Press Release

Once installed, the mission kit, which features a dual hook and load beam, can be attached or detached within minutes.

Issued by Boost Systems.

January 20, 2025

Boost Systems, the global leader in fully certified human external cargo (HEC) systems and related training services, is pleased to announce the award of a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for its complex personnel carrying device system (cPCDS) to be used with the previously EASA certified (EASA STC 10081304) Boost HEC system for the Airbus H125/AS350/AS355. Boost collaborated with AirWork & Heliseilerei GmbH (A&H) in Switzerland for the development and certification of an EASA complex personnel carrying device system EASA STC 10085893.

“The Boost HEC system for the Airbus H125/AS350/AS355 was EASA certified in 2023, and we received overwhelming support from European operators. Now, in partnership with A&H we offer the complete solution, including the EASA certified complex personnel carrying device system (cPCDS). Working closely with A&H allowed us to offer a cPCDS specifically for our Airbus H125/AS350 HEC system here in Europe,” explains Derek Thomas, president at Boost Systems.

The Boost AS350/H125 HEC system has a carrying capacity of 1,100 lb/ 500 kg, which allows for multi-person rescue. The provisions kit installs quickly and easily. Once installed, the mission kit (dual hook and load beam) is installed and removed within minutes.

A&H was able to leverage its years of experience of providing EASA complex PCDS systems for the H135 and Bell 429 to make the certification process as streamlined as possible. The EASA certified complex personnel carrying device system (cPCDS) can be purchased directly from AirWork & Heliseilerei GmbH (A&H).