Civil News

Vector Aerospace re-targets SeaKing / S-61 market

Vector Aerospace re-targets SeaKing / S-61 market

5-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Richmond, BC – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector – 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 is working hard to ensure it remains ahead of the curve in relation to its ability to offer comprehensive engine; dynamic component;... Read more

Phoenix Heliparts appoints new managers for QA and Business Development

Phoenix Heliparts appoints new managers for QA and Business Development

5-Mar-2011Source: Phoenix Heliparts

Mesa, Arizona – March 5, 2011. Phoenix Heliparts, Inc. is continuing its successful expansion by appointing Conrad Moreno as quality assurance manager, and Marcus Landry as manager of business development. Both appointees have over 30 years experience in the helicopter industry, with careers that have focused on quality assurance and strategic expansion. Moreno has supported... Read more

FlightSafety demos enhanced VITAL-X visual system at Heli-Expo

FlightSafety demos enhanced VITAL-X visual system at Heli-Expo

5-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is demonstrating an enhanced version of its VITAL X Visual System designed specifically for use in helicopter training programs and simulators at Heli-Expo. It was designed based on extensive consultation with helicopter operators from various industry segments and the company’s vast experience in civil and military simulation equipment. “Visitors to FlightSafety’s exhibit at... Read more

FlightSafety offers Crew Resource Management Course designed for Helicopter Operations

FlightSafety offers Crew Resource Management Course designed for Helicopter Operations

5-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce Crew Resource Management training designed specifically for helicopter operations. Helicopter pilots, flight assistants, air ambulance crews, maintenance personnel and flight operation specialists will all benefit from this scenario-based training program. The topics covered during this four-hour course include Human Factors, teamwork, communication, situational awareness, aeronautical decision making, leadership and... Read more

TriState CareFlight commences ops from Taos, New Mexico

TriState CareFlight commences ops from Taos, New Mexico

5-Mar-2011Source: JEMS

Somewhat later than the planned start in December 2010, TriState Careflight this week started from Taos, New Mexico... Read more

SMS Success Story – Information, Communication and Documentation Control

SMS Success Story – Information, Communication and Documentation Control

5-Mar-2011Source: CHC

At what point can documentation control impact safety in the office or on the job site? “Flight Standards has a well-deserved reputation for meeting the strictest criteria for document management and control.  However, stakeholders began providing feedback to the department saying that it was becoming increasingly difficult to locate operations manuals and supporting documentation on... Read more

Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers new service to EMS

Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers new service to EMS

5-Mar-2011Source: Vanderbilt LifeFlight

Ambulance services that come to Nashville hospitals from outlying counties often have to return home leaving valuable equipment behind that is still being used to stabilize patients. Spine boards, straps and head immobilization devices are just some of the thousands of pieces of equipment left at Nashville area emergency departments. Getting this equipment back is... Read more

Life-saving tech coming to Collier MedFlight

Life-saving tech coming to Collier MedFlight

5-Mar-2011Source: ABC-7

This small piece of equipment called “Heli-TAWS” – or Terrain Avoidance and Warning system.  “It’s extremely important. This is a probably the best piece of technology we could put in the aircraft, besides the night-vision goggles we have,” Collier County Flight Operations Director Steve Adams  explained.... Read more

Phoenix Heliparts customizes 1981 MD500D with less than 700 hour TTAF

Phoenix Heliparts customizes 1981 MD500D with less than 700 hour TTAF

5-Mar-2011Source: Phoenix Heliparts

Mesa, Arizona – March 5, 2011. After being fully restored by Phoenix Heliparts, of Mesa, AZ, a 1981 MD500D model has been customized with an ‘E’ nose, air conditioning and a complete Aerodynamix NVG package. This 30-year-old aircraft is now truly state of the art. Official handover to Team C&H, of Jacksonville, Florida, will take... Read more

Aero Dynamix displays B206 owned by NASCAR legend

Aero Dynamix displays B206 owned by NASCAR legend

5-Mar-2011Source: Aero Dynamix

Aero Dynamix Inc. is very proud to have the Bell 206B owned and operated by NASCAR legend Andy Petree in their booth (Booth #1337) this year at Heli Expo and would like to invite you by to see it. “We are tremendously excited to have Andy’s helicopter on display in our booth” stated General Manager... Read more

FAA Awards Part 135 Certification to Alamo Helicopter Tours

FAA Awards Part 135 Certification to Alamo Helicopter Tours

5-Mar-2011Source: Alamo Helicopter Tours

Alamo Helicopter Tours, a San Antonio based helicopter tour company and flight school, today announced that it has been awarded a Part 135 Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Part 135 certificate allows Alamo Helicopter Tours to operate as an air taxi, providing transportation to and/or from any location in the United States. ... Read more

Russian Helicopters detail Heli-Expo 2011 presence

Russian Helicopters detail Heli-Expo 2011 presence

5-Mar-2011Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a part of UIC Oboronprom, showcased its lineup at HELI-EXPO 2011 (stand 628) in Orlando, FL. The models on are potentially the most suitable and attractive for the North American market – the medium multi-role Mi-8/17, the coaxial Ka-32A11BC, the highly maneuverable light Mi-34C1, and the multi-role special ops (including operations in thin... Read more

Eurocopter have mystery wrapped up at Heli-Expo 2011

Eurocopter have mystery wrapped up at Heli-Expo 2011

5-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The centre piece of Eurocopter’s booth at Heli-Expo is wrapped up for a theatrical reveal on show open morning tomorrow.  The manufacturer will not be drawn on exactly what is under the wraps, but industry speculation points to the new EC146, which in very simplistic terms is an EC145 with a fenestron tail rotor. Stay... Read more

Air Comm unveils Comfort+ Program at Heli-Expo 2011

Air Comm unveils Comfort+ Program at Heli-Expo 2011

5-Mar-2011Source: Air Comm

Air Comm Corp will introduce and discuss its Comfort+ Program at Heli-Expo 2011, March 6-8 in Orlando, Fla. With its superior, advanced technology heating and air conditioning systems for helicopters, Air Comm Corp. reliably delivers comfort — plus mission-critical extras — to operators worldwide. “Comfort+ is what distinguishes Air Comm as the leader in helicopter... Read more

Revue Thommen announces smaller HSL-800 searchlight

Revue Thommen announces smaller HSL-800 searchlight

5-Mar-2011Source: Revue Thommen

REVUE THOMMEN of Waldenburg, Switzerland has announced the future availability of the smaller and lighter HSL-800 Helicopter Searchlight for weight and power restricted aircraft operations such as single engine aircraft in the U.S. Law Enforcement market segment. The HSL-800 is in the development stage at this time with anticipated availability in the 1st Quarter of... Read more

NAASCO Northeast Corp to showcase new starter generator repair and overhaul technology

NAASCO Northeast Corp to showcase new starter generator repair and overhaul technology

5-Mar-2011Source: NAASCO Northeast Corp

NAASCO Northeast Corporation will be exhibiting at the Heil-Expo in Orlando Florida on March 6th through 8th for its 25th straight year. The company will debut a completely redesigned booth with emphasis on the latest technology in starter generator repair and overhaul with NAASCO’s patented “Mercury Mod” improvement programs supporting Agusta, Bell, Eurocopter, MD, Schweizer... Read more

Portneuf Medical Center transitions Life Flight program into Life Flight Network

Portneuf Medical Center transitions Life Flight program into Life Flight Network

5-Mar-2011Source: Idaho State Journal

Portneuf Medical Center announced their decision to transition their flight program into Life Flight Network effective April 1st.  Life Flight Network will maintain a base of operation at Pocatello Medical Center.... Read more

Eurocopter giving away seven iPads at Heli-Expo

Eurocopter giving away seven iPads at Heli-Expo

5-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

American Eurocopter will be giving away 7 iPads throughout the Heli-Expo.  Only persons residing in United States who are at least 18 years of age can enter, so that counts out getting on for half of the show visitors from outside the US.  Sweepstakes Starts March 02, 2011 @ 12:30 pm (CST) and ends March... Read more

Timken remains at forefront of aerospace replacement parts market

Timken remains at forefront of aerospace replacement parts market

5-Mar-2011Source: Timken

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) continues to expand its capabilities to serve the total lifecycle of overhaul and replacement parts for the aviation industry with 28 new FAA-certified replacement parts for a variety of helicopter drivetrain and engine platforms. Timken now offers more than 1,600 FAA-certified replacement parts overall – some of which the company... Read more

Eurocopter to launch the AS350B3e

Eurocopter to launch the AS350B3e

5-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Hidden away on Eurocopter’s website is a brief note on the helicopters they have on the show floor at Heli-Expo in Orlando, and they are… EC175 mockup in offshore configuration – expect some Gulf of Mexico orders to be announced EC130 for Air Methods in an all-blue scheme with Life Flight titles – registration N506LF... Read more

SRT completes China’s Rescue Salvage Bureau training program

SRT completes China’s Rescue Salvage Bureau training program

5-Mar-2011Source: SRT Helicopters

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 5, 2011 – SRT Helicopters, a leading provider of high-risk operational services and training for rotorcraft users and aviation organizations, has successfully completed a major contract, implemented in February 2009, to provide advanced aerial search and rescue (SAR) training for the Chinese Ministry of Transport’s Rescue & Salvage Bureau (MOT/SRB).  SRT delivered... Read more

EMS EC135 makes precautionary landing at Boston Logan Airport

EMS EC135 makes precautionary landing at Boston Logan Airport

4-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A Eurocopter Ec135 of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Airborne Response Team “D-HART” made a precautionary landing at the busy Boston Logan Airport today after the pilot reported difficulties with one engine.  Airline operations were not affected in the way that Britain’s London City Airport came to a standstill yesterday after a similar emergency. It was on its... Read more

Cobham upgrades RT-5000P transceiver

Cobham upgrades RT-5000P transceiver

4-Mar-2011Source: Cobham

PRESCOTT, Arizona – Cobham has announced a significant enhancement to their Flexcomm Tactical Communications line-up: the new RT-5000P all-band P-25 transceiver. The new RT-5000P: Covers all current and future P-25 public service frequency bands with one radio Features front panel programmability (FPP) of all AM/FM P-25 channel information (no computer required) Offers a new, powerful... Read more

Saab’s agreement regarding technical and maintenance ops for air ambulance comes into force

Saab’s agreement regarding technical and maintenance ops for air ambulance comes into force

4-Mar-2011Source: Saab

The agreement signed between defence and security company Saab and Scandinavian Air Ambulance Holding AB (SAA) in December 2010 came into force on 1st March. At the same time, an order in this eight-year contract was received, worth MSEK 225. The agreement that was signed at the end of last year means that Saab assumes... Read more

Airwolf Aerospace develops new TT Straps for JetRanger, LongRanger

Airwolf Aerospace develops new TT Straps for JetRanger, LongRanger

4-Mar-2011Source: Airwolf Aerospace

Airwolf Aerospace has developed a new Tension-Torsion (TT) strap for Bell 206 Jet Ranger and 206L Long Ranger helicopters, civilian and military. The straps will be on display at HAI Heli-Expo, 2011 (Booth #3561). Airwolf manufactures the straps under an FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA). Airwolf’s TT straps anchor each rotor blade to the mast... Read more

Eurocopter to introduce a new era in helicopter flight at the Heli-Expo 2011 exhibition

Eurocopter to introduce a new era in helicopter flight at the Heli-Expo 2011 exhibition

4-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter will unveil its newest helicopter and launch a comprehensive enhancement of the existing product line at Heli-Expo 2011 exposition in Orlando, Florida, underscoring the company’s commitment to innovation for the improved operating performance, efficiency and maintainability of its rotary-wing aircraft. The new helicopter is to be revealed at Eurocopter’s exhibit stand (#4637) at 11:30... Read more

Donaldson to offer operators clarity on dust, dirt and contaminants with Heli-Expo 2011 presentation

Donaldson to offer operators clarity on dust, dirt and contaminants with Heli-Expo 2011 presentation

4-Mar-2011Source: Donaldson

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), is ready to clean up the helicopter industry with its first-ever Heli-Expo presentation on Inlet Barrier Filters for rotary wing operators. The briefing, for helicopter operators large and small who want to increase fleet safety, reliability and efficiency, is scheduled for Sunday, March... Read more

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2011

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Richmond, BC – Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector) 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 will be exhibiting at Heli-Expo (Booth # 2137). Vector experienced another banner year in 2010; highlighted by new facility openings in Huntsville, Alabama, Calgary,... Read more

Bristow Nigeria recruiting pilots

Bristow Nigeria recruiting pilots

4-Mar-2011Source: Bristow Nigeria

Bristow is one of the world’s largest providers of helicopter services. The first civil helicopter company to work in the oil and gas industry, Bristow has earned an international reputation for speed of response and quality of service.Bristow is a truly global organization, working together from facilities around the world to offer a wide-ranging array of services.... Read more

Tulare County Sheriff budget allows purchase of aircraft, not helicopter

Tulare County Sheriff budget allows purchase of aircraft, not helicopter

4-Mar-2011Source: Flight Design

Tulare County is situated about a hundred miles north of Los Angeles near California’s Sequoia National Forest. Facing the same budget constraints as many localities, Tulare County Sheriff Department Captain David Williams chose a Light-Sport Aircraft to perform patrol duties. He ordered a Flight Design CTLS. According to David Castellon writing for the Visalia Times-Delta... Read more

New York’s Mercy Flight to get $3M loan to buy Bell 429

New York’s Mercy Flight to get $3M loan to buy Bell 429

4-Mar-2011Source: U.S. Senator Charles E Schumer

U.S. Senator Charles E Schumer announced that Mercy Flight WNY will be the recipient of a $3 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order to update their aging fleet of medevac EMS helicopters. The loan, to be disbursed through USDA’s Community Facility Direct Loan program will allow Mercy Flight WNY to purchase a new,... Read more

CAE closes acquisition of CHC Helicopter’s training operation

CAE closes acquisition of CHC Helicopter’s training operation

4-Mar-2011Source: CAE

CAE and CHC Helicopter, a global leader in helicopter services, announced today, at the eve of Heli-Expo 2011, the closing of the acquisition by CAE of CHC Helicopter’s helicopter flight training operations. They also announced the execution of the agreement that will see CAE become CHC’s long-term training partner, responsible for training more than 2,000... Read more

Coroner at 7/7 terrorism inquest says London Air Ambulance needs “proper funding”

Coroner at 7/7 terrorism inquest says London Air Ambulance needs “proper funding”

4-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

On 7th July 2005, the city of London was rocked by a series of terrorist blasts during the morning rush hour, targetting three underground trains and one iconic red London bus.  A total of 56 people died, including four suicide bombers. There is currently an inquest in London into the tragic events of that day. ... Read more

Helipark Taxi Aereo orders Brazil’s first Kamov Ka32

Helipark Taxi Aereo orders Brazil’s first Kamov Ka32

4-Mar-2011Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a part of UIC Oboronprom, and Brazilian commercial helicopter operator Helipark Taxi Aereo have concluded an agreement on the delivery of a multi-role Ka-32A11BC helicopter. It is to be employed in civil operations in Brazil for the commercial transportation of cargo on an external sling. The acquisition of a Ka-32A11BC became the company’s... Read more

Precision Aviation Group acquires Gardner Aviation Specialist

Precision Aviation Group acquires Gardner Aviation Specialist

4-Mar-2011Source: Precision Aviation Group

Atlanta, GA – based Precision Aviation Group (PAG), exclusive provider of ISMRO® (Inventory Supported Maintenance Repair & Overhaul), announces the acquisition of Peachtree City, GA – based Gardner Aviation Specialist (GAS), an FAA Repair Station specializing in Avionics Installations, “Glass Panel” upgrades,  Aircraft Maintenance, and MRO Services. The GAS purchase allows PAG to expand the services it provides... Read more

Professional Aircraft Accessories expands rotorcraft capabilities

Professional Aircraft Accessories expands rotorcraft capabilities

4-Mar-2011Source: Professional Aircraft Accessories

Professional Aircraft Accessories, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today they have added Transmission Test Cell capabilities to their repertoire of rotorcraft support. “We have invested approximately $500,000 into a new rotorcraft test cell to facilitate transmission overhauls,” said President of Professional Aircraft Accessories Robert Bial. “We have conducted a lot of research in this area... Read more

Dart Helicopter Services publishes 2011 catalogue

Dart Helicopter Services publishes 2011 catalogue

4-Mar-2011Source: Dart Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is enhancing its stature as a leading global designer, developer and distributor of more than 3,500 helicopter components and accessories that increase flight safety, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction with the introduction of the company’s new 2011 catalog. “DART’s catalog gets bigger and better each year,” said Mike O’Reilly, DART president and... Read more

Three helicopters wrongly fuelled at Forestville

Three helicopters wrongly fuelled at Forestville

4-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A group of three helicopters, believed to all be  R44s, were touring together and stopped for fuel at Forestville Airport in Canada.  One experienced significant loss of power not long after take-off and it turned out that all three were wrongly fuelled with Jet fuel instead of AvGas. HeliHub.com adds a separate page for every... Read more

Pall Corporation to showcase engine air inlet protection system at Heli-Expo 2011

Pall Corporation to showcase engine air inlet protection system at Heli-Expo 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: Pall Corporation

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, will feature its Centrisep® Engine Advanced Protection System (EAPS) at HELI-EXPO at the Orlando Convention Center, March 6-8. Product designs that support all major helicopter OEMs will be on display in booth #433. Additionally, Pall will host a technical seminar entitled,Helicopter Engine Inlet Protection, on... Read more

New Control Display Units for all Latitude Flight Following Products

New Control Display Units for all Latitude Flight Following Products

4-Mar-2011Source: Latitude Technologies

Latitude is pleased to announce their new RC6000A and RC7000A control and display units (CDU) to support their popular SkyNode® line of satellite data and telephone systems. The RC6000A and RC7000A CDUs are cockpit certified to -45C temperatures and feature an intuitive user display with large control buttons for gloved and high vibration operation. Both... Read more

Blackcomb Aviation appoints VP

Blackcomb Aviation appoints VP

4-Mar-2011Source: Blackcomb Aviation

Blackcomb Aviation’s Chief Executive Officer, Sacha McLean, today announced that Steve Wright has been appointed Vice President.  This appointment coincides with the expansion of Blackcomb Aviation’s fleet and executive travel services in response to renewed interest from the public and private sector in jet and helicopter charters, and aircraft management services. “Steve Wright is an... Read more

AgustaWestland to showcase AW169 mock up at Helitech 2011

AgustaWestland to showcase AW169 mock up at Helitech 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: Reed Exhbitions

AgustaWestland has confirmed that it will be showcasing a life-size mock up of its new AW169 helicopter at Helitech 2011, which takes place at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, near Cambridge in the United Kingdom, from 27-29 September. The AW169 is a multi-purpose, twin engine, light transport utility helicopter that has been developed to... Read more

MD Helicopters plans prominent role at Heli-Expo 2011

MD Helicopters plans prominent role at Heli-Expo 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), a leading manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters, will display three aircraft at Heli-Expo 2011, to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida – March 5th-8th.  The MD 500E®, MD 530F® and MD 902 Explorer® will all be on display at Booth #1618 for the duration of... Read more

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at Heli-Expo, March 6-8, 2011

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at Heli-Expo, March 6-8, 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: Latitude Technologies

Latitude Technologies of Victoria, British Columbia announced today that it will be exhibiting at the upcoming Heli-Expo Trade show and Conference in Orlando, Florida from March 6-8, 2011.  On display will be a full range of satcom products and services offered by Latitude including the SkyNodeâ„¢ S100 and S200 products as well as their newest... Read more

Revue Thommen displays HSL-1600 searchlight at Heli-Expo 2011

Revue Thommen displays HSL-1600 searchlight at Heli-Expo 2011

4-Mar-2011Source: Revue Thommen

REVUE THOMMEN of Waldenburg, Switzerland has announced they are in the final stages of development and production of the HSL-1600 Helicopter Searchlight. First production deliveries are scheduled for 2nd Quarter 2011. “Our searchlight has undergone extensive testing and practical flight trials under the scrutiny of major European helicopter OEM’s and several large fleet operators in... Read more

Timken hosts famed US Army pilot at Heli-Expo

Timken hosts famed US Army pilot at Heli-Expo

4-Mar-2011Source: Timken

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) hosts former U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, Jim Hardy, at its 2011 Heli-Expo exhibit #1306, March 6-7, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Timken invites attendees and exhibitors at the show to meet Hardy and hear his story first-hand. Hardy piloted his Boeing Apache AH-64A 50 miles back to base after... Read more

Guardian Mobility launches Guardian 7

Guardian Mobility launches Guardian 7

4-Mar-2011Source: Guardian Mobility

Guardian Mobility announced its newest product, the Guardian 7, will be at Heli-Expo 2011 in Orlando from March 6-8. This product is the industry’s first open platform, scalable aircraft communications system that helps operators reduce operational costs. “We have been working very hard to adapt technology in new ways for the growing information needs of aircraft... Read more

Polish EMS chooses Becker Avionics 406 MHz GPS PLB for EC135 fleet

Polish EMS chooses Becker Avionics 406 MHz GPS PLB for EC135 fleet

3-Mar-2011Source: Becker Avionics

Becker Avionics, a leading provider of Personal Locator Beacons (PLB)/Emergency Radios, is pleased to announce that the Polish Ministry of Heath has chosen the MR510 Personal Locator Beacon/Emergency Radio, with embedded GPS receiver technology for their EC135 air medical helicopter fleet. The Polish Ministry of Health air medical helicopter fleet provides high-quality HEMS service to... Read more

Donaldson to deliver 5,000th IBF at Heli-Expo

Donaldson to deliver 5,000th IBF at Heli-Expo

3-Mar-2011Source: Donaldson

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of the Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) announced today that it will celebrate delivery of its 5,000th Inlet Barrier Filtration (IBF) System at Heli-Expo 2011.  “This delivery is the culmination of years of hard work by an intensely dedicated and talented team,” said Michael Scimone, president of Donaldson’s St.... Read more

Great Slave Helicopters signs multi-aircraft contract with Peregrine Diamonds

Great Slave Helicopters signs multi-aircraft contract with Peregrine Diamonds

3-Mar-2011Source: Great Slave Helicopters

Discovery Air Inc. subsidiary Great Slave Helicopters Ltd. is pleased to announce it has been contracted by Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. to support its 2011 diamond exploration program on the 980,000 hectare Chidliak Project. Great Slave Helicopters will have multiple intermediate helicopters contracted to Peregrine Diamonds for the entire six- to seven-month 2011 field season. “We... Read more

Bakersfield Man Charged With Lasering Sheriff Helicopter

Bakersfield Man Charged With Lasering Sheriff Helicopter

3-Mar-2011Source: TurnTo23.com

US Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment today charging Jeffrey Lee Gentry, 33, of Bakersfield, with interfering with the safe operation of a Kern County Sheriff’s Department helicopter by shining a hand-held laser into the cockpit.... Read more

Dart announces TC approval of Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketâ„¢ for Bell 407s and LongRangers

Dart announces TC approval of Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketâ„¢ for Bell 407s and LongRangers

3-Mar-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada approval for their Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketâ„¢ for the Bell 206L/L1/L3/L4 and 407 model aircraft.  FAA and EASA approvals are pending. The new DART Quick Release Heli-Utility-Basketsâ„¢ for light Bell aircraft feature a patent pending and innovative mounting... Read more

Blue Sky Network at Heli-Expo 2011

Blue Sky Network at Heli-Expo 2011

3-Mar-2011Source: Blue Sky Network

If you’re attending Heli-Expo, and safety is your priority, then you must pay us a visit. Visit booth #2717 to experience Blue Sky Network’s SkyRouter 2, our vastly enhanced tracking portal: ensuring the security of your assets and the safety of your staff has never been this easy. This will be the debut of SkyRouter... Read more

Cobham Integrated Cockpit Simulator to Debut at Heli-Expo

Cobham Integrated Cockpit Simulator to Debut at Heli-Expo

3-Mar-2011Source: Cobham

Cobham has announced the debut of their Integrated Cockpit Simulator in Booth 4028 at Heli-Expo. The two-seat unit will feature Cobham’s large-format 3D Synthetic Vision EFIS, Audio and Radio products, and the HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System. About Cobham Cobham’s products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems... Read more

Associated Aviation introduces new CEO

Associated Aviation introduces new CEO

3-Mar-2011Source: Associated Aviation

Vancouver, BC – Associated Aviation (Associated) along with its subsidiary, Timber Wolf Aviation (www.associatedaviation.com) is pleased to announce that Adrienne Robinson (formerly Adrienne Lawrence) has taken on the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO); says Rod Youngberg, owner and vice president of production and operations with Associated. ‘’Adrienne is a proven leader in the aerospace... Read more

Donaldson to display Inlet Barrier Filter for AgustaWestland AW109E/S/SP at Heli-Expo

Donaldson to display Inlet Barrier Filter for AgustaWestland AW109E/S/SP at Heli-Expo

3-Mar-2011Source: Donaldson

St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 2011 – Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), will display its new Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the AgustaWestland AW109 Power, Grand, Grand New (E/S/SP) helicopters during Heli-Expo 2011 (Exhibit 4428) in Orlando, Fla., March 6-8, 2011. With this new IBF solution, AW109... Read more

Vector Aerospace appoints Sales & Service Manager for Eastern USA

Vector Aerospace appoints Sales & Service Manager for Eastern USA

3-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation, one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Novy as Eastern United States (USA) Sales & Service Manager for Helicopter Engine and Components. Novy brings a wealth of technical and hands-on experience to the Vector team; having... Read more

Helinet launches multi-helicopter surveillance solution for LA County Sheriff

Helinet launches multi-helicopter surveillance solution for LA County Sheriff

3-Mar-2011Source: Helinet

Helinet Technologies, an international provider of aviation technology solutions to the law enforcement, government and military markets, announced today its selection by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to develop and support a comprehensive microwave downlink system for the Department’s new fleet of 14 patrol helicopters.  Created in partnership with the LASD’s Aero Bureau,... Read more

Dart Helicopter Services changes management and owners

Dart Helicopter Services changes management and owners

3-Mar-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services

Oceanside, CA, March 3, 2011 — DART Helicopter Services, a world leader in the design, development and distribution of more than 3,500 helicopter components and accessories that enhance flight safety, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, has announced a change in the company’s leadership. Additionally, Jeff Shapiro and Ron Gladnick have sold their investment interest in... Read more

Install and Save: Donaldson IBFs Deliver Quantifiable Returns on Investment

Install and Save: Donaldson IBFs Deliver Quantifiable Returns on Investment

3-Mar-2011Source: Donaldson

Studies continue to show that it pays to equip helicopters with Inlet Barrier Filtration Systems (IBF) from Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of the Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI). The missions, operating conditions and helicopters in each study are different. But the results — impressive cost savings and measurable returns on investment (ROI) —... Read more

Breeze-Eastern’s next-generation Reactive Overload Clutch released

Breeze-Eastern’s next-generation Reactive Overload Clutch released

3-Mar-2011Source: Breeze-Eastern

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is upgrading the hoists of more than 100 H-65 Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopters with a unique safety-enhancing product available exclusively from Breeze-Eastern Corporation (Heli-Expo Exhibit 3631). The USCG installation of the Reactive Overload Clutch is nearly complete and many of the upgraded hoists are already operational. The Reactive Overload Clutch is... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance launches donate-by-text service

East Anglian Air Ambulance launches donate-by-text service

3-Mar-2011Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

Supporters of one of the region’s largest charities now have a new way to help save lives across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. The East Anglian Air Ambulance has launched a text-to-donate number making it simple for people to donate just a small amount of money to the charity wherever they are. Supporters can now... Read more

Vector Aerospace to hold Q4 analyst concall on March 10th

Vector Aerospace to hold Q4 analyst concall on March 10th

3-Mar-2011Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation will hold a fourth quarter 2010 conference call at 1:30p.m. EST on Thursday March 10, 2011. The conference call will review Vector’s results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The scheduled speakers for the Company on the conference call are: Declan O’Shea, President and Chief Executive Officer and... Read more

Atlantic Air marks five years and introduces second EC135

Atlantic Air marks five years and introduces second EC135

3-Mar-2011Source: Atlantic Health

Atlantic Ambulance Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlantic Health, the parent company of Morristown Memorial Hospital and Overlook Hospital, is marking half a decade of service with Atlantic Air One, its medevac helicopter based in northern New Jersey, while seeking to duplicate that success with a new, twin helicopter, Atlantic Air Two, in the southern region... Read more

SkyTrac Systems to launch SkyWeb Mobile for iPhone, Blackberry and Android

SkyTrac Systems to launch SkyWeb Mobile for iPhone, Blackberry and Android

3-Mar-2011Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is launching SkyWeb Mobile for iPhone, Blackberry and Android at Heli-Expo 2011. The mobile application displays current position and flight data for aircrafts equipped with SkyTrac’s hardware solutions. A unique auto refresh feature allows continual feedback on the aircrafts’ movement; the position on the map and log is updated as new reports are sent from... Read more

Navigate to SMS in Orlando at Heli-Expo 2011

Navigate to SMS in Orlando at Heli-Expo 2011

3-Mar-2011Source: Sextant Readings

Safety Management Systems (SMS) are becoming increasingly widespread throughout the world’s helicopter, HEMS and helicopter maintenance sector as a result of ICAO mandating that all member states require a State Safety Program (SSP). Our Q-Pulse solution is the information foundation to meet or exceed the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) SMS Toolkit attributes guidance. Q-Pulse... Read more

SEI’s Bambi Bucket to exhibit at Heli-Expo 2011

SEI’s Bambi Bucket to exhibit at Heli-Expo 2011

3-Mar-2011Source: SEI Industries

SEI Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting the complete Bambi Bucket product line at the coming Heli-Expo March 6-8, 2011 at Booth #1218. SEI has been a member of HAI since 1982 and is proud to be an annual exhibitor at Heli-Expo. SEI will be displaying the complete line of... Read more

JSSI appoints President for Asia-Pacific

JSSI appoints President for Asia-Pacific

3-Mar-2011Source: JSSI

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the largest, independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, recently announced the appointment of Chuck Woods as President, Asia-Pacific. Mr. Woods brings more than 20 years of international business aviation experience to JSSI. For the past 10 years, Mr. Woods served as CEO of Jet... Read more

Air Methods to Report Q4 and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results on March 10

Air Methods to Report Q4 and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results on March 10

3-Mar-2011Source: Air Methods

Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM - News) will report financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 after the close of the market on Thursday, March 10, 2011. The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 4:15 p.m. Eastern to discuss these results. Interested parties can access the call by... Read more

Goodrich Hosts Rescue Hoist Users Conference

Goodrich Hosts Rescue Hoist Users Conference

3-Mar-2011Source: Goodrich

Goodrich Corporation’s (NYSE: GR) Sensors and Integrated Systems business will present its tenth annual Rescue Hoist Users Conference along with a special maintenance training session, March 3-4, 2011, immediately prior to the HAI HELI-EXPO(R) trade show in Orlando, Fla. The conference will take place at the Hilton Orlando. The conference will include an exchange of information between... Read more

Guardian Mobility at Heli-Expo 2011

Guardian Mobility at Heli-Expo 2011

3-Mar-2011Source: Guardian Mobility

We will be exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2011 in Orlando from March 6-8. Come stop by Booth #2907 for the release of our newest product, the Guardian 7, using 9602 Iridium technology. The Guardian 7 is a full-featured system that has aircraft tracking, free-form text messaging and automated data transmission capabilities, all built into a small... Read more

HeliRussia is once again a guest of Heli-Expo

HeliRussia is once again a guest of Heli-Expo

3-Mar-2011Source: HeliRussia

International Helicopter Industry Exhibition Helirussia, held annually in the Russian capital since 2008, has traditionally participated in the American Heli-Expo. The presence of the Russian exhibition in g.Orlando, Florida (March 6-8, 2011, booth number 4653) allows the participants and guests of the Heli-Expo in detail from first-hand look with the priorities of the Russian exhibition,... Read more

New York’s Talon Air purchases a Sikorsky S-76B

New York’s Talon Air purchases a Sikorsky S-76B

3-Mar-2011Source: Talon Air

New York’s leading private jet and executive helicopter owner and operator, announced today that in January it had purchased the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that was previously under their management. The helicopter has become such an integral part of their business model that when it became available they had to have it. The Talon Air fleet... Read more

ConocoPhillips reaches $2M milestone in supporting STARS

ConocoPhillips reaches $2M milestone in supporting STARS

3-Mar-2011Source: ConocoPhillips Canada

ConocoPhillips reached a $2 million donation milestone today after presenting the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) with a $100,000 cheque at the STARS Calgary base hangar. Mr. Joe Marushack, President, ConocoPhillips Canada, presented the donation to Dr. Greg Powell, President and CEO of STARS, with the STARS BK117 helicopter as a backdrop. STARS team... Read more

Fresno becomes latest California city to cut back on helicopter use

Fresno becomes latest California city to cut back on helicopter use

2-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

In the last month, San Jose has proposed temporarily grounding its helicopter to save money, Costa Mesa has stopped flying, Long Beach is looking to downgrade to cheaper helicopters, and now it’s the turn of Fresno.  The city operates two Eurocopter EC120s, as shown in the photo below The City of Fresno is cutting back... Read more

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