HeliOps German Navy Student Hero Saves Dorset Boy

Posted: 11th March, 2020

HeliOperations are incredibly proud of German Navy student pilot Lt Johannes Rolle. Last month, a ten year-old boy from Weymouth became trapped underwater in a local swimming pool. Whilst the boy’s father fought to retrieve his son from the water, Johannes raised the alarm. Johannes then conducted CPR and successfully resuscitated the boy whose pulse had stopped. The boy went on to make a full recovery. Johannes, from Borna in Germany, is part-way through a six-month flying training course with HeliOperations at Portland to become a German Navy Search and Rescue helicopter pilot.

Drone Detection System Installed at Portland

27th October, 2026

HeliOperations is pleased to announce the installation of a new drone detection system at Portland. Supplied by DTIS Technology, the system adds to the site’s aviation infrastructure, providing an additional…

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Farnborough International Airshow 2026

12th August, 2026

It was fantastic to showcase HeliOperations’ full capability set at Farnborough International Airshow this year - as the UK’s only commercial provider integrating helicopter and UAS training, aircraft engineering and…

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First Military Deck Landing at Portland

16th July, 2026

HeliOperations is proud to mark a significant milestone in its military training programme, following the successful completion of its first deck landing onto a contracted military vessel at Portland. This…

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