McAlpine Aviation Services Limited (MASL) has just been awarded a pilotage contract in support of the Greater Manchester Police BN 4000 Defender which should be operational at the end of June.

The company operates from Hayes Heliport and has a fleet comprising AS355N/F Twin Squirrel and AS350 Single Squirrel series helicopters and has recently added the EC120 Colibri to its AOC.

Currently, the company is contracted to provide pilot and training support for 11 police helicopters and for the provision of three Twin Squirrels for vip use with the Royal Air Force.