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R44/R22 preflight iPhone/iPad app updated

R44/R22 preflight iPhone/iPad app updated

25-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Swiss software developers MaxPower have updated their very helpful Robinson preflight app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, now at version 2.0.  The app previously covered R22 Beta II and R44 Raven II and has now been expanded to cover the earlier R22 Beta model and the R44 Raven I. The app has also... Read more

RFP for Heli-Expo 2013 Professional Education Courses

RFP for Heli-Expo 2013 Professional Education Courses

25-Apr-2012Source: HAI

HAI is currently developing the Professional Education Courses Program for HELI-EXPO 2013 (March 4-7, 2013; Las Vegas, Nevada) and seeks proposals for courses from qualified persons or vendors to include in the curriculum. In order to provide a high-quality program to helicopter professionals, HAI continuously strives to enhance, expand, and adjust course offerings based on... Read more

Obituary – Past HAI Safety Committee Chairman Bruce L Gillaspie

Obituary – Past HAI Safety Committee Chairman Bruce L Gillaspie

25-Apr-2012Source: HAI

HAI is saddened at the passing of long-serving member of the HAI Safety Committee, Bruce L. Gillaspie, Sr., who died January 21, 2012 in Lafayette, La. He was 68. Born in Battle Creek, Mich., Gillaspie served in Vietnam as a U. S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot before flying oil and gas operations for PHI, Inc.... Read more

PZL-Åšwidnik takes AW149 on demo tour of Poland

PZL-Åšwidnik takes AW149 on demo tour of Poland

25-Apr-2012Source: PZL-Åšwidnik

PZL-Åšwidnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce that the all new AW149 military helicopter, has successfully performed an initial demonstration tour across Poland to show its unique and outstanding capabilities and qualities as the best Polish solution to meet the future national Armed Forces’ multipurpose requirements. The sole new-generation multirole helicopter in its... Read more

AW149 shows its capabilities at PZL-Åšwidnik Plant

AW149 shows its capabilities at PZL-Åšwidnik Plant

25-Apr-2012Source: PZL-Åšwidnik

PZL-Åšwidnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce it has performed an official presentation of AW149 military helicopter at its plant within the framework of the demonstration tour which has recently also seen the aircraft visiting and exhibiting in DÄ™blin and Warsaw. Representatives of local authorities, business and scientific communities of Lubelszczyzna, parliament members,... Read more

Northrop Grumman to upgrade Fire Scout for US Navy with Bell 407 airframe

Northrop Grumman to upgrade Fire Scout for US Navy with Bell 407 airframe

25-Apr-2012Source: Northrop Grumman

The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. The new variant provides greater range, endurance and payload capacity to ship commander’s intelligence-gathering efforts. According to a U.S. Department of Defense news release on contract awards released April 23, the company will produce... Read more

Rebtech modifies two Estonian R44s for night vision

Rebtech modifies two Estonian R44s for night vision

25-Apr-2012Source: Rebtech

Bedford, Texas: REBTECH and partner Night Flight Concepts recently completed modifications of two Estonian Air Force helicopters for NVIS systems. Estonia is located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. The Õhuvägi (Estonian Air Force) is the main arm of the Estonian aviation forces and is tasked with political, military, economic, social, environmental and psychological... Read more

FAA approves Dart Auxiliary Fuel Tank for AS350/EC130

FAA approves Dart Auxiliary Fuel Tank for AS350/EC130

25-Apr-2012Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce FAA approval of DART Aerospace Ltd.’s (DAS) newly improved Auxiliary Fuel Tank for the AS350 series of aircraft and the EC 130 B4. The newly improved Auxiliary Fuel Tank provides additional fuel capacity that can be transferred to the main fuel tank as desired in order to extend... Read more

North Flight Data Systems receives FAA STC for EC155 LARS system

North Flight Data Systems receives FAA STC for EC155 LARS system

24-Apr-2012Source: North Flight Data Systems

NORTH Flight Data Systems, LLC( NORTH FDS) is pleased to announce they have received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the installation of their Lightweight Aircraft Recording (LARS) system in the Eurocopter EC155 series helicopters. In cooperation with Metro Aviation, Inc., NORTH FDS integrated their voice, video and flight data recording system into the... Read more

UK – Avon and Somerset Police EC135 to remain at Filton under NPAS

UK – Avon and Somerset Police EC135 to remain at Filton under NPAS

24-Apr-2012Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Avon and Somerset Police can confirm that a police helicopter will continue to be based at Filton airfield when the new National Police Air Service is launched. In October 2012 the National Police Air Service will begin adopting responsibility for police air operations from individual forces to the new service. In July 2013 Avon and... Read more

SkyTrac Systems to exhibit at AeroExpo show in Mexico this week

SkyTrac Systems to exhibit at AeroExpo show in Mexico this week

24-Apr-2012Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the AeroExpo 9th Annual International Aviation Trade Show and Convention from April 26th – 28th, 2012 in Toluca, Mexico. AeroExpo is an important Aviation business event in Latin America, and the Toluca International Airport is considered to be the number one airport in... Read more

P&WC’s PT6C-67E engine for EC175 certified, Moves into production

P&WC’s PT6C-67E engine for EC175 certified, Moves into production

24-Apr-2012Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a division of United Technologies Corp., has received Transport Canada type certification for the PT6C-67E turboshaft engine that will power Eurocopter’s EC175 helicopter. The Eurocopter EC175 is a new commercial multirole helicopter and the PT6C-67E is the latest turboshaft engine in the PT6C-67 family for the medium class helicopter segment.... Read more

Helicopter Support earns FAA Diamond Award for 6th straight year

Helicopter Support earns FAA Diamond Award for 6th straight year

24-Apr-2012Source: Helicopter Support

Helicopter Support, Inc. (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, today announced that its Services Division has earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s  (FAA) Diamond Certificate of Excellence award for the sixth consecutive year. This coveted award is given to employers with 100 percent employee participation in an FAA-approved aviation maintenance training program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is... Read more

American Eurocopter asks All Metal MS to design custom maintenance stands

American Eurocopter asks All Metal MS to design custom maintenance stands

24-Apr-2012Source: All Metal MS

All Metal MS, rapidly becoming a global leader in the development and manufacturing of “safety first” custom maintenance stands, maintenance support equipment and hangar equipment, announced today that world-renowned American Eurocopter has asked All Metal MS to design custom maintenance stands for its manufacturing facility in Texas. These unique stands will solve a number of safety concerns... Read more

India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51M ‘payoff’

India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51M ‘payoff’

24-Apr-2012Source: Indian Express

Italy probes 51 m Euro ‘payoff’ to agent Guido Haschke for VVIP AW101 deal with India – the 62-year-old consultant is believed to have dual citizenship of Switzerland and the US (see full story)... Read more

Ex-AW boss Orsi under investigation for corruption and money laundering

Ex-AW boss Orsi under investigation for corruption and money laundering

24-Apr-2012Source: Corriere della Sera

The Italian press is saying that Guiseppe Orsi, past CEO of AgustaWestland and now head of parent company Finmeccanica, is under investigation for corruption and money laundering.  Read full story, translated from Italian  [bear in mind that Orsi translates as “Bear” as you read the article]... Read more

Cobham appoints new CEO

Cobham appoints new CEO

24-Apr-2012Source: Cobham

On 18 November 2011, Cobham announced that Chief Executive Officer Andy Stevens had decided to take early retirement due to the recurrence of a long term serious back injury. The Chairman, John Devaney, assumed the position of Executive Chairman while a search for Andy’s successor was conducted. Today Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or the ‘Group’) is... Read more

Czech and Croatian crews prepare for Afghanistan together

Czech and Croatian crews prepare for Afghanistan together

24-Apr-2012Source: Czech MoD

In the spirit of the slogan “If to fight together, we must train together”, twelve Czech and Croatian soldiers of helicopter crews train at the Mosnov Helicopter Training Point before their deployment in Afghanistan. The very first joint training started this week at the simulator, while practical training will be held in Croatia. Czech and... Read more

UK – 845 Naval Air Squadron celebrates 50 years

UK – 845 Naval Air Squadron celebrates 50 years

24-Apr-2012Source: Royal Navy

The celebrations were held on 17th April to tie in with the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day launch, which in turn will commemorate 30 years since the Falklands Conflict. After being welcomed by Commander (Cdr) James Newton DFC, 845’s current Commanding Officer, the guests received an insight into what the squadron has been up to in... Read more

Finmeccanica denies all AgustaWestland financial side-deals

Finmeccanica denies all AgustaWestland financial side-deals

24-Apr-2012Source: Finmeccanica

With reference to the articles published in the last few days by some newspapers – and with particular reference to the circumstances that have associated the names of Finmeccanica and AgustaWestland with those of Valter Lavitola, the Hon. Marco Reguzzoni and events in India – the Finmeccanica Group, while fully respecting the work of the... Read more

Lease Corporation International makes appointment to cover the Americas

Lease Corporation International makes appointment to cover the Americas

24-Apr-2012Source: Lease Corporation International

Lease Corporation International (LCI) has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Esteban Tripodi as Executive Vice President, Americas. Mr Tripodi, who joins LCI this week, will be based in the company’s New York office. Working across the marketing and capital markets divisions for both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, his primary focus... Read more

Norway – SAR tender bidding process delayed

Norway – SAR tender bidding process delayed

24-Apr-2012Source: AgustaWestland

The tender announcement in connection with the purchase of new rescue helicopters will go out in the market over the next few weeks, says Justice Minister. Member of Parliament Jan Arild Ellingsen (Progress Party) asked the Minister of Justice a written question before Easter in which he asked the minister confirm or deny that she... Read more

Namibia: Helicopter hearing postponed to June

Namibia: Helicopter hearing postponed to June

24-Apr-2012Source: New Era

The case in which Rainier Arangies, the owner of the helicopter that was grounded jointly by the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Civil Aviation authority in February following an uproar was postponed to 22 June in the High Court (see full story)... Read more

Frasca AW139 Flight Training Device qualified

Frasca AW139 Flight Training Device qualified

24-Apr-2012Source: Frasca

Frasca International is proud to announce that the latest AW139 Flight Training Device built by a partnership between them and AgustaWestland has been qualified to the new JAR FSTD-H FTD 2 standards. The AW139 FTD is in use by Rotorsim at their facility in Italy. An additional AW139 FTD was qualified to the FAA Level... Read more

Raytheon Australia submits tender for the Air 9000 Phase 7 competition

Raytheon Australia submits tender for the Air 9000 Phase 7 competition

24-Apr-2012Source: Raytheon Australia

Raytheon Australia today announced that it has submitted its tender for the Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) competition. The Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Mr Michael Ward, said that the company’s team that included Bell Helicopter, Milskil, Nova Systems and Virtual Simulation Systems was pleased to present the Commonwealth with an... Read more

FlightSafety names new Assistant Manager at Tucson centre

FlightSafety names new Assistant Manager at Tucson centre

24-Apr-2012Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International announces that Jeremy Pisell has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. “Our Customers and Teammates who train and work at the Tucson Learning Center will appreciate and benefit from Jeremy’s aviation experience, thorough understanding of FlightSafety’s training programs, focus on service, and ability to manage and... Read more

R66 certification – Canada closer, EASA still ongoing

R66 certification – Canada closer, EASA still ongoing

23-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

Robinson Helicopter Co are continuing to work through a number of outstanding issues in getting the R66 certified in Europe by EASA.  THe main obstacle remains the design of the hydraulic servo.  EASA is evaluating what is referred to as an “Equivalent Level Of Safety” finding which is in progress between RHC and the FAA.... Read more

Helicargo SA to bring Bell 525 Relentless to Colombia

Helicargo SA to bring Bell 525 Relentless to Colombia

23-Apr-2012Source: Helicargo

Luis Guillermo Angel Restrepo and his company Helicargo S.A. will bring the newly unveiled Bell 525 “super medium” helicopter to Colombian skies in the near future. Angel Restrepo (Helicargo) will have sole authority to distribute this helicopter in Colombia and will begin marketing this model immediately. With literally an audience of thousands, Bell Helicopter put... Read more

Gold Coast police helicopter now state-funded and permanent

Gold Coast police helicopter now state-funded and permanent

23-Apr-2012Source: Queensland Government

Ed: Background to this press release is that Queensland has recently gone through elections, and the incoming administration have fulfilled a manifesto pledge by taking this action Police Minister Jack Dempsey has secured South East Queensland’s police helicopter. The Gold Coast-based police helicopter, which was originally funded by the Gold Coast City Council, will now... Read more

Canadian Helicopters thank the people of Ontario

Canadian Helicopters thank the people of Ontario

23-Apr-2012Source: Canadian Helicopters

Ed: Canadian Helicopters posted this under the title “To the People of Ontario”, mostly as a way of concluding 35 years and 155,000 flying hours serving the province.  However, it is also seen as a way of distancing the company from the Ornge debacle Thank you for your business and your trust. Some of you... Read more

Multiflight renews Air Total fuel contract

Multiflight renews Air Total fuel contract

23-Apr-2012Source: Multiflight

Multiflight has re-signed with fuel supplier AIR TOTAL for another three years. The renewed three-year fuel supply agreement is for the supply of Avgas and Avtur fuel at Multiflight’s private aviation facility at Leeds Bradford International Airport, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Multiflight owns and operates a 180,000 litre Avtur/JetA1 fuel farm, along with Avtur Fuel... Read more

Worker killed in Fort Rucker Apache hangar construction

Worker killed in Fort Rucker Apache hangar construction

22-Apr-2012Source: Dothian Eagle

Fort Rucker officials released the name of the man who was killed Monday at Hanchey Army Airfield in a construction accident. (see full story)... Read more

2 Kirtland AFB helicopter pilots earn DFC for action in Afghanistan

2 Kirtland AFB helicopter pilots earn DFC for action in Afghanistan

22-Apr-2012Source: US Army

Two Air Force helicopter pilots who braved enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers from battlefields in Afghanistan were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor on Friday. The medals were awarded to Capt. Marcus Maris, 37, of Raleigh, N.C., and Capt. Christopher Palmer, 31, of Cincinnati, at a Kirtland Air Force Base ceremony. Maris earned... Read more

First 5 of 24 Block III Apaches arrives at Fort Riley

First 5 of 24 Block III Apaches arrives at Fort Riley

21-Apr-2012Source: WIBW

The first of 24 new Apaches landed at Marshall Airfield on Tuesday. They are replacing the Apache Block II’s that Fort Riley has been using. (see full story)... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $61M to repair/overhaul MH-60R/S weapons assemblies

Lockheed Martin awarded $61M to repair/overhaul MH-60R/S weapons assemblies

21-Apr-2012Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $61,425,658 basic ordering agreement to repair/overhaul 182 various weapons replacement assemblies and shop replaceable assemblies used in support of the common cockpit for MH-60R/S helicopters; the electronic support measurement receiver processor on the MH-60R helicopter; and the organic airborne mine counter measure on the MH-60S.  Work... Read more

HAI’s Zuccaro joins association CEOs to support Pilot’s Bill of Rights

HAI’s Zuccaro joins association CEOs to support Pilot’s Bill of Rights

21-Apr-2012Source: HAI

HAI President Matt Zuccaro joined the CEOs of 14 other aviation associations, including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the National Business Aviation Association, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and the Experimental Aircraft Association, in signing a letter to Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) in support of their introduction of a pilot’s... Read more

UK – Wiltshire Air Ambulance adds medical director

UK – Wiltshire Air Ambulance adds medical director

21-Apr-2012Source: Swindon Advertiser

Wiltshire Air Ambulance charity has secured the services of Dr Rod Mackenzie as its medical director.  Dr Mackenzie is a consultant in emergency medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. His role with Wiltshire Air Ambulance is unpaid. (see full story)... Read more

EASA pilot licences – UK CAA podcast goes live

EASA pilot licences – UK CAA podcast goes live

21-Apr-2012Source: CAA

With less than three months to go before EASA pilot licences start being issued, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released a podcast explaining what the changes mean for UK pilots. The audio guide has been produced exclusively for the CAA by the award winning Flaps Podcast team and is available for download at www.caa.co.uk/eupilotlicensing... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $126M contract for Australian MH-60R cockpits

Lockheed Martin awarded $126M contract for Australian MH-60R cockpits

21-Apr-2012Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $126,512,656 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-11-C-0020) to provide for the production and delivery of 24 mission avionics systems and common cockpits for the MH-60R for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. In addition, this... Read more

FAA releases lists of drone certificates—Many questions unanswered

FAA releases lists of drone certificates—Many questions unanswered

21-Apr-2012Source: EFF

FAA says the two lists it released include the names of all public and private entities that have applied for authorizations to fly drones domestically. (see full story)... Read more

HAI spends $17.1 Million on new offices

HAI spends $17.1 Million on new offices

21-Apr-2012Source: GlobeSt.com

HAI has acquired a four-story, office-and-retail building in the Carlyle District for $17.1 million. The group will use part of the building as its headquarters and lease out the rest (see full story)... Read more

New Mi-17 simulator pushes Afghan pilots’ capabilities

New Mi-17 simulator pushes Afghan pilots’ capabilities

21-Apr-2012Source: US Air Force

Afghan pilots now have a state-of-the-art MI-17 simulator here to hone their aviation skills in a safe environment. Air Force Lt. Col. Chas Tacheny, the deputy commander of the 438 Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, said he has been involved with bringing the MI-17V5 No-Motion Level 5 Simulator to Afghanistan since July 2011 and he is... Read more

CHC SAR pilot suspended for landing to buy steak

CHC SAR pilot suspended for landing to buy steak

21-Apr-2012Source: Daily Telegraph

Mobile phone footage on YouTube, since removed from the site, showed two crewmen collecting a bag of beef from several butchers who were there to see the landing.  CHC has launched an inquiry and confirmed that the pilot had been suspended. (see video and story)... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance launches interactive mission map

London’s Air Ambulance launches interactive mission map

20-Apr-2012Source: London's Air Ambulance

We have now launched an Interactive Mission Map on our website.  Each postcode area will show a breakdown of missions that London’s Air Ambulance has attended in that vicinity since 1st January 2012. We attend over 2,000 missions in the Capital per year, only tending to those patients who are critically injured and in whom every minute counts. ... Read more

Omni receives first of four EC225, and orders six more

Omni receives first of four EC225, and orders six more

20-Apr-2012Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter has delivered the first from an initial contract for four EC225 helicopters to OMNI Helicopter International (OHI). During this occasion, OHI also placed a second order for six additional aircraft of this type, bringing to ten the total number of EC225s that they will operate for oil & gas missions in Brazil. Delivered in... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – April 2012

UK AAIB Bulletin – April 2012

20-Apr-2012Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- AS332L2 Super Puma (G-PUMS), Automatic Flight Control System disconnect on 29 July 2011 near Aberdeen. AS365N3 Dauphin II (G-REDG), engine fire at Norwich Airport, 18 April 2011... Read more

Scandinavian Avionics signs agreement with AgustaWestland

Scandinavian Avionics signs agreement with AgustaWestland

20-Apr-2012Source: Scandinavian Avionics

Scandinavian Avionics A/S is pleased to announce that it has signed a Heads of Agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company. Under the agreement, should the AW159 be selected for the Danish Maritime Helicopter Programme (MHP) Scandinavian Avionics A/S will provide a range of avionic support services to AgustaWestland. As part of the wider Industrial Co-operation... Read more

Maryland National Guard celebrates UH-72 arrival

Maryland National Guard celebrates UH-72 arrival

20-Apr-2012Source: Maryland National Guard

The Maryland Army National Guard introduced their new helicopter during an orientation event conducted at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation near Reisterstown, Md., April 18. The event gave service members and the media the opportunity to learn about the capabilities of the new UH-72A ‘Lakota’ helicopter and what benefits it brings to the Maryland Army National... Read more

New Cineflex Elite camera system offers more flexibility and quality

New Cineflex Elite camera system offers more flexibility and quality

20-Apr-2012Source: Cineflex

General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies has introduced the new Cineflex ELITE, a light-weight, compact, Super 35 format digital production camera featuring a design that ensures quick, affordable transport and simple rigging onto a wide variety of mobile platforms. The newest camera in the Cineflex family of 5-axis gyro-stabilized camera systems, the Cineflex ELITE was developed in close... Read more

16% of the world MD520N fleet is in New Zealand

16% of the world MD520N fleet is in New Zealand

20-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

A recent article got us researching to see whether the fact being presented was correct, and indeed it is.  Just over 16% of the world MD520N fleet is in New Zealand.  So far MD Helicopters has had one 520N prototype (converted from an old MD530F airframe) and built a total of just 110 new 520Ns... Read more

Eurocopter South East Asia goes live with AS365 N3/N3+ full-flight simulator

Eurocopter South East Asia goes live with AS365 N3/N3+ full-flight simulator

20-Apr-2012Source: Eurocopter SEA

Eurocopter South East Asia received bookings from five customers from the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions for its duly certified Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full Flight Simulator, which commenced operations in early April 2012 at the Eurocopter South East Asia Training Centre located in Singapore. In line with Eurocopter’s Vision 2020 to develop worldwide training... Read more

Bell opens new facility in India

Bell opens new facility in India

20-Apr-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it has opened a new office in New Delhi for all of its operations in India. “Bell Helicopter is investing in India. We believe there are tremendous growth opportunities in terms of sales and manufacturing. This is an important day for Bell Helicopter as we... Read more

ABLE Eurocopter EC120s sold to Canada

ABLE Eurocopter EC120s sold to Canada

19-Apr-2012Source: Orange County Register

The helicopters were sold to Truscott Contracting, Ltd, said Newport police Chief Jay Johnson, who is also chairman of the ABLE Board of Governors. Truscott Contracting is based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. (see full story) HeliHub.com Editor note – Trustcott Contracting currently owns one Robinson R44 II, registered C-FSRT... Read more

UK – National Director appointed to Association of Air Ambulances

UK – National Director appointed to Association of Air Ambulances

19-Apr-2012Source: Association of Air Ambulances

The National Association of Air Ambulances (AAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive Dickin as its new National Director. Previously Mr Dickin, 38, led two national organisations from the built environment, helping to improve performance as well as working closely with the Health and Safety Executive to launch the “Gas Safe Register”, the... Read more

Register Update – Norway – March 2012

Register Update – Norway – March 2012

19-Apr-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

Ocean Helicopters offers new vertical reference courses

Ocean Helicopters offers new vertical reference courses

19-Apr-2012Source: Ocean Helicopters

Ocean Helicopters, in association with VR Heli Academy, is proud to introduce several new courses designed to teach pilots the art of vertical reference and long line/external load flying. This real-world training will include practicing with 50, 100, and 150ft kevlar long lines, using a cargo net, lifting a 300lb weight bin, and flying precision... Read more

US Forest Service Chief discusses role of helicopters in fire mitigation

US Forest Service Chief discusses role of helicopters in fire mitigation

19-Apr-2012Source: HAI

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing April 18th to discuss the U.S. Forest Service’s budget. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified on behalf of his department, with the focus of the hearing being on the forest fire season. When asked by Sen. John Tester (D-Mont.) on how the agency will fight fires in the... Read more

New Book – “Safety Management without the Mumbo Jumbo”

New Book – “Safety Management without the Mumbo Jumbo”

19-Apr-2012Source: RDCA

“Safety Management without the Mumbo Jumbo” is a recently published book about how to manage safety. The book demystifies safety management. Simple explanations and anecdotes make this book an interesting read for anyone who has an interest in or who is responsible for safety. The book has been published in hard copy and E-Book format.... Read more

Universal Avionics appoints OEM Sales Manager

Universal Avionics appoints OEM Sales Manager

19-Apr-2012Source: Universal Avionics

Robert Clare, Director of Sales for Universal Avionics, announced that Robert Randall has been appointed to OEM Sales Manager for Universal Avionics. Mr. Randall is affiliated with Universal’s U.S. Midwest Office in Wichita, Kansas with much of his work based out of a satellite office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Randall’s overall responsibility will be developing... Read more

HAI seeks Deputy Director of Safety

HAI seeks Deputy Director of Safety

19-Apr-2012Source: HAI

HAI is seeking a Deputy Director of Safety. Duties and responsibilities include: assisting HAI Director of Safety regarding safety-related matters, acting as the point of contact for and managing staff associated with the HAI Accreditation Program, working with the FAA Safety Team to develop online educational materials, making safety presentations on behalf of HAI, and... Read more

JF Taylor Inc awarded $26M to upgrade four MH-60R/60S avionics maintenance trainers

JF Taylor Inc awarded $26M to upgrade four MH-60R/60S avionics maintenance trainers

18-Apr-2012Source: US DoD

JF Taylor, Inc.*, Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $26,415,163 firm-fixed-price contract for the upgrade of two MH-60R and two MH-60S avionics maintenance trainers; three MH-60R weapons load trainers; and two MH-60S mission configuration trainer/weapons load trainers.  Work will be performed in Lexington Park, Md. (53 percent); Tampa, Fla. (15.4 percent); Sterling, Va. (13.8... Read more

Garmin® Announces Expanded Aviation Charting Capability for Europe

Garmin® Announces Expanded Aviation Charting Capability for Europe

18-Apr-2012Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced expanded electronic charting capabilities for Europe including the availability of European VFR terminal charts and European SafeTaxi® airport diagrams for select Garmin aviation products. “European pilots have asked Garmin to find ways to provide information electronically that... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance has 13 runners in the London Marathon

London’s Air Ambulance has 13 runners in the London Marathon

18-Apr-2012Source: London's Air Ambulance

On Sunday 22nd April, London’s Air Ambulance will have 13 supporters running the Virgin London Marathon in aid of the Charity. Out of hundreds of applicants, three runners were selected for our official places in the marathon, each aiming to raise £2012.There are an additional ten runners that have secured their own place who will be donating... Read more

Textron profit soars on Bell sales rebound

Textron profit soars on Bell sales rebound

18-Apr-2012Source: Textron

Textron Inc.’s first-quarter profit soared on strength from the aircraft maker’s Bell helicopter segment and improved sales of Cessna aircraft. Results easily topped expectations. “The demand environment for our commercial aircraft and industrial products continued to improve, which reinforces our confidence in our outlook for the year,” said Chief Executive Scott C. Donnelly. The maker... Read more

Canadian Helicopters seeks name change to HNZ Group

Canadian Helicopters seeks name change to HNZ Group

18-Apr-2012Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Group Inc. (TSX: CHL.A, CHL.B) (“the Company”), an international provider of helicopter transportation and related support services, previously announced that it will hold an annual and special meeting of shareholders (“Meeting”) on May 11, 2012. At the Meeting, the Company intends to seek shareholder approval of a special resolution to change the Company’s name... Read more

UK – Patriot Aerospace buys Veritair Aviation

UK – Patriot Aerospace buys Veritair Aviation

18-Apr-2012Source: Patriot Aerospace

Patriot Aerospace has announced the acquisition of Cardiff-based commercial helicopter charter specialist Veritair Aviation. The deal, which underlines Patriot’s determination to form a credible UK alternative to the foreign owned companies currently dominating the commercial helicopter sector, sees Sir Peter Rigby’s aviation group acquire a significant majority share in the Cardiff Heliport operator. Enabling Patriot’s expansion to incorporate police... Read more

Specialist Aviation celebrates 100,000 MD Explorer hours

Specialist Aviation celebrates 100,000 MD Explorer hours

18-Apr-2012Source: Specialist Aviation Services

Specialist Aviation Services (SAS), the UK based emergency services and utility operator, is celebrating this week having achieved 100,000 flying hours with the MD 902 Explorer. The group is the largest operator of MD902 Explorers in the world and first introduced the type into the UK in 1998 as a dual-roled Police and Air Ambulance... Read more

Mumbai Police prepare to spend $19M on a helicopter

Mumbai Police prepare to spend $19M on a helicopter

18-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

A local press article suggests that the Police in the city of Mumbai could be the first to go airborne, but it is not clear whether the proposed helicopter would be available throughout the state of Maharastra or not.  Mumbai has a population of over 12 million at a staggering density of over 50,000 per... Read more

Sikorsky S76 down in Gulf of Mexico – all accounted for

Sikorsky S76 down in Gulf of Mexico – all accounted for

18-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site.  Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred.  Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches,... Read more

UK – Two MPs call for helipad at Addenbrooke’s Hospital

UK – Two MPs call for helipad at Addenbrooke’s Hospital

18-Apr-2012Source: Peter Aldous MP

Along with fellow Suffolk MP Dan Poulter, Peter Aldous has presented a letter on the future of the East Anglian Air Ambulance to the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Andrew Lansley. Peter has written to the Health Secretary in a letter signed by most East Anglian MPs to raise his concerns about... Read more

Indian Parliamentary Consultative Committee visits HAL

Indian Parliamentary Consultative Committee visits HAL

18-Apr-2012Source: HAL

To have an on the spot reality check on the capabilities and expertise of HAL in designing, production, repair, overhaul and upgrade of Aircraft, Helicopters, Aero-engines, Accessories, Avionics and Systems, a fifteen member delegation of parliamentary consultative committee consisting MPs of both houses, have paid a visit to HAL on 10th & 11th April 2012.... Read more

Study: Transport of trauma patients by helicopter costly but effective

Study: Transport of trauma patients by helicopter costly but effective

18-Apr-2012Source: Johns Hopkins University

Seriously injured trauma patients transported to hospitals by helicopter are 16 percent more likely to survive than similarly injured patients brought in by ground ambulance, new Johns Hopkins research shows. “We know helicopter trips are costly and carry some risks, but this research shows they do save lives,” says study senior author Adil Haider, M.D., M.P.H., an... Read more

Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation offers two new scholarships

Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation offers two new scholarships

18-Apr-2012Source: Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation

The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation is currently taking applications for their Accelerating Possibilities Scholarships. These two scholarships, both for $2,000, are open to helicopter pilots pursuing advanced training past their Rotorwing Private Certification and who meet the minimum criteria for the scholarship. The foundation is pleased to be able to offer these two scholarships,... Read more

Spidertracks announces partnership with DFS in Germany

Spidertracks announces partnership with DFS in Germany

18-Apr-2012Source: Spidertracks

Spidertracks has announced a partnership with Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) in Germany. On April 6, 2012, spidertracks signed with DFS, making them the official distributors of spidertracks throughout Europe. DFS are in charge of air traffic control for Germany and create navigational charts for parts of Europe. Their partnership with spidertracks also extends to cooperation over... Read more

Lycoming releases first series of UL 91 unleaded avgas approvals

Lycoming releases first series of UL 91 unleaded avgas approvals

18-Apr-2012Source: Lycoming

Just weeks after Lycoming Engines, a division of Avco Corporation, announced it would seek Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate certain engines on ASTM D7547 UL 91 unleaded avgas, it has received FAA approval to update its listing of approved fuels. Lycoming’s newly available Service Instruction SI-1070R lists 35 engine models approved to operate... Read more

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