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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
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Keystone Helicopter Corporation was founded in 1953 by Peter Wright, a pioneer of today's modern helicopter industry. Peter Wright completed his flight training at Pensacola Navy Flight School in the late 1930's and served as a U.S.Navy dive bomber pilot. Upon leaving the Navy he joined General Chenault's American Volunteer Group, "the Flying Tigers" and attained the rank of major while serving in China. After World War II , Peter held varied positions in general aviation, which included being a Test Pilot, one of the earliest Trans-at lantic Airline Pilots and sales manager for Frank Piasecki's Helicopter development company. In the early days, Keystone Helicopter was primarily a flight operations organization. Operating such early aircraft as the Bell 47G, Hughes helicopters and Sikorsky S-58T and S-61 Helicopters, Keystone handled very diversified operations such as powerline patrol, mining and petroleum surveys, executive transportation, forest fire fighting ,aerial spraying,tracking high-altitude balloons over Canada, recovering rocket capsules launched by NASA; and supplying the establishment of the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line in Greenland. Over the years Keystone was always at the cutting edge of the industry. Keystone Helicopter was one of the first Service Centers authorized by Bell and Sikorsky. ...
President & COO
David FordNumber of Employees 374
Contact Information
1420 Phoenixville Pike
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
(610) 644-4430
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Support Activities for Air Transportation: 488190
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Butler Expands Engineering Support to Keystone Helicopter Corp.
- 2008-11-07
Butler International, (PINKSHEETS: BUTL), a leading provider of Engineering and TechOutsourcing services, today announced the expansion of its services to support Keystone Helicopter Corp., a Sikorsky company and completion center located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Butler will provide Keystone with engineering expertise in all arenas, including manufacturing engineering, design...
Keystone Helicopter Issued Standard Airworthiness Certificate for the First Sikorsky S76C++ Helicopter Manufactured in Coatesville, PA
- 2007-01-22
To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Leigh Matthews, +1-610-883-4500, lmatthews@keystonehelicopter.com; or Rick Hinkle, +1-610-883-4475, rhinkle@keystonehelicopter.com, both of Keystone Helicopter Corporation COATESVILLE, Pa., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On December 14th, 2006 Keystone Helicopter Corporation was issued its first Standard Airworthiness Certificate by the FAA Federal Aviation Administration ANE- MIDO-44 Manufacturing Inspection District Offices for...
Keystone Helicopter to sell its flight services division
- 2006-10-23
Keystone Helicopter Corp., of Coatesville, said today that it has reached an agreement to sell its flight services division, which operates 35 aircraft for air medical operations on the East Coast and in Puerto Rico. The division, which employs 200 pilots and technicians, will be bought by Seacor Holding LLC....
Sikorsky seeks to expand in Chesco
- 2006-04-01
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has applied for federal approval to expand production of civilian helicopters at Keystone Helicopter Corp., a Coatesville company it acquired last year. Announcement of the move this week came six weeks into a strike of 3,600 Teamsters over health benefits at Sikorsky's plant in Stratford, Conn....
Keystone Helicopter Receives ``Operational Excellence Award'' from American International Group, Inc, Aviation Division; Keystone Helicopter, a Leading Rotorcraft Services Provider, Has Flown over 100,000 Accident Free Flight Hours
- 2005-08-04
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Keystone Helicopter, an industry leader in helicopter services for 51 years, has received American International Group AIG, Aviation Division's "Operational Excellence Award". Created by AIG in 1998, this award recognizes operators possessing "a strong sense of duty towards safety with a proven track record of superiority...
Keystone Helicopter Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Huge Rotorcraft Depot: the Keystone ``Heliplex''
- 2005-07-08
COATESVILLE, Pa. -- Keystone Helicopter: "Digging in for Long-Term Growth" -- Company's latest investment in growth is an airport-based 173,000 square foot multi-building technical center which will be one of the largest and most technically advanced commercial rotorcraft depots in the country -- Long range site plans...
Keystone Helicopter and University MedEvac Open First Commercial-Licensed Air Medical Base in New Jersey; Company's Flight Services Division Teams with Longstanding Customer to Support State's Air Medical Mission
- 2005-06-23
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: KEYSTONE HELICOPTER AND UNIVERSITY MEDEVAC OPEN FIRST COMMERCIAL-LICENSED AIR MEDICAL BASE IN NEW JERSEY; COMPANY'S FLIGHT SERVICES DIVISION TEAMS WITH LONGSTANDING CUSTOMER TO SUPPORT STATE'S AIR MEDICAL...
Keystone Helicopter Celebrates 20-Year Partnership with Boston Medflight; Company's Flight Services Division Has Longstanding Ties to Healthcare Systems Throughout Eastern U.S
- 2005-06-23
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Keystone Helicopter, an industry leader in helicopter services for 51 years, joined Boston MedFlight and members of New England's medical community at The Seaport Hotel in Boston on June 2, to celebrate the air ambulance service's 20th anniversary. Boston MedFlight, a CAMTS-accredited Critical Care Transport service,...
Keystone Helicopter Names Joe Tauber Vice President for Human Resources and Support Services; Keystone Helicopter, a Leading Rotorcraft Services Provider, Promotes Company Veteran and Expands His Role
- 2005-06-21
WEST CHESTER, PA -- Keystone Helicopter, an industry leader in helicopter services for 51 years, has appointed Joe Tauber Vice President --Human Resources and Support Services. In addition to his current recruiting and human resources duties, Mr. Tauber will oversee Composite Technology Inc.'s human resources functions. Keystone Ranger Holdings,...
Keystone Helicopter Structural Engineer Receives DER Certification
- 2005-06-21
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Keystone Helicopter: --Cassandra Lam joins five other DERs at company's Keytech division --Keytech, a DAS licensee, growing steadily as a business Keystone Helicopter, an industry leader in helicopter services for 51 years, announced that Cassandra Lam, a structural engineer with the firm's Keytech...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Ford | President & COO |
| Jim Munda | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President of Engineering |
| Larry Adams | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President, Flight Services |
| Ralph Kunz | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President of Mro |
| Joe Tauber | Director, HR |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter Wright | Original Founder of Keystone Helicopter, and Chairman of The American Helicopter Museum |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | President & COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President of Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President, Flight Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Keystone Helicopter's Vice President of Mro | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Director, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Original Founder of Keystone Helicopter, and Chairman of The American Helicopter Museum | Current |
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