14-Sep-23 - LifeStar Air Ambulance in Joliet, Illinois, is celebrating 35 years of serving the greater Chicago region. They currently operate BK117 helicopters in partnership with Air Methods
#Illinois
14-Sep-23 - Salus Aviation’s human external cargo (HEC) dual hook has received Transport Canada STC approval for use in the Bk117 helicopter. A similar STC certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected later this year #HEC
05-Dec-22 - Canadian operator Yellowhead Helicopters (YHL) acquired two MBB BK117-850D2 from STARS Ambulance expanding its fleet to four aircraft #Bk117
19-Dec-18 - New Zealand’ Oceania Aviation named Air Methods as their preferred marketer in bringing their extensive BK117 parts inventory to market #Bk117
23-May-17 - Airwork (NZ) obtained a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for nine-passenger high-density seating in the BK117 helicopter
17-May-17 - Airwork (NZ) has obtained a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for the BK117B2 helicopter cargo hook and mirror kit
18-Jan-17 - Airwork NZ will upgrade 3 of 8 Alberta’s STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service) BK117-B2 to the BK117-850D2 type installing Honeywell LTS101-850B-2 engines
07-Nov-16 - New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA) granted supplemental type certificate (STC) to Airwork NZ for its BK117 helicopter Genesys electronic flight instrumentation system (EFIS)
19-Jul-16 - German emergency medical helicopter service ADAC Luftrettung upgraded 2 of its BK117-B2 aircraft with the enhanced LTS101-850B-2 engines. First European operator of the type.
11-Sep-13 - Global niche helicopter operator and maintenance specialist Airwork NZ is expanding into Europe through a contract with Germany’s largest motoring organisation, The General German Automobile Club (ADAC).
