providing best in CLASS airlift support services for

over 30 years
 

 
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OUR SERVICES

Our Texas HQ facilities maintains and operates our entire fleet of rotary and fixed wing aircraft offering fully self-sustaining airlift capabilities to our global customers.  Since 1991, Air Center Helicopters has been consistently certified by the U.S. Military’s Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) to operate on-demand passenger, cargo and air medical flights for the Department of Defense (DOD). CARB certification is among the highest safety standard certifications that can be achieved by an air carrier. Additionally, Air Center Helicopters is the only commercial operator in the world to receive Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) Special Operations—Expeditionary accreditation certification.  The CAMTS accreditation is the “Gold Standard” in medical transport systems.  The Air Center fleet is composed of proven high-performance aircraft maintained through rigorous standards that are built to withstand and execute missions in the most challenging operational environments across the globe.

 

Government Services

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  • Expeditionary Airlift

  • Contingency Support

  • Passenger, Cargo (Internal & External), Passenger/Cargo (combination) airlift

  • Search and Rescue (SAR)/Personnel Recovery (PR)

  • Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)/Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)

  • Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP)

  • Tactical Training (Fast Rope, Specialized Insertion/Extraction, Land/Water)

  • Ship-to-shore/shore-to-ship/ship-to-ship & Platform/Deck Landings

  • Research Operations

  • High Altitude Training/Range

  • Offshore & Polar

  • Disaster Recovery + Relief

  • Aerial Target at-Sea Recovery

  • Electronic Target Generation Profiles

  • Aerial Firefighting

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commercial services

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  • Utilities

  • Electrical/Power Line

  • Aerial Seeding

  • Aerial Inspections

  • Wind Farms

  • Tower

  • Air Crane Operations

  • FLIR

  • Day/Night, VFR/IFR Emergency Response

  • Crew Transport

  • Internal/External Cargo

  • Hoist / Rescue

  • Precision Long Line

  • Disaster Support + Recovery

  • Search & Rescue (SAR)

  • Personnel Recovery (PR)/Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)/Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)

  • Aerial Videography

  • Construction Support

 
 
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Charter Services

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Air Center Helicopters is a helicopter charter company that provides efficient and discrete travel alternatives to clients worldwide. We offer the ultimate travel solution for those who value safety, privacy, and time. Helicopter services are generally provided on short notice. ACHI’s objective is to provide resources at short notice for short or long term.

  • Aerial Photography & Videography

  • Motion Picture Filming/Cinematography

  • Corporate Transportation

  • Remote Location Support and Access

  • Aerial Surveys

  • Sporting Event Transportation

  • Wedding or Prom Transportation

  • Aerial Tours

  • Airborne Hunting


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T R A I N I N G

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 Air Center retains world-class pilots and mechanics on our team. We provide robust in-house FAA approved training for all pilots and mechanics. Continuing education, including safety and technical training is vital to providing our clients with the exceptional service we are known and branded for. We have integrated pre-deployment, recurring and annual training into our Corporate training management system.

ACHI owns and operates the only EC225 FAA approved Level D full motion simulator in the United States.  This state-of-the-art simulator, located at our Corporate facilities in Texas, reduces training costs while enhancing training and pilot proficiency.  The simulator is critical for initial and annual recurring training as well as enabling custom tailored mission profiles which reduce risk and enhance operational performance.  Air Center recently acquired an Airbus Helicopters EC225 full flight simulator which will be conveniently

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MAINTENANCE

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Helicopter Maintenance & Repair

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Air Center Helicopters maintains our fleet from our Spinks Airport facilities in Texas as well as forward deploying mobile maintenance teams to various programs in support of fully autonomous operations around the world. Our maintenance operations and logistics facilities encompass over 65,000 square feet of dedicated infrastructure.

Services include:

• General aircraft maintenance

• Special and conditional inspections

• Repair and testing of dynamic components

• Minor airframe structural repair

• Engine repair

• Global roving maintenance teams

• Full paint shop

Our close proximity, long tenured and exceptional relationships with Airbus and Bell Helicopters Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) significantly compliments our maintenance operations through OEM relationships, enhanced parts availability and expedited resolution of maintenance concerns as they occur in our global day-to-day fleet-wide operations.  This has directly resulted in unrivaled aircraft operational readiness for Air Center Helicopters coupled with exceptional customer satisfaction and enhanced mission availability rates.

General/Major Maintenance and Part Sales for:

  • Bell 206B

  • Bell 206L

  • Bell 407

  • Bell 212

  • Bell 412

  • Airbus 332 Series

  • Airbus EC225

Dynamic Component Overhaul for:

  • Bell 206B

  • Bell 206L

  • Bell 407

  • Bell 412

Other Services Available:

  • Non-destructive testing

  • Complete aircraft painting

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RESCUE & 
RECOVERY

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Air Center Helicopters has extensive specialty niche experience and capabilities iN Search and Rescue (SAR)/Personnel Recovery (PR) / Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) / Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) in often hostile, austere and remote environments for US Conventional / Unconventional (Special Operations) and partner nation military forces. Our theater experience with regards to these operations range from Africa to Afghanistan to Antarctica and all points in between.

  • Unmatched range, payload, speed, performance and rapid configuration capabilities with the modernized EC225 Super Puma aircraft

  • DoD CARB certified air carrier with the ability to meet or exceed all criteria and standards listed in 14 CFR Part 135 and DoD CARB requirements

  • Extensive and proven remote, hostile and austere PR/CASEVAC, passenger, cargo (internal + external), COMBI airlift experience

  • Significant experience supporting day/night (NVG), overland and sea , CASEVAC, passenger, cargo, and combination (COMBI) passenger/cargo operations inclusive of Class D rescue hoist operations

  • Former MARSOC Commanding General and SOCOM J3 on Executive Management Team and Advisory Board

  • Former Joint Special Operations Air Component Commander (JSOACC) and USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Expeditionary Wing Commander with experience in the Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) as ACHI Program Manager

  • CAMTS Medical Accreditation—1st ever Special Operations accreditation

  • World-wide operating authority and an uncompromised safety record

  • Proven global rapid alert, mobilization and deployment capabilities

 
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Key Metrics over Three years

  • Flown over 1000 accident/incident free hours

  • Safely transported 2,135 passengers

  • Efficiently transported 216,076 pounds of cargo

  • Provided critical care to 58 patients

  • Executed 14 PR/CASEVAC successful sorties

  • Responsive and effective support to multiple Mass Casualty  (MASCAL) events

  • Achieved consistent Operational Readiness Rates exceeding 99% in extreme environmental conditions

  • Demonstrated ability to adjust to mission tasking in real-time

  • Oversight by Board-Certified Medical Director

  • All EMTs NREMT-P Certified & 50% graduates of the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center

  • Pilots + flight crews with extensive military PR/CASEVAC experience in tactics & techniques for low intensity conflict missions

  • Medical Equipment & Supply Chain Management

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Gold Standard Special Operations Medical Transport

 

ACHI is the only commercial operator in the world to receive Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) Special Operations/Expeditionary Accreditation certification.  The CAMTS accreditation itself is considered as one of the most prestigious certifications a medical air transport company can achieve.  In addition to their NREMT-P certification, all the medics maintain the following credentials: Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Blood Product Administration, and Ventilator Operations.  These credentials allow our medical teams to provide Advanced Life Support and some Critical Care levels of treatment. All medics are required to take additional medical education through both in class, and on-line programs. 

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