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This agreement will extend the life of the Bell 214 aircraft and supports a licensing agreement for Erickson to make, buy and distribute Bell 214 part numbers. Both companies are working cooperatively to support our customers and this transition. “Erickson has been a large supporter of Bell Helicopter for
more than 30 years, and this agreement will bring increased efficiencies to our product support process for the Bell 214 customers,” says Jason Johnson, director of Sales and Customer Support. “As a specialist in offering services for heavy-lift aircraft, we know the Bell 214 community will be in great hands with Erickson.” From major component and engine repairs and overhauls, to complete airframe inspections, retrofits or upgrades, Erickson’s services fully address the needs of legacy platforms, including supply chain management, component manufacturing and reliability engineering. “We currently have nine Bell 214 aircraft in our fleet with more than 30 years flying them,” says Kerry Jarandson, Erickson Inc.’s vice president of Manufacturing and MRO. “We are excited and ready to fully support the aircraft and their operators around the world.” Erickson Inc. is a leading global provider of aviation
services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers. Founded in 1971, Erickson is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and maintains facilities and operations in North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
The Cabri G2 is Certified by the FAA
Following its best year of operation ever, and opening an even more promising year 2015, Helicopteres Guimbal has just received the final certification of the Cabri G2 helicopter from the FAA. This success is the result of a smooth 16-month cooperation with the different specialists of the Federal Agency, including Operations, Flight tests and Documentation. According to Bruno Guimbal, HG president & CEO, “the
FAA certification opens one of the largest markets in the world, at the moment when our helicopter has proved itself the most efficient and safest piston helicopter for professional training, light aerial work and personal use. Two Cabri G2 have been already delivered in the USA, 10 are in order, and we enjoy a tremendous interest now from many potential customers”. According to Olivier Gamard, head of Guimbal
certification & airworthiness, “The process with the FAA was straightforward and raised no technical issues. The EASA certification is a perfect base for FAA validation due to similar requirements and reciprocal agreements, but different experiences and different compliance methods made some work necessary. The FAA also requested to carry out again some flight testing in order to confirm the remarkable flight characteristics of the Cabri G2”. The Cabri G2 is now certified and flying in two-third of the world, including all Europe, New-Zealand, Australia,
China, Hong-Kong, Vietnam, South Africa, the USA and affiliated countries. The 100th Cabri G2 is now in the final assembly line in Aix-en-Provence. The whole fleet has logged approximately 50.000 flight hours with no injury, and the first helicopters have now flown about 4.200 hours and counting. In 2014 Helicopteres Guimbal produced 27 helicopters for 9.2 M€, an increase of 62% over 2013, with a similar profit around 8%. The staff grew from 36 to 70 in this period of time. 63 firm orders were signed and the production is reaching one per week. Expected growth in 2015 is again above 60%.
Maverick Helicopters Celebrates 10- Year Anniversary at its Grand Canyon South Rim Location
Feb. 5 marked Maverick Helicopters’ 10-year anniversary at its Grand Canyon South Rim location, adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park. Throughout the years, the company has serviced thousands of flights to this landmark, deemed as one of the greatest “Seven Natural Wonders of the World.” Acquired in February 2005, Maverick Helicopters’ South Rim location began flying 20,000 passengers annually and has doubled to more than 40,000 passengers today. Due to the company’s rapid growth, the office underwent a $500,000
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