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Eurocopter China targets further growth in 2009 after a good year in 2008

Eurocopter China targets further growth in 2009 after a good year in 2008

23-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter China registered a two-fold increase in revenue from 3 million Euros in 2007 to 6 million Euros in 2008, and expects this trend to continue this year. Today, Eurocopter China has several facilities in the country with around 35 employees: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, not forgetting it’s newly created office in Hong Kong Special Administrative... Read more

Helitech: Police helicopters take the stage

Helitech: Police helicopters take the stage

23-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub

The future of UK’s Police Helicopters has taken centre stage at this year’s Helitech.... Read more

Debut of PremiAir Global at Helitech

Debut of PremiAir Global at Helitech

23-Sep-2009Source: Jets.ru

PremiAir, the UK’s provider of executive helicopter charter and management services, is marking its 30th anniversary this year with a strong presence at Helitech. It is exhibiting on the static four executive helicopters that are for sale through its aircraft sales business, PremiAir Global.... Read more

Bell Helicopter Awards Latrobe Specialty Steel Premier Supplier Status

Bell Helicopter Awards Latrobe Specialty Steel Premier Supplier Status

23-Sep-2009Source: Latrobe Steel

Bell’s Premier Supplier status requires Latrobe Specialty Steel (LSS), an ISO9001 and AS9100 registered company, to deliver on-time quality material and pass an examination of an on-site team of Bell inspectors.... Read more

South Africa adds five more FMS Moving Maps to their Police fleet

South Africa adds five more FMS Moving Maps to their Police fleet

23-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

Flight Management Systems of Calgary, Canada has announced that Carl Zeiss Optronics (PTY) has received 5 FMS Moving Map integration kits intended for the South African Police Service BO-105 helicopters and Pilatus PC-6 fixed wing aircraft. This brings the total number of FMS Moving Map systems flying with the SAPS, to eleven.... Read more

Avalex Technologies Sees Growth in European Law Enforcement Market

Avalex Technologies Sees Growth in European Law Enforcement Market

23-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews

Avalex Technologies is teaming with the United Kingdom’s Police Aviation Services to ensure its airborne teams of pilots and engineers have the most rugged, reliable and easy-to-use technologies on the market.... Read more

70% of Russia to have police aviation cover within 5 years

70% of Russia to have police aviation cover within 5 years

23-Sep-2009Source: Aviaport

70% of the territory of Russia will be reached after 5 years of aviation detachments of police, said today the Minister of Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev transmit “Vesti”.... Read more

Blue Sky Network and Trindigo Integrate GPS Flight Tracking into Aviation Management SaaS

Blue Sky Network and Trindigo Integrate GPS Flight Tracking into Aviation Management SaaS

23-Sep-2009Source: Helitech

Blue Sky Network announced that Trindigo, a web-based provider of flight operations management software, has integrated Blue Sky Network’s GPS tracking and automated flight following technology into its aviation management suite... Read more

Eurocopter unveils a stunning new EC155 concept at the Monaco Yacht Show 2009

Eurocopter unveils a stunning new EC155 concept at the Monaco Yacht Show 2009

23-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter

A year after winning the competition to design the ultimate Super Yacht Range Rover, Andrew Winch Designs (AWD) – a specialist in yacht design – has now taken up yet another challenge to come up with a dream helicopter concept especially for yachts.... Read more

Eagle Eye Solutions proudly announces the release of Helicopter Aerodynamics Volume II

Eagle Eye Solutions proudly announces the release of Helicopter Aerodynamics Volume II

23-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

This highly anticipated release of the second volume of Ray Prouty’s articles from 1992-2004 is a must for the rotorcraft library.  The new Volume II was compiled by Shawn Coyle, author of the highly acclaimed Cyclic & Collective.... Read more

Pilot turned fundraiser parts company with Great North Air Ambulance

Pilot turned fundraiser parts company with Great North Air Ambulance

22-Sep-2009Source: News & Star

In a surprise move, bosses have confirmed that they will not let the former Pride of Cumbria helicopter pilot keep his job. A statement said that Mr Martin did not achieve the required standard of work.... Read more

New FAA System Improves Safety in Remote, Non-Radar Regions

New FAA System Improves Safety in Remote, Non-Radar Regions

22-Sep-2009Source: FAA

A new surveillance system introduced by the FAA in Colorado allows air traffic controllers to track aircraft not covered by radar in remote, mountainous regions.... Read more

UK Sikorsky S-92 SAR Fleet reaches 500-Mission Milestone

UK Sikorsky S-92 SAR Fleet reaches 500-Mission Milestone

22-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky

As of mid-August 2009, the four S-92 SAR aircraft operating in the U.K. had executed a total of 510 missions – 331 from the base at Stornoway in the Western Isles and 179 from Sumburgh in Shetland – since being introduced in 2007... Read more

Bristow Group Signs An Agreement For Three AW139s

Bristow Group Signs An Agreement For Three AW139s

22-Sep-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Bristow Group Inc. has signed an agreement for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters to be used to perform offshore transport missions. The purchase further strengthens the relationship between AgustaWestland and Bristow Group and also includes options for additional AW139 purchases by the Bristow Group which would reinforce... Read more

HeliHub.com builds "The Helicopter Search Engine" with detailed accident data

HeliHub.com builds "The Helicopter Search Engine" with detailed accident data

22-Sep-2009Source: HeliHub.com

Duxford, UK – 22 September 2009 – HeliHub.com today launches a major update at Helitech 2009, adding a range of safety-related information including detailed Accident data.  Every known accident from 1st January 2009 is now listed, together with links to relevant web reports.  As with our News data, we have provided “tags” against each key... Read more

Bristow vacates hangar at Sumburgh after 36 years

Bristow vacates hangar at Sumburgh after 36 years

22-Sep-2009Source: PPRuNe

After a 36 year presence at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Bristow  gave up the lease on the hangar and handed the keys back to the airport owners.... Read more

Blue Sky Network Intros Pocket-Sized Flight Tracker for Helicopters

Blue Sky Network Intros Pocket-Sized Flight Tracker for Helicopters

22-Sep-2009Source: Helitech

At the Helitech 2009 exhibition opening today, Blue Sky Network introduced the D410A flight tracking and two-way messaging transceiver into its product line-up... Read more

DART Helicopter Services Announces TC Approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell Models

DART Helicopter Services Announces TC Approval of Safety Enhancement Kits for Medium Bell Models

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada approval for their Safety Enhancement Kits for the Medium Bell aircraft model types.... Read more

Aroldo Tourinho Hospital adds first EMS helipad to north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Aroldo Tourinho Hospital adds first EMS helipad to north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

22-Sep-2009Source: Norte

It has been common in the hospital the landing of helicopters bringing patients from the entire northern region of Minas Gerais. Some patients from other cities in need of urgent care use the service in order to get faster, and more likely to survive.... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam adds base at Georgetown, Ohio

Air Evac Lifeteam adds base at Georgetown, Ohio

22-Sep-2009Source: Maysville Online

For the first time in the history of Brown County General Hospital, it will have a medical helicopter based on its campus in Georgetown.... Read more

Helicopter UAV flown high up Mount Everest

Helicopter UAV flown high up Mount Everest

22-Sep-2009Source: The Standard

A student and his mentor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have achieved a world first on Mount Everest – not by climbing it but by flying an unmanned helicopter nearly to the top of the world.... Read more

Denel Saab Aerostructures adds new dimension to South Africa’s aerostructures capabilities

Denel Saab Aerostructures adds new dimension to South Africa’s aerostructures capabilities

22-Sep-2009Source: Denel

“In developing these technological and advanced manufacturing capabilities at Denel Saab Aerostructures, South Africa will soon become a more significant player in the global aerostructures supply chain,” says Lana Kinley, CEO of DSA.... Read more

MD Helicopters, Inc. In Chalet Number 6 at Helitech

MD Helicopters, Inc. In Chalet Number 6 at Helitech

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) will be in Chalet Number 6 at Helitech which is taking place in Duxford England today, Tuesday, September 22, 2009 through Thursday, September 24.... Read more

MD Helicopters Partners with Composite Technology

MD Helicopters Partners with Composite Technology

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced that it has formed a rotor blade repair station agreement with Composite Technology, Inc. CTI is well positioned to serve MDHI’s global customer base with 5 facilities around the world.... Read more

MD Helicopters Earns Chinese Certification for MD500E, MD530F, MD520N

MD Helicopters Earns Chinese Certification for MD500E, MD530F, MD520N

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) announced that it has received validation of Type Certification H3WE for the MD 500E®, the MD 530F® and the 520N® from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The MD 600N® and MD Explorer® were previously approved.... Read more

MD Helicopters Delivers an MD500E® to Columbus, Ohio Police Unit

MD Helicopters Delivers an MD500E® to Columbus, Ohio Police Unit

22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

MD Helicopters held a special delivery ceremony at its Mesa, Arizona completion facility on August 31 to tender the keys to a brand new MD 500E Helicopter to the City of Columbus Police Department.... Read more

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at Helitech

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at Helitech

22-Sep-2009Source: Latitude Technologies

On display will be a full range of satcom products and services offered by Latitude including the SkyNode S100 and S200 products as well as the new Latitude/Technisonic S200-SG11 Satellite Gateway.... Read more

Life Flight Trust receives funding boost from Wellington City Council

Life Flight Trust receives funding boost from Wellington City Council

22-Sep-2009Source: Stuff

Wellington’s air ambulance service is to receive $42,000 a year for the next three years from Wellington City Council.  Life Flight Trust, which operates an air ambulance plane and a rescue helicopter out of Rongotai, asked the city council for $50,000 a year.... Read more

New Roman Abramovich superyacht has two helipads and a laser shield

New Roman Abramovich superyacht has two helipads and a laser shield

22-Sep-2009Source: The Times

The yacht — the fourth in Abramovich’s private fleet — drips luxury. It boasts two helipads, two swimming pools — the larger of which doubles up as a dance floor when drained — and 6ft-wide home cinema screens in all 24 guest cabins.... Read more

Paraguay Police order three helicopters, hopes for two more

Paraguay Police order three helicopters, hopes for two more

22-Sep-2009Source: Ultima Hora

Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola said during a news conference that the helicopters will be used primarily to support the work of ground staff, especially in cases of persecution, impenetrable fly zones and to conduct rescue work.... Read more

Pawan Hans scouts for cash to fund fleet acquisition, eyes IPO

Pawan Hans scouts for cash to fund fleet acquisition, eyes IPO

22-Sep-2009Source: Financial Chronicle

Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL) is in talks with various companies to fund its fleet acquisition plan. In return, PHHL will offer free services to its clients for a specific period as agreed in the contract between the two parties.... Read more

Construction of helicopter industrial base starts in Langfang

Construction of helicopter industrial base starts in Langfang

21-Sep-2009Source: People's Daily

A helicopter industrial base project with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan was recently settled in the Guangyang District of Langfang City, Hebei Province.... Read more

Air Methods CEO Aaron D Todd sells 1,650 Shares

Air Methods CEO Aaron D Todd sells 1,650 Shares

21-Sep-2009Source: Guru Focus

CEO of Air Methods Corp. (AIRM) Aaron D Todd sells 1,650 shares of AIRM on 09/15/2009 at an average price of $34.15 a share.... Read more

Tyco Electronics releases 200C filtered wire and cable

Tyco Electronics releases 200C filtered wire and cable

21-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews

The new 200°C wire and cable from Tyco Electronics are higher temperature additions to the ElectroLoss Filterline family of EMI-filtering wires and cables for defense and aerospace applications.  The 200°C temperature rating, which is higher than competitive cables, allows smaller conductor gauges to be used to reduce weight in weight-sensitive applications.... Read more

Kaman Closes on New $225M Three-Year Revolving Credit Facility

Kaman Closes on New $225M Three-Year Revolving Credit Facility

21-Sep-2009Source: Kaman

The new facility includes an accordion feature that allows the company to increase the aggregate amount available to up to $300 million with additional commitments from lenders. The initial interest rate for borrowings under the facility will be LIBOR plus 350 basis points.... Read more

AFS to Debut New Firefighting Tracking Technology to European Market

AFS to Debut New Firefighting Tracking Technology to European Market

21-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews

Absolute Fire Solutions (AFS) of Calgary, Canada will be exhibiting at the upcoming Helitech Conference in Duxford, UK from September 22-24 in booth 2208. Representing AFS at the conference will be Steve Reeves and Laurie Saindon... Read more

SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence report for Air Methods Corp

SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence report for Air Methods Corp

21-Sep-2009Source: SADIF Analytics

SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Air Methods Corporation (AIRM). The report uses SADIF’s powerful StockMarksâ„¢ stock rating system and contains important analysis for any current or potential Air Methods Corporation investor.... Read more

UK Lighthouses to be supported by MD Explorer after 30 years with Bo105

UK Lighthouses to be supported by MD Explorer after 30 years with Bo105

21-Sep-2009Source: Specialist Aviation Services

UK based operator and support organisation Specialist Aviation Services has announced the award of its new multi-year lighthouse maintenance contract with Trinity House.... Read more

Helitech: Sneak Preview

Helitech: Sneak Preview

21-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub

As companies began setting up their stands, Rotorhub.com had a quick look around some of the machines.... Read more

Yellow helicopter stolen from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec

Yellow helicopter stolen from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec

21-Sep-2009Source: Montreal Gazette

Provincial police are still looking for a bright-yellow helicopter that was stolen in broad daylight Friday in Sorel-Tracy, about an hour’s drive northeast of Montreal.... Read more

SkyTrac Systems Launches Next Generation Portable Flight Following Solution at Helitech/AFAC

SkyTrac Systems Launches Next Generation Portable Flight Following Solution at Helitech/AFAC

21-Sep-2009Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems would like to announce the launch of the ITRACS, its next generation portable transceiver for flight following and text messaging, at Helitech 2009 in Duxford Cambridge and AFAC Bushfire CRC Conference on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.... Read more

Bell Helicopter Training Academy Receives EASA Part 147 Maintenance Training Organization Approval

Bell Helicopter Training Academy Receives EASA Part 147 Maintenance Training Organization Approval

21-Sep-2009Source: Textron

Bell Helicopter announced that earlier this month the Bell Training Academy received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 Maintenance Training Organization Approval.... Read more

St. Vincent marks 30th year of helicopter air ambulance

St. Vincent marks 30th year of helicopter air ambulance

21-Sep-2009Source: Billings Gazette

St. Vincent Healthcare’s HELP Flight helicopter has rescued hundreds of injured and sick people, including Gulbraa, from mountaintops, highways and barnyards across south-central Montana and northern Wyoming.... Read more

Vandals destroy landing lights at Beaver Dam fire station helipad

Vandals destroy landing lights at Beaver Dam fire station helipad

21-Sep-2009Source: The Spectrum

Vandals smashed the lights at the Beaver Dam-Littlefield Fire Department helicopter landing pad earlier this week, leaving Chief Jeff Hunt wondering not just who, but also why.... Read more

HAI President Testifies Before Congress

HAI President Testifies Before Congress

21-Sep-2009Source: HAI

HAI President Matt Zuccaro testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Aviation Subcommittee on Wednesday, September 16, concerning the Hudson River airspace, and management of uncontrolled airspace corridors.... Read more

FlightSafety Academy's Training Programs Approved by Russian Federation

FlightSafety Academy's Training Programs Approved by Russian Federation

21-Sep-2009Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International has received approval from the Federal Air Transportation Agency of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation for the training programs it offers at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida.... Read more

Pawan Hans Helicopters aims more connectivity in NE India

Pawan Hans Helicopters aims more connectivity in NE India

21-Sep-2009Source: Business Standard

With an aim to take air connectivity to the remote areas of the North East, state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL) is planning to start a new model of operations in the region that will link smaller cities via Guwahati to rest of the country.... Read more

DHS Flies Into Helitech with More than 70 New EASA-Approved Helicopter Accessories

DHS Flies Into Helitech with More than 70 New EASA-Approved Helicopter Accessories

21-Sep-2009Source: Vertical

The DART Helicopter Services (DHS) team is flying into Helitech 2009 (Exhibit 611) with more than 70 new helicopter accessories certified for European operators.... Read more

AgustaWestland looks to take full control of BA609 programme

AgustaWestland looks to take full control of BA609 programme

21-Sep-2009Source: Flightglobal

Italian rotorcraft maker AgustaWestland hopes to acquire control of the BA609 civil tiltrotor programme it shares with Bell Helicopter, in order to speed up the aircraft’s certification and delivery to market. Italian rotorcraft maker AgustaWestland hopes to acquire control of the BA609 civil tiltrotor programme it shares with Bell Helicopter, in order to speed up the aircraft’s... Read more

FAA Approves First U.S. Ground Based Augmentation System

FAA Approves First U.S. Ground Based Augmentation System

21-Sep-2009Source: FAA

he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the approval of Honeywell’s Smartpath Precision Landing System, clearing the way for increased safety and efficiency at airports by providing precise navigation service based on GPS.... Read more

Specialist Aviation bucks the trend in its 25th Year

Specialist Aviation bucks the trend in its 25th Year

19-Sep-2009Source: Specialist Aviation Services

UK based operator and support organisation Specialist Aviation Services is set for a bumper year, despite the current economic climate... Read more

Eurocontrol warns North Sea pilots of kites at 1000' agl

Eurocontrol warns North Sea pilots of kites at 1000' agl

18-Sep-2009Source: Eurocontrol

EUROCONTROL Agency has been informed of an incident that happened on 15 September 2009 over the Southern North Sea:... Read more

Host Systems to demonstrate mobile ATC Tower at Helitech 2009

Host Systems to demonstrate mobile ATC Tower at Helitech 2009

18-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub

Host Systems will be displaying their demonstration mobile elevating tower at Helitech 2009. Elevating to a height of 8m the ATC tower will be a great place to view the show.... Read more

Life Link III to open helicopter base in Alexandria, Minnesota

Life Link III to open helicopter base in Alexandria, Minnesota

18-Sep-2009Source: Echo Press

Life Link III received approval from the Alexandria City Council Monday for a ground lease from which to operate a medical transport helicopter base.... Read more

Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance order new MD Explorer

Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance order new MD Explorer

18-Sep-2009Source: Specialist Aviation Services

UK based operator Specialist Aviation Services is pleased to announce that Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance has signed up to a ten year air ambulance package which will see the introduction of another brand new MD Explorer to the SAS fleet next year SAS subsidiary, Medical Aviation Services will provide a turnkey operation and support... Read more

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters voted Maui's best air tour for third year running

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters voted Maui's best air tour for third year running

18-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, the largest and most successful aerial tour company in Hawaii, has been voted “Best Air Tour” for the third straight year by the readers of The Maui News. The award-winning newspaper’s “Best of Maui” poll recognizes its readers’ choices for the island’s top restaurants, activites, resorts, golf courses, and clubs.... Read more

Brazil's Pelotas becomes first city in Rio Grande do Sul state with EMS helicopter

Brazil's Pelotas becomes first city in Rio Grande do Sul state with EMS helicopter

18-Sep-2009Source: Zero Hora

Pelotas will be the first city in the state to take a helicopter from the Federal Highway Police (PRF) equipped to transport critically ill patients.... Read more

Sheriff’s helicopter ready for missions in Brunswick County

Sheriff’s helicopter ready for missions in Brunswick County

18-Sep-2009Source: Star News

Two months later than expected, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office’s Bell OH-58 series helicopter – called “Brunswick Air One” – is now available.... Read more

Used helicopter market starts to lift, says PremiAir

Used helicopter market starts to lift, says PremiAir

18-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub

First time buyers looking to acquire a good secondhand helicopter with nothing to trade in will find some great deals available in today’s market, according to PremiAir.... Read more

TUC joins BALPA call for North Sea air safety summit

TUC joins BALPA call for North Sea air safety summit

18-Sep-2009Source: BALPA

The TUC, meeting in Liverpool threw its weight behind a call from the pilots’ union BALPA (British Airline Pilots’ Association) for a North Sea oil and gas Safety Summit.... Read more

Athletes jump from helicopter in world diving tournament

Athletes jump from helicopter in world diving tournament

18-Sep-2009Source: Globo

Competition has competitors from several countries that run the world jumping from high places and bold... Read more

Carson Helicopters report $500K in missing equipment

Carson Helicopters report $500K in missing equipment

18-Sep-2009Source: KDRV

The helicopter company says three rotor blades were stolen in July, valued at $250,000... Read more

Contract talks begin at Boeing’s Ridley plant

Contract talks begin at Boeing’s Ridley plant

18-Sep-2009Source: Boeing

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, United Aerospace Workers (UAW) Local 1069 today began formal negotiations for a new contract covering the 1,789 UAW-represented employees at the Boeing Rotorcraft Systems facility near Philadelphia. Informal negotiations, including sub-committee meetings, have been ongoing since mid-August.... Read more

Palmyra starts providing helicopter medical service

Palmyra starts providing helicopter medical service

18-Sep-2009Source: Albany Herald

On Wednesday, Palmyra Medical Center announced the implementation of a new service officials say will benefit the whole community. Palmyra has teamed up with Air-Evac Medical Services of Cordele to provide helicopter medical services to patients and hospitals in the Albany area.... Read more

Chinese SAR helicopters to upgrade with NVG

Chinese SAR helicopters to upgrade with NVG

18-Sep-2009Source: Shanghai Daily

THE regional sea rescue force, responsible for life-saving missions in the East China Sea, had begun training helicopter pilots and salvage crews to conduct night operations, officials said.... Read more

Tulare Police to get helicopter support

Tulare Police to get helicopter support

18-Sep-2009Source: Visalia Times Delta

With the approval by the Tulare City Council, the city’s Police Department entered into an agreement with Blue Sky Aviation for helicopter support. Six other departments in the county joined the agreement.... Read more

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