News – Nordic Rotors

New HKP15 maintenance contract to Saab

By on May 02, 2016

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, regarding continued delivery of complete support and maintenance for AgustaWestland 109 L...

Ecureuil helicopter in minor accident at Høyland

By on Apr 30, 2016

A single-engine Ecureuil helicopter was involved in an accident at Høyland in southern Norway earlier today. The Norwegian Police in Stavanger says that the aircraft was involved in a training flight,...

Many dead in large Norwegian helicopter accident

By on Apr 29, 2016

A Norwegian offshore helicopter was lost in a fatal accident west of Bergen in southern Norway today, 29th of April. The accident occurred near Turøy Island moments prior to 12:00 local time, just as...

H145 to cover for HEMS ops. in Gothenburg

By on Apr 24, 2016

The regional helicopter emergency medical service in the Västra Götaland Region, in southwestern Sweden, is using a new helicopter for the first time in 14 years. The unit is normally operating a Siko...

MediCopter gets new HEMS contract in Stockholm

By on Apr 20, 2016

Today, Stockholm’s County Council publicly announced that it has awarded a new contract for airborne emergency medical services in the Stockholm region to Scandinavian MediCopter. The new contract wil...

Mora’s EMS helicopter takes off

By on Apr 11, 2016

The brand new helicopter emergency medical service in Mora, Dalarna County, took to the skies earlier today. The very first emergency call came in midday Monday, and it led the crew to the village of...

Helicopter accident near Storlien

By on Mar 16, 2016

Swedish and Norwegian state television (SVT and NRK) reports that a private Robinson R44 helicopter was involved in an accident in the vicinity of Storlien, west of Åre in Jämtland County, a few days...

Swedish NH90 in serious incident in Norway

By on Feb 27, 2016

A Swedish NH90, locally designated HKP 14, was involved in a serious incident during an exercise in Norway today, according to the Swedish Accident Investigation Board. The helicopter was operated at...

Bristow Norway is looking for 25 new pilots

By on Feb 22, 2016

Bristow Norway is recruiting 25 first officers for its offshore helicopter operations in the North Sea. The announcement comes less than a month after the company was awarded new contracts with Statoi...

Alcohol presumably involved in 2015 accident

By on Feb 12, 2016

Several news magazines, including Swedish Norrbottens-Kuriren and Norwegian iTromsø, reports that the pilot involved in the 2015 Reisadalen accident is suspected of flying under the influence of alcoh...