Fort Worth, Texas — Every year, the Swedish National Police (Polis) boasts over 4,500 completed missions due to the stability and readiness of the Bell 429. Search and rescue (SAR) efforts in the mountainous region of the country account for nearly 500 missing persons cases due to avalanches and hiking accidents throughout the terrain. “With Leer másSwedish Police conducts over 4,500 missions yearly with Bell 429[…]
TUCSON, Ariz. — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a 37-year-old injured woman trapped in Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona. Monday, June 5, 2023. Arizona Air Coordination Center received a 911 call from the injured Guatemalan woman, which led the Tucson Air Branch to dispatch a CBP Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 crew rescue woman in Baboquivari Mountains[…]
El Consello da Xunta aprobó ayer iniciar la tramitación del concurso para la contratación de los helicópteros de rescate Pesca 1 y Pesca 2 del Gardacostas de Galicia. Esta licitación permitirá que el organismo, dependiente de la Consellería do Mar, disponga durante los próximos cuatro años (prorrogable a cinco) de los dos helicópteros, con sus Leer másContratación para los helicópteros del Gardacostas de Galicia[…]
TUCSON, Ariz — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue a stranded hiker from Huachuca Mountains, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Tucson Air Branch launched a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew to the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista after being requested by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 aircrew rescue hiker on Huachuca Mountains[…]
Zürich, 5 December 2022 — The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 Airbus H145 five-bladed helicopters to be operated from its mountain bases. They will replace the current fleet of AW109SP helicopters. This new order follows an initial contract for nine H145s, announced in March this year. By 2026, Rega will Leer másRega orders 12 additional Airbus H145 five-bladed helicopters[…]
Cologne, Germany (10 November, 2022) — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced a signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 to Air Zermatt. This aircraft marks the third Bell 429 in HEMS configuration to operate in the Swiss transportation and rescue company’s active fleet. “Air Zermatt operates in one of the most demanding Leer másAir Zermatt signs for the third Bell 429 helicopter[…]
Having the best possible aircraft available is essential when it comes to the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) mission and the Bell 429 is the response. For many emergency scenarios, EMS helicopters remain the sole method of transporting patients to hospitals – whether it’s due to the patient being in an inhospitable prehospital location or Leer másHEMS operations in Europe with the Bell 429 helicopter[…]
NORTH BEND, Oregon.— A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew assisted the Lane County Sheriff’s Department in locating and rescue two 19-year-old hikers males reported missing after hiking near Swastika Mountain about 32 miles east southeast of Eugene, Oregon, Saturday.. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Bend command center Leer másCoast Guard helicopter crew rescue 2 missing hikers near Eugene, Oregon[…]
Marignane, 23 de diciembre de 2021 — Los Ministerios de Defensa e Interior del Gobierno de España han encargado 36 Airbus Helicopters H135 para el SMA (Policía Nacional), el SAGC (Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil), la Armada (FLOAN) y el Ejército del Aire (EA). El Ministerio de Defensa recibirá 18 helicópteros H135, que serán Leer másArmada, EA, SMA y SAGC operarán el nuevo Airbus H135 con Helionix[…]
El primer UAV ya operativo del HM Coastguard se unirá a la flota de helicópteros, aviones, barcos y a los equipos de rescate en acantilados en el norte de Gales para colaborar en las misiones SAR offshore y onshore. El dron, probado inicialmente hace un año durante la primera etapa de reducción de las restricciones Leer másEl HM Coastguard integra el primer UAV a sus equipos SAR[…]
