| German Air Force Familiarizes with Chinook via Dutch Allies, 23-Apr-24 The arrival of a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Boeing CH-47F Chinook at Holzdorf marks the beginning of the familiarization process for Luftwaffe crews with their forthcoming helicopter, slated to replace the CH-53G |
| Airbus Racer Demonstrator First Flight, 25-Apr-24 Racer, Airbus’s high-speed helicopter demonstrator for the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, completed its first flight in Marignane, France. With a new hybrid-electric eco-mode, it can pause one of the two Aneto-1X engines, thereby contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions |
| Chinese GDAT to Lease 20 H175s Worldwide, 25-Apr-24 Chinese sales and leasing company GDAT has placed an order for 10 (+10 options) Airbus H175 to complement the 50 H160 procured last year. The Irish new start-up finance company GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) will be marketing these helicopters worldwide |
| Nova Systems Selects Smith Myers for Coast Guard AW189, 24-Apr-24 Nova Systems selected the Smith Myers Artemis mobile phone location and communications system for the new Irish Coast Guard AW189 maritime helicopters |
| New Croatian Air Ambulance Helicopters, 22-Apr-24 A new consortium formed by Italian EliFriulia, Spanish Eliance Aviation, and EliAdriatik has initiated the Croatian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) based out of Zagreb and Osijek ( with Eliance H135s ) and Rijeka and Split ( Elifriulia H145s ) |
| Blackcomb Helicopters Celebrating 35 Years, 26-Apr-24 Founded in 1989 in Whistler, British Columbia, Blackcomb Helicopters now operates a fleet of twenty helicopters across seven hangars in Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish, Lillooet, Calgary, Terrace, and the newest addition, Boundary Bay |
| New Kawasaki Bk117D3 for Shizuoka Firefighters, 22-Apr-24 Kawasaki receives order for a H145 / BK117D3 from the Shizuoka City firefighting and disaster relief aviation unit. The new helicopter will be delivered in March 2026 |
| Guardsmen, Firefighters Train for Flood Emergencies, 23-Apr-24 Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72A Lakota helicopters participated in hoist rescue exercises with the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater / Dive Team |
| “Christoph 32” Renewed to Fly Until 2035, 21-Apr-24 ADAC Luftrettung continues to operate the rescue helicopter in Ingolstadt, with its ’Christoph 32’ renewed to fly until 2035 |
| New K-MAX Helicopter for Black Tusk, 25-Apr-24 Kaman delivered a second K-MAX crane helicopter to Black Tusk Helicopter Inc of Squamish, BC, Canada |
