22-Oct-2010Source: Projects Unlimited
Projects Unlimited, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a contract to build Flight Control Computers, Ice Protection Control Units and Wiring Integration Remote Terminal Assemblies in support of the H-1 and V-22 helicopters for Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The contracts, which have an aggregate... Read more
20-Oct-2010Source: US Navy
Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. — The Navy and Marine Corps newest .50 caliber weapon system, the GAU-21, began its initial deployment with UH-1Y helicopters in September. The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA-169), based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., is the first squadron to deploy with GAU-21 mounted on the UH-1Y Hueys. “We... Read more
20-Oct-2010Source: Queensland Times
Iroquois helicopter A2-771 was delivered by truck to the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre yesterday.... Read more
20-Oct-2010
Tenders for the supply of one helicopter closed on Friday 15th, but ChelAvia was the only company to bid. It is expected to be a Bell 429... Read more
20-Oct-2010
(automatic translation of Dutch press release) An AB-412 helicopter of the 4500th Defense last night rescue flights conducted since the establishment of 303 Squadron in 1959. A man with medical problems had last night a matter of urgency to Vlieland Medical Center Leeuwarden be charged. Home to 303 Squadron at Leeuwarden Air Base and its... Read more
20-Oct-2010Source: Hillsboro Aviation
Hillsboro Aviation is pleased to co-sponsor Bell Helicopter’s upcoming Maintainers & Operators (M&O) Conference in Sacramento, California for all light, intermediate and medium series helicopter operators and maintainers. The conference, which takes place October 25 and 26 at the Sacramento Holiday Inn, provides an opportunity for all owners, operators, maintenance personnel and pilots to interact... Read more
19-Oct-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received FAA, Transport Canada and EASA approval of their Utility Trim Kits for the Bell 206 L3/L4 models of helicopters. DART’s durable, lightweight interior trim panels improve the aesthetics of the aircraft interior and feature a modern texture. Kits install... Read more
19-Oct-2010Source: AP
Federal agents allege they have evidence an Oregon defense contractor sold phony replacement parts to the military that could cause attack helicopters to crash.... Read more
17-Oct-2010Source: Aero Products
Aero Products (www.aeroproducts.com ) was recently approved to join the ranks of the highly acclaimed Bell Helicopter / Textron product support network as a Customer Service Facility. “We are very excited to have been selected to join Bell Helicopters independent product support group as a Customer Service Facility, said Ted Johnson, Founder and President. At... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: Aero Dynamix
Aero Dynamix, Inc, the industry leader in Night Vision Lighting Systems salutes A.L.E.R.T. Air Ambulance, located in Kalispell, Montana, their 35th Year Anniversary by donating its services to provide an STC Update for the NVIS lighting upgrade on their Bell 407 that included a Garmin GNS 530W HTAWS Upgrade to further enhance their mission capability... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: HAI
HAI President Matt Zuccaro took a moment out at the Air Medical Transport Conference to say thank you to Bell Helicopter President John Garrison and American Eurocopter President Marc Paganini for their commitment and continued support of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) and HAI Safety initiatives. Through their organizations, both gentlemen have provided personnel,... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: Aero Dynamix
Aero Dynamix, Inc., located in Euless, TX, (DFW area) is proud to announce the recent delivery of another NVIS Compatible Lighting System Modification for a Bell Helicopter model 206B-3 to owner/operator, Bristow Academy, Inc., a division of Bristow Group, Inc. (NYSE: BRS). This delivery marks the fifth Bell 206B-3, modified by Aero Dynamix, for Bristow... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: Aero Dynamix
Aero Dynamix, Inc., located in Euless, TX, (DFW area) is proud to announce the recent delivery of an NVIS Compatible Lighting System Modification for two (2) each Bell 206B Helicopters, owned and operated by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission located in Titusville, FL. Aero Dynamix, working in association with Bristow Academy, completed the second... Read more
15-Oct-2010
** WARNING the photo in the first link contains a disturbing on-scene image **. Early reports gave a figure of 8 fatalities, but the final figure was 9 – Leonardo Andrés Pérez Arteaga, 29 (pilot), Manuel Montes RÃos Heder, 27 (co-pilot), Jonathan Gutierrez Baeza, 23, José Luis Salas Ventura, 32, Aaron Ortiz Gerardo Olvera, 26,... Read more
15-Oct-2010
No emergency call made, pilot was only one on board. Ended up on a road in a very wooded area. Deceased named as Joseph Schuengel, age 47, 17 year veteran MSHP officer... Read more
14-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that it has closed out an extremely successful 2010 Air Medical Transport Conference with significant aircraft sales and the potential for additional opportunities. At the show, Bell Helicopter announced the sale of a combined total of 32 new aircraft, flew more than 35 potential customers in... Read more
14-Oct-2010
The pilot and one passenger onboard walked away unharmed after the aircraft tipped over as a result of a heavy landing... Read more
14-Oct-2010
The FBI is investigating a report that a hunter fired gunshots at a helicopter in north-central Idaho, hitting it twice.... Read more
13-Oct-2010Source: http://www.news4us.com/?p=2325
Mi-Tech Metals has been presented with Bell Helicopter’s most prestigious supplier award—Premier Supplier. Mi-Tech Metals, founded in 1978, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Tungsten Alloy and Tungsten Composite materials.... Read more
13-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that Mercy Flight of Western New York has signed an agreement to purchase the first of a potential three Bell 429s, the world’s newest helicopter, to replace its existing fleet of Eurocopter helicopters. “Bell Helicopter is extremely gratified to welcome Mercy Flight back to the... Read more
13-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced at the 2010 Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) its continued support for MedEvac Foundation International. This donation reinforces the two entities’ dual commitment to supporting the advancement of air medical transport. Bell Helicopter’s $200,000 donation will help support MedEvac Foundation’s research, education, outreach and other charitable... Read more
13-Oct-2010
Helicopter used to spray herbicide crashed after refueling and chemical hoses were not disconnected before takeoff... Read more
12-Oct-2010Source: Flightglobal
Bell Helicopter is building a new demonstrator aircraft to prove the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior can remain a viable, long-term option even as the US Army seeks a huge boost in performance.... Read more
12-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that Air Methods Corporation, the largest provider of air medical transport services in the world, has signed an agreement to purchase fifteen (15) Bell 407s, one of the most successful single- engine turbine engine helicopters ever produced. All deliveries are planned for 2011. “Air Methods... Read more
11-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the sale of 16 206L4 LongRanger IV helicopters to Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), the largest independent provider of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the world. The aircraft will be operated by AMGH subsidiary Air Evac Lifeteam with deliveries in 2012 and 2013. “All... Read more
10-Oct-2010Source: WFAA
Dallas Police operate two Bell 206s from 2006 and one Bell 407 from 2007. Maintenance costs are cited in the City’s decision to dispose... Read more
8-Oct-2010
LAPD helicopter put down in a park at 2.50am after a warning light came on. Engineers called to the scene cleared it for onward flight approx three hours later... Read more
6-Oct-2010
Air Evac Lifeteam proactively grounded its entire fleet of medical helicopters on Thursday, after a bolt on one of its choppers was found to be wearing dangerously thin, way before it was scheduled to be changed out... Read more
4-Oct-2010Source: WSYR
The deadline for the Onondaga County budget is next month, but there’s still no final decision about funding for the Air One emergency helicopter.... Read more
4-Oct-2010Source: Jalopnik
The Bell 412 helicopter pilot lifting the record attempt 53,000 sq.ft banner pulled the emergency release shortly after getting airborne at the Texas State Fair – video.... Read more
3-Oct-2010
Helicopter was on third and last day providing EMS support to the Rally Chaco. Descended after reported bird strike. Photos show the tail boom was broken, likely severed by the main blades... Read more
3-Oct-2010
It was taking a test flight after a regular maintenance check and was hovering when it crashed, the GSDF said.... Read more
2-Oct-2010Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund (TSX: CHL.UN) (the “Fundâ€), the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, is pleased to announce that it has been advised it has been awarded additional work in Afghanistan by the United States Transportation Command (“USTRANSCOMâ€). This new contract, similar to previous awards, entails the movement of supplies and passengers... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
Kollsman, Inc., Merrimack, N.H., is being awarded a $45,478,845 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of night targeting system upgrades and associated line items for the for the AH-1W Cobra helicopter. The electro-optics system provides infrared and range finding capability to augment existing optical and radar sensors for the purpose of detecting and identifying asymmetric threats.... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: U S Marine Corps
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Marine Corps’ newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra has successfully completed its Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL). On Sept. 24, NAVAIR’s H-1 Upgrades program office received official notification from the Navy’s Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force that its AH-1Z helicopters were found to be “operationally effective... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has partnered with the U.S. Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) to provide its Digital Avionics Suite technology for retrofitting NACRA’s UH-1N helicopter as an avionics test bed for future rotary wing hardware and software developments. Northrop Grumman is supplying NACRA with a stand-alone Digital Avionics Suite and integration support for installing... Read more
30-Sep-2010Source: Phoenix Helicopter Academy
We are very happy to welcome G-HNANY, an extremely well equipped B206 to our fleet.G HANY is a low hour, very well looked after aircraft with 3 coms, 2 GPS’s, auto pilot, Bose head sets, and a completely new paint job and interior. G HANY will be available for type rating once our FTO is... Read more
29-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded an $18,530,000 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-05-D-0023) to exercise an option for logistics support for TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft. Â Work will be performed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. (99 percent), and NAS Patuxent River, Md. (1 percent). Â Work is... Read more
29-Sep-2010Source: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Bell Helicopter have moved a significant step closer to being able to offer military users a vertical unmanned system that can ferry cargo — either internally or externally — over extended distances. On Sept. 17, the team applied external power for the first time to the main computers and associated subsystems... Read more
27-Sep-2010
Foreign object debris struck main blades on takeoff. Landed without further incident... Read more
25-Sep-2010Source: Chatanooga Times Free Press
The Bell LongRanger will be located temporarily at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge, Ga., but Erlanger is building a new hangar and service facility near McCaysville, Ga.... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: ATK
Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received an order valued at more than $50 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC), Rock Island, Ill., to produce multiple variants of 20mm PGU ammunition. This is the second order under a contract originally signed in September 2008. If all options are exercised, ATK’s... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on 14 September of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan of BELL 412EP Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $397 million. The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of up... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: Air Comm
Air Comm Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a cockpit heater/windshield defroster system for up to 400 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, company President Keith Steiner announced today. Total potential contract value for the competitively bid program exceeds $5 million. The pursuit and award of the OH-58D heater program demonstrates... Read more
24-Sep-2010
The pilot was flying alone spraying chemicals on pine trees when the aircraft went down.... Read more
22-Sep-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is pleased to announce Bell engineer Mark Dreier has been named the Barnes W. McCormick Honorary Lecturer by the Pennsylvania State University Aerospace Engineering Department. The McCormick Lectureship in Aerospace Engineering was established in 2001 in honor of Dr. Barnes W. McCormick, former head of the Penn... Read more
22-Sep-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is pleased to announce that it has named its 2010 Engineering Technical Fellows. This team of technical leaders is tasked with building and maintaining a 20-year technology roadmap that will introduce new products and improve existing platforms. Chosen based on their depth of engineering design scholarship and... Read more
22-Sep-2010
Twin engine Bell 412 forced to ditch 30m short of its home base, emergency floats deployed successfully and all five occupants evacuated without injury... Read more
18-Sep-2010Source: Vertical
Dengler only began flying in 2006, getting his training from National Helicopters, which has been tasked with managing the new aircraft at its facility near Toronto, Ont... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: Calcutta News
‘We have entered into a contract to train all the Bell helicopter pilots in India at this simulation centre which has boosted our confidence to eye the overseas market,’ HATSOFF chief executive officer Wing Commander (retd) C.D. Upadhyay said... Read more
16-Sep-2010
Projects Unlimited, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract to build Wiring Integrated Assemblies in support of the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter for Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The contract, which exceeds $9.8 million dollars, continues Projects Unlimited, Inc.’s manufacturing role to include wiring integrated... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: Shephard Group
The development team behind the much-delayed Bell-Agusta BA609 tiltrotor says it could hail in a new revolution of SAR capability.... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: Aeronautical Accessories
Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., an affiliate company of Bell Helicopter, is pleased to announce STC certification of the 212 Bell Helicopter Vibration Monitoring System (BHVM). The product is now approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, Transport Canada, and Agencia Nacional De Aviacao Civil-Brazil. The new system provides drive train health and engine monitoring to improve aircraft... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has received its first 429 customer order in the People’s Republic of China. The order was confirmed during the Bell 429 demonstration tour in Zhuhai, China on September 15, 2010. Sold to Mr. Ren Jianjun, a prominent industrialist from Hebei province, this is the first Bell 429... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received FAA, Transport Canada and EASA approval of their new Pre-Flight Safety Access Kits for the Bell 206 A/B/L/L1/L3/L4 and Bell 407 series of helicopters. The DART Pre-Flight Safety Access Kits for the Bell 206 series consist of two Pre-Flight... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: Exostar
Exostar, whose cloud-based solutions enable secure, cost-effective business-to-business collaboration, today announced that its Federated Identity Service (FIS) solution, a Software-as-a-Service offering for the issuance and maintenance of public key infrastructure (PKI) digital certificates, has been deployed for Bell Helicopter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. Founded in 1935, Bell Helicopter has designed, built, and delivered... Read more
14-Sep-2010Source: Reuters
The United States is set to help Vietnam upgrade iconic UH-1 “Huey” helicopters left behind at the end of their war, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said.... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: Aeronautical Accessories
Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., an affiliate company of Bell Helicopter, is pleased to announce STC certification of the company’s new Vertical Fin Antenna Mount for Bell 407, 206B, and 206L Series. The product is available for immediate shipment. The new Vertical Fin Antenna Mount boasts several safety benefits including: * Reduces weight by up to 1... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has significantly reduced direct operating costs for 407 operators by removing a series of life limited parts in its maintenance manual. As part of an ongoing effort to reduce direct maintenance costs on the Bell 407, a team of engineers has reevaluated life limited items listed in... Read more
12-Sep-2010Source: Manila Bulletin
The entire fleet of Philippine Air Force UH-1Hs has been grounded by following the incident last Friday wherein one of their choppers was engulfed in flames after making an emergency landing in Ilocos Norte (details here)... Read more
10-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,246,216 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide technical and logistics services and products in support of H-1 helicopters upgrade program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (96 percent), and Afghanistan (4 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2010. Contract funds... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: HelicopterBuyer
HelicopterBuyer, Inc. has sold an EMS-configured 1981 Bell 412 to a North American buyer. The sale was a result of their exclusive helicopter brokerage services for Med-Trans Corporation. Mark V. Clancy, president and CEO of HelicopterBuyer, stated “We know that capitalized buyers are looking for the best value-for-money and have a wide selection of helicopters... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: World Bulletin
Turkish FM denounced news reports alleging that U.S. House of Representatives had bowed in to pressure from Jewish lobbies to cancel some weapons sales to Turkey.... Read more
9-Sep-2010Source: Atlantis Systems
Atlantis Systems Corp. (NEX: AIQ.H), a globally recognized training integrator in the military and commercial aviation markets, today announced that its division, Atlantis Systems Eduplus (ASE), located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has started work under a new contract with the Canadian Air Force for the development of a job performance system for the fleet of... Read more
8-Sep-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company is pleased to announce the introduction of a best in class certification of precision Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enabled glide path capability on the Bell 429. The Bell 429 is the only helicopter available in the market with this technology certified for 9 degree localizer precision... Read more
7-Sep-2010Source: The Californian
Refers to this accident – 03-Sep-10 N4427F Bell 47G5 Salinas, US-California... Read more
7-Sep-2010Source: Manning River Times
The Bell 412 helicopter, which is being bought from Canada, is on schedule to be delivered in October.... Read more
6-Sep-2010
Skid cross tube broke during engine start-up... Read more