UAE AF Helicopters in Annemasse 2020

[erik_kamphuis]

The last years the UAE AF put some AW139s in summer time for VIP flights in the Geneva area. These used to be on TDY on the airfield Annemasse just south of lake of Geneva in France.
Does anyone seen some of this if it is also on summer 2020 by COVID19 ? I might to check on a detour, because I am in Annecy for holidays.

Regards,
Erik

[Erazkiel]

Hello Erik,

I'm living in Annecy and I don't think that UAE helicopter are in the region. Usually they arrived via Lyon and nothing this year. Plus, UAE flights in GVA are very very low with the COVID. Usually the 747/777 are coming every week / 10 days.

If you want you can go to Annecy Airport, you might get lucky, it's a Bell center so some Jet Rangers, Bell 505 or 429 are coming for maintenance.

[erik_kamphuis]

Hello Paul,
Thank you for your reply. Than I don't make this extra kms.
At Annecy airport is most of the time a Sec Civile EC145 outside?
And the old FAF H-34 is it still near the closed war museum in Annecy?

Regards
Erik

[Erazkiel]

Yes and yes. If you are lucky, you will have both EC145 outside (the one from Annecy and the one from Chamonix).
At this moment, you also have a F900 on long term parking and of course the Corvette used by firefighters.
Let me know if you need advises. I will be happy to help.

If you want to monitor, here is the webcam
http://cam-aero.eu/raspicamaero/LFLP_AnnecyTour/img

[erik_kamphuis]

Seen today 4 aug in Annecy-Meythet airport:
F-ZBPI EC-145 Securite Civile
N721FH Falcon 900?
And a black AS350 Fennec flying. A clue of its ID should be based here?

In Annecy-Seynod the old FAF H-34A was seen outside the closed war museum.

Erik