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50 years of the Fenestron

Published 13/04/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Fenestron is now a familiar sight on helicopters produced by companies like Aérospatiale, sud-aviation and later Airbus but before 1968 the safety-improving device didn’t exist, We look back at 50 …

Police helicopter officer gets MBE

Published 04/01/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

A police officer from North Wales has been awarded a MBE for his services to policing. Sergeant Scott Gallagher who has worked in Police Air Support for over ten years …

Report says Police helicopters need urgent reform

Published 30/11/2017 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

A report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has suggested that Police helicopters in the UK need urgent reform. National Police Air Service (NPAS) has …

Police Helicopters honour fallen colleagues in fly past

Published 27/09/2017 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) conducted a flypast of Police helicopters over St. David’s Hall in Cardiff on Sunday as part of the service of remembrance for National Police …

International Womens Day: Meet Local Pilot and Police Air Observer Kath Fisher

Published 08/03/2017 Written by: Nick Harding 3 minute read

Sometimes you just meet someone and think, wow, you have a great job! Then you find out how interesting the journey was. That’s exactly how it went when Aviation Wales …