Tag: Search and Rescue

Canada Continue to Commit to Modernize and Expand the Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Fleet

August 23, 2019

Leonardo welcomes the continued commitment made by Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, to modernize and expand Canada’s primary rotary search and rescue helicopter fleet through the Cormorant MidLife Upgrade (CMLU) program. Yesterday’s announcement marks a major step forward ahead of program finalization. To date, the AW101/CH-149 “Cormorant” has enabled the … More Canada Continue to Commit to Modernize and Expand the Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Fleet

Minister Publishes Review of the UK Search and Rescue Helicopter Service

July 26, 2019

Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport has published the independent review of the UK Search and Rescue Helicopter Service. “I am delighted to publish this independently produced post-implementation review of the UK search and rescue helicopter service. The service has been in place since 2015 and in that time, has been responsible … More Minister Publishes Review of the UK Search and Rescue Helicopter Service

Aircraft Location and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) Service Now Live

July 11, 2019

World’s first-ever, global emergency aircraft locating service provides critical, on-demand data to aviation stakeholders as a public service Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) announced today that the Aireon Aircraft Location and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) service is officially live. As the first system of its kind in public service, Aireon ALERT provides Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), commercial … More Aircraft Location and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) Service Now Live