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July 29, 2015

More PLH Group Entities Proudly Display Their Core Values

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Safety, Integrity, Professionalism and Teamwork are the highlights on the PLH Group Core Values Plaque proudly displayed at the entranceway to the new Air2 offices. Its creative design is eye catching, visitors always comment on it. Brandi Mason, Air2’s new Payroll...

July 27, 2015

Ten Year Employment Celebration

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Crews for Air2 gathered last week to celebrate the 10 year employment anniversary for Travis Drury. Vice President Mark Camus and Nick Hebert Director of Line Operations were in attendance to present the 10 Year Valued Employee plaque.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Travis Drury is the General Superintendent responsible for...

July 21, 2015

Air2 Has New Digs!

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Air2 has moved to a new building located just blocks from its previous location that is not only newer and brighter, but also less expensive! The new location will allow Air2 to better accommodate growth, have larger meetings and showcase its services with large...

July 1, 2015

Noah’s Light Contribution Inspired From Within Air2

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Air2 employee, David McColl trained for months to prepare himself for the Noah’s Light Foundation Florida Half Ironman Triathlon. He shared his passion with the Air2 team and received enthusiastic support both individually and at the company level. “The event was successful for more than just...

June 5, 2015

Linemen Install Shunts on Energized Lines

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="23299" border_color="grey" img_link_large="" img_link_target="_blank" img_size="full" link="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7c183ba7#/7c183ba7/72"][vc_empty_space height="15px"][vc_column_text]This article appeared in the June 2015 edition of Transmission & Distribution World. Linemen Install Shunts On Energized Lines Utilities confront the challenge of line uprates by installing shunt technology via helicopters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="23288" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full" img_link_large=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row...

December 17, 2014

North Dakota & Minnesota Project Update

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Excel Energy update about Air2's participation in massive power line project in Minnesota and North Dakota. Read the article at wday.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="22787" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

December 14, 2014

Powering North Dakota & Minnesota

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Read more about Air2's participation in installing power lines and stringing wire in Minnesota and North Dakota. "In a day we can do four or five times more in a helicopter than we can with trucks." -Michael Fried/Sr. Safety Consultant, Xcel Energy Read the article at...

October 24, 2014

Air2 Video – Power Line Installation

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Watch as Air2 installs Power Lines. View the video here: inforum.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="23110" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full" img_link_large=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

October 14, 2014

Air2 Helicopters in Alaska

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Alaska, I would go again in a heartbeat!” commented Dave Brown, Assistant Operations Manager for Air2, who spent three weeks in Alaska supervising line inspections and tower washing. “The people are welcoming, hospitable and very accommodating, however it was the Alaskan professionals that made...

October 7, 2014

Two Vice Presidents Celebrate 15 Years of Service

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Sixteen years ago when Air2 was just an idea, Mark Camus and Tom McShane joined forces to create one of the leading helicopter companies servicing the utility industry. Mark had spent 13 years with another helicopter company as Vice President of Operations and Chief Pilot. Becoming...

August 20, 2014

Air2 Photos at tdworld.com

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]View photos of Air2 in the CapX2020 High-Voltage Transmission project. View the photos at tdworld.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="22846" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

May 25, 2014

Air2 Repairs Tornado Damage

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The initial shock of the devastating damage caused by an EF4 tornado this past spring in Arkansas has passed. However, there is still plenty of recovery work ahead as demonstrated by Entergy Arkansas’s deployment of over 400 contractors to restore transmission lines, distribution and...

January 8, 2014

Air2 Graduates Two DOL Apprentices

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Air2, LLC is pleased to announce the graduation of two linemen through the Department of Labor Apprentice program and the Northwest Linemen College Certificate Program. PLH Group Senior Vice President of Safety Matt Compher and Sunita Khorana, President of Air2, LLC presented the awards...

September 20, 2011

CapX2020 Project Continuing to Move Forward

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]CapX2020 is a joint initiative of 11 transmission-owning utilities in Minnesota and the surrounding region to expand the electric transmission grid to ensure continued reliable and affordable service. Read the pdf article at greatriverenergy.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="23127" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full" img_link_large=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

August 31, 2010

Air2 Repairs Transmission Lines

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Air2 helicopter crews patrolled and repaired Lincoln Electric System transmission lines. Read the article at journalstar.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_single_image image="22807" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...