In the wake of the February 1999 Galltür avalanche disaster, in which 31 people perished, the austrian Bundesheer ordered nine S-70 Blackhawks (serialled 6M-BA through 6M-BI). 6M-BA was the 1st delivered and is seen here on stand-by at Hohenems during the World Economic Form 2022, taking place accross the border in Davos, Switzerland. An AB212 - 5D-HU - was also present. The S-70's will soon be supplemented by three ex US Army UH-60L's, which are currently being refurbished by UH-60 specialist ACE Aeronautics in Alabama. Twelve new UH-60M are also on order, with deliveries starting in 2028.

This 1981 built helicopter is amog the first produced and thus one of the oldest Bell 412 still flying. It started its career in Australia as VH-XCF with CareFlight QLD before joining Heli Austria in May 2016. Swiss operator Lions Air chartered OE-XHT for the winter season 2016/2017 and based it at Sion, after which Heli Austria assigned it to a fire fighting contract in Spain. A couple of years ago, Heli Austria started to paint each of its helicopters in a unique color, and most wear a nicer layout like this all black color. At least 5 Bell 412's have so far been operated by Heli Austria.