Established in 1982, Air Center Helicopters, Inc provided chartered flights from Fort Worth Spinks Airport (KFWS) in Burleson, Texas and in Norfolk International Airport (KORF), Virginia. From 1997 based at Meacham Airport (KFTW) in Fort Worth, Texas
ACH provides aviation services as part of its FAA Part 133, 135, 137, and 145 certifications
Since 1986, ACH provided airlift services for government and commercial customers including personnel recovery and casualty evacuation (PR/CASEVAC), at-sea vertical replenishment (VERTREP), logistics, scientific research, tactical training, search and rescue operations, land, wildlife and utility surveys, wildfire logistics support, and firefighting, along with operating a full-service maintenance facility.
As of 2020 operates EC225 and AS332L1 Super Puma, AS350B3e, Bell 206, 407 and 412EP plus fixed wing aircraft
ACH provides aviation services as part of its FAA Part 133, 135, 137, and 145 certifications
Since 1986, ACH provided airlift services for government and commercial customers including personnel recovery and casualty evacuation (PR/CASEVAC), at-sea vertical replenishment (VERTREP), logistics, scientific research, tactical training, search and rescue operations, land, wildlife and utility surveys, wildfire logistics support, and firefighting, along with operating a full-service maintenance facility.
As of 2020 operates EC225 and AS332L1 Super Puma, AS350B3e, Bell 206, 407 and 412EP plus fixed wing aircraft
News about Air Center Helicopters |
Airbus HCare for Air Center H225 Fleet
28-Feb-24 - Air Center Helicopters (ACHI) signed an Airbus HCare maintenancte contract to support their fleet of 18 EC225/H225 helicopters for the next five years #SuperPumaUSAF Selects Air Center H225 for Offshore Rescue
23-Aug-22 - The US Air Force (USAF) training its Pararescuemen (PJ) on the Airbus H225 / EC225 helicopter operated by Texas-based company Air Center for real-life offshore rescue operations #rescueFirecat Super Puma in USA
19-Apr-21 - Precision Helicopters at McMinnville Oregon signed agreement with Coldstream to provide AS332 Super Puma helitanker helicopters to California CAL FIRE and US Forest Service firefighters #firefightingEleven More H225 for Air Center Helicopters
10-Feb-21 - Air Center Helicopters Inc (ACHI) leased 11 EC225/H225 helicopters from Milestone Aviation. Will be delivered in 2021/22 for utility, training and transport missions for U.S. government contract operations ( VERTREP, CASEVAC, MEDEVAC ) #leasingH225 Transports NASA Astronauts after Splashdown
12-Aug-20 - An Air Center Helicopters EC225 transported NASA SpaceX crew dragon Demo-2 astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken from the recovery ship Go Navigator to Naval Air Station Pensacola after their splashdown off the coast of Florida #CrewDragonCAMTS Certification for Air Center Helicopters
03-Feb-20 - Air Center Helicopters (ACH) from Burleson, Texas earns the first ever Special Operations – Medical Retrieval accreditation granted by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) #SpecialOpsHCare Support Contract for Air Center EC225 Fleet
31-Oct-19 - Private contractor Air Center Helicopters (ACH) from Texas signed for Airbus’ HCare parts-by-the-hour support to cover 10 of the 17 second-hand EC225LP. These helicopters are currently contracted by U.S. Department of Defense for passenger transport, training, vertical replenishment and casualty evacuation missions around the world #MaintenanceEC225 in Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian
16-Sep-19 - A Strategic Response Partners (SRP) teams arrived to Bahamas to evaluate the impacts of the massive oil spill that occurred due to the Hurricane Dorian #HurricaneDorianEC225 Now Used to Resupply US Navy’ Ships
10-Jun-19 - The H225 “Megatron”, an EC225LP operated by Air Center Helicopters, replaced the old SA330 Puma aboard the US Navy’ resupply ship USNS Amelia Earheart #replenishmentHeli-One to Support Air Center Helicopters’ H225
05-Dec-18 - Heli-One, CHC MRO provider, signed multi-year parts-by-the-hour (PBH) contract to support Air Center Helicopters’ H225 / EC225LP fleet #H225 Model Types |
Model | Del'd | From | To |
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EC EC225LP | 2018 | ||
AH H215 / AS332C1e / AS332L1e | 2015 |