14th May 2018 Latest News Sony Playstation VR Key Survival Equipment provided a Gentex helmet and SME advice during a recent film shoot in London. Ben Kendrick spent the day with the Sony advert producers helping to integrate the ALPHA helmet into the Virtual reality word of ACE Combat. “Watching the filming take place against a green screen was very interesting” said Ben, […] read more
14th May 2018 Latest News Vietnam People’s Air Force Key Survival Equipment recently delivered a Life Preserver training course to Pilots and Technicians of Vietnam people’s Air force. The two-day course included after flight and scheduled maintenance, repairs, component replacements and operation of the advanced Survitec Group Mk.40 Life Preserver. The students enjoyed getting to grips with the Life Preserver, and were interested to […] read more
2nd February 2017 Latest News Training in Switzerland When Swiss Air Force life support teams required maintenance training on their new ALPHA 900 helmets, Key Survival Equipment were delighted to be able to help. Key Survival Equipment Services Manager, Ben Kendrick, travelled to Switzerland to deliver training on behalf of Gentex Europe. Training objectives included maintenance, testing, repair as well as sizing and […] read more
18th January 2017 Latest News M-346 Training. Key Survival Equipment recently delivered training at the Leonardo Company training aircraft production facility at Venegono Superiore, Italy. Ben Kendrick, Services Manager, delivered M-346 Flight Jacket maintenance training to Life Support maintainers at Sperimentale Volo, Leonardos flight test centre. The M-346 Flight Jacket has been fully integrated into the next generation Aermacchi M-346 aircraft. The M-346 Flight Jacket offers […] read more
18th January 2017 Latest News Polish Air Force training We recently delivered training to members of the Polish Air Force. Survival Equipment & Life Support technicians, Aircrew instructors and Pilots joined Key Survival trainer Ben Kendrick for a three-day Immersion Protection Garment (IPG) maintenance course. The course, delivered on behalf of Survitec and with the assistance of Megmar featured maintenance, repair, component replacement and testing, as well […] read more
12th October 2016 Latest News Air Ambulance Service helmet support. Key Survival Equipment Ltd move forward in the support and provision of the ALPHA series of aircrew helmets provided by Helmet Integrated Systems Limited. We are now registered as approved suppliers of services to The Air Ambulance Service in support of operations at East Midlands and Coventry airports. Key Survival Equipment staff bring a wealth […] read more
22nd September 2016 Latest News Approved Suppliers to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. We are very proud to announce that we are now approved suppliers to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Based in Stans, Switzerland, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. products can be found all over the world. Pilatus have a proud pedigree of manufacturing high performance two seat training aircraft such as the PC-7, PC-9 and PC-21. The company builds the PC-6 […] read more
8th July 2016 Latest News BAE Emergency Escape Parachute Maintenance Training When BAE Systems needed Emergency Escape Parachute Maintenance Training, Key Survival Equipment was happy to oblige. Utilising our training team’s knowledge of parachute systems and various packing techniques we designed and delivered a module based maintenance course at BAE’s MAI Warton parachute facility. Personnel were re-certified to inspect, maintain and pack these essential life saving parachutes, having […] read more
2nd December 2015 Latest News ALPHA helmet training in Korea Our training department recently delivered ALPHA (Advanced Lightweight Protective Helmet Aircrew) 900 maintenance training to students from the Republic of Korea Navy. The course, provided in association with the manufacturer Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd (HISL), was very well received and also marked a first for Key Survival Equipment – some of the training material was delivered in Korean! Training Manager […] read more
