Part of European Group Avincis, in 2023 Ancala completed the acquisition of the emergency services business of Babcock
News about Avincis España |
Another Intense Firefighting Season for Avincis
06-Dec-25 - 2025 was Avincis’ second-busiest year in Spain after 2022, with 5,300 flight hours and 33,200 drops by its AS332L2 Super Puma, Bell 407/212/412 helicopters and fixed-wing CL-215 fleet. #firefighting
Avincis’ Unmanned Helicopters with Composite Blades
12-Aug-25 - As part of the Biodiversity Project, funded by the Xunta de Galicia within the framework of the Civil UAVs Initiative, UAVOS will equip Avincis’ unmanned helicopters in Spain with composite main rotor blades #drones
SASEMAR Adds Lifeseeker to AW139 Helicopters
27-May-25 - Avincis is installing CENTUM Lifeseeker in the Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency (SASEMAR) AW139 helicopter fleet. Lifeseeker allows the detection and location of individuals through their mobile phones, even in areas without cellular coverage #SearchAndRescue
Avincis Firefighting Contracts in Spain for Additional 14 Aircraft
22-May-25 - Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) contracted Avincis to provide more aircraft for the fire season in Castilla-La Mancha, including nine Bell 412s and a Super Puma helicopter #firefighting
Avincis Concludes Record-Breaking Firefighting Season in Chile
10-Apr-25 - The two AS332L2 Super Puma helicopters, contracted by Chile from Avincis, concluded a 4-month aerial firefighting contract, logging 437 flight hours—three times more per aircraft than the previous year #firefighting
Spain Maritime SAR Contract Awarded to Avincis
10-Sep-24 - The Spanish government renewed the contract for maritime aerial search and rescue (SASEMAR) services for five years to Avincis, which acquired the emergency services business from Babcock #SalvamentoMaritimo
Babcock Concluded its Disposal Programme
02-Mar-23 - Babcock announced conclusion of its portfolio alignment programme with the sale of certain of its aerial emergency services businesses (AES) to Ancala Partners #Babcock
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Model Types| Model | Del'd | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC Super Puma/Cougar | 2023 | ||
List of Aircraft |
| Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW139 | 31107 | 2007 | EC-KLC : Avincis Spain : Based in Rhodes, Greece | |
| AS332L2 Super Puma | 2610 | 2004 | EC-NBR : Ancala Avincis from 2023 : In Chile with Ecocopter+Helisul : Concluded 4-month deployment to Chile : Arrived in Port of Antwerp by ship from Chile. Landed at Antwerp ...  | |
| AS332L2 Super Puma | 2634 | 2005 | EC-NPO : Ancala Avincis from 2023 : Cuenca, Spain. Now has Royal Crest on it : In Chile with Ecocopter+Helisul : Conculded 4-month deployment to Chile : Arrived by ship in the Port of Antwerp from Chile. Now at Antwerp ... | |
| AW109S Grand | 22164 | EC-NRU : Avincis España |
