News – Nordic Rotors

Værøy Heliport destroyed

By on Nov 26, 2011

The public heliport on Værøy Island in Norway has been destroyed in the extreme weather that came with the storm “Berit” this weekend. The island, which is situated some 85 km west-northwest of Bodø i...

Swedish Black Hawks are getting ready

By on Nov 17, 2011

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, today delivered to the U.S. Army the fourth of 15 UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft for further transfer to the Swedish Defence Material Administr...

Söderhamn Airport (ESNY) closes

By on Nov 01, 2011

The subject of permanently closing down the former F15 Air Force Base has been up for discussion many times since the military closed its activity back in 1996. The airport has been used for civil ope...

First Swedish Black Hawk pilots graduated

By on Oct 28, 2011

A piece of military helicopter history was written this week as the first Swedish UH-60M Black Hawk pilots were graduated at the US Army Aviation Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama. The first four pilots...

Maritime Administration ensures the SAR

By on Oct 26, 2011

On Tuesday, 1 November, the Swedish Maritime Administration will take over the operational responsibility for the search and rescue helicopters in Sweden. The take-over will be executed through a gove...

Accident report after tail rotor failure

By on Oct 24, 2011

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report after an accident that occurred on 9 January 2009 near Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, involving a...

New police helicopter for Skåne

By on Oct 14, 2011

The newspaper Sydsvenskan states that the National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen, RPS) has decided to purchase a seventh helicopter for a new base in Skåne. The National Criminal Police (Rikskrimin...

World's first flight of a hybrid helicopter

By on Oct 04, 2011

Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor for a world premiere, marking a new milestone in its innovation road...

Accident report after ditched R44 released

By on Sep 19, 2011

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report after an accident that occurred on 11 January 2010 at Ornö (Stockholm), involving a helicopter w...

Air Greenland orders two EC225

By on Sep 12, 2011

Air Greenland has placed its first order for Eurocopter's EC225 medium twin-engine helicopter, acquiring two of these rotary-wing aircraft for duties that are to include all- weather search and rescue...