Swanson Group Aviation, formerly Superior Helicopter, is a

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operating company based in

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. SGA operates a fleet of Kaman K-MAX helicopters. It an after sales support pilot and engineer services division for

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, aerial construction and unmanned aircraft support. SGA was one of the original launch customers of the Kaman K-MAX, and supported the USMC in Afghanistan with their partners Kaman and Lockheed Martin with UAS Kmax. The company is considered one of the most experienced operators of this model, having logged over 80,000 flight hours as of 2015.Swanson Group Aviation Corporate Information
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Swanson Group website

Swanson Group Aviation on Airliners.net
Helicopter operators Companies based in Oregon Companies established in 1995 Douglas County, Oregon Aerial firefighting Logging Privately held companies based in Oregon 1995 establishments in Oregon Helicopter airlines {{aero-company-stub

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