News – Nordic Rotors

Final report after rotor strike near Särna

By on Nov 30, 2016

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report following an incident that occurred near Särna in Sweden on 18 February 2016. The aircraft i...

First Maximum Pilot View Kit to Scandinavia

By on Nov 18, 2016

Swiss Rotor Solutions announces that the sling-load specialist Stockholms Helikoptertjänst becomes the launch customer for its AS 350 Maximum Pilot View Kit in Scandinavia. The kit will be installed o...

Northern Helicopters changes company structure

By on Oct 25, 2016

The rotor-wing flight school Northern Helicopters announces that it is changing its company structure and transferring the activities to the company Northern Air Training AB. Northern Helicopters will...

Final report after R44 roll-over near Storlien

By on Oct 24, 2016

The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has published its final report following an accident that occurred near Storlien in Sweden on 14 March 2016. The helicopter...

More than 10.000 hours on the Black Hawk

By on Sep 27, 2016

Last week the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing passed 10.000 flight hours on its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk. The type, which is locally designated HKP 16, has served since early 2012, and it has a...

Swedish Police sends Bell 429 to Greece

By on Sep 22, 2016

The Swedish National Police is sending one of its Bell 429 helicopters to Lesbos in Greece as part of operation Poseidon Sea, coordinated by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex. This i...

Norwegian maritime pilot contract to Airlift

By on Aug 30, 2016

The Norwegian helicopter company Airlift AS has been awarded a nation-wide maritime pilot contract by the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket). The contract will be valid for six years from 1...

Noise complaints due to police patrolling

By on Aug 13, 2016

Cars have been set alight in the city of Malmö for nights in a row. Citizens are worried and the police authority has called in reinforcement in order to catch the perpetrators. A police helicopter ha...

Vintage Vertol 107 added to the civil register

By on Aug 13, 2016

The Swedish aviation museum Aeroseum has obtained the formal civil registration for its soon-to-be-flying Kawasaki Vertol 107. The helicopter, which previously served with the Swedish Armed Forces, ha...

UH-60 makes first landing at Linköping Hospital

By on Aug 09, 2016

The newly finished rooftop helipad at the University Hospital in Linköping has welcomed its premiere fly-in guest. A UH-60M Black Hawk from the nearby Malmen Airbase performed the very first landing a...