Vertical MRO Conference - Kelowna, British Columbia, October 5, 2026: GPMS International, Inc. announced today that Wisk Air Helicopters, Ltd. has contracted to equip its Bell 412 and Bell 407GXi aircraft with Foresight MX, the industry’s leading Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS).
Based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Wisk Air has more than 40 years of experience serving firefighting, powerline, forestry, mining, and remote access missions. Supporting those assignments requires dependable aircraft and maintenance teams that can respond wherever the fleet is deployed. The investment extends predictive monitoring to both an aircraft already in service and the newest addition to Wisk Air’s fleet.
Bell’s support for Foresight MX was a key factor in Wisk Air’s selection, connecting predictive aircraft health monitoring with the manufacturer’s product support expertise. Foresight MX is the only non-OEM HUMS fully supported on the Bell 505, 407, 429, 212, and 412 by Bell Product Support. Operators who choose to share their data with Bell can draw on the aircraft manufacturer’s expertise alongside GPMS to review trends and exceedances and support maintenance decisions.
“We’ve relied on Bell’s product support for decades, and its support of GPMS was a major factor in our decision,” said Mark Wiskemann, President of Wisk Air Helicopters. “When we invest in technology that helps guide maintenance decisions, we want the aircraft manufacturer behind it. Foresight MX gives us advanced monitoring and a way to connect our team, GPMS, and Bell around the same information. That combination matters when an aircraft is supporting customers far from base and we need a clear path from an alert to an informed maintenance decision.”
Foresight MX pairs modern MEMS smart sensors with predictive analytics, advancing beyond the conventional accelerometer architecture used in legacy HUMS. The system monitors sensor health and provides access to the underlying vibration signals so indications can be investigated and validated. This combination is designed to improve fault detection while reducing false positives and the unnecessary troubleshooting they can trigger.
Automated data uploads and browser access will allow Wisk Air’s maintenance team to review aircraft health information after flights, even when an aircraft is operating away from its home base. Tracking changes over successive flights can provide earlier indications of developing component deterioration, creating time to investigate, arrange parts and personnel, and coordinate maintenance with the aircraft’s assignment.
"What I’m most excited about is moving from reacting to problems to predicting them and preventing them from happening,” said Kevin Robins, Director of Maintenance at Wisk Air. “GPMS will give us a window into what’s happening inside our critical components, so it will be like having X-ray vision for the aircraft. Plus, having onboard track and balance will be a game changer. The ability to make adjustments on the fly, keeping the aircraft flying smoothly, will keep our pilots and customers happy, but ultimately will help prevent premature wear caused by unfelt vibrations.”
“We’re proud to work with Wisk Air and look forward to supporting their fleet as they launch their HUMS program this fall,” said Ronnie Ries, Chief Revenue Officer at GPMS. “They’re putting their trust in our technology and our people, and we take that responsibility seriously. We’ll be working closely with their maintenance team as they bring Foresight MX into daily operations, providing the guidance and ongoing support to help their program succeed.”
Meet GPMS at booth 211 and Wisk Air Helicopters at booth 301 during the Vertical MRO Conference in Kelowna, British Columbia, October 5–7, 2026, to discuss the program and learn more about Foresight MX.
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