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Tulsa Police Department grounds both helicopters to save money

Tulsa Police Department grounds both helicopters to save money

1-Nov-2009Source: Tulsa World

Because of budget cuts, Saturday will be the last night either one of the two police helicopters will be flying in Tulsa for the foreseeable future.   Officials have said they will be saving $195,000 for the duration of the fiscal year by grounding the helicopters. The four officers assigned to the unit have been reassigned... Read more

Alpen Co Ltd Orders An AW109 Power

Alpen Co Ltd Orders An AW109 Power

1-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland and Kaigai Aviotech Corporation are pleased to announce that Alpen Co. Ltd of Japan has ordered an AW109 Power light twin turbine engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used for VIP/corporate transport purposes and operated from Nagoya.... Read more

VIH Aviation Group and Helicopters NZ finalize joint venture

VIH Aviation Group and Helicopters NZ finalize joint venture

1-Nov-2009Source: VIH

VIH Aviation Group and HNZ Group of helicopter companies are pleased to announce their joint venture to specialize in the provision of offshore helicopter services in Australia and its coastal regions.... Read more

Austria has 23 too many rescue helicopters, says report

Austria has 23 too many rescue helicopters, says report

1-Nov-2009Source: Rotorblatt

Supposedly 15 machines would be enough to ensure nationwide provision in Austria, but no fewer than 38 helicopters are in use... Read more

Police Aviation News – November 2009 edition

Police Aviation News – November 2009 edition

1-Nov-2009Source: Police Aviation News

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Was Obama at Penzance Heliport? Helicopter firm reveals the truth

Was Obama at Penzance Heliport? Helicopter firm reveals the truth

31-Oct-2009Source: British International

The event coincided with a break in President Barack Obama’s public engagements, leading to speculation about an impromptu visit to Cornwal... Read more

Sutter Medical Center opens newly relocated helipad

Sutter Medical Center opens newly relocated helipad

30-Oct-2009Source: Sutter Medical Center

The Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley project reached another major milestone with the official opening of the newly relocated helicopter landing site today.The site received approval for use following the final state permit inspection earlier this week by the CalTrans Division of Aeronautics.... Read more

Google sends GPS market into downward spin

Google sends GPS market into downward spin

30-Oct-2009Source: Mashable

The result was devastating for shares of GPS navigation companies: Garmin’s shares fell by 16.4%; TomTom’s by 20.8%. We’re talking billions of dollars of market capitalization, gone in one day, just because Google presented another free product... Read more

SkyTrac Systems Obtains STC for Eurocopter EC145 and Bell 204/205/210/214

SkyTrac Systems Obtains STC for Eurocopter EC145 and Bell 204/205/210/214

30-Oct-2009Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of its automated flight following and satellite communications equipment on the following airframe types: Eurocopter EC 145, Bell 204/205, Bell 210 and Bell 214.... Read more

Falcon Aviation Services launches its sightseeing services during Formula 1

Falcon Aviation Services launches its sightseeing services during Formula 1

30-Oct-2009Source: AME

The Private Jet and Helicopter provider will also be offering aerial sightseeing tours onboard of their Eurocopter EC130 to discover Abu Dhabi from the sky.... Read more

Fatal Helicopter Accident Lawsuit Filed Against Robinson Helicopter Co

Fatal Helicopter Accident Lawsuit Filed Against Robinson Helicopter Co

30-Oct-2009Source: Aviation-Helicopter Accident Lawyers

The family of Si Young Lee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the three companies allegedly responsible for the August 2, 2007 helicopter accident that killed Mr. Lee and three other occupants when it crashed and erupted into flames in Easton, Washington, setting off a forest fire.... Read more

Enstrom to use Safe Flight power line unit

Enstrom to use Safe Flight power line unit

30-Oct-2009Source: UPI

Instrument maker Safe Flight has won a contract to supply its Powerline Detector to Enstrom 480B helicopters for the Thai army. The contract, awarded by Enstrom Helicopter Corp., means Safe Flight’s unit will be sold to all other Enstrom 480 and 480B operators as a production option or as a retrofit.... Read more

Heliskiing permit extended for 10 years in central Wasatch

Heliskiing permit extended for 10 years in central Wasatch

30-Oct-2009Source: Salt Lake Tribune

Last week the U.S. Forest Service approved a 10-year extension of Wasatch Powderbird Guides’ permit to conduct heliskiing operations along the range from Utah through Davis counties, most prominently in the “Tri-Canyon Area” that includes Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood and Mill Creek canyons.... Read more

Helipad plans at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval

Helipad plans at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval

29-Oct-2009Source: Somerset County Gazette

Plans for a helicopter landing pad at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval.  Hospital bosses want the emergency helipad in front of the Accident and Emergency department, in the Queen’s Building... Read more

Helipad plans at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval

Helipad plans at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval

29-Oct-2009Source: Somerset County Gazette

PLANS for a helicopter landing pad at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval.  Hospital bosses want the emergency helipad in front of the Accident and Emergency department, in the Queen’s Building.... Read more

AgustaWestland helps support schools

AgustaWestland helps support schools

29-Oct-2009Source: This is the West Country

YEOVIL company AgustaWestland has announced that seven local schools have now received around 200 computer desks from the firm.... Read more

SkyTrac to Exhibit at Aerial Firefighting Italy Conference

SkyTrac to Exhibit at Aerial Firefighting Italy Conference

29-Oct-2009Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Aerial Firefighting Conference in Italy on November 5th and 6th.... Read more

Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance notches up 8,000th mission in six years

Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance notches up 8,000th mission in six years

29-Oct-2009Source: Coventry Telegraph

THE COUNTY air ambulance completed its 8,000th life-saving mission earlier this week.  Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance was called to a crash on the B4102 near Astley, Nuneaton, on Wednesday.... Read more

Silver State Helicopters student debt case settled

Silver State Helicopters student debt case settled

29-Oct-2009Source: Salt Lake Tribune

A student loan company has agreed to forgive almost $113 million in debts for students of a Nevada-based helicopter flight school that folded in February 2008, attorneys general and a state official said Tuesday.... Read more

Metro Aviation selects CAE Flightscape for flight data analysis

Metro Aviation selects CAE Flightscape for flight data analysis

29-Oct-2009Source: CAE Flightscape

CAE Flightscape (Ottawa) and Metro Aviation Inc. (Louisiana) are pleased to announce that Metro Aviation has selected CAE Flightscape to provide the analytical solution component for its recently established Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program... Read more

Italy's Funding Of Helicopter Research Projects Adhere To EC Treaty Says Commission

Italy's Funding Of Helicopter Research Projects Adhere To EC Treaty Says Commission

29-Oct-2009Source: eGov Monitor

The European Commission has concluded that Italian measures in favour of two R&D projects concerning helicopters are of a military nature and therefore fall within the scope of Article 296 of the EC Treaty (that allows Member States to take measures necessary for the protection of their essential security interests).... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam selects Becker Avionics Mode S Transponder

Air Evac Lifeteam selects Becker Avionics Mode S Transponder

29-Oct-2009Source: RotorNews

Air Evac EMS, Inc., which operates Air Evac Lifeteam and Texas LifeStar, selects Becker Avionics’ 160mm BXP6403 Mode S Transponder (Class I) for installation in EMS aircraft.... Read more

Methodist Healthcare starts new air service with REACH Air Medical Services

Methodist Healthcare starts new air service with REACH Air Medical Services

29-Oct-2009Source: San Antonio News Express

Methodist Healthcare has launched Methodist AirCare, its own emergency air transport program to serve residents across Bexar County and South Texas around the clock.  Methodist Healthcare is working with REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) to get the AirCare program off the ground.... Read more

UNT to become first Texas public university to offer a four-year aviation program

UNT to become first Texas public university to offer a four-year aviation program

29-Oct-2009Source: University of North Texas

Beginning next fall Texas students interested in a career in aviation will no longer have to look out of state for an affordable four-year degree. In 2010 the University of North Texas will become the first Texas public college or university to offer a bachelor of science in aviation logistics.... Read more

Omniflight Helicopters Purchase ALERTS from Appareo Systems

Omniflight Helicopters Purchase ALERTS from Appareo Systems

29-Oct-2009Source: KFGO

Appareo Systems announced that Omniflight has committed to adding Appare ’s award-winning Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS FDM) system to a number of its aircraft.... Read more

Nanning Public Security Bureau Orders One AW109 Power Helicopter

Nanning Public Security Bureau Orders One AW109 Power Helicopter

29-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Public Security Bureau of Nanning (Southern China) has ordered one AW109 Power light twin engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform a number of roles also including law enforcement and civil protection/disaster relief across the Nanning province.... Read more

AgustaWestland Congratulates North Memorial On Achieving 10,000-Hour Milestone

AgustaWestland Congratulates North Memorial On Achieving 10,000-Hour Milestone

28-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland congratulated North Memorial Air Care on reaching and surpassing a historic milestone when their A109C model helicopter achieved 10,000 flight hours. North Memorial is the first operator in the world to achieve 10,000 flight hours with an A109C helicopter... Read more

British air ambulance crew attacked at rave

British air ambulance crew attacked at rave

28-Oct-2009Source: EDP24

The East of England Air Ambulance crew and their helicopter were pelted with cans and bottles as they tried to help an injured person at a rave near Thetford.... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers new EC135 and EC145 to HealthNet Aeromedical Services

American Eurocopter delivers new EC135 and EC145 to HealthNet Aeromedical Services

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, W.V., will soon expand its fleet of American Eurocopter helicopters by taking delivery of its third EC135 and first EC145. Both aircraft are scheduled to be delivered on Nov. 6 and will enter service next March.... Read more

American Eurocopter’s 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award

American Eurocopter’s 2009 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter is proud to announce that the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMPSA) has been selected to receive the third annual Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award. The organization was chosen because of its contributions to safety initiatives and education throughout the industry.... Read more

Air Methods continues commitment to premier air medical transportation with Eurocopter products in 2009

Air Methods continues commitment to premier air medical transportation with Eurocopter products in 2009

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

Air Methods Corporation, the world’s largest air medical transportation provider, has taken delivery of nine new Eurocopter helicopters in 2009, maintaining its fleet upgrade despite a challenging economy. The deliveries included seven AS350B3s, one EC130, and one EC 135 in 2009.... Read more

American Eurocopter's EC135 Training Program Receives CFR Part 142 Certification

American Eurocopter's EC135 Training Program Receives CFR Part 142 Certification

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

At the Air Medical Transport Conference today in San Jose, California, American Eurocopter announced that it has received CFR Part 142 certification for its EC135 training program. This certification, along with approval by an operator’s principal operations inspector (POI), authorizes American Eurocopter to deliver its part 135 approved training programs.... Read more

STAT MedEvac orders 16th EC135 from American Eurocopter

STAT MedEvac orders 16th EC135 from American Eurocopter

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

STAT MedEvac of West Mifflin, Pa., is continuing expanding its fleet of EC135 helicopters, converting one of three existing options to a firm order. The company has now ordered a total of 16 EC135s. The new aircraft will be delivered in 2010.... Read more

Life Star Of Kansas Orders An AW119Ke

Life Star Of Kansas Orders An AW119Ke

28-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Life Star of Kansas has signed for an AW119Ke helicopter during a ceremony at the Air Medical Transport Conference in San Jose, California... Read more

Life Flight Network earns program of the year award

Life Flight Network earns program of the year award

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter congratulates the Life Flight Network on earning the prestigious air medical Program of the Year award from the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS).  A Life Flight Network EC135 will be proudly displayed in the American Eurocopter exhibit (1617) during the Air Medical Transport Conference, Oct. 26-28.... Read more

Phoenix Police Air Support Unit adds another AS350B3

Phoenix Police Air Support Unit adds another AS350B3

28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter

Members of the Phoenix Police Air Support Unit were at the American Eurocopter Delivery Center in Grand Prairie to pick up another AS350B3 “AStar” helicopter. It is the fourth AS350 for the unit and it will join a diverse fleet covering the Phoenix area.... Read more

SkyTrac Shows Solutions At AMTC 2009

SkyTrac Shows Solutions At AMTC 2009

28-Oct-2009Source: SatNews

SkyTrac Systems will be exhibiting at the Air Medical Transport Conference in San Jose, California, from October 26-28. The AMTC is an internationally recognized, annual educational meeting and trade show dedicated to improving the quality of patient care transport services.... Read more

Aspen Avionics Announces First Helicopter Installation

Aspen Avionics Announces First Helicopter Installation

28-Oct-2009Source: Aspen Avionics

Aspen Avionics announced today that the Dale County Sheriff’s Office located in Ozark, Alabama, is the first installation of an EFD1000H Pro Primary Flight Display (PFD) and an EFD1000H Multi-Function Display (MFD) into an operational helicopter. The Bell OH-58 helicopter is used by the department in regular airborne law enforcement activities.... Read more

Sacramento Police add helicopter tracking page to website

Sacramento Police add helicopter tracking page to website

28-Oct-2009Source: Sacramento Police

The Sacramento Police Department has added some features at www.sacpd.org to help you find out what the police are doing.  With the addition of daily logs, helicopter location information, Facebook, and twitter we hope to keep the community more informed.... Read more

Australian helicopter pilot cited for gallantry

Australian helicopter pilot cited for gallantry

28-Oct-2009Source: The Australian

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PZL-Swidnik Deliver 1000th Airframe To AgustaWestland

PZL-Swidnik Deliver 1000th Airframe To AgustaWestland

27-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland announced that Polish helicopter manufacturer PZL-Åšwidnik delivered the 1,000th fuselage to AgustaWestland during an official ceremony held today in Åšwidnik, marking 13 years of successful co-operation between the two companies... Read more

Madhya Pradesh State Government to buy twin after selling its Bell 407

Madhya Pradesh State Government to buy twin after selling its Bell 407

27-Oct-2009Source: Thaindian News

“The government has accelerated proceedings to replace its old chopper with a new one. It has constituted a four-member committee comprising principal secretary (home), principal secretary (finance), principal secretary (aviation) and director aviation to buy a new twin-engine helicopter and deliberate upon selling the old Bell 407”... Read more

The National EMS Pilots Association Announces its “Heliport Safety Sign Campaign”

The National EMS Pilots Association Announces its “Heliport Safety Sign Campaign”

27-Oct-2009Source: Vertical

During the Air Medical Transport Conference in San Jose, California, the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) announced its “Heliport Safety Sign Campaign”. In its continuing efforts to advance safety in the air medical and aviation industries NEMSPA has introduced a new program to help enhance safety and reduce liability around heliports.... Read more

Bharat Hotels Limited Takes Delivery Of A Grand Helicopter

Bharat Hotels Limited Takes Delivery Of A Grand Helicopter

27-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Bharat Hotels Limited (BHL), India’s largest privately owned Hotel Company, has taken delivery of a Grand twin engine helicopter during an official ceremony recently held at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant.... Read more

Eurocopter Canada Finalizes Agreement with Canadian Helicopters for the Advanced Mountain Flying Training Program

Eurocopter Canada Finalizes Agreement with Canadian Helicopters for the Advanced Mountain Flying Training Program

27-Oct-2009Source: Eurocopter Canada

Eurocopter Canada fully endorses the CHL Advanced Mountain Flying Training Program. This agreement is beneficial to the Canadian helicopter industry and the global operating community.... Read more

New ThedaStar helicopter launched

New ThedaStar helicopter launched

27-Oct-2009Source: Theda Clark Medical Center

Theda Clark Medical Center has a new helicopter, replacing the current one and will be based at the Medical Center in Neenah.... Read more

Saudi Red Crescent set to launch air ambulance service

Saudi Red Crescent set to launch air ambulance service

27-Oct-2009Source: Saudi Gazette

The Authority is in the process of securing 28 helicopters and 4 to 6 medium-range planes to cover the entire Kingdom in the next four years.... Read more

Uttar Pradesh Police set to buy Dhruv

Uttar Pradesh Police set to buy Dhruv

27-Oct-2009Source: Central Chronicle

With growing incident of naxal violence in the nearby states of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh, the Uttar Pradesh Police has made elaborate security arrangements and would purchase a sophisticated helicopter to deal with the possibility of attacks by rebels... Read more

Production is Ramping Up at Schweizer

Production is Ramping Up at Schweizer

27-Oct-2009Source: WETM

As production increases, a helicopter manufacturing plant in Big Flats is hiring.... Read more

New helicopter tours launched in Butte, Montana

New helicopter tours launched in Butte, Montana

27-Oct-2009Source: Victoria Advocate

A business has launched a new helicopter touring service over the Butte region, with plans to also expand a pilot training program into the area.... Read more

Laser-shining teen faces police helicopter crew under restorative justice programme

Laser-shining teen faces police helicopter crew under restorative justice programme

27-Oct-2009Source: BBC

A teenager who endangered the lives of a police helicopter crew by shining a laser pen at the aircraft has apologised in person to them.... Read more

Crowded skies delay landings of medical helicopters in Ohio

Crowded skies delay landings of medical helicopters in Ohio

26-Oct-2009Source: Columbus Dispatch

This scenario is happening more often: A medical helicopter tries to bring a patient to an Ohio hospital but the landing pad is occupied.... Read more

“Missing” SAR helicopter causes uproar in Nigeria

“Missing” SAR helicopter causes uproar in Nigeria

26-Oct-2009Source: Nigeria Champion

There was uproar and near confusion as audience at a stakeholders meeting with the management of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA could not accept claims by NIMASA management that their regional search and rescue helicopter was not missing as reported by some members of the audience.... Read more

India's InterGlobe General Aviation adds Sikorsky to its portfolio

India's InterGlobe General Aviation adds Sikorsky to its portfolio

26-Oct-2009Source: Interglobe

Nigel Harwood, CEO of InterGlobe said, “We are pleased to enter into this long term association with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, the market demand in India is significant. InterGlobe General Aviation believes in representing the highest quality of products and we are delighted to be associated with the original inventor of helicopters – Sikorsky.... Read more

ITP opens new engine maintenance centre in Albacete

ITP opens new engine maintenance centre in Albacete

26-Oct-2009Source: ITP

ITH, the new ITP maintenance centre in Albacete, encompasses all the Group’s activities relating to the maintenance and assembly of helicopter engines. It has meant an initial investment of 15 million euros, including land acquisition, civil work and special teams for turbo-shaft maintenance.... Read more

Louisiana helicopter flight school closes

Louisiana helicopter flight school closes

26-Oct-2009Source: WXVT

A helicopter flight school that opened last summer and worked with the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s aviation program has shut down.... Read more

Eurocopter announces the new SHAPE program

Eurocopter announces the new SHAPE program

26-Oct-2009Source: Eurocopter

In order to face the financial and economic crisis, Eurocopter has launched a new corporation program called SHAPE. This initiative is aimed at adapting the company to the new economic context, while maintaining sustainable growth and leadership in the market.... Read more

French Defence Minister announces the implementation of Public-Private Partnership training school

French Defence Minister announces the implementation of Public-Private Partnership training school

26-Oct-2009Source: Airlinair

Hervé Morin, Minister of Defense announces the implementation, October 16, 2009, the first batch of 3 NHE EC120 helicopters in favor of the School of Application of light aviation of the army’s Land Dax (EAALAT).The instructors have made their first flights on the same day.... Read more

Era Helicopters LLC signs Support by the Hour Contract with Turbomeca USA Covering 43 Arriel 1D1 Engines

Era Helicopters LLC signs Support by the Hour Contract with Turbomeca USA Covering 43 Arriel 1D1 Engines

23-Oct-2009Source: Turbomeca

The Arriel 1D1 engines equip Era Helicopters’ AS350 helicopters. This new contract follows the Turbomeca SBH® contract signed last year for Makila 2A engines, powering Era Helicopters’ fleet of Eurocopter EC 225 helicopters.... Read more

Nexen logo unveiled on STARS helicopter in recognition of $500K donation

Nexen logo unveiled on STARS helicopter in recognition of $500K donation

23-Oct-2009Source: STARS

Nexen’s logo was unveiled on a STARS helicopter in recognition of Nexen reaching a $500,000 donation milestone in cumulative giving. Nexen President and CEO Marvin Romanow and STARS Foundation Vice President Phil Levson, took part in the event alongside STARS crew members.... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opening new base at Ennis Airport

Air Evac Lifeteam opening new base at Ennis Airport

23-Oct-2009Source: Ennis Daily News

Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated air medical service in the U.S., is opening a new base at Ennis Municipal Airport... Read more

World's smallest controllable single-winged rotorcraft mimics maple seed design

World's smallest controllable single-winged rotorcraft mimics maple seed design

23-Oct-2009Source: The Engineer

Aerospace engineering graduate students at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering have mimicked the design of the maple seed, or samara fruit, to create the world’s smallest controllable single-winged rotorcraft.... Read more

MD Helicopters, Inc. to Show at 2009 Air Medical Transport Conference

MD Helicopters, Inc. to Show at 2009 Air Medical Transport Conference

23-Oct-2009Source: Vertical

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) will have a booth at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) and will have on display the latest California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) MD Explorer.... Read more

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