the new ICARUS system ready for use from 2016 17-Jun-15 Turbomeca and Portuguese Air Force/DEFLOC sign MoU to support EH101 fleet 17-Jun-15 Russian helicopters boost Europe fire defences 08-May-15 Vector Aerospace demonstrates flexibility in Portuguese Navy Lynx programme 08-May-15 INAER Portugal at the 2nd International Fair on Safety and Protection 24-Jul-14 Building cooperation at Hot Blade 2014 17-Jul-13 Hot Blade 2013: Preparing Together for Operations 20-May-13 Joint Lynx Simulator Training Establishment helps Portuguese Navy reach 20,000 incident-free flight hours 20-Apr-13 50 years of history - ALOUETTE III 04-Jul-12 EDA Helicopter Training Programme forges ahead with Exercise Hot Blade 12-Jul-10 Portuguese Air Force AW101 Fleet Achieves 10,000 Flying Hours 18-Jul-06 Portuguese Air Force Receives 12th and Final EH101 23-Aug-02 Portugal cancels EC 635 contract 03-Dec-01 Portugal Announces the procurement of 12 EH101 21-Jun-01 Portugal joins the NH90 Programme
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