To view the latest edition of Police Aviation News.
Click on front cover below.
Welcome to PAvCon Europe
Check out the latest edition of the Hangar Z Podcast
featuring PAvCon’s own Harald Brink as co-host. Hangar Z is
the first & only podcast promoting the personnel and
equipment behind the missions in public safety aviation.
After this years very successful event, planning is well underway for next
years event. An announcement will be made soon giving you time to get
your plans and budgets into place ready for PAvCon 2027.
A big thank you to all the sponsors, speakers, exhibitors and attendees of
this year’s event. Also, to the background members of PAvCon that made it
happen and World Aviation and it’s staff for letting PAvCon use their facility,
thank you!!
The Event That Covers Europe and Beyond
To view this year’s PAvCon Europe
2026 show report. Click on front
cover left.
PAvCon European Aviation
Community – Have Your Say
The team at PAvCon is exploring the development of an online forum
for the European airborne community — a dedicated space for
professionals and units to connect, share knowledge and discuss the
issues that matter most to our industry.
Our aim is to establish quarterly online sessions providing
opportunities for open discussion, collaborative learning and
professional development, with a focus on operational safety, tactics,
training and other topics of shared interest and concern.
By bringing the community together, we hope to encourage the
exchange of experience, strengthen professional relationships and
support the continued development of safe and effective airborne
operations across Europe.
We want to hear from you! If you or your unit would be interested in
taking part, please register your interest using the online form below.
Your feedback will help us shape a programme that delivers real value
to the European airborne community.
Together, we can share knowledge, strengthen our community and
improve operational effectiveness.
Please share the link between your colleagues within your units and
the wider Aviation community.
Click here to have your say and to get the link.
Luxembourg Police Air Support Exchange Day
Friday 9 October, the Luxembourg Police Air Support Unit
hosted a fantastic international exchange day, bringing
together police aviation units from across Europe, including
members of the PAvCon team. The event kicked off on
Thursday evening with a warm welcome for all delegations
at the Légère Hotel in Munsbach, Luxembourg.
Representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland,
Sweden, Finland, Germany, Spain and, of course,
Luxembourg came together for an enjoyable dinner and a
great opportunity to network and exchange experiences.
Friday morning was dedicated to five interesting and
informative presentations. Speakers from Ireland, the
Netherlands and FLIR shared their knowledge and expertise
on a variety of topics, including infrared technology, training
and search tactics. Around 45 participants attended these
sessions, making it a valuable morning of learning and
professional exchange.Following a standing lunch,
participants enjoyed guided tours of the facilities of the
Luxembourg Police, Luxembourg Air Rescue and the Fire
Brigade. It was fascinating to get a behind-the-scenes look
at how our colleagues operate and to discover their
equipment, procedures and working environments. The day
concluded with a wonderful dinner at an Italian restaurant
in down town Luxembourg. Everyone joined for a relaxed
evening filled with great food, good conversations and
plenty of networking opportunities. A special word of
appreciation goes to the local Tactical Flight Officers (TFOs),
who took care of the entire organisation and made this
event such a success. The Luxembourg Police generously
covered the accommodation and lunch, while FLIR also
contributed to making the event possible. A huge thank you
to the Luxembourg Police Air Support Unit for this excellent
initiative, the warm hospitality and the outstanding
organisation!Events like these demonstrate the importance
of international cooperation, sharing operational knowledge
and building strong relationships within the police aviation
community. And what a great way to build momentum
towards PAvCon 2027, taking place on 2–4 June somewhere
in Europe! Looking forward to seeing everyone again!
Photos from the event, right and below.
Latest News
PAvCon’s Harald Brink has been awarded Vertical Plus’
Blades of Valor Recognition Award! The award was
officially presented last month by Jon Gray The Hangar Z
Podcast during ECHO HeliOps (Every Coast Helicopter
Operations) in Philadelphia. Harald said, “Without Jack H
Schonely, Glenn Daley, and Clay Lacey , I never would have
imagined that I’d be teaching the Airborne Public Safety
Community”.
Well done Harald!
To see PAvCon 2026 click here
To see past PAvCon conference reports, click here.
PAvCon European Aviation
Community – Have Your Say
After this years very successful event, planning is well
underway for next years event. An announcement
will be made soon giving you time to get your plans
and budgets into place ready for PAvCon 2027.
A big thank you to all the sponsors, speakers,
exhibitors and attendees of this year’s event. Also, to
the background members of PAvCon that made it
happen and World Aviation and it’s staff for letting
PAvCon use their facility, thank you!!
To view the latest edition of Police Aviation News.
Click on front cover below.
To view this year’s PAvCon Europe 2026 show report.
Click on front cover below.
The team at PAvCon is exploring the development
of an online forum for the European airborne
community — a dedicated space for professionals
and units to connect, share knowledge and discuss
the issues that matter most to our industry.
Our aim is to establish quarterly online sessions
providing opportunities for open discussion,
collaborative learning and professional
development, with a focus on operational safety,
tactics, training and other topics of shared interest
and concern.
By bringing the community together, we hope to
encourage the exchange of experience, strengthen
professional relationships and support the
continued development of safe and effective
airborne operations across Europe.
We want to hear from you! If you or your unit would
be interested in taking part, please register your
interest using the online form below. Your feedback
will help us shape a programme that delivers real
value to the European airborne community.
Together, we can share knowledge, strengthen our
community and improve operational effectiveness.
Please share the link between your colleagues
within your units and the wider Aviation
community.
Click here to have your say and to get the link.
Luxembourg Police Air Support
Exchange Day
Latest News
Last Friday, the Luxembourg Police Air Support Unit
hosted a fantastic international exchange day,
bringing together police aviation units from across
Europe, including members of the PAvCon team. The
event kicked off on Thursday evening with a warm
welcome for all delegations at the Légère Hotel in
Munsbach, Luxembourg. Representatives from the
Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Finland,
Germany, Spain and, of course, Luxembourg came
together for an enjoyable dinner and a great
opportunity to network and exchange experiences.
Friday morning was dedicated to five interesting and
informative presentations. Speakers from Ireland,
the Netherlands and FLIR shared their knowledge
and expertise on a variety of topics, including
infrared technology, training and search tactics.
Around 45 participants attended these sessions,
making it a valuable morning of learning and
professional exchange.Following a standing lunch,
participants enjoyed guided tours of the facilities of
the Luxembourg Police, Luxembourg Air Rescue and
the Fire Brigade. It was fascinating to get a behind-
the-scenes look at how our colleagues operate and
to discover their equipment, procedures and working
environments. The day concluded with a wonderful
dinner at an Italian restaurant in down town
Luxembourg. Everyone joined for a relaxed evening
filled with great food, good conversations and plenty
of networking opportunities. A special word of
appreciation goes to the local Tactical Flight Officers
(TFOs), who took care of the entire organisation and
made this event such a success. The Luxembourg
Police generously covered the accommodation and
lunch, while FLIR also contributed to making the
event possible. A huge thank you to the Luxembourg
Police Air Support Unit for this excellent initiative, the
warm hospitality and the outstanding organisation!
Events like these demonstrate the importance of
international cooperation, sharing operational
knowledge and building strong relationships within
the police aviation community. And what a great way
to build momentum towards PAvCon 2027, taking
place on 2–4 June somewhere in Europe! Looking
forward to seeing everyone again!
PAvCon’s Harald Brink has been awarded Vertical
Plus’ Blades of Valor Recognition Award! The award
was officially presented last month by Jon Gray The
Hangar Z Podcast during ECHO HeliOps (Every Coast
Helicopter Operations) in Philadelphia. Harald said,
“without Jack H Schonely, Glenn Daley, and Clay
Lacey , I never would have imagined that I’d be
teaching the Airborne Public Safety Community.
Well done Harald!
‘PAvCon Europe - The Networking Continues’
The Event That Covers Europe and Beyond
Check out the latest edition of the Hangar Z Podcast
featuring PAvCon’s own Harald Brink as co-host.
Hangar Z is the first & only podcast promoting the
personnel and equipment behind the missions in
public safety aviation.
