Sterling Helicopters will in future

trade under the name of Sterling

Aviation. The company says that the

change has been brought about by its

expansion into other areas of the

aviation industry such as aeroplane

charter, overseas tasking, brokerage

and aircraft management.

Operations manager Christopher

Mace said: “The company has

undergone many changes over the

years. Starting solely as a helicopter

company, we now operate a fifteenstrong

fleet, with five fixed-wing

aeroplanes complementing a mixed

variety of helicopter types.

“With our significantly broader

range of activities, we believe the

name change more effectively

reflects our company business,

especially in the light of future plans

to construct a £300,000 general

aviation centre at Norwich Airport

allowing the handling and

management of business aircraft,

including business jets.”

Sterling, which holds Civil Aviation

Authority (CAA) approvals for

passenger, police and ambulance

flights, training, testing and

engineering, says it is aiming to

develop its pilot training department.

It also has CAA approval to

conduct commercial CPL(H)

modular training courses.