EP Aviation
EP Aviation based in McLean, Virginia, is an aviation company owned by Academi. Assets may include an Embraer Super Tucano and 28 other aircraft including eight Aérospatiale [SA 330 Puma|SA330J Puma] and 14 Bell 412 helicopters. Blackwater has another affiliate known as Presidential Airways which also has a number of registered aircraft. The Pumas were former Bundespolizei and were purchased from HELOG. EP Aviation is active in Afghanistan and Iraq.
EP Aviation is named for Blackwater's owner, Erik Prince.
Fleet
The EP Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft :The airline fleet also included the following aircraft :
- 14 Bell 412 helicopters
- 3 Hughes/MD 369 "Little Bird" helicopters
- 4 Bell 214ST medium-lift helicopters
- 3 Fairchild [Swearingen Merlin IIIC] turboprop airliners
- 9 Aérospatiale Puma utility helicopters
- 1 Maule Air MT-7-235 STOL aircraft
- 1 Embraer [EMB 314 Super Tucano] counterinsurgency aircraft
- 1 Mooney M20E fixed wing aircraft.