AS350

Eurocopter’s displays AS350B3 and EC225 at Airshow China 2010

Eurocopter’s displays AS350B3 and EC225 at Airshow China 2010

16-Nov-2010Source: Eurocopter

Zhuhai, China, 16 November 2010 Eurocopter is proud to present its AS350 B3 Ecureuil helicopter – the latest newcomer in China – and the EC225, the Chinese market’s leading heavy twin-engine helicopter, at the Airshow China 2010 in Zhuhai. The company’s presence at this week’s biennial event includes the static display of an AS350 B3... Read more

Brazilian built AS350s now have locally-sourced avionics options

Brazilian built AS350s now have locally-sourced avionics options

15-Nov-2010

This new system will serve the entire fleet of AS350 Squirrel in operation in Brazil of about 300 aircraft, with Helibras already negotiating its use in modernizing the fleet of 36 such models belonging to the Brazilian army.... Read more

12-Nov-10 N1231A Eurocopter AS350B2 Pacoima, US-California

12-Nov-10 N1231A Eurocopter AS350B2 Pacoima, US-California

12-Nov-2010

News reporting helicopter made emergency landing at Whiteman Field, Pacoima. Tail boom hti ground and broke off in autorotation. Cabin landed upright on skids, 2POB OK (Pilot Derek Bell and cameraman Chris Haug)... Read more

Indra delivers helicopter simulator for police training

Indra delivers helicopter simulator for police training

10-Nov-2010Source: Indra

Indra has delivered an advanced full-motion simulator of the AS350 helicopter to American Eurocopter. The AS350 is the most widely employed surveillance helicopter in the U.S., with over 750 units in use by police forces across the nation. Indra designed, built, and installed the system at the aircraft manufacturer’s training center in Dallas, TX. Indra... Read more

09-Nov-10 N892PA Eurocopter AS350B2 Grand Canyon, US-Arizona

09-Nov-10 N892PA Eurocopter AS350B2 Grand Canyon, US-Arizona

9-Nov-2010

Tail rotor struck a cactus. Pilot was sole occupant... Read more

Aerial Filmworks Provides Cineflex V14HD for CBS/Survivor

Aerial Filmworks Provides Cineflex V14HD for CBS/Survivor

8-Nov-2010Source: Aerial Filmworks

Aerial Filmworks provided the Cineflex V14HD system and helicopter mount for the popular CBS/Survivor show. The filming for “Survivor: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast” took place on the tropical coast and in the jungles in Nicaragua. Award-Winning Aerial Cinematography Mark Hryma of Fly Boy Pictures, the Aerial Director of Photography for Survivor, continues to work with the... Read more

07-Nov-10 9N-AIX Eurocopter AS350 Solukhumbu, Nepal (2F)

07-Nov-10 9N-AIX Eurocopter AS350 Solukhumbu, Nepal (2F)

7-Nov-2010

Two crewmembers, Captain Sabin Basnet and Engineer Purna Awale, have been killed in the crash.... Read more

06-Nov-10 CC-AAN Eurocopter AS350B2 Taltal, Chile (1F)

06-Nov-10 CC-AAN Eurocopter AS350B2 Taltal, Chile (1F)

6-Nov-2010

Canadian-born pilot Alex Remond Claude Deur, died in the crash at Taltal, near Route 5 North in the region of Antofagasta.... Read more

Iraq orders seven AS350B3s for agricultural missions

Iraq orders seven AS350B3s for agricultural missions

1-Nov-2010Source: Eurocopter

Marignane, France, October 31, 2010: Eurocopter today signed an agreement for the supply of seven AS350 B3 Ecureuil helicopters to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture for crop spraying missions over vast fields of date palm trees – which provide a major source of agricultural revenue for the country. Deliveries of these single-engine workhorse rotary-wing aircraft... Read more

Paraguayan Government approves overhaul of two AS350s

Paraguayan Government approves overhaul of two AS350s

29-Oct-2010

Paraguay has a total of four AS350s built by the Helibras factory in Brazil. One of these has been lost in an accident.... Read more

American Eurocopter highlights AS350B3 at IACP 2010

American Eurocopter highlights AS350B3 at IACP 2010

29-Oct-2010Source: American Eurocopter

Grand Prairie, Texas – American Eurocopter highlighted the multi-mission functionality of its AS350 B3 helicopter during the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in Orlando from October 24th-26th. On display at the American Eurocopter booth was the AS350B3 currently in service with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in Sanford, Florida. “The Seminole... Read more

Aero Dynamix delivers to Suffolk County Police Dept

Aero Dynamix delivers to Suffolk County Police Dept

28-Oct-2010Source: Aero Dynamix

Aero Dynamix, Inc., located in Euless, TX, (DFW area) is proud to announce the recent delivery of the second NVIS Compatible Lighting System Modification for an AS350 B2 helicopter to the Aviation Section of the Suffolk County Police Department, located on Long Island, east of New York City. The NVG/NVIS compatible cockpit lighting includes modifications... Read more

Onboard Systems’ Talon hydraulic hook approved for AS350 sling kit

Onboard Systems’ Talon hydraulic hook approved for AS350 sling kit

28-Oct-2010Source: Onboard System

Onboard Systems, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that its revolutionary TALONâ„¢ LC Hydraulic Cargo Hook has been STC certified by the FAA as part of a new sling suspension system for the Eurocopter AS350 aircraft. Onboard has also submitted this system to Transport Canada and EASA for certification in Canada... Read more

28-Oct-10 Eurocopter AS350B3 Antarctica (4F)

28-Oct-10 Eurocopter AS350B3 Antarctica (4F)

28-Oct-2010

report that they have found debris scattered over 150 meters, which would indicate, according to the two crews, a significant impact with the ground. Reports of three bodies so far located in the impact zone.... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers AS350B2 to Suffolk County Police Dept

American Eurocopter delivers AS350B2 to Suffolk County Police Dept

22-Oct-2010Source: American Eurocopter

Grand Prairie, TX – American Eurocopter announced today that the company has delivered an AS350 B2 helicopter to the Aviation Section of the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), located on Long Island, east of New York City. This is the third AS350 B2 in the SCPD’s fleet of four that also includes an EC145. The... Read more

Helilagon wins aerial geological survey contract in Mayotte

Helilagon wins aerial geological survey contract in Mayotte

20-Oct-2010Source: Clicanoo

Ferry flight to Mayotte included a sector of 700km... Read more

ASU awarded NVG cockpit upgrade for Phoenix Police AS350s

ASU awarded NVG cockpit upgrade for Phoenix Police AS350s

19-Oct-2010Source: ASU

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) announced this week that they received a contract to complete cockpit modifications on three AS350s for the Phoenix Police Department. Phoenix has a population of more than 1.6 million people and is larger in square miles than Los Angeles. Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the United States and the... Read more

Los Angeles County Sheriff selects Becker Avionics’ Digital Audio and Intercom System

Los Angeles County Sheriff selects Becker Avionics’ Digital Audio and Intercom System

13-Oct-2010Source: Becker Avionics

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has announced the selection of the Becker Avionics’ Digital Audio and Intercom System (DVCS6100) for their new fleet of 14 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 patrol helicopters. The aircraft will soon undergo completion at Hangar One, Carlsbad, California and will be specifically tailored to the needs of the LASD... Read more

Los Angeles County Sheriff selects Cobham Synthetic Vision EFIS for AS350B2 fleet

Los Angeles County Sheriff selects Cobham Synthetic Vision EFIS for AS350B2 fleet

11-Oct-2010Source: Cobham

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has announced the selection of Cobham to supply Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) for their fleet of 14 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 helicopters. The aircraft, completed by Hangar One, Carlsbad, California, will come equipped with Cobham’s two- screen, 3D synthetic vision EFIS system, including: Primary Flight... Read more

American Eurocopter debuts new AS350 flight and mission simulator

American Eurocopter debuts new AS350 flight and mission simulator

10-Oct-2010Source: American Eurocopter

October 8, 2010 Grand Prairie, TX – Today American Eurocopter unveiled the most technologically advanced, single-engine helicopter flight and mission simulator in the world. During a launch event in the company’s Training Center, more than 100 customers, industry personnel and media were on hand to view the new AS350 simulator and usher in a new... Read more

10-Oct-10 VH-ROU Eurocopter AS350 Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

10-Oct-10 VH-ROU Eurocopter AS350 Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

10-Oct-2010

Pilot encountered bad weather, became disoriented and gradually descended to impact point with trees. Location was close to mountain biker track and sorme passing riders raised the alarm... Read more

06-Oct-10 OE-XOH Eurocopter AS350B3 Gotzenalm, Germany

06-Oct-10 OE-XOH Eurocopter AS350B3 Gotzenalm, Germany

6-Oct-2010

Helicopter was involved in lifting a 20m tree trunk... Read more

Deadly news helicopter collision figure gets 25 years in prison

Deadly news helicopter collision figure gets 25 years in prison

2-Oct-2010Source: Arizona Republic

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Cari Harrison sentenced him to a total of 303 years, but ordered that all but two of them be served concurrently, meaning Jones will have to serve 25 years.... Read more

01-Oct-10 N352FB Eurocopter AS350B3 Phoenix, US-Arizona

01-Oct-10 N352FB Eurocopter AS350B3 Phoenix, US-Arizona

1-Oct-2010

Emergency landing made after chip light illuminated... Read more

Rotorcraft Services Group and Garmin team to STC Garmin G500H for EC130, AS350

Rotorcraft Services Group and Garmin team to STC Garmin G500H for EC130, AS350

30-Sep-2010Source: Garmin

Rotorcraft Services Group, Inc. (RSG), an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft services and Garmin International, Inc. have proudly teamed together to obtain FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for installation of the Garmin G500H glass cockpit in the Eurocopter AS350B2, AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopter models. Under this STC, any authorized Garmin aviation dealer can install... Read more

UTair signs for 20 AS350/AS355 helicopters

UTair signs for 20 AS350/AS355 helicopters

29-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Russia’s UTair will acquire 20 AS350/AS355 light helicopters in a new agreement that extends this leading rotary-wing aircraft operator’s long-term strategic relationship with Eurocopter. The acquisition contract was signed by Andrey Martirosov, the Director of UTair Aviation, and Eurocopter Vostok CEO Laurence Rigolini, in the presence of Christian Gras, Executive Vice president – Customers –... Read more

Dart AS350/355 Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketsâ„¢ certified by FAA, TC and EASA

Dart AS350/355 Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketsâ„¢ certified by FAA, TC and EASA

28-Sep-2010Source: DART Helicopter Service

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals for their Quick Release Heli-Utility Basketâ„¢ for the AS350/AS355 models of helicopters that is compatible with Eurocopter Squirrel Cheeks. DART’s new quick release baskets are lighter weight and easier to install than its... Read more

24-Sep-10 N91DK Eurocopter AS350B2 Covington, US-Georgia

24-Sep-10 N91DK Eurocopter AS350B2 Covington, US-Georgia

24-Sep-2010

A DeKalb County police officer and a civilian instructor were injured when the police department’s helicopter crashed in Covington during a re-certification flight.... Read more

23-Sep-10 ZK-HBD Eurocopter AS350B2 Nokomai, New Zealand

23-Sep-10 ZK-HBD Eurocopter AS350B2 Nokomai, New Zealand

23-Sep-2010

Helicopter was left unattended with engine running and was caught by the wind... Read more

Eurocopter delivers new AS350B3 Namibia’s Police

Eurocopter delivers new AS350B3 Namibia’s Police

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today delivered an AS350 B3 “Squirrel” to Namibia’s fledgling Police Airwing during a ceremony at the biennial Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) exhibition. This is the Namibian Police’s second helicopter. The Namibia Police Airwing was established in 2009 and has successfully flown its initial AS350 in crime prevention and... Read more

Air Life Georgia opens new base at Jasper Airport

Air Life Georgia opens new base at Jasper Airport

20-Sep-2010

Air Methods Corp., owner and operator of Air Life Georgia, has established a new community base model of operations at the Jasper Airport. They have helicopters based in Cobb, Coweta, Hall, Rockdale, Spalding and now Pickens County.... Read more

19-Sep-10 N324V Eurocopter AS350B2 Sheridan Township, US-Michigan

19-Sep-10 N324V Eurocopter AS350B2 Sheridan Township, US-Michigan

19-Sep-2010

Snagged a powerline during filming of Dreamworks movie “Real Steel” which is due for release November 2011.  Helicopter was later flown from the scene... Read more

17-Sep-10 N5802W Eurocopter AS355F1 Pikes Peak, US-Colorado

17-Sep-10 N5802W Eurocopter AS355F1 Pikes Peak, US-Colorado

17-Sep-2010

Helicopter was filming an unmanned Audi TTS car currently under development.  The accident is quoted as being close to the summit of Pike’s Peak, which is over 14,000 ft high... Read more

New York mid-air – helicopter was flying too high

New York mid-air – helicopter was flying too high

15-Sep-2010Source: New York Daily News

The Liberty Helicopter Tour aircraft, which took off for a 12 minute sightseeing trip around the Manhattan skyline, was supposed to stop climbing when it hit 1,000 feet, the NTSB reported... Read more

Dart announces EASA AS350 and Australian AS350/EC130 approvals of auxiliary fuel tank

Dart announces EASA AS350 and Australian AS350/EC130 approvals of auxiliary fuel tank

13-Sep-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services announces that its affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received EASA certification of its Auxiliary Fuel Tank for AS350 model aircraft.  Furthermore, the Australian approval for the Auxiliary Fuel Tank has been reissued in the name of DART Aerospace Ltd. for the AS350 and EC130 and this STC has been added to... Read more

FBI probes laser lights aimed at US Customs & Border Protection AS350

FBI probes laser lights aimed at US Customs & Border Protection AS350

13-Sep-2010Source: freep.com

The helicopter pilot of a white and blue U.S. Customs and Border Protection AS350  flying over Madison Heights two weeks ago immediately called police there when a beam came into the cockpit, customs spokesman Kris Grogan said... Read more

Veracity Aviation awards AS350 customizing contract to URS

Veracity Aviation awards AS350 customizing contract to URS

13-Sep-2010Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions

United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has been awarded a contract by Veracity Aviation of New Braunfels, TX to customize a Eurocopter AS350B2. The helicopter, having just arrived at the new URS facility, will be outfitted with a full VIP leather interior to include a quick-change rear bench from three seats with arm rests to four seats. ... Read more

First CAE 3000 helicopter mission simulator approved by FAA

First CAE 3000 helicopter mission simulator approved by FAA

4-Sep-2010Source: CAE

CAE announced that the first CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission simulator, a Eurocopter AS350 B2 model located in Phoenix, Arizona, has been qualified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Level 7 flight training device credits. “This new CAE simulation capability offers the most immersive, mission-focused experience ever for the civil helicopter market in... Read more

MedStat aeromedical program to aid Winston County

MedStat aeromedical program to aid Winston County

1-Sep-2010Source: Winston County Journal

The company based in Winona officially began the air medical program in March and recently purchased a brand new helicopter from Eurocopter... Read more

Brazil’s Piracicaba Police add 350B2

Brazil’s Piracicaba Police add 350B2

18-Aug-2010

São Paulo Public Security has bought four aircraft to the interior regions of the state which do not yet have aerial law enforcement. The other three will go to the regions of Presidente Prudente, Sao Jose do Rio Preto and Sorocaba.... Read more

17-Aug-10 EC-KUJ Eurocopter AS350B3 Ben Bakhta, Algeria (2F)

17-Aug-10 EC-KUJ Eurocopter AS350B3 Ben Bakhta, Algeria (2F)

17-Aug-2010

Crashed when working on cleaning powerline insulators.  2 killed in the accident (David Canon – 28, Spanish, and Alex Weagg – 47, Spanish), 1 seriously injured (Antoni Habilane Salmero, 47, Spanish) to hospital... Read more

AFS supports high-altitude operators in Nepal

AFS supports high-altitude operators in Nepal

16-Aug-2010Source: Donaldson

Inlet Barrier Filters (IBF) from Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) and a division of the Aerospace & Defense group, are enhancing the safety and effectiveness of helicopter operations in one of the world’s most difficult and extreme flying environments. Both Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty, important... Read more

Enloe’s FlightCare Celebrates 25 Years Of Service

Enloe’s FlightCare Celebrates 25 Years Of Service

10-Aug-2010Source: KHSL

Enloe’s FlightCare is reaching new heights. The service has now been in operation for 25 years!... Read more

Air Methods AS350 fell 600 feet in 8 seconds before crashing, says NTSB

Air Methods AS350 fell 600 feet in 8 seconds before crashing, says NTSB

5-Aug-2010Source: NTSB

NTSB Identification: WPR10FA371 Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in Tucson, AZ Aircraft: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B3, registration: N509AM Injuries: 3 Fatal. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.... Read more

Public memorial service scheduled Friday for 3 killed in Tucson crash

Public memorial service scheduled Friday for 3 killed in Tucson crash

5-Aug-2010Source: KDVR

Officials with Colorado-based Air Methods, LifeNet Arizona’s parent company, say the 10 a.m. service will be held at the Calvary Chapel’s East Campus.... Read more

Paraguay military files budget request to overhaul two AS350s

Paraguay military files budget request to overhaul two AS350s

5-Aug-2010

A budget of 9.366 billion expansion of Guarani (about US$ 1.9M) to repair two helicopters of the Armed Forces requested the Executive to Congress... Read more

LA County Sheriff buys 12 AS350B2s

LA County Sheriff buys 12 AS350B2s

3-Aug-2010Source: American Eurocopter

(note, HeliHub.com first reported this story over two months back on 2nd June 2010 – see here).  What follows below is the manufacturer’s press release Grand Prairie, TX – American Eurocopter announced today that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has purchased 12 AS350 B2 helicopters. The helicopters will be placed into service with the... Read more

Latitude Receives EASA Approval for Bell 206/407 & AS350/355

Latitude Receives EASA Approval for Bell 206/407 & AS350/355

26-Jul-2010Source: Latitude Technologies

Latitude Technologies, a leading provider of satellite based communication, tracking and onboard aircraft data systems announced that their SkyNode S100-001 satellite based tracking/messaging device has received EASA Supplemental Type Certificate number “10030644”  covering Bell Helicopter Textron models 206, 206A, 206A1, 206B, 206B1, 206L, 206L1, 206L3, 206L4 and 407.  Certificate numbers “10030640” and “10030765” cover Eurocopter... Read more

22-Jul-10 N918EM AS350B2 Kingfisher, US-Oklahoma (2F)

22-Jul-10 N918EM AS350B2 Kingfisher, US-Oklahoma (2F)

22-Jul-2010

Abrupt manoeuvre by pilot (allegedly to demonstrate a coyote hunt according to the NTSB report) when it struck trees.  Pilot and one paramedic killed.  The other paramedic, who was still in the process of fixing his seatbelt, survived by being thrown clear in the impact.... Read more

Soloy receives EASA approval for AS350 SD1 engine conversion kit

Soloy receives EASA approval for AS350 SD1 engine conversion kit

17-Jul-2010Source: Soloy

Soloy Aviation Solutions recently received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for Soloy FAA STC SR00805SE. EASA STC 10028758 was issued on June 14, 2010 allowing operators to convert their existing AS350BA helicopters to the Honeywell LTS101 power. “This approval opens the way for European operators of aircraft produced under DGAC TC No.... Read more

American Eurocopter’s AS350 Simulator Chosen for ALEA’s Advanced Tactical Flight Officer Course

American Eurocopter’s AS350 Simulator Chosen for ALEA’s Advanced Tactical Flight Officer Course

17-Jul-2010Source: American Eurocopter

At the Airborne Law Enforcement Association Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, American Eurocopter and ALEA announced that American Eurocopter’s new AS350 flight and mission training simulator will be used for ALEA’s Advanced Tactical Flight Officer training course. The course will be presented by ALEA staff at American Eurocopter’s Training Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. American... Read more

Dart Announces Brazilian Approval of AS350/EC130 auxiliary fuel tank

Dart Announces Brazilian Approval of AS350/EC130 auxiliary fuel tank

8-Jul-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services announces that the Brazilian approval for the Auxiliary Fuel Tank has been reissued in the name of their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd, and that DART has added this STC to their manufacturer’s approval.  DART has also obtained ANAC approval for the addition of the EC130B4 to the Brazilian STC; previously, only... Read more

Dart wins EASA Approval for Geneva’s AS350/355 tail camera mount

Dart wins EASA Approval for Geneva’s AS350/355 tail camera mount

6-Jul-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Geneva Aviation has received EASA approval of their Tail Camera Mount for AS350/355 series helicopters. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it provides a stable wide-angle view. News helicopters have relied on this Tail Camera for more than 13 years to... Read more

Wucher Helicopter adds sixth AS350B3

Wucher Helicopter adds sixth AS350B3

6-Jul-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Austrian operator Wucher Helicopter has recently added its sixth Eurocopter AS350B3 Squirrel, registered OE-XGA.  Wucher’s total fleet now numbers 13 helicopters. “This helicopter is used mainly for cargo transport up to 1.2 tons. and With a few simple steps it can be quickly fitted with a VIP interior, making it flexible for sightseeing flights and... Read more

Hospital Wing adds new base at Selmer

Hospital Wing adds new base at Selmer

25-Jun-2010Source: Jackson Sun

A McNairy County airport will use a federal grant to build a hangar and living facilities for a Hospital Wing air ambulance base scheduled to open this year. It will be the company’s fourth base in the Mid-South.... Read more

Dart Announces FAA/TC/EASA certification of AS350/355 Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketsâ„¢

Dart Announces FAA/TC/EASA certification of AS350/355 Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketsâ„¢

22-Jun-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals for their Quick Release Heli-Utility Basketâ„¢ for the AS350/AS355 models of helicopters. DART’s new quick release baskets are lighter weight and easier to install than out original baskets and provide increased volume and... Read more

Nepal’s Mountain Helicopters to add AS350B3 air ambulance

Nepal’s Mountain Helicopters to add AS350B3 air ambulance

10-Jun-2010Source: Republica

Mountain Helicopters (P) Ltd, which was established nine months ago operating a Europe-made AS350B2 helicopter, is preparing to add an air ambulance in its fleet next week... Read more

Dart wins EASA approval of Geneva’s replacement transmission cowling for AS350

Dart wins EASA approval of Geneva’s replacement transmission cowling for AS350

10-Jun-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Geneva Aviation has received EASA approval of their Replacement Transmission Cowling for Eurocopter AS350 model helicopters.   FAA, Transport Canada and ANAC approvals have been previously received. The Geneva Replacement Transmission Cowlings are fabricated from high-strength fiberglass composite and reinforced in specific areas of high-stress... Read more

Turbine fatigue cited in May 2008 California AS350D crash

Turbine fatigue cited in May 2008 California AS350D crash

2-Jun-2010Source: Mercury News

The NTSB said evidence of fatigue cracking was found during examination of four fractured turbine blades from the Honeywell Aerospace engine that powered the AS350-D... Read more

Up to 14 new AS350s for LA County Sheriff

Up to 14 new AS350s for LA County Sheriff

2-Jun-2010Source: Southern California Public Radio

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today authorized the Sheriff’s Dept to buy as many as 14 new helicopters at a cost of about $56.7M.  The LASD Aviation Bureau has a replacement policy of “7,000 airframe hours or 7 years”... Read more

Guardian Mobility Receives Brazilian Certification for AS350, AS355

Guardian Mobility Receives Brazilian Certification for AS350, AS355

2-Jun-2010Source: Guardian Mobility

Brazil aviation authorities have granted Guardian Mobility a Brazilian Supplemental Type Certificate (CHST) for its line of Guardian 3 flight tracking products on Eurocopter AS 350 and 355 model aircraft. This CHST will complement existing FAA and Transport Canada STCs on the same model aircraft which are used by operators worldwide. Numerous Brazilian operators have... Read more

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