02-Oct-13 N554SA Robinson R22 Lansing, US-Illinois
Training flight, skid clipped ground during hovering practice and helicopter rolled onto its starboard side with fuel leaking from it (photo). Neither student Charles Fink or instructor Raymond Daniel...
View ArticleComms problem delayed air ambulance landing for six minutes
The Survival Flight helicopter hovered over the Blessing Hospital helipad for about six minutes as officials attempted to move another helicopter off the landing pad. See full story The post Comms...
View Article06-Mar-14 N330RE Robinson R44 Dupage, US-Illinois
Field landing, no other details supplied in FAA preliminary The post 06-Mar-14 N330RE Robinson R44 Dupage, US-Illinois appeared first on HeliHub.com.
View ArticleProfile – Midwest Helicopter Airways
Since 1968, the family-owned business has been operating from its offices and hangar on Madison Street, just north of Joliet Road, the former site of the Hinsdale airport. See full profile The post...
View ArticleMedEvac Foundation Announces 2014 SMTA Scholarship Winner
Air Evac Lifeteam Brazil, Indiana Clinical Base Lead, Stacy Fiscus, NREMT-P, FP-C, CCP-C, CCEMTP, has been awarded the 2014 Safety Management Training Academy (SMTA) Scholarship by the MedEvac...
View ArticleMacNeil Aviation takes delivery of AS350B3e with Garmin G500H glass cockpit
One of America’s leading entrepreneurs is the proud owner of a new, customized AS350 B3e helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI). David MacNeil, owner of MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd....
View Article23-Jul-14 Oquawka, US-Illinois
helicopter crash injured a 68-year-old Oquawka man The post 23-Jul-14 Oquawka, US-Illinois appeared first on HeliHub.com.
View Article12-Aug-14 N7089J Bell 47G-5 Mansfield, US-Illinois (1F)
Helicopter clipped powerlines and crashed killing pilot Paul Reynolds during a low level transit between fields he was working on. The post 12-Aug-14 N7089J Bell 47G-5 Mansfield, US-Illinois (1F)...
View ArticleNew partnership between Morris Fire Dept and LifeStar 1 Chicago
The Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District has been teaming up with helicopter rescue service Lifestar to shave valuable minutes off response times in potentially fatal crashes. See full story...
View ArticleChicago Helicopter Experience introduces EC130 to local tour market
Chicago’s premier helicopter tour and transportation company, Chicago Helicopter Experience (CHE), just took helicopter tourism up a notch with the introduction of the newest addition to their fleet,...
View ArticleAAR Announces Cash Dividend
AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR) announced that its Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share to its stockholders. The dividend will be payable...
View ArticleDHL starts helicopter service in Chicago
Starting today, helicopters won’t just be used to report on Chicago’s notorious traffic gridlock; they’ll actually help get international shippers through it. DHL, the world’s leading international...
View Article$13M Vertiport Chicago opens this week
After years of delays, an investor group is set to open a helicopter landing facility on the Near West Side and test the demand for commercial helicopter and other vertical-takeoff flights close to...
View ArticleHelimotion picked by DHL for downtown Chicago parcel ops
Urgent DHL express packages and documents can now soar over Chicago traffic, thanks to a unique service launched by DHL Express, in partnership with Helimotion. Financial and legal firms in Chicago can...
View ArticleHAI Welcomes Windy City Heliport
HAI’s Harold Summers, director of flight operations and technical services, was in Chicago last week to help celebrate the opening of Chicago’s only downtown heliport — Vertiport Chicago. “Urban...
View ArticleChicago Helicopter Experience Opens Chicago’s First Ever Private Heliport
Chicago’s premier helicopter tour and transportation company, Chicago Helicopter Experience (CHE), makes history with the opening of the C.H.E. Chicago Heliport. The first ever private heliport in...
View Article14-Jun-15 N51778 Enstrom F28C Romeoville, US-Illinois
Rolled over on landing The post 14-Jun-15 N51778 Enstrom F28C Romeoville, US-Illinois appeared first on HeliHub.com.
View Article05-Aug-15 N9427F Hughes 300B Atkinson, US-Illinois
Agricultural Pilot Marion Turpin was seriously injured when his helicopter crashed into soybean crop after hitting powerlines at low level. Post crash fire The post 05-Aug-15 N9427F Hughes 300B...
View Article16-Oct-15 N443MM Robinson R44 II Lincoln Park, US-Illinois
Emergency landing in the parking lot outside a store after reported fuel problems. No Damage apparent in press photos The post 16-Oct-15 N443MM Robinson R44 II Lincoln Park, US-Illinois appeared first...
View ArticleChicago Helicopter Experience launches holiday lights tours
Chicago’s premier helicopter tour and transportation company, Chicago Helicopter Experience (CHE), is taking holiday lights in Chicago to new heights. Now, for the first time in Chicago, CHE is...
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