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May
12
2025
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We catch Gretchen Johnson in a rare hour of relatively free time. She was in Orlando, having headed south from her metro-Atlanta home, when she said in a cultured, soft Southern accent that would make Scarlett O’Hara sit up and take notice, “Thank you so much for choosing to spend an hour with me; I’m flattered. Hopefully, something I say will be worth repeating. It’s wonderful being down here in Florida because now Miss Georgia can’t decide whether she’s winter or spring.”
Make up your cotton-pickin’ mind, Miss Georgia!
It would be wrong to base an assumption on Johnson’s accent and Southern manners that she’s some antebellum belle. The CEO and founder of DaVinciSKY was in Orlando for a “Women in Power” symposium—and that could be a clever pun because Johnson’s flagship company and its subsidiaries feature helicopters in power-line construction, inspection, and maintenance.
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DaVinciSKY
power line patrol helicopter
Utility Helicopter
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Opinion-Editorial
Human Interest
Company Profiles
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Apr
07
2025
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the design and operation of helicopters, ushering in a new era of innovation and efficiency. By leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms and data analytics, AI enables more autonomous flight capabilities, improves predictive maintenance, optimizes flight paths, and enhances safety measures.
From revolutionizing helicopter design and testing to supporting real-time decision-making in complex operational environments, AI is pivotal in reshaping the future of rotary-wing aviation. This integration of cutting-edge technology promises to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance the overall performance of helicopter fleets worldwide.
For Leonardo Helicopters, AI is integral to achieving its mission to its customers. Leonardo's primary objective is to guarantee in-flight safety by delivering helicopters featuring the highest safety levels. This approach to safety is at the heart of all activities, from design and production to customer services, ensuring that all aircraft meet the most rigorous safety standards.
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Leonardo Helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters Diagnostic Service Tower - AI
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Company Profiles
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Mar
31
2025
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Ironically, flying unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can often sound like buzzing mosquitoes. You can hear them buzzing in on approach, and eventually, when close enough, you can see them peering down at you from above. Yet, UAS is a new solution to controlling mosquito populations in Lee County, Florida. Mosquitoes serve many purposes in a healthy balanced ecosystem. In fact, mosquitoes are considered pollinators, as much as any bee or butterfly. Having said that, the average citizen likely believes that they have no useful purpose, because their proliferation of peskiness knows no end. They irritate us on beaches, hiking, and working with animals. They can cause serious disease and eventually death for mammals, reptiles and birds, and they are incessantly difficult to kill. Mosquito diseases can affect humans, horses, birds, dogs, cats, and more.
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Lee County Mosquito Control Aviation Unit
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Helicopter Sectors
Company Profiles
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Mar
17
2025
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It’s a bright and sunny autumn morning at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. While on the adjacent ramps it is still quiet, the ramp of HMLA-773 (-) is already packed with Bell UH-1Y Venom and Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters being prepared for the day’s flying by the busy maintenance crews. Although being a Marine Reserve Unit, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 plays a key role in the organization and operations of the United States Marine Corps.
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Opinion-Editorial
Company Profiles
Helicopter Sectors
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Mar
07
2025
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This year DART Aerospace is celebrating 50 years in the rotorcraft industry. Interesting to see how it all started.
The Summer Olympic Games were coming to Montreal in 1976. Jim Bradley and his family created a company to sell souvenirs to the throngs of visitors from around the globe coming to Canada. As they were gearing up in 1975, another opportunity came to Bradley in an industry far from souvenirs—a small helicopter job for the installation of an HF Whip Antenna on a Sikorsky helicopter. Bradley seized on that opportunity, and thus 50 years ago, DART Aerospace was born. The business now sells rotorcraft products and services to customers in almost every nation on Earth. “It’s funny how companies start and how they evolve over time,” says DART’s current president, Ryan Williamson. He speaks from experience, for he came to aerospace from an industry as unrelated to helicopters as Olympic souvenirs—the furniture manufacturing business.
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DART Aerospace
Jim Bradley
Ryan Williamson
SEI Bambi Bucket
Simplex
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Company Profiles
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Mar
03
2025
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NHV at Esbjerg Airport
Esbjerg Airport, on Denmark’s west coast, has long been a key aviation and transport hub. Among its notable operators is NHV (Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen), recognizable by its bright yellow helicopters. NHV plays a crucial role in offshore helicopter transport, particularly in the North Sea.
Esbjerg Airport is a key base for NHV A/S, supporting offshore personnel and equipment transport, including wind energy services in the North Sea. Its proximity to major oil and gas fields makes it ideal for NHV’s passenger, cargo, and training operations.
NHV operates three H175 helicopters at Esbjerg, employing 36 staff: 14 pilots, 14 technicians, and eight office personnel.
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NHV
NHV (Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen)
Offshore Helicopters
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Company Profiles
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Feb
03
2025
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For units of the New York Army National Guard, the year could not have started busier. In early May, Bravo Company of the 3-142nd Assault Helicopter Brigade (B. Co 3-142 AHB) deployed four Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters to Gulfport, Mississippi, to participate in the MARSOC 24-4 exercise. Meanwhile, Alpha Company of the 3-142 Assault Helicopter Brigade (A. Co 3-142 AHB) was deployed with four UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters and 45 personnel to Barbados to take part in the multinational exercise named “Tradewinds 24.” This annual exercise, organized by the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), took place from May 4 to May 16 with the participation of 25 countries. The focus during this 39th iteration of the exercise was mainly on improving interoperability and effectively executing both maritime and land operations, but it also dealt with humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
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Helicopter Bridage
MARSOC 24-4
New York Army National Guard Aviation Unit
Tradewinds 24
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Human Interest
Company Profiles
Opinion-Editorial
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Jan
07
2025
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Helicopters play a pivotal role in the energy sector, offering unique advantages for construction, inspection, and maintenance tasks. Their versatility, speed, and ability to access hard-to-reach locations make them indispensable in supporting energy infrastructure projects, particularly in remote or challenging environments.
Winco Powerline Services (owned by parent company Quanta Services) bills itself as a power-line construction specialist. But before we dive into the details of this 33-year-old, highly specialized helicopter operator, let’s take a high-level look at how helicopters are used in the broader energy sector.
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Opinion-Editorial
Company Profiles
Helicopter Sectors
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Nov
11
2024
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Avincis, is Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator concentrating on aerial emergency medical services, aerial search and rescue operations and aerial firefighting missions. Their team of more than 2,400 pros fly and maintain a fleet of more than 200 aircraft in the nations of Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and Finland. Avincis also flies operations outside Europe in Chile and Mozambique.
Leading this international organization from Lisbon, Portugal, is CEO John Boag, who in his easy-breezy Aussie accent jumps into our interview with a question of his own, “What would you like to know?” We answer that the purpose of Executive Watch is to introduce readers to leaders who influence our industry, at which point he quips, “Great! Give me a few minutes to find one.” He then turns to his Group Director of Communications, “Daisy, will answer these questions; she’s much better at lying than me; I just say it straight.” This is going to be fun!
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aerial emergency medical services
Aerial Firefighting
aerial search and rescue operations
Avincis
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Company Profiles
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Oct
14
2024
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The Icelandic Coast Guard has three Airbus Helicopters H225s at its disposal. Their operating area ranges from countless waterfalls to dangerously cold seawater and from snow-white glaciers to newly formed land rising from the earth's core. Director General Georg Kristinn Lárusson describes five years of flying the H225 in a challenging and dynamic environment with constantly changing weather and a wide range of tasks.
Iceland is located between the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean and is known for its unparalleled natural beauty. Three tectonic plates, including the North American and Eurasian, provide much volcanic activity and attract many visitors throughout the year. The island is home to under 400,000 residents, but that number increases fivefold each year due to visiting tourists. Reykjavík Domestic Airport houses the fleet of the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) that consists of three Airbus H225s and one fixed-wing Dash 8 Q300 maritime surveillance aircraft.
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Icelandic Coast Guard
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Company Profiles