News – Nordic Rotors

Retirement ceremony for HKP 10 Super Puma

By on Oct 14, 2015

Today the Swedish Armed Forces celebrated the retirement of the last Swedish HKP 10 Super Puma. The ceremony was held at the F21 Air Force Base in Luleå, which in fact was the same place where the Swe...

First Bell 429 handed over to the Swedish Police

By on Oct 06, 2015

On the first of October Bell Helicopter Textron formally handed over the first of seven brand new Bell 429s to the Swedish National Police. The hand-over ceremony, which was held at Bell Helicopter's...

First R66 Turbine has arrived in Sweden

By on Sep 28, 2015

Sweden’s very first Robinson R66 Turbine has arrived. The helicopter was imported from the Robinson Factory in Torrance, California, by Scandinavian Helicopter Center earlier this summer, and it is no...

Helicopters damaged by blasting mishap in Norway

By on Sep 18, 2015

Several helicopters were damaged in a blasting mishap in Narvik, northern Norway, on Monday afternoon. The helicopters were parked at Helitrans’ base in Djupvik, moments east of Narvik, when a nearby...

Final report after engine failure in Dovre, Norway

By on Sep 17, 2015

The Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIBN) has published its final report following an accident that occurred at Hjerkinn, in the Norwegian Dovre Municipality, on 24 July 2014. The helicopt...

AW169 selected for Jämtland-Härjedalen’s EMS

By on Sep 09, 2015

Yesterday Scandinavian Air Ambulance (SAA) signed an emergency medical helicopter contract with Region Jämtland-Härjedalen for the continued operation of the EMS helicopter in Östersund, Sweden. The r...

Famous pilot retires after years in the air

By on Sep 01, 2015

After a 41-year career, the famous pilot Ulf Grinde announces that he is retiring from commercial flight operations. Ulf, who is is the head of flight operations and co-owner of the family company Jäm...

Swedish helicopter damaged in Norway

By on Aug 16, 2015

A Swedish single-engine turbine helicopter was involved in a hard landing near Reisadalen in Troms County in northern Norway yesterday afternoon. The Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre deploye...

Helimeet 2015 is getting closer!

By on Aug 15, 2015

In two weeks from now, on 29 and 30 August, the Aeroseum Aviation Museum is hosting a unique helicopter event in Gothenburg. The Helimeet 2015 joins the Swedish rotary wing community in a two-day all-...

Boom-strike accident in Norway

By on Aug 08, 2015

A Robinson helicopter was substantially damaged in an accident in Steinkjer Municipality, central Norway, earlier today. The aircraft was engaged in scenic tours in the area, and the pilot had just sw...