HeliOperations were delighted to welcome Admiral Nemeyer FGN to Portland to present SAR Pilot Training completion certificates. The Portland Base was also officially opened by Capt Pothoff FGN.
The HeliOperations team conducts a Safety Action Group meeting at Portland supported by Mark Purvis from Nova Systems and our maintenance team from Leonardo...
Helioperations are delighted that Weymouth Council have recently confirmed that all helicopter operations at the former Coastguard base at Portland are in accordance with the existing planning permission for the heliport...
On 4th Oct 2017 in News,Search and Rescue,Training
The Helitech International 2017 event is taking place at ExCeL London on the 3rd to 5th October – if you are in the area then please come and say hi! Helitech International is Europe’s largest exhibition / conference event catering for over 4000 rotorcraft industry professionals, you will find Heli Operations at Stand K80. Heli…
HeliOperations is delighted to attend and exhibit at a World leading defence & security event at ExCel, London. We look forward to building new business relationships, sharing our knowledge and meeting you all at this prestigious event. The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) brings together the global defence and security sector, it is an…
On 10th Aug 2017 in News,Search and Rescue,Training
Two helicopters which were once used for Royal Navy Search and Rescue will be put back in action again with help from HeliOperations. HeliOps are proud to be featured on the Royal Naval website, unveiling our partnership with the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence have leased us two Sea King Mk5 aircrafts which…
On 31st Jul 2017 in Crew,Equipment,News,Search and Rescue,Training
Helicopter painting is both an intensive and highly detailed process, done correctly the end result will look amazing! Like with all complex tasks in life; success tends to boil down to preparation and planning. Helicopter painting is no different, it involves taking everything apart, doing the work and then re-assembling the helicopter… When it came…
During the recent gridlock in Falmouth Cornwall a member of our HeliOps crew just so happened to be in town… A video got posted on the “Love Falmouth” Facebook page showing locals up in arms in the town centre during rush hour! Amongst all the chaos and confusion something unexpected was spotted, a vehicle unlike…
On 4th May 2017 in Crew,News,Search and Rescue,Training
HeliOperations supplies the majority of aircrew at Portland present operator CHC who are responsible for providing this service to HMCG as part of the UK National SAR asset and our provisional agreement to purchase the site will allow us to support our growing service provision to international operations.
We are proud to announce that the International Business Aviation Council, has awarded us the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) registration. This is a significant accomplishment of which we are extremely proud. Our management and personnel invested considerable time and personal effort to develop and implement this world-class business aviation code of practice….
On 29th Feb 2016 in News
By 25th August 2016 operators of “complex” helicopters are required to declare to their National Aviation Authority (CAA) that they are compliant in all respects with the EASA NCC requirements with a suitable Safety Management System and Operations Manual in place. “The responsibility for compliance with the forthcoming new EASA NCC regulations rests with the…
On 18th Nov 2015 in News
This week Steve Gladston (CEO) and Jon Llewellyn (Helidecks Manager) were invited to give a presentation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Registry Yacht advisory Group (YAG) in Amsterdam, as the Registries Aviation Inspection Body (AIB-Yachts). The Presentation, “Standards and Certification” delivered an overview of the Aviation Standards framework that we use, our…
Again this year Heli Operations attended the MYS. It was, as always a great success for us, and although a busy time gave the opportunity to meet old friends and making new ones and I would like to thanks all of those new friends who took the time to seek us out and find out…
On 14th Sep 2015 in Crew
An Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter crew (The captain and Co-pilot being Heli Operations contractors) is to be given a prestigious international award this week for “exceptional performance” in rescuing an injured climber. Our guys will receive the Fredrick L Feinberg award, an award named after a helicopter test pilot. The pilot and…
On 14th Sep 2015 in Crew
One of our HeliOps crewmen was recently recognised for his daring rescue in the Himalayas whilst on holiday! Suspended and close to the mountainside, Glenn was put down near the casualty and then clipped himself onto the individual using a karabiner; on Glenn’s command, using only hand-signals, the helicopter lifted them both off the cliff-face….