| Bristow Won Irish Coast Guard Contract, 31-May-23 Bristow Ireland Ltd awarded 10-year €670M Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) contract to provide day and night search and rescue (SAR) helicopter operations from Sligo, Shannon, Waterford and Dublin and for the first time also a fixed wing aircraft element |
NHV AW169 for Ivory Coast CNR Offshore Oil, 01-Jun-23 NHV awarded 5-year contract from CNR International Côte d’Ivoire SARL to supply two AW169 offshore services to the Espoir and Baobab oil fields. The new helicopter replaces AS365N3 |
Eagle Single for A&P Helicopters, 03-Jun-23 Eagle Copters delivered a 6th aircraft to A&P Helicopters Inc in California since their first purchase in 2019. The “Eagle Single” is a twin-engine Bell 212 that has been reengined with a Honeywell/Lycoming T53 turboshaft |
Netherlands Orders 14 H225M for Special Operations, 05-Jun-23 The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is set to receive 14 Airbus H225M Caracal special operations helicopters from 2028 to replace the current AS532U Cougar fleet in use since 1996 which will be upgraded to remain in service until 2030 |
Argentina Acquired Six Bell 407GXi, 31-May-23 Bell Canada to deliver 6 Bell 407GXi to the Argentine Air Force and Army (3 each) funded by the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The new helicopters will replace the SA315B Lama in mountain search and rescue (SAR) |
SPAES Solution for New EU HEMS Regulation, 02-Jun-23 German company SPAES offers solutions for European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/1020 regarding air ambulance operators. They provide installation services for Moving Map Displays, Radio Altimeter with Annunciator, and Autopilot Retrofitting |
Columbia Awarded U.S DoD Contract for the Philippines, 05-Jun-23 Berry Aviation teamed with Columbia Helicopters won Philippine airlift support contract by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). |
DRF Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Christoph 47, 04-Jun-23 German air ambulance DRF Luftrettung celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open day at Christoph 47 in Greifswald, located in northeastern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
New CH-47F and UH-60M Simulators for US Army, 31-May-23 CAE awarded $455M 12-year subcontract for US Army Flight School at Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) for new full-flight simulators for the CH-47F Chinook and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters |
Gastops ChipCHECK Devices for RCAF CH-146 Griffon, 01-Jun-23 Gastops to provide seven ChipCHECK, a portable and automated debris analysis tool, to support the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fleet of 85 CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412CF) helicopters |
