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Heliswiss Super Puma in the UK
ACH130 at EBACE 2018
AIRBUS CORPORATE Helicopters
(ACH) displayed an ACH130
helicopter at the 2018 European
Business Aviation Conference and
Exhibition, held in Geneva in May.
The aircraft is the first ACH130 to
be delivered and its appearance at
the event marked the first time that
ACH-version of the light single-
engine H130 helicopter has been
displayed in public.Airbus Corporate Helicopters
was formally launched as the rotary
wing partner of Airbus Corporate
Jets (ACJ) at the previous EBACE
event in May, 2017.
The aircraft on display at EBACE
2018 has been purchased by an
un-named customer, but it will be
operated by Monacair, which was
established in 1988 and is based at
Monaco Heliport.Airbus Corporate Helicopters
said the helicopter is fitted in the
company’s in-house ‘Stylence by
ACH’ configuration, a lightweight,
high quality interior which it says
is suitable for intensive VIP air
transport operations.
Frederic Lemos, Head of
Airbus Corporate Helicopters
said: “The ACH130 combines
unique passenger-focusseddesign, exceptional single-engine
performance and first-class quality
and comfort, making it very popular
with private customers worldwide
and a favourite of Monacair, a
world-leading VIP and charter
operator.” Monacair operates a
fleet comprising Airbus AS365N3s,
EC135s, EC155B1s, H130s, H175s,
Agusta 109s and AgustaWestland
AW139s. Nigel PittawayAN UNUSUAL visitor to London
Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire,
recently was Heliswiss
International AG AS332C1 Super
Puma HB-XVY (c/n 2033), which
was captured on May 20, 2018,
as it prepared to lift and install
a heavy power system into a
building in London.
The company had completed a
number of heavy load lifts during
a two-week period in various
parts of the UK and Dublin in the
Republic of Ireland. Heliswiss also
uses a similarly marked Kamov
Ka-32A12 (HB-XKE).
A subsidiary of the Swiss
Helicopter Group, Heliswiss
International is a provider of heavy
load flights using large helicopters
operating all over the world. The
company’s range of services
is wide and varied, covering
construction, transport, forestry
and logging and humanitarian
services. Ian HardingHeliswiss International AS332C1 Super Puma HB-XVY visited Elstree in May to lift heavy power equipment for installation in a
London building. Ian HardingThe first ACH130 delivered since the launch of Airbus Corporate Helicopters in 2017 has been acquired by an un-named customer but will be operated by Monaco’s Monacair.
Airbus Corporate Helicopters