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Go-ahead for Värmland’s HEMS
By on Aug 22, 2014Today Värmland’s County Council announced that it has been granted the Swedish Transport Agency’s permission to commence its HEMS operation. The permission allows daytime VFR operations in a first ste...
Read moreFinal report after Bell 47 accident in Fällfors
By on Aug 22, 2014The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report following an accident that occurred in Fällfors, northeast of Skellefteå, on 23 August 2013....
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Many helicopters fought massive forest fire
By on Aug 20, 2014A record-breaking forest fire has raged in central Sweden for many days, starting in the afternoon of 31 July 2014. The fire developed to the biggest wildfire yet seen in the country in modern time an...
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New simulator to Northern Helicopters
By on Jul 25, 2014Today Northern Helicopters announced that it has signed a contract for a helicopter simulator that will serve for the Instrument Multi engine courses as well as the MCC courses. The simulator is manuf...
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Bell 429 to the Swedish National Police
By on Jul 14, 2014Today Bell Helicopter issued a press release where it announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with the Swedish National Police for seven Bell 429 helicopters to the Swedish Police Wing. The...
Read moreHelicopter accident north of Stockholm
By on Jul 14, 2014A single-engine turbine helicopter was badly damaged in an emergency landing near Kungsängen in Stockholm this afternoon. The aircraft was heading for Bromma Airport when something went wrong and the...
Read moreFinal report after main rotor separation
By on Jul 07, 2014The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report following an accident that occurred in Porjus on 8 November 2012. The aircraft, a Swedish Be...
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Norsk Luftambulanse to run Narvik HEMS
By on Jul 06, 2014Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) has been awarded a contract for the operation of a new air ambulance base at Evenes, Norway. The National Air Ambulance Service of Norway, locally designated Luftambulansetje...
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Norsk Luftambulanse in Danish EMS operation
By on Jul 03, 2014On 1 July 2014 the Nordic Air Ambulance team was thanked for its service in the HEMS trial period in Karup, Denmark. The operation will now be inherited by Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA), which will operat...
Read moreFatal fall from helicopter in Norway
By on Jul 03, 2014A Swedish man fell from an offshore search and rescue helicopter during a medical transport yesterday morning. The aircraft, an EC 225, was en-route from the Troll A platform to Bergen when the patien...
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