Aero Asahi Explained
| Aero Asahi |
| Native Name: | 朝日航洋 |
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| Founded: | July 20, 1955 |
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| Num Employees: | 1,179 |
| Num Employees Year: | April 1, 2014 |
| Website: | https://www.aeroasahi.co.jp/english/ |
is a Japanese aviation company. It has a fleet of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters and provides a variety of aviation services.[1] It is the largest helicopter operator in Japan.[2]
Doctor-Heli
The company's helicopters provide some Air medical services for Japan's "Doctor-Heli" Emergency Medical Services network. In 2015 it celebrated 10,000 medical missions performed by Aero Asahi MD 902 helicopters for Hokusho hospital in Chiba prefecture.[3]
Accidents and incidents
In August 1985 a Bell 412 operated by the company crashed in China with four fatalities.[4]
In May 1989 a second Bell 412 operated by the company crashed in China with ten fatalities.[5]
In August 1990 a Sikorsky S-76 operated by the company crashed in Hakone with the loss of two crew.[6]
In September 1998 a Eurocopter AS350B3 operated by the company crashed in Nagano Prefecture with one fatality.[7]
In 2004 a McDonnell Douglas MD 900 Explorer operated by the company made a crash-landing at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. There were no fatalities.[8] [9]
In September 2010 an Aérospatiale AS 332L Super Puma helicopter operated by the company crashed on Yakushima with the deaths of the two crew.[10] [11]
In September 2013 an Aero Asahi helicopter flew over a runway at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, causing an ANA airliner to abort a landing and come around again.[12]
In March 2016 an Aero Asahi Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma helicopter dropped 800 kg of insulators in Fukui prefecture. There were no injuries.[13] [14] [15]
In August 2016 a Kawasaki BK 117C-2 operated by the company crash-landed on the way to pick up a traffic accident victim for medical care. There were no injuries in the crash, but the victim of the traffic accident died.[16] [17]
Helicopter fleet
Fixed-wing fleet
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.toyota-global.com/pages/contents/company/profile/non_automotive_business/new_business_enterprises/pdf/aero_asahi_e.pdf Aero Toyota Global - Asahi Corporation
- Matsutani, Minoru New Narita-Tokyo copter service targets rich, famous March 14, 2009 Japan Times Retrieved February 28, 2017
- https://mdhelicopters.com/aero-asahi-corporation-and-chiba-hokushoh-hospital-achieve-10,000-hems-missions-exclusively-by-md-902-explorer.html AERO-ASAHI CORPORATION & CHIBA HOKUSHOH HOSPITAL ACHIEVE 10,000 HEMS MISSIONS EXCLUSIVELY BY MD 902 EXPLORER July 7, 2015
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=45318 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45318 Date: 09-AUG-1985
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=45318 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45318 Date: 05-MAY-1989
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=40505 SN Wikibase Occurrence # 40505 Date: 01-AUG-1990
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=33344 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33344 Date: 12-SEP-1998
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=58524 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58524 Date: 14-SEP-2004
- https://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/eng-air_report/JA6757.pdf AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT January 26, 2007
- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/27/national/yakushima-copter-crash-kills-two/ Yakushima copter crash kills two September 27, 2010
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=77945 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77945 Date: 26-SEP-2010
- https://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/helicopter-flies-over-runway-in-osaka-delaying-passenger-plane-landing Helicopter flies over runway in Osaka, delaying passenger plane landing September 11, 2013
- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/02/national/kepco-site-bound-chopper-accidentally-drops-800-kg-insulators-fukui-town-no-injuries/ Kepco site-bound chopper accidentally drops 800 kg of insulators over Fukui town; no injuries March 2, 2016
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=185378 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185378 01-MAR-2016
- http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160302/p2a/00m/0na/007000c Chopper drops 800 kg box on mountain in town hosting nuclear plant March 2, 2016
- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=189155 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189155 Date: 08-AUG-2016
- Thompson, Paul Doctor-Heli Network J-HangarSpace Retrieved February 28, 2017
