Janesville, Wisconsin – Helicopter Specialties, Inc. (HSI) is pleased to enter their 25th year in business on a strong note. It has been a busy year, with helicopters arriving at a steady pace at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport from air medical organizations, government, corporate, utility, private and international segments. Jim Freeman started HSI in 1999 in a small hangar at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, WI and over the years their facilities have grown to encompass two modern hangars.

HSI is proud of the long-term relationships they’ve developed and continue to maintain in the helicopter industry over the last 25 years. HSI has been recognized by the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association as “Aviation Business of the Year”. They have received multiple FAA “Diamond and Gold Awards” for Aviation Technician Training and Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce Economic Development “EDDY Award”.
Recent projects include a Hummingbird Helicopter completion for a private customer who requested it match their current Bell 407 helicopter, and an Airbus H125B3e completion for Bering Air of Nome, Alaska. For the medical field, they have provided 2 more custom Isolette® incubators for Mayo Clinic and Children’s Wisconsin air medical aircraft.

The HSI team is very proud to have recently been awarded a Leonardo Helicopter Service Center Certificate. Helicopter Specialties work includes custom interiors, field support, heavy maintenance, avionics, custom fabrication, engineering, structural repairs, and painting for helicopters of all types. They also provide avionic services for fixed wing aircraft.

Helicopter Specialties is an FAA Certified Repair Station with 24 helicopter models on its FAA repair station certificate, including Airbus, Bell, Enstrom, Robinson, Leonardo, and MD Helicopters. They are also authorized to service Safran, Honeywell/ Lycoming, Pratt and Whitney, and Rolls Royce engines. They are an authorized Customer Service Facility for Airbus, Bell, Enstrom, Robinson Helicopters, Leonardo and have many avionics dealerships as well.

They invite attendees of the 2024 Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) to stop by their booth (#927) to help them celebrate their 25th anniversary. You can learn more about Helicopter Specialties, Inc. at www.helicopterspecialties.net. Helicopter Specialties is located at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, 4710 S Columbia Dr, Janesville, WI 53546.