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BBA Aviation ERO appoints new manager of Phoenix Regional Turbine Center

BBA Aviation ERO appoints new manager of Phoenix Regional Turbine Center

5-Apr-2011Source: BBA Aviation

Dallas, Texas…April 5, 2011…Brent Hornbeck has joined Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, as manager of the company’s Regional Turbine Center in Phoenix, Arizona. “Brent’s background has all the attributes we seek in an RTC manager,” stated Mike Cumnock, Vice President, Regional Operations/Service for BBA Aviation ERO. “He has... Read more

New Zealand: NEST adds third EMS S76

New Zealand: NEST adds third EMS S76

5-Apr-2011Source: NEST

Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) has announced the purchase of a third helicopter to help service its Northland operations. The purchase is significant for emergency services in the region, with Northland’s steady population growth over recent years putting increased pressure on the capacity of organisations such as NEST toprovide comprehensive coverage. The investment is welcome... Read more

Ducommun to acquire LaBarge for $340 million

Ducommun to acquire LaBarge for $340 million

5-Apr-2011Source: Ducommun

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding stock of LaBarge, Inc. (AMEX: LB). LaBarge, with revenue of $324 million for the twelve months ended January 2, 2011, is a widely recognized supplier of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) operating across many high-growth industries. The acquisition... Read more

Kazan Helicopter Plant employees steal 4,000+ parts

Kazan Helicopter Plant employees steal 4,000+ parts

5-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com has heard that a criminal case has been opened regarding the theft of more than 4,000 helicopter parts from Kazan Helicopter Plant, valued at 6.8 million roubles (approx $250K).  The law enforcement agencies in Tatarstan have said that parts from the factory were taken away by truck. The gang included not only the heads... Read more

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center choses Native Air

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center choses Native Air

5-Apr-2011Source: Omniflight

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center has chosen Native Air as its air ambulance provider. This partnership will ensure that lifesaving air transport is readily available for the Sun City West and surrounding communities. “There are a number of reasons we chose Native Air,” said John Harrington, Jr., CEO, of the nonprofit hospital located at... Read more

Guardian Mobility appoints new CEO

Guardian Mobility appoints new CEO

5-Apr-2011Source: Guardian Mobility

Guardian Mobility announced that its Board has appointed Howard A. Pearl to the Position of President and CEO to take over from founding CEO Jean Carr. Mr. Pearl has been mandated to achieve new levels of growth in the emerging market of aviation telematics first initiated by Guardian under the direction of Mr. Carr. Mr.... Read more

HeliHub.com launches Superyacht Helicopters photo gallery

HeliHub.com launches Superyacht Helicopters photo gallery

5-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Following the success of the main HeliHub.com gallery – soon to pass the 6,000 images mark – we are today launching a more specialised gallery covering helicopter operations on superyachts (some call them megayachts). This will include photos of the helicopters themselves, helipads, facilities associated with helicopter operations (eg. some boats even have hangars!) and... Read more

Helibras launches AS350 armour shielding for hostile environments

Helibras launches AS350 armour shielding for hostile environments

5-Apr-2011Source: Helibras

(Electronic translation from original Portuguese press release) The shielding system of Squirrel helicopters produced by Helibras provides protection for crews and aircraft parts considered vital against light weapons with a caliber 7.62 and 5.56 mm level III, enhancing its ability to work in hostile environments. The installation consists of putting removable plates of material resistant... Read more

NZ pilot fined $6,000 for low flying

NZ pilot fined $6,000 for low flying

5-Apr-2011Source: Stuff

Paul Horrell appeared for sentencing before Judge Kevin Phillips after entering a guilty plea to operating a 50)E in a careless manner by flying at a low level in the Cardrona Valley without avoiding hazard to people and property.... Read more

Steven Weinert receives FAA DAR-T Certification as Uniflight DOM

Steven Weinert receives FAA DAR-T Certification as Uniflight DOM

5-Apr-2011Source: Uniflight

Uniflight Northeast has announced the company’s Director of Maintenance, Mr. Steve Weinert has recently received the FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative – Technical (DART) classification as a further enhancement to the company’s already extensive capability.  The additional qualification will allow Uniflight to perform additional inspections and airworthiness functions as part of the company’s expanding capability offered... Read more

American Heroes Air Show lands at historic Camp Mabry

American Heroes Air Show lands at historic Camp Mabry

5-Apr-2011Source: American Heroes Air Show

Buckle up the entire family for high-flying excitement when the American Heroes Air Show, the nation’s premier aviation event devoted exclusively to helicopters,  returns to the Texas Military Force’s historic Camp Mabry in Austin on Saturday, April 16th. Since it’s inception in 1993 near Los Angeles, this admission-free event has grown from coast to coast... Read more

Helijet launches air services from Prince Rupert

Helijet launches air services from Prince Rupert

5-Apr-2011Source: Helijet

Richmond-based Helijet International (TSX: HJI) has opened its Prince Rupert base located at Seal Cove and  is now expanding helicopter charter and air ambulance services along British Columbia’s north coast. The Prince Rupert base will be overseen by Steve Morrow and Andrew Scott. Morrow will oversee air medical operations and Scott will develop Helijet’s general... Read more

AgustaWestland’s Orsi tipped to be CEO of parent Finmeccanica

AgustaWestland’s Orsi tipped to be CEO of parent Finmeccanica

5-Apr-2011Source: Bloomberg

Italian government wants Augusta Westland chief Giuseppe Orsi to be CEO of Finmeccanica to replace Guarguaglini and proposed Orsi as a board member of Finmeccanica to begin the process of appointing Orsi, according to a statement today.... Read more

Essex Air Ambulance moves to new base at Earls Colne

Essex Air Ambulance moves to new base at Earls Colne

5-Apr-2011Source: MD902

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust is delighted to confirm that the Essex Air Ambulance has relocated from Boreham airfield to Earls Colne airfield with a brand new visitor area due to be launched in July 2011. Over the last 12 months, having secured planning consent and an affordable building design, TJ Evers the appointed... Read more

Aviation Specialties Unlimited awarded second FAA Contract

Aviation Specialties Unlimited awarded second FAA Contract

5-Apr-2011Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) has been awarded the second Night Vision Goggle Training contract issued by the FAA to train Principle Operations Inspectors and Aviation Safety Inspectors. ASU also won the first contract in (2007) and has trained more than 58 FAA inspectors and provided 32 recurrent training courses. “We continually emphasize safety and use... Read more

Register Update – Austria – March 2011

Register Update – Austria – March 2011

5-Apr-2011Source: 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

Register Update – Ireland – March 2011

Register Update – Ireland – March 2011

5-Apr-2011Source: 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

Halo-Flight announces new Executive Director

Halo-Flight announces new Executive Director

5-Apr-2011Source: Halo-Flight

After conducting a nationwide search of potential candidates, HALO-Flight, Inc.’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tom Klassen has been appointed Executive Director of the non-profit air and ground ambulance service effective March 21, 2011. He will succeed Randy Rowe, Jr., who served in this position since 2003. Tom is responsible for the... Read more

Sam Jantzen to lead sales and marketing at BDN

Sam Jantzen to lead sales and marketing at BDN

5-Apr-2011Source: BDN Aerospace Marketing

Sam Jantzen has joined BDN Aerospace Marketing as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. BDN is a team of marketing communications experts that works exclusively with aerospace industry clients. In the new role, Jantzen continues an illustrious business aviation career that has included senior executive positions with Cessna Aircraft, Fairchild Aircraft, Commuter Air... Read more

UK: South East Air Support Unit officially launched

UK: South East Air Support Unit officially launched

4-Apr-2011Source: Sussex Police

A collaboration to share air support across the counties of Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire was officially launched Friday at Shoreham Airport. Although the South East Air Support Unit (SEASU) has been operational since October, today marked the start of operations under a single Police Air Operator’s Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority. Under the... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers fourth AS350B3 this year to NS Air Leasing

American Eurocopter delivers fourth AS350B3 this year to NS Air Leasing

4-Apr-2011Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter has announced the delivery of another AS350 B3 helicopter to NS Air Leasing. NS Air specializes in working with customers on a lease-to-purchase basis and has now taken delivery of four AS350 B3s this year. The delivery took place during an event at American Eurocopter’s Delivery Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. “Our customers... Read more

Heliportugal AW139 supports royal visit

Heliportugal AW139 supports royal visit

4-Apr-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a Heliportugal AW139 medium twin helicopter was used to support the visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in Portugal on March 31st. The aircraft took off from Air Base No6 Montijo bound for the airfield at Evora. The helicopter later transferred the 13... Read more

Bell to restart JetRanger line in response to R66

Bell to restart JetRanger line in response to R66

1-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Bell is expected to officially announce in the next two weeks that it will reopen the JetRanger production line at Mirabel, Canada, a year after the last airframe (serial 4690) was produced for a customer in British Columbia. This move is believed to be related to the unexpectedly positive response Robinson Helicopter Co have had... Read more

Jara Aviation announces HeliMover MAX for R66 as well as R22, R44

Jara Aviation announces HeliMover MAX for R66 as well as R22, R44

31-Mar-2011Source: Jara Aviation

The HELIMOVER MAX is a natural development of the existing HELIMOVER for Robinson R22, R44 and R66 helicopters.  It offers the same robustness, build quality, design features and operation as the original Helimover, but will move at up to double the speed – approx 7 kph which is a fast walking pace.  This increased speed,... Read more

Denendeh Helicopters secures five-year fire contract

Denendeh Helicopters secures five-year fire contract

31-Mar-2011Source: Discovery Air

Discovery Air Inc. subsidiary Great Slave Helicopters Ltd. is pleased to announce its majority aboriginal-owned partnership Denendeh Helicopters Ltd. has been awarded a five-year contract to provide firefighting support and suppression services out of Hay River, NT. Denendeh Helicopters brings together the investment arms of K’atlodeeche First Nation, of the Hay River Reserve, and the... Read more

Norrlandsflyg appoints new CEO

Norrlandsflyg appoints new CEO

31-Mar-2011Source: Norrlandsflyg

Johan Eckerstein have from March 1, appointed the new managing director of helicopter operator Norrlandsflyg AB. John succeeds Frederick Skanselid, which related to a change in ownership has decided to leave the CEO’s responsibility. Frederick persist for some time as ‘Accountable Manager’ but leaves in the spring of the Company (an Accountable Manager is legally... Read more

CAE and China Southern Airlines expand Zhuhai centre with new S76C++ simulator

CAE and China Southern Airlines expand Zhuhai centre with new S76C++ simulator

31-Mar-2011Source: CAE

China Southern Airlines and CAE are expanding their joint venture aviation training centre in Zhuhai, China to include two additional Level D FFSs purchased from CAE- a CAE 5000 Series for the Boeing 737NG and a CAE 3000 Series for the Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter. This will mark the first CAE 3000 Series civil helicopter full-flight... Read more

Monroe County Sheriff wants use of Mosquito Control helicopters

Monroe County Sheriff wants use of Mosquito Control helicopters

31-Mar-2011Source: Keys Net

Monroe County Sheriff Bob Peryam wants to borrow one of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s helicopters from time to time.  He says it would be a public safety enhancement at a savings to county taxpayers.... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam a ‘Gold Sponsor’ of the 17th annual MSU Auction

Air Evac Lifeteam a ‘Gold Sponsor’ of the 17th annual MSU Auction

31-Mar-2011Source: MSU

Air Evac Lifeteam recently donated $1,000 to become the sole “Gold Sponsor” of Missouri State University-West Plains’ 17th Annual Auction, set for Friday, April 1, at the West Plains Civic Center. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and the silent auction.  A live auction will get underway at 7:30 p.m.  Catalogs listing all... Read more

PHPA enters service agreement with ALPA

PHPA enters service agreement with ALPA

31-Mar-2011Source: OPEIU

The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) have entered into a service agreement to consult together on issues of importance to their respective pilot members.  OPEIU represents approximately 3,000 pilots through its council, the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA). OPEIU and ALPA, through its International Pilot... Read more

Baron announces iPad compatibility with XM WX via new mobile link

Baron announces iPad compatibility with XM WX via new mobile link

31-Mar-2011Source: Baron Services

Baron Services, Inc. announces the Baron Mobile Link, which, for the first time, will enable users to view XM WX Satellite Weather data on the iPhone and iPad, as well as devices running the Android OS. “Our customers have asked us for a way to view XM WX weather on their smart phones, iPads, and... Read more

NEMSPA hails success of Cincinnati Helicopter Safety Summit

NEMSPA hails success of Cincinnati Helicopter Safety Summit

31-Mar-2011Source: NEMSPA

On Tuesday March 22nd, multiple helicopter operators and pilots from every facet of the industry in and around the Cincinnati metro area got together to participate in an open discussion on helicopter safety as it pertains to Cincinnati. The meeting was a joint venture put together by the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) and the... Read more

UN condemns attack on peacekeeper helicopter

UN condemns attack on peacekeeper helicopter

31-Mar-2011Source: UNOCI

A helicopter belonging to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), was shot at on Monday afternoon while on a reconnaissance flight above Duekoué. Elements of the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) fired at the helicopter, but failed to hit it. UNOCI strongly condemns this attack against its peacekeepers, which could be considered... Read more

MD’s Lynn Tilton honoured with Luminary Award

MD’s Lynn Tilton honoured with Luminary Award

31-Mar-2011Source: Patriarch Partners

Lynn Tilton, founder and CEO of Patriarch Partners, LLC, (Patriarch) a private equity firm and holding company managing 74 companies with annual revenues of more than $8 billion, was honored with the Luminary Award at the Women’s History Month Celebration organized by Womensphere and The Urban Zen Foundation. The event, which took place last night... Read more

CHC celebrates value of SQID safety database

CHC celebrates value of SQID safety database

31-Mar-2011Source: CHC

CHC has always been proud of its single, world-wide system for incident reporting, but how can that data be used to benefit customers and the company? It is critical to have the right data and we start by measuring things that are important to customers, to safety, and to the growth of the company. These... Read more

Great Slave, Dehcho Regional Helicopters secure five-year fire contract

Great Slave, Dehcho Regional Helicopters secure five-year fire contract

31-Mar-2011Source: Discovery Air

Discovery Air Inc. subsidiary Great Slave Helicopters Ltd., working in partnership with 100% aboriginal-owned Dehcho Regional Helicopters LP, has been awarded a five-year contract to provide firefighting support and suppression services out of Fort Simpson, NT. Dehcho Regional Helicopters brings together the the business arms of the Fort Simpson Metis Nation; Liidlii Kue First Nation;... Read more

Osterman Helicopter win Japan reconstruction contract from Ericsson

Osterman Helicopter win Japan reconstruction contract from Ericsson

31-Mar-2011Source: Nordic Rotors

The large telecom company Ericsson has hired Osterman Helicopter to support the reconstruction of the damaged communication system in Japan. Osterman’s Bell 205 was loaded onto an Antonoav AN-124 freighter at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm yesterday and has now arrived in Tokyo. Tens of thousands were killed as large parts of their society were swept... Read more

Escambia County Sheriff’s OH-58 to fly again thanks to $100K grant

Escambia County Sheriff’s OH-58 to fly again thanks to $100K grant

30-Mar-2011Source: Pensacola News Journal

Sheriff David Morgan announced Monday that a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Program will allow the agency to restart its air unit on a temporary basis beginning this week. The unit, which flies two OH-58s, has been grounded since 1st March 2009 – see HeliHub.com story... Read more

Maverick Helicopters wins Best Tour Company award

Maverick Helicopters wins Best Tour Company award

30-Mar-2011Source: Maverick Helicopters

Maverick Helicopters has been named 2011 SNHCA Choice Award winner for Best Tour Company in Las Vegas by the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association (SNHCA). SNHCA, which was established in 1990, is an association of professional hotel concierge dedicated to providing the highest level of service to Las Vegas visitors. The association is honoring Maverick... Read more

Work starts on new Cornwall Air Ambulance base

Work starts on new Cornwall Air Ambulance base

30-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Work has officially started on the new base for the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.  Lord Lieutenant for Cornwall Lady Mary Holborow, as guest of honour, cut the first piece of turf at the site on Trevithick Downs on the south side of Newquay Cornwall Airport on Monday March 28th.  Lady Mary was joined by charity... Read more

Louisville’s WHAS and WAVE merge helicopter operations

Louisville’s WHAS and WAVE merge helicopter operations

29-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Rival television stations in Louisville, Kentucky, WHAS and WAVE are joining forces in the air, effective from 1st April.   The two stations will share air time and the video feeds will be identical on each station – and the helicopter will be painted up with one station’s colours on the port side and the other... Read more

Heliwest moves into offshore operations, taking over former Bristow contract

Heliwest moves into offshore operations, taking over former Bristow contract

29-Mar-2011Source: Heliwest

Leading WA-based helicopter company Heliwest has moved into the offshore operations area, securing a contract with Roc Oil (WA) Pty Ltd to provide service and maintenance crew transfers for its Cliff Head project off the (Western Australian) coast from Dongara. Heliwest CEO David Grimes said the contract, previously operated by Bristow, was a major win... Read more

MD Chief Pilot to present free lecture “My Adventures in Helicopters”

MD Chief Pilot to present free lecture “My Adventures in Helicopters”

29-Mar-2011Source: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Davis Learning Center, Prescott, AZ  (Directions) Description: A talk by helicopter test pilot, Dwayne Williams, Chief Pilot, MD Helicopters, Mesa,AZ Contact: Prof Nick Manderfield, COA, 777-6985... Read more

Australian CAA threatens to prosecute man over R22 waterskiing stunt

Australian CAA threatens to prosecute man over R22 waterskiing stunt

29-Mar-2011Source: Dialy Mail

The authority has asked for unedited footage of the waterskiing stunt shown in Network Ten’s Keeping Up With the Joneses.  Mr Jones, who owns the 700sq km Coolibah station on the Victoria River, said he was towing his 15-year-old son Beau. [File photo]... Read more

FlightSafety International celebrates 60th anniversary

FlightSafety International celebrates 60th anniversary

29-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that today marks the 60th anniversary of its founding. “Today we commemorate and celebrate FlightSafety’s 60th anniversary. All of us are most grateful to Al Ueltschi for founding this outstanding company, his vision and leadership. We thank him sincerely,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. Business aviation was just... Read more

COO Paul H Tate sells $223K of Air Methods shares

COO Paul H Tate sells $223K of Air Methods shares

29-Mar-2011Source: Gurufocus

COO of Air Methods Corp. Paul H Tate sells 3,500 shares of AIRM on 24th March at an average price of $63.72 a share. – total value $223,020... Read more

Garmin brings AC-U-KWIK® data to portable avionics

Garmin brings AC-U-KWIK® data to portable avionics

29-Mar-2011Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it will begin offering AC-U-KWIK Airport Directory data on its aera® 550/560 and GPSMAP® 695/696 portable aviation devices. “Pilots and flight departments now have another resource that they can use to help them find accurate and... Read more

Aspen Avionics improves integration with Cobham’s S-TEC autopilots

Aspen Avionics improves integration with Cobham’s S-TEC autopilots

29-Mar-2011Source: Aspen Avionics

Aspen Avionics and Cobham announced today that the companies are working together to enable the Aspen EFD1000 to directly interface to the S-TEC 55X and 60-series autopilot computers for altitude pre-select, autopilot mode, and flight director functionality. This expanded integration means overall reduced equipment cost for Cobham autopilot customers installing their systems in conjunction with... Read more

Garmin announces the future of avionics

Garmin announces the future of avionics

29-Mar-2011Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, raised the bar today with the announcement of the GTN 650 and GTN 750 series. These panel-mount units are certified and approved for installation in hundreds of makes and models of general aviation aircraft. The GTN 650 and GTN... Read more

Private equity eats another US ambulance company; Air Medical Services next?

Private equity eats another US ambulance company; Air Medical Services next?

29-Mar-2011Source: Street Insider

Private equity firms clearly see a big opportunity in the ambulance transport service sector, announcing two large deals in the past couple of months.  Speculation points to Air Methods... Read more

6,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

6,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

29-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is having increasing success with its “Gallery” feature, recording over 6,000 images and increasing at a rate of approximately 450 per month The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and the early success is demonstrating just how valuable this will become over time. HeliHub.com plans to utilise... Read more

UK: Sloane Helicopters steams ahead in promoting the R66

UK: Sloane Helicopters steams ahead in promoting the R66

29-Mar-2011Source: Sloane Helicopters

Sloane Helicopters, one of the oldest distributors of Robinson helicopters in the world, has successfully completed a first round of promotional events to launch the Robinson R66 Turbine in the UK and Ireland. More than one hundred people have so far had the opportunity to see and test fly the aircraft, which bears registration N66UK. With the passionate... Read more

Canada: Geotech Aviation orders an AW119Ke

Canada: Geotech Aviation orders an AW119Ke

29-Mar-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Geotech Aviation Ltd. has signed for one AW119Ke helicopter with options for four additional aircraft. The helicopter will be used for airborne geophysical surveys serving the mining, oil & gas and environmental industries. The AW119Ke will be based in Sudbury, Ontario. Built in Philadelphia, the first... Read more

Dedicated fundraiser reaches £1 Million landmark for Midlands Air Ambulance

Dedicated fundraiser reaches £1 Million landmark for Midlands Air Ambulance

29-Mar-2011Source: Midlands Air Ambulance

Midlands Air Ambulance has awarded dedicated fundraiser Pat Stokes a very special life-time achievement award. Charity Director Hanna Sebright personally delivered the award last week to say thank you to Pat for dedicating almost two decades of her life to raising more than £1 million for the Charity. Mrs Stokes, of Bridgeford Avenue in Branston,... Read more

FAA to launch GA safety initiative on 2nd April

FAA to launch GA safety initiative on 2nd April

29-Mar-2011Source: FAA

One of the FAA’s top priorities is to reduce the number of fatal accidents in general aviation, just as we have worked to reduce fatal accidents in commercial aviation. Similar to commercial aviation, the FAA is focused on reducing general aviation accidents by using a non-regulatory, proactive strategy to get results. Our goal is to... Read more

Specialist Aviation assists South Georgia Heritage Trust in habitat restoration project

Specialist Aviation assists South Georgia Heritage Trust in habitat restoration project

29-Mar-2011Source: Specialist Aviation Services

UK based operator and support organisation Specialist Aviation Services has assisted South Georgia Heritage Trust in successfully completing the first phase of a 5 year project to eradicate rats which have decimated the island’s unique population of seabirds over recent decades. The project involves dropping special bait across areas of the island by helicopter for... Read more

CHC and Bristow unite to support Japan

CHC and Bristow unite to support Japan

29-Mar-2011Source: CHC, Bristow

CHC Helicopter and Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) today announced a united humanitarian and relief aid initiative, Partners in Relief for Japan, committing both helicopter services and monetary support for the people of Japan following the devastating Northeast Kanto earthquake and tsunami of March 11. The commitment by CHC and Bristow includes heavy- and medium-lift... Read more

Rotorsim buys AW139 full-flight simulator

Rotorsim buys AW139 full-flight simulator

29-Mar-2011Source: CAE

Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that it is expanding with the purchase from CAE’s Military business of a CAE 3000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS) replicating the AW139 aircraft. The new AW139 FFS, to be delivered in 2012, will be jointly developed by CAE and AgustaWestland. The... Read more

Acquisition #3 – Boustead buys 51% of MHS Aviation

Acquisition #3 – Boustead buys 51% of MHS Aviation

28-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Boustead Holdings Bhd will buy a 51% stake in helicopter and aircraft charter services provider MHS Aviation Bhd for RM100mil in an effort to strengthen its involvement in the oil and gas industry. In Kuala Lumpur today, a filing on the “Bursa Malaysia” stock market stated that Boustead will buy 10.2mil shares of MHS Aviation... Read more

Acquisition #2 – EADS acquires Vector Aerospace

Acquisition #2 – EADS acquires Vector Aerospace

28-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Leiden, The Netherlands and Toronto, Canada – March 28th, 2011 – Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS (EUR:EAD) and Vector Aerospace Corporation (TSX:RNO), a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, have entered into a Support Agreement pursuant to which Eurocopter Holding will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vector... Read more

Acquisition #1 – Bond Aviation Group sold to INAER’s private equity owners

Acquisition #1 – Bond Aviation Group sold to INAER’s private equity owners

28-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Bond Aviation Group, the UK company encompassing the onshore operator Bond Air Service and its sister company Bond Offshore Helicopters, is set to be sold by Stephen and Peter Bond for a figure thought to be around £300 million (approx $480M).  The buyers are the two private equity groups that own Spanish operator INAER, which... Read more

Rushmore Helicopters gets approval to rezone land

Rushmore Helicopters gets approval to rezone land

28-Mar-2011Source: Rapid City Journal

Rushmore Helicopters wants to build a new helipad on 6 acres along U.S. Highway 16 near the intersection with Boulder Hill Road and Silver Mountain Road, 2 miles west of Rockerville.  The company operates a range of aerial tours, including one over the famous Mount Rushmore, pictured here.  See also http://www.coptertours.com/... Read more

Inspector General issues letter regarding FAA’s oversight of on-demand aircraft operators

Inspector General issues letter regarding FAA’s oversight of on-demand aircraft operators

28-Mar-2011Source: Office of Inspector General

On March 21, 2011, we issued a letter to Representative Jerry F. Costello, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Aviation, to convey the results of our review regarding challenges in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of on-demand aircraft operators.  We conducted this review to follow up on our... Read more

Riverside police helicopter pilot honoured

Riverside police helicopter pilot honoured

28-Mar-2011Source: Press-Enterprise

Sgt. Russ Shubert, who as a young officer landed a bullet-riddled helicopter after his partner had been shot... Read more

Korea to renovate Dokdo HP against Tokyo’s territorial claim

Korea to renovate Dokdo HP against Tokyo’s territorial claim

28-Mar-2011Source: Joongang Daily

South Korea plans to begin full-scale work to renovate a heliport on Dokdo if Japan lays renewed claim to the rocky islets in the East Sea in its new school textbooks, officials said Sunday.... Read more

Carson Helicopters goes live with Pentagon 2000SQL software

Carson Helicopters goes live with Pentagon 2000SQL software

28-Mar-2011Source: Pentagon 2000

Pentagon 2000 Software, Inc., the leading provider of software solutions for the Aerospace & Defense industry, is proud to announce that Carson Helicopters, Inc., a Perkasie, PA based helicopter repair station, has gone live with the Pentagon 2000SQLTM system to run its operations. Business functions ranging from core accounting & financials to Maintenance Repair &... Read more

Robinson is pulling out of economic turbulence

Robinson is pulling out of economic turbulence

28-Mar-2011Source: LA Times

Robinson Helicopter, known for its low-cost choppers, was nearly grounded by the recession but is poised to soar again with a new CEO, an expanded factory and a new model that’s generating buzz see full story... Read more

TRK Helicopters purchase new AS355NP from Eurocopter Canada

TRK Helicopters purchase new AS355NP from Eurocopter Canada

28-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter Canada

The AS355 NP will be introduced into TRK Helicopter’s fleet in April 2011. The AS355 NP will be used for various types of flying missions including; tours and commercial operations. “The AS355 NP will be a welcomed addition into TRK Helicopter’s dynamic fleet of aircraft,” said Mr. Randy Marks, President, TRK Helicopter’s. “The AS355 NP’s... Read more

Vector’s Arriel 2 engine overhaul line in full operation

Vector’s Arriel 2 engine overhaul line in full operation

28-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector – www.vectoraerospace.com), a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation one of the world’s leading independent providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services announces its Turbomeca-approved Arriel 2 engine repair and overhaul line; including full test capability is up and running. “We are excited to introduce Vector’s newest engine... Read more

Vector receives FAA approval for S-61 glass cockpit installations

Vector receives FAA approval for S-61 glass cockpit installations

28-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector Helicopter Services – www.vectoraerospace.com), a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation and one of the world’s leading independent providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services has been granted a Federal Aviation Administration Amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), #SA1230AK-R STC; for an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Integrated Cockpit Display... Read more

Turbomeca USA signs training contract with Eurocopter Canada

Turbomeca USA signs training contract with Eurocopter Canada

28-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter Canada

A subcontracting agreement was signed between Turbomeca USA, Inc. (Safran group) and Eurocopter Canada Limited that will provide level 1 and 2 (different level on intervention on the engine) training courses in Canada. Under this agreement Eurocopter Canada Limited will be responsible for the training needs in Canada, coordinating with Turbomeca USA, Inc. The goal... Read more

Slave Lake Helicopters is first in Canada to buy an AS350B3e

Slave Lake Helicopters is first in Canada to buy an AS350B3e

28-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter Canada

The enhanced AS350 B3e is the next generation aircraft in the proven Ecureuil family of helicopters.  Officially launched at Heli-Expo, 2011 the new version features a more powerful Turbomeca Arriel 2D turbo shaft engine, a new digital FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) and is fitted with an engine data recorder. “The selection of the... Read more

Bristow to present at Howard Weil 39th Annual Energy Conference

Bristow to present at Howard Weil 39th Annual Energy Conference

28-Mar-2011Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced today that the Company will be attending the Howard Weil 39th Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans on March 28 – 31, 2011. William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March... Read more

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at HAC 2011

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at HAC 2011

25-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) www.vectoraerospace.com,a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation, one of the world’s leading independent providers of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services will once again exhibit at the Helicopter Association of Canada’s Annual Conference (booth #108) in Vancouver, British Columbia from March 25th -27th, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Vector... Read more

Methven Heliski previews its 25th Winter Season

Methven Heliski previews its 25th Winter Season

25-Mar-2011Source: Methven Heliski

This season at Methven Heli we will be celebrating 25 years of operation! With a strong La Nina situation the longrange prediction is for a cold winter with plenty of snow. There has been some concern following the recent Christchurch earthquake however business is normal for Methven and for guests travelling though Christchurch there are... Read more

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