iscoverThe long-awaited tender by NSW Health for aeromedical services is poised to be released, the first step in an anticipated shake-up of how rotary-wing services are structured and delivered. The Helicopter Retrieval Network, which is aimed at increasing standardisation, will feature Northern NSW and Southern NSW ‘super regions’. In information released this month to the
RACQ CareFlight Rescue is making tracks for improved search capabilities thanks to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trust which has helped fund two flight tracking systems. The $34,000 contribution covers two thirds of the project’s total cost, which will see flight tracking systems installed on the Sunshine
An initial report by the ATSB into the incident on August 31 in which a person being rescued by helicopter winch slipped from a harness and died, has recommended helicopter emergency operators carrying out winching operations consider the size, weight and medical condition of the patient to help indicate whether other recovery options offer reduced risk.
Bond Helicopters has launched operations in Australia to provide offshore services to the energy industry. The company’s launch is based around its first major contract – a multi-million dollar, five-year agreement with the PTTEP Australasia Group of Companies (PTTEP), part of Thailand’s national petroleum exploration and production company. Bond will initially support PTTEP’s Timor Sea
AgustaWestland has flown the first production AW189 eight-tonne class twin-engine helicopter. The aircraft is expected to be delivered to Bristow Helicopters by the end of the year to carry out offshore transport missions in the North Sea, with operational readiness planned for early 2014. An additional two AW189s are currently under assembly, while the two
Eurocopter’s Brazilian subsidiary Helibras has successfully completed flight testing of a chaff and flare countermeasures dispensing system for EC725 helicopters, completing a first-of-its-kind system integration project in Brazil and marking a key phase in Eurocopter’s contract to supply 50 Super Puma/Cougar family rotorcraft to the Brazilian armed forces. Six flights were performed with the self-protection
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