27-Dec-25 - Ecocopter by Helisul has deployed its helicopter fleet for the 2025–2026 Chilean wildfire season, including the leasing of three S-64 Aircranes and three Super Puma helicopters #Chile
06-Jan-25 - With the addition of two Aircrane Erickson S-64 and three Super Pumas, Ecocopter+Helisul is strengthening its fleet of helicopters, bringing the total number of aircraft dedicated to fighting forest fires in Chile to ten #firefighting
26-Apr-24 - Helicopter Express has acquired the aerial firefighting operations business unit and aircraft of Erickson. Erickson will continue to serve as an independent manufacturer and service provider for the S-64
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26-Feb-24 - Twelve Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopters will be upgrade with a glass cockpit solution that includes Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ Gen 2.0 integrated flight display system, engine data concentrator unit (EDCU), and AeroSync Mission connectivity system #GlassCockpit
03-Jan-24 - Two AS332L2 Super Puma , two Kamov Ka-32 and two Erickson Aircrane S-64E leased helicopters are arriving in Chile for the summer firefighting season campaign against forest fires #firefighting
29-Sep-23 - Helicopter Express, the first commercial operator to acquire an Erickson S-64F helicopter, now signed a strategic alliance to support and diversify the Aircrane operations #aircrane
16-May-23 - The Erickson S-64F air crane helicopter was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for night vision goggle (NVG) operations #NVG
06-Dec-22 - Erickson delivered a S-64E Air Crane helicopter to the Korea Forest Service (KFS), the eighth since starting operations with this model in 2001. #aircrane
15-Mar-22 - The new water cannon for the Erickson S-64 firefighter helicopter can deploy faster, shoot farther, carry more water, and put out both urban fires and wildfires with ease #WaterCannon
18-Aug-21 - Erickson awarded two contract seats within ASTRO, which is designed to meet Department of Defense (DoD) mission requirements related to manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms #ASTRO
07-Aug-21 - Helicopter aircrane operator Erickson Inc initiates evaluation of strategic alternatives to accelerate growth In air operations and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) markets #Erickson
