14-Aug-2009Source: Aviacao Brazil
A helicopter with aero configuration for transport will be one of the major attractions of the AgustaWestland LABACE in 2009, the most important fair of the sector of business aviation executive in Latin America.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Vancouver Sun
A Kelowna helicopter school is considering criminal record checks on potential students after a recent trainee pleaded guilty in the U.S. to using his new skill for cross-border drug smuggling.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
New Zealand-based global tracking service provider TracPlus Global Ltd has announced the worldwide release of the newest version of TracWatch, the company’s active monitoring service for vessels, aircraft and personnel tracked by the company.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Shanghai Daily
CHINA’S polar explorer ship Xuelong will carry a new helicopter for its next Antarctic trip following the fatal crash of its last service chopper in April.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Kazan
The Conference will take place оn August 20, 2009 in the period of holding an International Aerospace Salon MAKS –2009.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The private aerial firefighting industry has once again demonstrated its capability to deploy aircraft and crews rapidly to a rash of wildland fires throughout the far Western US. Currently, some 31 fires in nine States–from Alaska to Texas–have destroyed over 1,354,562 acres.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: The News Star
Johnston Flying Services LLC will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday offering a last chance for people to register for the fall semester.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: KVAL
Colin Martin was on bail, appealing his sentence for leading a U.S.-Canada drug conspiracy involving aircraft. But he was still able to obtain three helicopters, two of which ended up being flown by drug smugglers.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: WIBW
Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller spent hours Monday with media and community leaders talking about Topeka’s need for a helicopter unit. He met with members of the media for nearly three hours where he discussed all aspects of the unit.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Daily Record
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14-Aug-2009Source: STARS
Media and the public can now receive ongoing updates about STARS missions, events and general news by following the new “STARSambulance†Twitter account.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, W.V., Is again expanding its fleet of American Eurocopter helicopters, ordering its third EC135 and first EC145. Both aircraft will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Robson HeliMagic
Robson HeliMagic prepares for the Olympic Winter games with Olympic Heli Ski Packages in anticipation of the interest in Canadian Rockies experiences throughout the games and beyond... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Kommersant
Helisur operates ten Mi-8 helicopters and one MI-171, which serving offshore oil and gas rigs... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: NY Times
Federal officials on Thursday suspended two air traffic employees at Teterboro Airport who had been overseeing the Piper plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River on Saturday, killing nine people.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Rim of the World
SCE is relocating its fleet of aviation workhorses from LA/Ontario International Airport to the less-congested Chino Airport. The county’s Department of Airports and the Real Estate Services Dept had been in discussions with SCE regarding this relocation since August 2006.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Evening Express
The near-miss happened on March 20 when an air traffic controller gave a pilot the okay to climb – not realising a second helicopter was above him.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AMT
Uniflight Inc., a helicopter overhaul and repair service center based in Grand Prairie, Texas, has agreed to buy Millennium Aviation at Reading Regional... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AOPA
Aerokopter, a European helicopter manufacturer located in Poltava, Ukraine, announced the U.S. availability of its Aerokopter AK1-3 light helicopter. Certified in Europe in 2006, the company claims the two-seat helicopter will initially be offered as a kit.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), have concluded a challenging mediation process that has produced a landmark labor agreement.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Flightglobal
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14-Aug-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter scored another win with its repeat as the highest rated rotorcraft manufacturer for product support in the Aviation International News (AIN) annual survey.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
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13-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Placing the President’s Message in RotorNews will take Zuccaro’s message beyond the membership and readers of ROTOR magazine, and make it available to industry professionals and others interested in helicopter operations and the critical issues facing the rotorcraft industry.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The comprehensive NVG training package took place at the Palm Beach Helicopters flight training facility in Lantana, Florida in the newly NVG STC Bell 206B Jet Ranger.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Echo News
The Seawing Flying Club club, based at Southend Airport since 1970, has been leased its first helicopter – a Robinson R22 – expanding its fleet despite the economic downturn.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Mercury News
The federal government is considering transferring 229 acres of public land to Clark County for a heliport about 20 miles south of Las Vegas.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Connecticut Post
A Sikorsky Aircraft employee who told police he was concerned about terrorists infiltrating the defense contractor’s Main Street plant was arrested when he was caught driving around the factory’s flight area with a loaded shotgun and ammunition.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: News Durham Region
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13-Aug-2009Source: Stuff
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12-Aug-2009Source: Saint Alphonsus
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12-Aug-2009Source: NY Daily News
The FAA, she charged, has failed to make changes. “We believe if the recommendations were implemented, aviation safety would be improved,” the blunt-speaking Hersman said. She said 225 aircraft fly within 3 miles of the crash site every day, and pilots below 1,100 feet are free to choose their routes without monitoring from air-traffic controllers.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Anglia One
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11-Aug-2009Source: Chicago Tribune
Experts from the Illinois Department of Transportation will pore over stacks of statistics and tales of medical emergencies in trying to decide whether a heliport proposed for the new Lurie Children’s Hospital in Streeterville can be built.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: PHI
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 were 39,246, compared to 39,630 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Vector Aerospace Corporation wishes to inform its customers and affected operators that they once again have a Canadian support alternative for Breeze Eastern Corporation products.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Times Record News
The Wichita Falls Air Evac Lifeteam base opened to the public Saturday morning, giving tours of the newly renovated and more spacious facility.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: AeroComputers
AeroComputers Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of integration between the UC-5100 Digital Mapping System and the HD/IR sensor payload. This integration provides advanced mapping, geopointing and video switching capabilities.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Ubergizmo
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11-Aug-2009Source: Nebraska State Paper
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10-Aug-2009Source: Dallas News
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10-Aug-2009Source: EcoWorldly
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10-Aug-2009Source: Chelton Flight Systems
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10-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland
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10-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
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10-Aug-2009Source: Continental
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10-Aug-2009Source: New York Times
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10-Aug-2009Source: Bristow
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7-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
A Maryland State Police Aviation Command crew has been honored for a daring December 2008 rescue which utilized American Eurocopter’s Dauphin AS365 when a broken water main left several vehicles trapped in three-to-four feet of swiftly-flowing water.... Read more
3-Aug-2009Source: Robb & Robb
Gary C. Robb of Kansas City’s Robb & Robb, LLC delivered an address on Monday, July 27, 2009 on “Litigating a Helicopter Crash Case” to the Aviation Law Section at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), held in San Francisco, California.... Read more
3-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
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31-Jul-2009Source: Kazan
July, 24 was held the official visit of two important visitors on the Kazan helicopter plant. The Interest to manufacture of the world famous helicopters of mark “Mi” and ANSAT was shown by the mayor of the city of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: PTI
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today ordered transferring of 21 hectares land in Joshimath area to Chamoli district administration for the construction of a helipad, stadium and an auditorium.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Cay Compass
Governor Stuart Jack asked the Auditor General Dan Duguay in September to undertake an investigation into the purchase of the helicopter. Mr. Duguay found that there was no clear documentation of what the required operational capabilities of the helicopter should be, and limited communication between the police and the Civil Aviation Authority about the helicopter.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Rotorhub
The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week.... Read more
