Fort Worth, TX (Sept. 29, 2022) – Bell Textron solds in Croatia two SUBARU Bell 412EPX, marking a significant milestone as the first sold of the 412EPX helicopter in Europe. Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the signed purchase agreement for the two SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters concretely for the Republic of Croatia’s Ministry Leer másCroatia orders two SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members returned home Monday after response efforts in 32 Arctic and Western Alaska communities following the impacts of Typhoon Merbok. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage used the expeditionary operations deployment model to rapidly send emergency response teams into 32 remote villages to conduct damage assessments to bulk fuel Leer másCoast Guard crews returns from Typhoon Merbok response[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard 7th District crews are prepared to support the State of Florida’s rescue, response and recovery needs due Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian is projected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 miles per hour, 2 mph away from Category 5. Additional severe weather risks Leer másUS Coast Guard crews ready for Hurricane Ian[…]
Story by Capt. Kyle Abraham / 16th Combat Aviation Brigade YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A UH-60L aircrew assigned to the US Army Air Ambulance Detachment – Yakima (USAAAD), 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed a rescue (aeromedical evacuation) of a civilian near Gilbert Peak, Wash. on Sept. 21, 2022. The mission Leer másUSAAAD UH-60L aircrew conducts rescue near Gilbert Peak[…]
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew located a 66-year-old diver the past Tuesday that was reported missing from a dive boat near the Channel Islands. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center watchstanders received a call from the fishing vessel, Otravez, reporting a man had gone missing from the Leer másCoast Guard aircrew located a missing diver near Channel Islands[…]
CareFlite representatives shared positive feedback of their Bell 429 and 407GXi fleet in support of their EMS missions, and highlighted their long-established business relationship with Bell. Every quarter, hundreds of Bell Helicopter employees gather to collaborate on ground-breaking ideas and emerging technologies during Company’s Innovation and Commercial Business team meeting with helicopter operators. During the Leer másCareFlite Bell 429 and 407GXi fleet for EMS missions[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin aircrew medevac an injured 60-year-old man Sunday from a vessel nearly 104 nautical miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a notification from the 31-foot pleasure craft, Reely, stating a 60-year-old man fell aboard the vessel and reportedly injured Leer másCoast Guard helicopter crew medevac man 104 nm of Atlantic City[…]
NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard RB-S, MH-60T and HC-144 crews searched and located two boaters reported overdue Thursday near Slidell, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders were notified by New Orleans Police Department that multiple mariners aboard a skiff boat were reported overdue by a concerned family member. Coast Guard watchstanders then coordinated the Leer másCoast Guard located 2 overdue boaters near Slidell, La[…]
Marignane, 22 September 2022 – The Marine Nationale (French Navy) has taken delivery of the first of six Airbus H160 helicopters that will perform search and rescue (SAR) missions. The aircraft is part of the interim fleet that will be delivered by the partnership formed between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines. “The delivery Leer másAirbus delivers the first H160 to the Marine Nationale[…]
Manching, 21 September 2022 – Airbus test a new capability to military cargo on the BelugaST with a Luftwaffe CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter. Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus BelugaST (Beluga A300-600ST) aircraft. The capability was successfully tested during a verification exercise with Leer másAirbus tests military cargo on BelugaST with a CH-53 helicopter[…]
