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RSG completes certification of AW109 secondary digital altimeter

RSG completes certification of AW109 secondary digital altimeter

23-Sep-2012Source: RSG AeroDesign

RSG AeroDesign was recently awarded a contract for the FAA STC certification of the Revue Thommen AD32 Air Data Display system for the AgustaWestland model A109 helicopters. The AD32 system measures barometric altitude, airspeed and temperature in the atmosphere using integrated solid-state pressure sensors and an external temperature sensor. The Air Data Display system exceeds... Read more

Conklin & de Decker to host 13th annual aircraft acquisition seminar in Arizona

Conklin & de Decker to host 13th annual aircraft acquisition seminar in Arizona

23-Sep-2012Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker will host their 13th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 5-6, 2012 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. Unique from other seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar is the only seminar that is designed to help the aircraft buyer, aircraft owner... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance supports “medical skills for young offenders” project

London’s Air Ambulance supports “medical skills for young offenders” project

23-Sep-2012Source: London's Air Ambulance

As London saw this year’s youngest victim of knife crime, 14-year-old Kevin Ssali, sadly die on Sunday, the need to ensure immediate, on the scene medical aid for victims of violent attacks seems to be more urgent than ever. The Liverpool project aims to train young offenders, who are often present at the scene of... Read more

Indian operators lobby Government to reduce tax on fuel and spares

Indian operators lobby Government to reduce tax on fuel and spares

23-Sep-2012Source: ZeeNews

Indian helicopter operators have asked the government to take urgent steps to rationalise taxes on import of spares and jet fuel, and lower airport charges to enable the sector to grow.  (see full story)... Read more

Botswana’s three AS350B3 helicopters upgraded for night operations

Botswana’s three AS350B3 helicopters upgraded for night operations

23-Sep-2012Source: DefenceWeb

The three AS350B3s of the Botswana Police have been upgraded for night operations.  Eurocopter South Africa modified the instrument panel and the FLIR camera observer’s console to be NVG compliant. (see full story)... Read more

Queensland Police running 3 month Bo105 trial

Queensland Police running 3 month Bo105 trial

23-Sep-2012Source: Queensland Police

In mid August, the Queensland Police Service commenced a 13 week contract with Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service. As a result, the police chopper is now a BO105 EC Super 5, ex-German police helicopter with an excellent reputation and history. It is a twin-engine gas turbine, equipped with state-of- the-art navigation and surveillance equipment including:... Read more

AgustaWestland announces Southern Africa VIP AW139 order

AgustaWestland announces Southern Africa VIP AW139 order

23-Sep-2012Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that it has sold another AW139 to an undisclosed southern African customer for VIP/corporate transport operations. This latest sale follows the sale of AW139s in VIP/Corporate transport configuration to customers in several southern african countries including Namibia, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville, Rwanda and South Africa. The AW139 is the new benchmark... Read more

Namibia Police Air Wing takes delivery of EC145

Namibia Police Air Wing takes delivery of EC145

23-Sep-2012Source: DefenceWeb

Namibia’s Ministry of Safety & Security ordered the twin-engined multi-mission helicopter in 2011 to complement NAMPOL’s existing fleet of Eurocopter AS350B3 aircraft.  The EC145 is serial 9533 from the production line (see full story)... Read more

FAA certifies Robinson R66 Police variant

FAA certifies Robinson R66 Police variant

23-Sep-2012Source: Robinson

On 7 September 2012, Robinson Helicopter Company received FAA certification for the R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. Robinson’s R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations. The four-place R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and capacity with the latest in surveillance systems. Turn-key ready, the R66... Read more

AW189 successfully completes hot-and-high trials

AW189 successfully completes hot-and-high trials

23-Sep-2012Source: Daily Courier

AgustaWestland has had the fourth prototype AW189 based for approximately 8 weeks at Prescott Airport in Arizona.  Also on the agenda during the aircraft’s nine month US tour are stops in Arlington, Texas to test for handling qualities, and Fairbanks, Alaska to do cold trials.  (see full story)... Read more

New helicopter company set up in China’s Jiangxi Province

New helicopter company set up in China’s Jiangxi Province

23-Sep-2012Source: People's Daily

The State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Jiangxi Province confirmed that the company has been registered with 50 million yuan ($7.9 million) in capital. Its inauguration in the city of Jingdezhen is pending (see full story)... Read more

Helitech considers move from Duxford to non-airfield location

Helitech considers move from Duxford to non-airfield location

21-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Industry sources tell HeliHub.com that a move for the Helitech show is likely. The popular UK-based bi-annual event is reportedly moving away from Duxford Airfield to the ExCeL conference centre in London with the contract set to be signed any day now.  Under the revised name of “Helitech International”, the show still appears to be... Read more

Lecture – 20 years of Eurocopter: Past, Present and Future

Lecture – 20 years of Eurocopter: Past, Present and Future

21-Sep-2012Source: Royal Aeronautical Society

Speaker: Dominique Maudet, Executive Vice President Global Business and Services Eurocopter Group and Executive Officer for France London / 2 October 2012 To view the lecture flyer click here RSVP now to reserve your place 2012 is the 20th anniversary of the creation of Eurocopter, formed in 1992 by a merger of France’s Aerospatiale Helicopters and Germany’s... Read more

Cobham to provide comms package for Korean National Police’s Surion program

Cobham to provide comms package for Korean National Police’s Surion program

21-Sep-2012Source: Cobham

Cobham Aerospace Communications has been selected to provide the audio/radio communications package for the Korean National Police Agency’s (KNPA) new Surion utility helicopter. The twin-engine Surion was jointly developed by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter and is expected to begin service in 2014. Surions produced for the KNPA through 2025 will feature Cobham’s lightweight... Read more

Blue Sky Network introduces new SkyRouter mobile app

Blue Sky Network introduces new SkyRouter mobile app

21-Sep-2012Source: Blue Sky Network

Blue Sky Network today announces the launch of its New SkyRouter mobile application, a fleet management portal for land mobile, aviation, and marine applications. New SkyRouter is a cloud-based solution designed to support connectivity with remotely dispersed mobile assets including Blue Sky Network’s advanced dual-mode GSM and Iridiumtracking and communication services. With the New SkyRouter application,... Read more

Bell showcase 429 at Monaco Yacht Show

Bell showcase 429 at Monaco Yacht Show

21-Sep-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its participation in the Monaco Yacht Show 2012. Bell Helicopter will display a Bell 429 aboard one of the largest yachts afloat in Port Hercules with exclusive access for attendees. Bell Helicopter will have a significant presence at the Monaco Yacht Show, September 19-22, with... Read more

Buyer wins suit over defective ex-police helicopter

Buyer wins suit over defective ex-police helicopter

21-Sep-2012Source: Columbus Dispatch

Purchaser awarded C$380,000 in damages against City of Columbus over  faults in a helicopter they sold in 2009. (see full story) HeliHub.com research suggests (but NOT confirmed) that the aircraft was serial 0540E, sold ex FAA registration N553CR to Canada in 2009 and first registered to Versatile Helicopters as C-FZHS.  It has since been sold... Read more

American Eurocopter celebrates 200th US-built AS350

American Eurocopter celebrates 200th US-built AS350

21-Sep-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter held an event today at its Delivery Center in Grand Prairie to honor the 200th AS350® helicopter manufactured in the United States. The 200th aircraft, an AS350 B3e, was delivered to the Texas Department of Public Safety in April and was placed into service today. Members of the Texas DPS were on hand... Read more

UK – Tiger Helicopters overturns court conviction

UK – Tiger Helicopters overturns court conviction

20-Sep-2012Source: Hereford Times

After two days of evidence, Judge Patrick Thomas overturned the convictions against Alan Ramsden and Tiger Helicopters.  He said there was “absolutely no evidence” that Ramsden had made false entries. (see full story)... Read more

Erickson Air-Crane to present at the Craig-Hallum 3rd Annual Alpha Select Conference

Erickson Air-Crane to present at the Craig-Hallum 3rd Annual Alpha Select Conference

20-Sep-2012Source: Erickson Air-Crane

Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated (NASDAQ: EAC) (“Erickson Air-Crane” or the “Company”), a leading operator and the manufacturer of the powerful heavy-lift helicopter, the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Udo Rieder will present at the Craig-Hallum 3rd Annual Alpha Select Conference on: Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm. Management will be available to meet with investors at the conference throughout... Read more

Wysong adds new equipment to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police 407s

Wysong adds new equipment to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police 407s

20-Sep-2012Source: Wysong Enterprises

The Democratic National Convention may be over, but the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will continue to experience the effects of it being held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wysong Enterprises, Inc. was tasked with providing essential modifications and installations to their fleet of Bell 407 helicopters for protection during the convention. “We have performed many installations and... Read more

Pima County set to unveil new AS350B3e

Pima County set to unveil new AS350B3e

20-Sep-2012

The Eurocopter AS350B3e  will be introduced to the community at 10 a.m. on September 24 at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson.  (see full story) File photo... Read more

FAA proposes tougher noise standards for helicopters

FAA proposes tougher noise standards for helicopters

20-Sep-2012Source: FAA

The FAA has issued an NPRM regarding noise standards on helicopters.  The full document is here, and we summarise it as follows Summary This rulemaking proposes to adopt more stringent noise certification standards for helicopters that are certificated in the United States (U.S.). This rule would apply to applications for a new helicopter type design... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance take delivery of new EC135T2e

East Anglian Air Ambulance take delivery of new EC135T2e

19-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Bond Air Services have delivered Eurocopter EC135T2e G-HEMN to East Anglian Air Ambulance on Monday 17th September.  The helicopter is  fully night-compatible for the time when EAAA commence NVG operations as planned – reportedly in December assuming training and approvals are in place by then. EAAA commenced operations hurriedly with Bond in February 2011 after... Read more

First LongRanger L4 arrives for Nigerian College of Aviation Technology

First LongRanger L4 arrives for Nigerian College of Aviation Technology

19-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

First first of two Bell 206L4 LongRangers has arrived in Lagos for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology – serial 52421 and still carrying registration N449XB.  This aircraft is currently registered to Africair Inc and is expected to be cancelled by the FAA shortly and will take up local registration 5N-BZB. A second L4 is... Read more

Concorde Battery announces certified replacement battery for LongRanger

Concorde Battery announces certified replacement battery for LongRanger

19-Sep-2012Source: Concorde Battery

Concorde Battery is pleased to announce certification of the higher capacity RG-224 for the Bell LongRanger.  Concorde’s sealed lead acid recombinant gas (RG®), absorbed glass mat (AGM) RG-224 is a 24Ah battery designed for improved performance and longer life in demanding applications. Many users are getting superior performance with the current 17Ah RG-222 however, the... Read more

Eurocopter Southern Africa hosts airborne law enforcement seminar

Eurocopter Southern Africa hosts airborne law enforcement seminar

19-Sep-2012Source: DefenceWeb

Representatives from law enforcement agencies and police forces from around the world gathered in Centurion, South Africa, on Monday for the 3rd biennial airborne law enforcement seminar being hosted by Eurocopter Southern Africa. (see full story)... Read more

Greenwich AeroGroup to Standardize MRO and Logistics with Quantum Control

Greenwich AeroGroup to Standardize MRO and Logistics with Quantum Control

19-Sep-2012Source: Component Control

Component Control announced today that Greenwich AeroGroup, an international network of companies offering general, commercial and military aircraft services, will be rolling-out Quantum ControlTM to standardize operating processes at four of its ten aviation service companies. “We have a diverse group of companies that have provided service and support to the domestic and international aviation... Read more

Saker Aviation Services named ERHC Heliport of the Year

Saker Aviation Services named ERHC Heliport of the Year

19-Sep-2012Source: Saker Aviation Services

Saker Aviation Services, Inc. (SKAS), an aviation services company specializing in ground-based services to the general aviation marketplace, announced today that it had been named as the Eastern Region Helicopter Council (ERHC) Heliport of the Year at that organization’s annual meeting this past weekend. “We are extremely honored to accept the Heliport of the Year... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance supports ‘medical skills for young offenders’ project

London’s Air Ambulance supports ‘medical skills for young offenders’ project

19-Sep-2012Source: London's Air Ambulance

We are pleased to announce our collaboration with The Liverpool Project, that has been set up to teach young offenders the basic medical skills necessary to manage victims of violent attacks. Young offenders, who are often present at the scene of violent incidents are trained to provide immediate haemorrhage control in the vital minutes after... Read more

Simplex STC allows fire helicopter to transport passengers

Simplex STC allows fire helicopter to transport passengers

19-Sep-2012Source: Simplex Aerospace

Simplex Aerospace has received FAA STC for a hover refill pump storage latching system, called the Aft Hook™. The Aft Hook™ allows firefighting helicopter operators to store the 5″ hover pump during flight and deploy the pump upon arrival at a water fill source. When installed on a Simplex Fire Attack system equipped helicopter, the... Read more

Register Update – Japan – August 2012

Register Update – Japan – August 2012

18-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

St George’s to build South London’s first hospital helipad

St George’s to build South London’s first hospital helipad

18-Sep-2012Source: St George's Healthcare

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust announced today, Tuesday 18th September, that it has been granted formal planning permission to develop a helipad at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. It will be only the second hospital helipad in London and the first south of the river. The development will be partly funded through a grant of £1million... Read more

AgustaWestland subcontracts training to operator who does not train

AgustaWestland subcontracts training to operator who does not train

18-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Around two years ago, a training programme commenced in the UK with 40 would-be pilots from Algeria, all set up by AgustaWestland as part of a wider deal including a whole batch of helicopters as well. While the operators and AW maintained radio silence on the contract, many in the UK industry knew that Tiger... Read more

Gama Engineering celebrates first anniversary with certification milestone

Gama Engineering celebrates first anniversary with certification milestone

18-Sep-2012Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Engineering Ltd, a Gama Group company, held a special fly-in event for existing and prospective customers at its Fairoaks Airport, UK base on Saturday, 15 September, to celebrate the first anniversary of the coming together of Lees Avionics Ltd and the engineering teams from Mann Aviation Group (Engineering) Ltd.   Their combining at Fairoaks  has... Read more

SkyTrac Systems exhibiting at AAD 2012

SkyTrac Systems exhibiting at AAD 2012

18-Sep-2012Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) show in Tshwane, South Africa September 19th-21st, 2012. AAD is the largest exhibition of air, sea and land capabilities on the African continent. Kim Bagnall, International Sales Account Manager, will be at booth #3W19 to speak about... Read more

Eurocopter to show EC130, EC145 and AS350B3 at AAD 2012

Eurocopter to show EC130, EC145 and AS350B3 at AAD 2012

18-Sep-2012Source: Eurocopter

The pivotal role played by Eurocopter helicopters in Africa in homeland security, law enforcement, rescue missions and military support will be highlighted at the upcoming AAD Airshow, to be held in Pretoria, South Africa on September 19-23. To demonstrate the versatility of its range of aircraft, Eurocopter will present an EC130, an EC145 and an... Read more

Nigerian Police add two more Bell 412s

Nigerian Police add two more Bell 412s

18-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The Nigerian Police have recently added two more Bell 412EPs to bring their fleet of the type to six.  Serials 36576 and 36577 – test flown as N455ZT and N4554L – arrived last week in Lagos after shipment across the Atlantic.  Both aircraft are shown on the FAA register as 2011 builds and have yet... Read more

Dubai Helicopter Show 2012 expecting over 80 exhibitors

Dubai Helicopter Show 2012 expecting over 80 exhibitors

18-Sep-2012Source: Dubai Helicopter Show

Dubai Helicopter Show 2012 will draw over 80 International and domestic corporate exhibitors taking part in the coming Dubai Helicopter Show 2012, including International Contributors from U.S.A, Canada, U.K, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Turkey, Australia, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Qatar along with representatives from UAE will meet all together in the show’s new... Read more

Man convicted of firing shots at Louisiana National Guard helicopter

Man convicted of firing shots at Louisiana National Guard helicopter

18-Sep-2012Source: US Dept of Justice

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that James Lamar Kelly, age 61, of Sikes, Louisiana, was found guilty of three felony counts by a jury last night in federal court in Alexandria of three counts which charged Kelly with endangering the safety of the pilot of a Louisiana Army National Guard helicopter in... Read more

Aero Dynamix delivers MD500E NVG upgrades for Kansas City Police

Aero Dynamix delivers MD500E NVG upgrades for Kansas City Police

18-Sep-2012Source: Aero Dynamix

Aero Dynamix announces the delivery of certified NVG cockpit upgrades for three MD500E helicopters operated by the Kansas City Police Department. These aircraft are the newest addition to the KCPD fleet of airborne law enforcement assets. The NVG upgrades encompass internal NVIS avionics modifications, edge lit panels, instrument overlays and all other internal and external... Read more

Ohio – New EC145 joins UC Health Air Care

Ohio – New EC145 joins UC Health Air Care

18-Sep-2012Source: UC Health

Painted bright UC red and black, a new, state-of-the-art EC145 helicopter is joining the UC Health Air Care and Mobile Care fleet providing advanced transport medicine to the Tristate. The new helicopter will replace one of Air Care’s current BK117 helicopters and be stationed at UC Health University Hospital. A second, identical EC145 will arrive... Read more

US and Germany sign alternative aviation fuels agreement

US and Germany sign alternative aviation fuels agreement

18-Sep-2012Source: HAI

On Fri., Sept. 14, at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) formally agreed to a cooperative effort to develop sustainable aviation fuels. The agreement was signed on behalf of the FAA by Philip Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and by... Read more

UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov tops list of Best Russian CEOs

UTair CEO Andrey Martirosov tops list of Best Russian CEOs

18-Sep-2012Source: UTair

Slon.ru has published its third annual list of the best performing CEO’s of Russian companies listed on the Russian Stock Exchange. The main criterion for the ranking consists of the growth of company share value from the time of the previous ranking evaluations. As ranking organization leaders have remarked, the Russian stock index as a whole fell... Read more

TransDigm acquires Aero-Instruments

TransDigm acquires Aero-Instruments

18-Sep-2012Source: TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group Incorporated(NYSE: TDG) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Aero-Instruments Co., LLC (Aero or the Company), for approximately $35 million in cash.  Aero, located in Cleveland, Ohio, employs approximately 60 people and has been a supplier of proprietary, highly engineered components to the aerospace industry since 1925. Aero designs and manufactures highly engineered air data sensors... Read more

Russian Helicopters to be major exhibitor at AAD 2012

Russian Helicopters to be major exhibitor at AAD 2012

18-Sep-2012Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of UIC Oboronprom, which in turn is a part of Russian Technologies State Corporation will present an extensive model line-up at Africa Aerospace and Defence, the international arms and military equipment show taking place on September 19-23 in Pretoria, South Africa. Russia is expected to be one of the largest exhibitors... Read more

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012

18-Sep-2012Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation, an industry leader in providing aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft will exhibit at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012 (AAD 2012), taking place at the Waterkloof Air Force Base Centurion, City of Tshwane, South Africa from September 19-23, 2012 (Booth 6W4). “Vector Aerospace is excited to... Read more

Dart opens new corporate HQ

Dart opens new corporate HQ

18-Sep-2012Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services (DHS) significantly expanded its office in Hawkesbury by regrouping all Canadian divisions under one roof.  Before the construction of the new office, the Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Engineering, Accounting and Manufacturing teams were not co-located.  The 9,500 sq. feet office expansion allowed for all divisions to come under one roof next to... Read more

Bell innovators honoured with Lawrence D. Bell Awards

Bell innovators honoured with Lawrence D. Bell Awards

18-Sep-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced 18 employee winners of the 2012 Lawrence D. Bell Pioneer Award for innovation leadership. With this recognition, four Bell Helicopter teams will advance to the final stage of the Textron competition for the Chairman’s Award for Innovation. The Chairman’s Award honors employees whose exemplary innovations have led... Read more

MD installs first updated Onboard Systems MD500/600 attach point

MD installs first updated Onboard Systems MD500/600 attach point

17-Sep-2012Source: Onboard Systems

Onboard Systems, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that MD Helicopters has recently performed the first installation of its redesigned attach point kit for the MD500 aircraft at their facility in Mesa, Arizona. Onboard’s updated MD500 attach point kit was developed with assistance from MD Helicopter’s engineers with the goal of providing MD operators with... Read more

Los Angeles law firm set up website in R22 crash lawsuit

Los Angeles law firm set up website in R22 crash lawsuit

17-Sep-2012Source: Owen, Patterson & Owen

Robinson Helicopter is the lone defendant in a trial which began in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday, September 13th (Supreme Court of Queensland, Number S 4573/07). The trial is expected to last 14 days. The justice presiding over the trial has ordered that the case be bifurcated. If successful on liability, the damage phase will begin sometime... Read more

UK – Ark Royal aircraft carrier will not become heliport

UK – Ark Royal aircraft carrier will not become heliport

17-Sep-2012Source: BBC

BBC News has recently reported that the retired British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal has been sold for scrap for £3 million.  Various other plans had been mooted for the 1986-built warship, including a heliport and a nightclub. (see full story)... Read more

Ontario hospital helipad damaged by vandals

Ontario hospital helipad damaged by vandals

17-Sep-2012Source: CBC

Police said that since May, vandals have broken several marker and fixture lights on the hospital’s helipad, which is used by Ornge.  The vandalism has occurred multiple times during the last few months. Nine lights were broken during one instance.   (see full story)... Read more

Era Training Center announces Brazilian approval

Era Training Center announces Brazilian approval

17-Sep-2012Source: Era Training Center

Era Training Center LLC (ETC) announced today that Agência Nacional de Aviação (ANAC), the aviation authority of Brazil, has renewed its Part 142 certificate as an authorized ANAC training facility. ANAC also approved and qualified ETC’s EC135 CPDS P2+ and AW139 Level 6 Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs). ANAC is responsible for the regulation and... Read more

Both Taranaki rescue pilots quit

Both Taranaki rescue pilots quit

17-Sep-2012Source: MSN

Both of the pilots working for Taranaki’s rescue helicopter have quit their jobs as the trust that runs the service struggles for money. (see full story)... Read more

Heli-One signs German Federal Police for AS332L1 maintenance

Heli-One signs German Federal Police for AS332L1 maintenance

17-Sep-2012Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services announces it has been awarded a 10-year, multi-million dollar contract by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) in support of the German Bundespolizei’s (BPOL) fleet of Eurocopter Super Puma AS332L1 helicopters. As per the terms of the agreement, Heli-One is responsible for... Read more

Take Part in HFI’s Heritage of Helicopters!

Take Part in HFI’s Heritage of Helicopters!

17-Sep-2012Source: HFI

Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) is excited to expand one of its newest programs, the Heritage of Helicopter display featured at HELI-EXPO®. We inaugurated our program at HELI-EXPO 2012, in Dallas, with three historical helicopters. The three were among the most visited and most talked about displays in the whole show. They provided a great backdrop... Read more

New Heli-Ski Operator Takes Flight in Alaska

New Heli-Ski Operator Takes Flight in Alaska

17-Sep-2012Source: First Tracks

Thrill seekers have a new option when helicopter skiing in Alaska. Based in Seldovia, Kenai Heli Ski is opening its doors this February. (see full story)... Read more

HAI, ATEC Discuss the Other Population Shortage: Techs

HAI, ATEC Discuss the Other Population Shortage: Techs

17-Sep-2012Source: HAI

On Friday, September 14, HAI welcomed several members from ATEC, the Aviation Technician Education Council, for a discussion about the helicopter industry’s other impending shortage: maintenance personnel. “The shortage is real, and it’s only going to get worse,” said Harold Summers, HAI’s director of flight operations and technical services, who led the meeting. “Now is... Read more

Northstar Aerospace acquired by private equity firm

Northstar Aerospace acquired by private equity firm

16-Sep-2012Source: Wynnchurch Capital

Wynnchurch Capital (“Wynnchurch”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today that its newly formed portfolio company, Heligear Acquisition Holdings Co. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), has acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Northstar Aerospace, Inc. and its subsidiaries (together, “NSA”) through court administered insolvency proceedings in both the United States and... Read more

CareFlight welcomes Aviation Australia partnership

CareFlight welcomes Aviation Australia partnership

16-Sep-2012Source: Australian Aviation

RACQ CareFlight Rescue has welcomed a partnership with Aviation Australia what will see the Queensland non-profit reimbursed for $15,000 per year worth of underwater escape training at Aviation Australia’s Brisbane Airport facility. (see full story)... Read more

Bell continues momentum in Europe

Bell continues momentum in Europe

14-Sep-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), continues to increase its sales and customer support activities in Europe delivering seven aircraft and signing nine contracts within the last three months, as well as launching Bell 407GX and Bell 429 flight demonstration tours, and gaining EASA approval for a new customer support facility. “Bell Helicopter... Read more

Bell is one of eight “America’s Safest Companies”

Bell is one of eight “America’s Safest Companies”

14-Sep-2012Source: EHS Today

EHS Today announced today that eight companies – ABB Inc., BASF Corp., Bell Helicopter, General Cable, Honeywell International Inc. – Honeywell Aerospace, Life Technologies, Ordnance and Management Solutions – URS, and Total Safety – have been named the 2012 America’s Safest Companies. Combined, the 2012 America’s Safest Companies employ more than 100,000 employees and contractors... Read more

Lee County MedStar maintenance director put on administrative leave

Lee County MedStar maintenance director put on administrative leave

14-Sep-2012Source: Naples News

A Lee County MedStar director was put on administrative leave while the Lee County Sheriff’s office investigates claims he stole hundreds of dollars worth of helicopter fuel (see full story)... Read more

HAI appoints new Executive Assistant to the President

HAI appoints new Executive Assistant to the President

14-Sep-2012Source: HAI

Chasity Hinken has been named HAI’s executive assistant to the president. Chasity brings to HAI more than ten years experience of supporting high-level executives in a variety of professional arenas. Most recently, she served as a contractor with the Federal Aviation Administration working at the Joint Planning and Development office supporting the executive director of the NextGen... Read more

Bell 429 skids – Legal case goes back to court

Bell 429 skids – Legal case goes back to court

14-Sep-2012Source: Law360

The Federal Circuit has recently allowed Textron Innovations Inc. to pursue its patent suit against Eurocopter over the design of the Bell 429’s skids, overturning a lower court ruling it said misinterpreted the application outlined by the patent. (see full story) See also the HeliHub.com story filed 31-Jan-12 Bell and Eurocopter decide to behave like... Read more

Russian Helicopters host Youth Forum in Ulan Ude

Russian Helicopters host Youth Forum in Ulan Ude

14-Sep-2012Source: Russian Helicopters

From 5 to 9 September 2012 in the capital of Buryatia – Ulan-Ude – held the first Youth Forum holding “Helicopters of Russia”. The event brought together representatives of the youth of the two branches of the Russian aviation industry – and helicopter engines. The host and organizer of the forum was JSC “Ulan-Ude Aviation... Read more

Lerwick Harbour pilot boats are key in Bond’s Jigsaw operations

Lerwick Harbour pilot boats are key in Bond’s Jigsaw operations

14-Sep-2012Source: Bond Aviation Group

Crews of Lerwick Harbour pilot boats and Bond Offshore Helicopters’ aircraft are working together to ensure the high level of skill required in Bond’s search-&-rescue operations in Scottish waters. The combination has now reached its 100th exercise since the pilot boats began supporting Bond’s training programme in early 2011. Bond’s offshore search and rescue operation... Read more

Attention Helicopter Students: Scholarships Available!

Attention Helicopter Students: Scholarships Available!

14-Sep-2012Source: HFI

Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) continues to accept applications for the 18 scholarships that will be awarded this year to students in the helicopter industry. HFI understands that as the costs of obtaining the necessary education to work in the rotorcraft industry continue to increase, fewer students seeking careers that deal with helicopters will be financially... Read more

Maui pilot sentenced to 500 flight hours in deer case

Maui pilot sentenced to 500 flight hours in deer case

14-Sep-2012Source: The Republic

A Maui pilot must make amends for illegally flying axis deer to the Big Island by providing a group trying to eradicate the invasive species there with 500 hours of helicopter flight time (see full story)... Read more

Heli-One upgrades EC135 for Slovenian National Police

Heli-One upgrades EC135 for Slovenian National Police

14-Sep-2012Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) announces the recent signing of an agreement to integrate upgraded communications equipment on the Slovenian National Police’s Eurocopter EC135 helicopter. Specifically, the contract calls for the installation of a Tetra radio. The Tetra product is a private mobile communications system that can... Read more

AHS mourns the passing of Charlie Crawford

AHS mourns the passing of Charlie Crawford

13-Sep-2012Source: AHS

Charles C. Crawford, Jr. passed away on August 14, 2012. He was 81. Crawford graduated in 1954 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked from 1955 to 1962 for the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB, CA as a flight test engineer. He became the chief of the rotary wing engineering branch in... Read more

Colorado’s Flight For Life needs new helicopter

Colorado’s Flight For Life needs new helicopter

13-Sep-2012

Flight for Life has staged a “Rocky Mountain Ransom” to raise money to buy an AS350B3e (see full story)... Read more

Engine ice caused fatal Waterloo Region R22 crash

Engine ice caused fatal Waterloo Region R22 crash

13-Sep-2012Source: The Record

Safety investigators who analysed the wreckage can’t explain why the carburetor heat control “which would have been required given the conditions” was in the cold position when the helicopter crashed. (see full story) File photo... Read more

Two more AS350s for EagleMed

Two more AS350s for EagleMed

13-Sep-2012Source: Eurocopter

Today, at the ILA Berlin Airshow 2012, American Eurocopter announced that EagleMed LLC, one of the oldest and most experienced air medical transport service providers in the Midwest United States, has purchased an AS350® B2 and an AS350 B3. The aircraft will join EagleMed’s all-Eurocopter rotor wing fleet and will be utilized to service growth... Read more

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