| Swiss
Helicopter
History
by Markus Herzig |
HB-XQY / D-HBLU |
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| First
test flights at Bern after registration
Photo by Markus Herzig © 1998 |
On
the picturesque Kleine Scheidegg
Photo by Markus Herzig © 2000 |
HB-XQY
during Euro08 work at Basel
Photo by Gerard Fabich © 10-Jun-08 |
| Bell 407 | s/n: 53299 | Built: 1998 | s/n History: N8226X, HB-XQY, D-HBLU, HB-XQY |
| Operator / Owner | Registered | Cancelled | Remarks |
| Airport Helicopter / Deep Blue Technology | 1998-11-16 | 2002-03-15 | wetleased to Helog |
| HELOG Zürich-Flughafen AG / Deep Blue Technology | 2002-03-15 | 2002-08-20 | reregistered in Germany |
| HELOG Lufttransport KG | 2002-08-20 | 2005-08 | registered D-HBLU |
| CHS Central Helicopter / Dreieck Leasing AG | 2005-08-05 | 2006-06-22 | |
| CHS Central Helicopter / Fortis Lease Suisse SA | 2006-06-22 | Current | |
| Temporary operator | From | To | |
| Helog AG | 1999-01 | 1999-06 | wetleased, again winter'2000/01 |
| Air Zermatt AG | 1999-07 | 2000-05 | wetleased |
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| Helog's
D-HBLU out in the green at Gossau
Photo by Paul Ulrich © 28-Aug-04 |
At
Zurich airport, now with CHS titles
Photo by Marcel Kaufmann © 23-Nov-05 |
D-HBLU
fresh cleaned at Haltikon
Photo by Thomas Schmid © 9-Jun-04 |
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| Waiting
for it's passengers
Photo by Markus Herzig © 1999 |
HB-XQY
with a motorbike at the longline
Photo by Thomas Wyss © 19-Aug-06 |
HB-XQY
at Geltwil with an unusual load
Photo by Thomas Wyss © 19-Aug-06 |