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Swanson Group Aviation

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Swanson Group Aviation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
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Founded1995
HeadquartersGlendale, Oregon, U.S.
Key people
Steve Swanson, President and CEO
ProductsCommercial helicopters
ParentSwanson Group Mfg., LLC
Website[1]
Superior Helicopter Kaman K-Max configured for aerial firefighting, showing the arrangement of the rotors

Swanson Group Aviation, formerly Superior Helicopter, is a helicopter operating company based in Glendale, Oregon, United States.

SGA operates a fleet of Kaman K-MAX helicopters. It an after sales support pilot and engineer services division for aerial firefighting, 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.[1]

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  1. ^ "Swanson Group Aviation Corporate Information". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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