We have all seen it. Firefighters risking their lives fighting a wild fire somewhere out west. Out of the sky a helicopter drops tons of water directly onto the fire decimating the blaze. Saving lives ...

Erickson Air-Crane cut the share price of its pending stock offering by nearly half. Erickson wants to sell stock so it can start paying down $130.6 million in debt. It’s been preparing an IPO for two ...

Erickson Air-Crane announced the official pricing for its initial public offering at $8 per share. It’s the first initial public offering in Oregon since 2004, a drought symptomatic of the state’s ...

The U.S. FAA has certified the Erickson S-64F Air Crane heavy-lift helicopter for night-vision-goggle (NVG) operations, Erickson announced. The FAA certification, awarded on April 6, offers Air Crane ...

Erickson Air-Crane (EAC +6%) ticks up today after pricing its $400M principal offering of 8.25% second priority senior secured notes due in 2020. The notes will be guaranteed by certain of the company ...

Heavy-lift helicopter specialist Erickson Air-Crane is acquiring operators in the U.S. and Brazil in a move to diversify from its niche in firefighting into a global aviation services business. The ...

Erickson Incorporated, a global aviation services company that provides comprehensive lift, placement, transport and logistics aviation services has renewed national wildland fire suppression ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Erickson Air-Crane Inc. is buying Evergreen Helicopters Inc. from Evergreen International Aviation Inc. for $250 million in cash, stock and promissory notes. Maryland seafood ...

In preparation for night firefighting operations, Erickson conducted NVG coursework at its annual spring training event. The FAA and U.S. Forest Service were on-site observing the training, and Oregon ...

The Portland, Oregon-based contractor got to work for the Canadian explorer on 2 January, with contract term expected to last at least 12 months. The job involves a single S64-F helicopter moving rig ...

An Erickson S-64E Skycrane used the bed of a pickup truck as a landing surface after its right gear detached in flight. An Erickson S-64E Skycrane used the bed of a pickup truck as a landing surface ...