Helicopter – AerialFire

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Initiatives Aim to Cut Down Fatal Helicopter Accidents

WASHINGTON D.C. – The arrow is pointing in the right direction - - downward. Over the past two decades, the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate has been cut in half, from 1.27 fatal accidents per 100,000... Read More...

Firehawk Deliveries Continue for United Rotorcraft

United Rotorcraft continued its rapid pace deliveries of two more Sikorsky S-70i Firehawks this week. Delivering a completed Firehawk to both Los Angeles County Fire and San Diego County Fire over the last wee... Read More...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Places Order for Four Leonardo AW139’s

Leonardo announced December 2nd that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) signed a contract for four AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform a range of missions—primarily fire... Read More...

IHSF Launches Global Survey to Pinpoint Safety Strengths and Weaknesses in the Helicopter Industry

The International Helicopter Safety Foundation (www.IHSF.aero) is initiating its sixth annual survey of civil helicopter operators located in key regions around the world in order to gain a broader understandi... Read More...

S-64 Air Crane Helicopter Headed to South Korea

Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces the delivery of the K7 S-64 Air Crane® helicopter to the Korean Forest Service (KFS). On Friday,... Read More...

Are Bigger Water Bombers the Answer to Australia’s Bushfire Woes?

It has become a familiar and reassuring sight — planes and helicopters dumping loads of water and fire retardant on out-of-control blazes. But experts are warning that fire services do not have enough large... Read More...

Coulson Moves Firefighting Assets to Chile

Coulson Aviation announced November 15th that the company would be sending its CH47D Chinook to Chile to preemptively assist in aerial firefighting efforts. For the next 100 days, Coulson Aviation will be work... Read More...

New South Wales Issues ‘Catastrophic’ Warning as Fires Grow to Unprecedented Size

The New South Wales coast is on high alert this week as fire danger hits levels not seen since the Black Saturday fires in the southern state of Victoria took 179 lives and hundreds of homes in February of 200... Read More...

Kaman to Deliver K-Max to Helicopter Express in 2019

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--Nov. 7, 2019-- Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it will deliver a new K-MAX® medium-to-heavy lift helicopter to Helicopt... Read More...

As Fire Risk Subsides, Global Super Tanker, Coulson Assets and Erickson Head to Next Assignments

Over a month after departing from the USA, two of Coulson Aviation's S-61T's and the company's CH-47, on its first international firefighting assignment departed Bolivia on October 17th. Coulson's S-61T's a... Read More...