Helog

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Helog
Industry Airline
Headquarters
Bad Reichenhall
,
Germany
Website helog.de

HELOG is a former helicopter airline company based in Germany which runs training courses in Africa. [1]

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Overview

According to the company's website, it is headquartered in the Bavarian town of Bad Reichenhall. [2]

Its chief project was an academy in Liberia which trains school-leavers to maintain and repair machinery. [3] The academy is supported by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research. [4] Helog says it has also signed an agreement with aid agency Mercy Corps to train students how to install renewable energy systems in households. [5]

Donors include:

History

In its previous incarnation, Helog operated a range of aviation services, including:

In 2009, WikiLeaks released a United Nations audit from 2007 which detailed invoices submitted by Helog.[ citation needed ] The UN disagreed about the availability of helicopters in Sudan during a $29 million peacekeeping contract.[ citation needed ] In 2010, police in Freetown became involved when a Helog helicopter was thought to have landed at a hospital without prior notice. [12] In 2012, Helog management decided to refocus their business on training. [11] In August 2016, Helog opened its academy in Liberia. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT HELOG – HELOG". helog.de. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Contact/Imprint". Helog. 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Berufsbildung (BIBB), iMOVE beim Bundesinstitut für. "iMOVE | Helog Academy e.V." www.imove-germany.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-19.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Tamba, Gloria T. (3 August 2016). "VP Boakai Opens HELOG Academy urges Students to Exercise Discipline". Daily Observer. Liberian Observer Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Solar competence". Helog. 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Donors: We thank our Donors for their generous contributions". Helog. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Helog Emergency Response: Appropriate Responses in Wildland Fire Emergency Situations". Global Fire Monitoring Center. University of Freiburg. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Appropriate Responses in Emergency Situations [pamphlet]" (PDF). Global Fire Monitoring Center [host]. Compass Holdings [Switzerland]. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Helog Global - HOVERCRAFT". www.helog-global.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Experience the moving palace – Helog Hovercraft | Sierra Express Media". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  11. 1 2 "About Helog". Helog. 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Turay, Aruna (18 August 2010). "In Sierra Leone, Unexpected Helicopter lands at Choithram's Hospital". Awareness Times. Awareness Times Sierra Leone.[ dead link ]
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