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A Leonardo AW139 helicopter will be based at the airport

Helicopter to be based at Cork Airport for gas operator

Cork Airport has received a boost with the news that offshore helicopter operator NHV Group is to base an aircraft there as part of a contract with PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd.

Business • 29 Mar 21

Police officers stand near emergency services vehicles after a helicopter crash-landed on top of a building in Manhattan

One dead as helicopter crash-lands on NY skyscraper

A helicopter made a crash-landing onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper today, killing at least one person and sending a plume of smoke skyward from the top of the building.

US • 10 Jun 19

The Eurocopter AS350 was lifted from the East River yesterday

Pilot reportedly blames bag after helicopter crash

Federal investigators examining a fatal helicopter crash in New York City's East River have not yet spoken to the pilot who warned of engine failure before the chartered aircraft crashed into the icy water, killing all five passengers.

World • 13 Mar 18

Rescue 116 crashed into Blackrock Island in March, claiming the lives of four crew

Ongoing safety concerns for rescue helicopter services

Over six months after Rescue 116 crashed into Blackrock Island off the coast of Co Mayo, a number of safety concerns still exists for Ireland's rescue helicopter services.

Ireland • 26 Oct 17

Currents have made it difficult for divers to safely access the aircraft on sea bed near Blackrock island

Tides hamper efforts to lift helicopter wreckage

Spring tides off Blackrock island in Co Mayo are continuing to complicate efforts to partially lift the wreckage of a Coast Guard rescue helicopter from the sea bed.

Connacht • 30 Mar 17

The helicopter crashed about 30km outside the city of Mendoza in Argentina

At least two killed in MTV helicopter crash

At least two people were killed when a helicopter being used by a film crew with the US television channel MTV crashed into a reservoir in western Argentina.

News • 13 Dec 15

Police were alerted when the helicopter's emergency locator beacon was activated yesterday

Weather hampers New Zealand alpine crash recovery

Specialist alpine rescuers recovered the bodies of three people killed when their sightseeing helicopter crashed into a New Zealand glacier, but bad weather delayed efforts to retrieve the bodies of the other four victims.

News • 22 Nov 15

Capitol Hill police officers and other officials lift the gyrocopter following the incident

Pilot held after helicopter lands near US Capitol

A man flying a mini helicopter illegally landed his aircraft on the west lawn of the US Capitol, triggering street closures around the building and prompting a police investigation.

News • 16 Apr 15

South Sudanese soldiers secure a road near the airport in Juba, South Sudan's capital

Helicopter that crashed in S Sudan attacked - UN

The UN Security Council has confirmed that a UN cargo helicopter that crashed in South Sudan had been attacked and called for those responsible to face justice.

News • 27 Aug 14

A remote control drone carrying drugs crash landed into an exercise yard within the prison in west Dublin on 24 June

Prisoner challenging segregation at Wheatfield

A prisoner at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin is challenging his segregation from other inmates following the use of a remote control helicopter to bring drugs into the prison.

News • 15 Aug 14

A cordon has been placed around Cley-next-the-Sea as the aircraft was carrying munitions

Bodies not yet recovered after UK helicopter crash

Four American servicemen killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise on the north Norfolk coast in England have been officially identified.

News • 08 Jan 14

Nine people died when the helicopter crashed into the Clutha pub in Glasgow

No mechanical faults with Glasgow helicopter

Investigators have found no initial evidence of engine or gearbox failure in their inquiry into the police helicopter crash in Glasgow that claimed nine lives.

News • 09 Dec 13

The helicopter struck the tail of the plane in the Damascus suburb of Douma, according to reports

At least 54 killed in Syrian air strike

At least 54 people were reported killed and dozens wounded when an air strike hit a fuel station in Syria's northern province of al-Raqqa.

News • 21 Sep 12

Aer Corps helicopter forced to make 'hard landing' yesterday

Not known when EAS can resume - Shatter

The Minister for Justice has told the Dáil it is not possible at this stage to say when the Emergency Aeromedical Service will resume from Custume Barracks, Athlone.

News • 20 Jun 12

Air Corps helicopter in hard landing in Tipperary

An investigation is under way after an Air Corps helicopter had to make a "hard landing" in a field in Co Tipperary while on an emergency call out.

News • 19 Jun 12

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