UK SAR loss allows CHC to fulfill Irish Coast Guard contract
The first Sikorsky S92 for the Irish Coast Guard has arrived in Ireland, arriving Sunday evening at Shannon Airport under darkness and a ceremony was held Monday to mark its arrival. The aircraft...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard selects Wescam MX-15 turrets for S92 SAR missions
L-3 WESCAM announced that it has received an order from CHC Ireland Ltd to provide MX™-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems for installation on S-92® search and rescue (SAR)...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard to start S92 operations in June
Irish Coast Guard operations manager Declan Geoghegan said the first of the new S-92 Sikorsky helicopters would begin operations at Shannon next month, to be followed in the next year with similar new...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard record 10 years of SAR from Waterford
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar TD today congratulated the Irish Coast Guard as they mark the 10th anniversary of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter base at...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard flies for first time with all-female crew
The Shannon-based search and rescue Helicopter R115 flew its first missions with a female pilot and co-pilot, Capt Dara Fitzpatrick and Capt Carmel Kirby. see full story
View ArticleIrish Minister for Transport launches fourth Coast Guard S92
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar officially launched the Coast Guard’s new state-of-the-art S92 search & rescue helicopter for the Dublin region in Weston Airport today....
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard reviews 2013 activity
2013 was one of the busiest on record for the Coast Guard with 33% more incidents than the previous year, partly due to the good weather. The helicopter fleet, along with Coast Guard volunteer crews...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard add names to their S92 fleet
The Irish Coast Guard turned to the people of Ireland when it came to choosing names for the S-92® helicopters that recently joined the fleet. The agency held a naming contest and asked residents to...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard helicopter crew receives international award
Four crew attached to Rescue 118, based in Sligo, are due to receive the Fredrick L Feinberg award, conferred by the American Helicopter Society since 1961. See full story
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard Completes Record Number of Missions with S92 Fleet
The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) completed a record number of missions during 2014, moving 730 people from danger to safety, often in challenging weather conditions. CHC Helicopter’s general operations...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard exceeds 1,000 rescues in a year for the first time
During last night the Coast Guard’s Rescue 115 and Rescue 118 completed two helicopter missions which bringing the total number of completed helicopter missions to 1,000 in a single year; the first...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard reaches landmark 10,000 flight hours on S92 fleet
The Irish Coast Guard has achieved the significant milestone of 10,000 Sikorsky S92 flight hours in its Irish Search-and-Rescue (SAR). The five new technology Sikorsky S92 aircraft have completed more...
View ArticleCHC Winchman Receives Billy Deacon SAR Memorial Trophy
CHC Group has announced that Winchman Gary Robertson of CHC Ireland has received the Billy Deacon Search and Rescue Memorial Trophy for his role in a life-saving mission with the Irish Coast Guard. The...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard reduces role of SAR helicopters
The Department of Health has announced that SAR pilots who work 24-hour duties will not be expected to perform any inter-hospital patient transfers. The Irish Coast Guard has had to withdraw crews from...
View ArticleIrish SAR S92s saved 175 lives in 2017
Coast Guard Helicopters, provided by CHC Ireland, are proud to review the year of 2017. They conducted 750 missions, assisted 316 and were able to save 175 people, reports Flying in Ireland.
View ArticleIrish SAR pilots to take industrial action
The Irish Coast Guard SAR plan to take industrial action on Thursday. They will be working a fixed roster of six days at work, with three days off. The company is operated under contract by CHC, which...
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard flies for first time with all-female crew
The Shannon-based search and rescue Helicopter R115 flew its first missions with a female pilot and co-pilot, Capt Dara Fitzpatrick and Capt Carmel Kirby. see full story The post Irish Coast Guard...
View ArticleIrish Minister for Transport launches fourth Coast Guard S92
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar officially launched the Coast Guard’s new state-of-the-art S92 search & rescue helicopter for the Dublin region in Weston Airport today....
View ArticleIrish Coast Guard reviews 2013 activity
2013 was one of the busiest on record for the Coast Guard with 33% more incidents than the previous year, partly due to the good weather. The helicopter fleet, along with Coast Guard volunteer crews...
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Irish Coast Guard add names to their S92 fleet
The Irish Coast Guard turned to the people of Ireland when it came to choosing names for the S-92® helicopters that recently joined the fleet. The agency held a naming contest and asked residents to...
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