News: NHV will operate AS332 L2 at Den Helder

[Jack]

According to http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php? ... 3&start=15 and other sources, NHV - Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen will operate one EC155 B1 and two AS332 L2 (that will be replaced by 2 x EC175) out of Den Helder from 1 January 2013. They will operate the AS332 L2 helicopters until they receive their Eurocopter EC175's. Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen has ten of the EC175 seven-tonne category helicopters on order. Deliveries will begin next year and will continue through 2015.
Candidates for the AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopters are c/n 2572 (PP-MZM) and c/n 2599 (PP-MTM). BHS AS332 L2 PP-MTM was stored at Boundary Bay (BC).

[notar]

From the Copters list:

G-CHLF AS332L2 (2572) to Netherlands canx: [26/11]===> PH-NHR
Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V.

[Jack]

The first AS332 L2 is registered as PH-NHR and seen as big yellow bird at Ostend on 6 December:

PH-NHR Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2572
20121126: registered with Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V., Oostende, België, as holder.
Ex G-CHLF; PP-MZM; F-WQDJ

From the Copters list:

G-CHLF AS332L2 (2572) to Netherlands canx: [26/11]===> PH-NHR
Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V.

[ErwinS]

The first AS332 L2 is registered as PH-NHR and seen as big yellow bird at Ostend on 6 December:

PH-NHR Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2572
20121126: registered with Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V., Oostende, België, as holder.
Ex G-CHLF; PP-MZM; F-WQDJ

Allready seen at EHKD 7-12-12

[aviodromefriend]

The first AS332 L2 is registered as PH-NHR and seen as big yellow bird at Ostend on 6 December:

PH-NHR Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2572
20121126: registered with Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V., Oostende, België, as holder.
Ex G-CHLF; PP-MZM; F-WQDJ

Allready seen at EHKD 7-12-12

According to Den Helder Airport's twitter page that must have been the 6th. See also http://www.denhelderairport.nl/index.php?id=464

[Jack]

Thanks to Airnieuws the PH- registration of the second NHV AS332 L2 is known:

PH-NHS Aérospatiale AS 332 L2 c/n 2599
29.11.2012 BvI-aanvraag Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen NV, Oostende
Eigenaar: NHV INVEST BVBA, Oostende

Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2599 served as PP-MTM with BHS. AS332 L2 PP-MTM was stored at Boundary Bay (BC).

The first AS332 L2 is registered as PH-NHR and seen as big yellow bird at Ostend on 6 December:

PH-NHR Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2572
20121126: registered with Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V., Oostende, België, as holder.
Ex G-CHLF; PP-MZM; F-WQDJ

[Jack]

On 27 February 2013, Eurocopter France AS 332 L2 c/n 2599 was registered G-CHLJ as chartered by CHC Scotia Ktd., Aberdeen.
So the Super Puma didn't became PH-NHS (yet?)

Thanks to Airnieuws the PH- registration of the second NHV AS332 L2 is known:

PH-NHS Aérospatiale AS 332 L2 c/n 2599
29.11.2012 BvI-aanvraag Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen NV, Oostende
Eigenaar: NHV INVEST BVBA, Oostende

Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2599 served as PP-MTM with BHS. AS332 L2 PP-MTM was stored at Boundary Bay (BC).

[Jack]

The second Super Puma for NHV - Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V. is registered PH-NHS:

PH-NHS Eurocopter AS332 L2 c/n 2599
20130315: registered with Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen N.V., Oostende, België, as holder.
Ex G-CHLJ; (PH-NHS); PP-MTM

On 27 February 2013, Eurocopter France AS 332 L2 c/n 2599 was registered G-CHLJ as chartered by CHC Scotia Ktd., Aberdeen.
So the Super Puma didn't became PH-NHS (yet?)

[Jack]

Heli-One en NHV hebben een contract getekend voor het onderhoud van de NHV AS332L2's door Heli-One.
Beide helikopters blijven langer in dienst en maken ieder ongeveer 100 vlieguren per maand vanaf Den helder

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