the s-92® helicopter fleet surpasses one million flight hours
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Q2 2016
The S-92® Helicopter Fleet Surpasses One Million Flight Hours
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Sikorsky is excited to announce the S-92® helicopter fleet has surpassed one million flight hours.
Along with accomplishing this in an impressively short time of less than 12 years, the S-92 helicopter also asserts a best-in-class safety record with an accident rate of 0.20, which is 1/10th the U.S. Civil Multi-Turbine engine helicopter rate. The S-92 helicopter program has received the Collier Trophy and AHS International awards, flies in more than 25 countries and transports 11 Heads of State.
The platform has been selected to perform the most advanced executive transportation mission in the world– carrying the U.S. president. It also has completed more than 91,000 search and rescue missions, saving many lives. The S-92 helicopter has made great advancements and contributions to the industry with innovations such as Rig Approach™ and its advanced use of Health and Usage Monitoring Systems.
This is a milestone that we want to celebrate with all our employees, customers, operators, suppliers and helicopter enthusiasts. We have built a “Thanks a Million” campaign to communicate our appreciation and thank everyone who has contributed to the achievement.
We encourage you to visit www.lockheedmartin.com/S92 throughout the year for S-92 product announce- ments and campaign updates.
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IN THIS ISSUE :
• S-92® Helicopter Fleet Surpasses One Million Flight Hours
• FlightSafety International Opens Singapore S-76® Simulator
• Irish Coast Guard Reaches 10,000 Flight Hour Milestone
• Skyline Becomes Newest Customer Support Center
• Helicopter Industry Meets in Prague for Annual HeliOffshore Conference
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FlightSafety International and Sikorsky Celebrate the Opening of S-76C+™ and S-76C++™ Simulator in Singapore
On April 5, FlightSafety International announced the grand opening of the new Sikorsky S-76C+™ and S-76C++™ helicopter simulator at FlightSafety’s new Singapore-based Learning Centre. The center provides training services to regional operators of the Sikorsky S-76C+ and S76C++ medium multirole helicopter, with training missions being conducted on a FS1000 full-motion flight simulator that can be configured to represent both rotary wing platforms.
“We are pleased to announce that training for the Sikorsky S-76C+ and S-76C++ is now underway in Singapore,” said Daniel MacLellan, Senior Vice President, Operations. “The Level D qualification of the simulator and PART 142 approval of the Learning Center demonstrates FlightSafety’s ability to meet the most stringent standards and provide the highest quality training programs using advanced technology simulators.”
Training services are being offered at FlightSafety International’s new Learning Centre, located at the Singapore Technologies (ST) Aerospace Academy in the northeastern Seletar Aerospace Park, which was inaugurated on April 5.
The facility is equipped with the company’s new FS1000 full-motion simulator that features its latest Vital 1100 visual system, which promises to meld photo-realistic imagery with the latest terrain information with geo-specific satellite images for high-fidelity training.
The simulator achieved FAA Level D certification in March, with training already being conducted at the facility. “Singapore is a very attractive place to do training [as well as] maintenance, repair, and overhaul, and the [Learning Centre] could be the first seed to demonstrate our intention to do more here,” Nurit told IHS Jane’s reporter at the event.
Irish Coast Guard Reaches 10,000 Flight Hour Milestone
FlightSafety International has set up an FS1000 simulator representing the S-76C+ and S-76C++ helicopters in Singapore to provide training services to regional operators. The system features the company’s latest Vital 1100 image generation and CrewView glass-mirror collimated display technology. [Photo credit: IHS/Kelvin Wong]
The Irish Coast Guard has achieved the significant milestone of 10,000 Sikorsky
S-92® flight hours in its Irish Search-and-Rescue (SAR). The five new technology
Sikorsky S-92 aircraft have completed more than 3100 missions, operating from
the bases in Sligo, Waterford, Shannon and Dublin. With the introduction of the
S-92, the service ushered in a stepped change in operational effectiveness and
flight safety. The fleet is equipped with state-of-the-art autopilot functions, auto
hover and flight director upgrades. This has led to improved safety and higher
levels of aircraft availability.
Chris Hodson, CHC General Operations Manager for SAR, praised the aircrew
and engineers at all four bases. “We achieved 10,000 flight hours ahead of initial
projections, thanks to the collective dedication of our people, who are putting
the advanced capability of these aircraft to operational effect every day, while
maintaining the highest levels of safety. I’m proud to say that the Search-and-
Rescue operation has a record of high efficiency and reliability, maintaining
more than 97% availability for the people of Ireland and our customer, the
Irish Coastguard.”
A significant percentage of SAR missions ensure critically ill people reach
hospitals within the so called ‘golden hour’, giving them the best chance of
a full recovery. For heart attack victims in rural communities, ensuring fast
access to a specialist cardiac unit is vital. The speed and reliability of response
is critical because the heart muscle starts to die within 80-90 minutes after it
stops getting blood, and within six hours, almost all the affected parts of the
heart could be irreversibly damaged.
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The in-country warehousing of spare parts provides Australian S-76® and S-92® commercial helicopter operators quicker access to materials and is part of Sikorsky’s continued effort to improve customer support.
“By positioning inventory parts closer to customers we are able to deliver parts in hours rather than days. This expediency improves aircraft readiness and reduces the operators’ overall expenses,” said Joe Triompo, vice president, Sikorsky’s Customer Support. “This has been a joint effort working with operators to expand our support presence to meet fleet requirements for improved operational readiness for all their critical missions.
In March, Sikorsky announced that it had opened an FSL in Stavanger, Norway, to support one of the largest S-92® helicopter operating regions in the world. Sikorsky expects to also open an FSL in Aberdeen, Scotland this year.
Sikorsky Establishes Forward Stocking Location in Australia; Announces Aberdeen FSL
Skyline Helicopter Technologies Becomes the Newest Sikorsky-Authorized Customer Support Center for S-76® Helicopters
On Friday, April 15, Sikorsky joined Skyline Helicopter Technologies in a press conference to announce the selection of Skyline as a Sikorsky- Authorized Customer Support Center for S-76® helicopters.
“Skyline has been doing business for 25 years. They have an excellent reputation for quality of service and that was very important for Sikorsky - to find someone in the area who’s going to help our customer support and those relationships,” said Jeanette Eaton, Regional Sales Executive, U.S. & Canada.
The town of Sudbury is not new to the helicopter industry. The first commercially registered and certified helicopter produced in 1947 was flown to Ontario where it was retrofitted with an electromagnetic system for finding magnetic anomalies, and then flown to Sudbury for evaluations of its airborne geophysics.
“I see it as a starting point,” Skyline President, Joe Natale said to reporters. “It’s going to allow us to grow the company and transition aerospace into Sudbury. As a result of this, I will be planning some fairly large investment into Skyline. With our partners, with Desjardins at the business center,
we are planning a whole revamp of our landing area, be adding special tools, training, and adding new individuals.”
As part of the agreement, Skyline will acquire additional special tooling and equipment and send maintenance personnel for product and service training.
Sikorsky has more than 20 Customer Support Centers worldwide and is continuing to expand its service capabilities to where customers operate .
Sikorsky has opened an expandable 3,500-square-foot Forward Stocking Location in Brisbane, Australia at Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky company. The new FSL will support the S-92® and S-76® helicopter fleet in operation. Supplementing this new initiative located in Brisbane, Sikorsky Helitech has also placed a full time representative in Perth, Western Australia. For any support enquiries, please call +61 1800 435 483 (1-800 HELITECH)
Sikorsky’s New Customer Care Center Email Address
As Sikorsky Aircraft continues to integrate into Lockheed Martin existing Sikorsky email addresses will transition from @sikorsky.com email addresses to @lmco.com addresses.
The Customer Care Center emailaddress is now [email protected]. Customers can also contact the Customer CareCenter 24/7 by calling 1-800-WINGED-S (1-800 946-4337) or Direct Dial – (203) 386 3029 .
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Helicopter Industry Meets in Prague for Annual HeliOffshore Conference
Sikorsky is a key OEM participant to HeliOffshore, aligning safety strategies from the oil and gas industry and regional regulators with those of operators and manufacturers, creating a powerful alliance that will further enhance safety.
In May, HeliOffshore, whose mission is to enhance the safety offshore helicopter operations, held its annual conference May 13-15 in Prague, Czech Republic.
This important safety event was well attended by Sikorsky with representatives that included Sikorsky President Dan Schultz, George Klug, vice president and Chief Safety Officer, Nathalie Previte, vice president, Strategy and Business Development, Dana Fiatarone, vice president, Commercial Systems & Services, Nicholas Lappos, Sikorsky Tech Fellow, Alan Walling, director of commercial programs, and Ray Piselli, vice president, Contracts, Asset Management & Offset (CAMO) for MST.
The objectives of the conference reflect the resolve of HeliOffshore’s members to make the greatest difference to helicopter safety through discussions around critical safety-related initiatives and by dedicating resources to bring them to fruition.
“We are deeply committed to HeliOffshore’s ultimate objective, which is to protect the lives of every person who travels offshore,” said George Klug, vice president and Chief Safety Officer. “Sikorsky is committed to enhancing flight safety, sharing best safety-practices and cooperating with independent safety initiatives with customers, operators and industry partners to further improve safety.”
Parting ShotThe S-92® Helicopter Fleet One Million Flight Hour Milestone featured above Times Square
The S-92 helicopter f leet one million flight hour milestone was announced on the Thomson Reuters digital board in New York City in July. The board hangs above the streets of Times Square and reaches more than 1 million people per day.
Sikorsky has launched a Thanks a Million campaign to recognize customers, operators, suppliers and employees for their contributions to this incredible milestone. Celebrations and events continue throughout the year to highlight this momentous achievement. Stay updated with photos, videos and news on www.lockheedmartin.com/S92.
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