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Bell exhibits at Ryder Cup and Monaco Yacht Show

Bell exhibits at Ryder Cup and Monaco Yacht Show

13-Oct-2023Source: Bell

With three products in its current corporate VIP range – the Bell 505, 407GXi and 429– Bell offers a range of solutions to meet the requirements of European customers seeking the ultimate in luxury flight. With strong demand for corporate VIP travel across Europe, Bell has connected with customers at a number of events this... Read more

JETNET Appoints Chief Revenue Officer

JETNET Appoints Chief Revenue Officer

13-Oct-2023Source: JETNET

JETNET, a global leader in aviation market data and intelligence, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Devin Golden as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Golden will play a key part in advancing JETNET’s revenue growth, supporting its expansion efforts, and optimizing sales activities. This strategic appointment underscores JETNET’s commitment to driving innovation... Read more

CopterSafety debunks Hollywood misconceptions about helicopter safety

CopterSafety debunks Hollywood misconceptions about helicopter safety

13-Oct-2023

Coptersafety is proud to announce ”From the Ground Up”, a captivating documentary short film about helicopter pilots created by Isabella Presnal and No-Office Films. “I grew up moving around the world for my father’s career in aviation, and helicopters have been part of my life since I was a baby. I was tired of the... Read more

AAMS Announces Finalists for the 2023 Community Awards

AAMS Announces Finalists for the 2023 Community Awards

13-Oct-2023Source: AAMS

Each year, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recognizes excellence and leadership in emergency medical transport through a variety of notable national awards. AAMS is pleased to announce the following finalists for each of the 2023 Community Awards to be presented during the Air Medical Conference (AMTC) in Columbus, Ohio. Program of the Year, sponsored by Airbus Recognizes... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance Charity appoints new Chief Pilot

London’s Air Ambulance Charity appoints new Chief Pilot

13-Oct-2023Source: LAA

London’s Air Ambulance Charity is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Sam Tompkins as Chief Pilot. Captain Tompkins, who has been flying with the service since 2022, will assume his new role in December 2023. In an aviation career spanning 20 years, Captain Sam Tompkins began flying in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in... Read more

New CEO appointed at Airbus Helicopters Mexico

New CEO appointed at Airbus Helicopters Mexico

12-Oct-2023Source: Airbus

With the purpose of strengthening and promoting operations, products and services in benefit of customers, the country and its society, Airbus announced the appointment of Guillaume Leprince as its new General Director for Airbus Helicopters Mexico. With over 20 years of experience in the rotary wing industry, Guillaume is responsible for overseeing sales, customization, support,... Read more

OHS signs agreement with DHSS Clarksons Port Services

OHS signs agreement with DHSS Clarksons Port Services

12-Oct-2023Source: DHSS

DHSS Clarksons Port Services signs new helicopter service agreement with Offshore Helicopter Services UK Ltd at Aberdeen.  By the new cooperation with Offshore Helicopter Services UK Ltd we are able to strengthen our activities for the offshore energy business in UK waters. Clarksons Port Services is offering helicopter services in UK, next to exceptional port agency and... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2023

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2023

12-Oct-2023Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- AAR 1/2023 – Leonardo AW169, loss of control on departure, King Power Stadium, Leicester, 27 October 2018. AW169 (G-UNIB), Hoist cable severed during startup procedure, Humberside Airport, North Lincolnshire, 21 February 2023... Read more

Boeing’s Enhanced AH-64E Apache Completes First Flight

Boeing’s Enhanced AH-64E Apache Completes First Flight

12-Oct-2023Source: Boeing

The newest version of the AH-64E Apache has successfully flown with an upgraded capabilities suite as Boeing [NYSE: BA] continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the world’s premier attack helicopter. “We saw our hard work come to life with this first... Read more

Eve Air Mobility Holds Human-Machine Interface Summit

Eve Air Mobility Holds Human-Machine Interface Summit

12-Oct-2023Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) recently held its first Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Summit, an event focused to collect customer feedback on the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flight deck environment and interfaces. Held at the company’s offices in Brazil, Eve’s HMI Summit was developed in collaboration with customers from various locations... Read more

Fidelity awarded $18M contract for design and procurement of UH-60M flight simulator

Fidelity awarded $18M contract for design and procurement of UH-60M flight simulator

12-Oct-2023Source: US DoD

Fidelity Technologies Corp.,* Reading, Pennsylvania, was awarded an $18,748,448 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and procurement of a UH-60M flight simulator. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Slovakia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 13, 2027. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Slovakia) in the amount of... Read more

Enstrom dedicates R&D building in honor of long-time employee

Enstrom dedicates R&D building in honor of long-time employee

12-Oct-2023Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation’s experimental hangar now bears the name of Jim Bournonville, a long-time employee of Enstrom’s Research and Development department. Jim was born and raised in Menominee, MI and has worked for Enstrom since December 1968. After devoting many years to Enstrom as Head of Manufacturing, Jim went on to support Enstrom’s many R&D... Read more

Archer starts building construction facility after securing funding

Archer starts building construction facility after securing funding

12-Oct-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that it has closed agreements with Synovus Bank and Evans General Contractors, LLC for the financing and development of its high-volume manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia. Construction is already underway on the first phase of the Covington facility build... Read more

MRO Insider Set to Release Technician Status Live Map

MRO Insider Set to Release Technician Status Live Map

12-Oct-2023Source: MRO Insider

MRO Insider is finishing up the development of their new “Workforce Management” live map feature which is set to release in November. This new feature will allow registered technicians to update their status based on three categories: GREEN for AVAILABLE YELLOW for WORKING RED for OFF-DUTY *These statuses will be displayed on the MRO Insider... Read more

Airbus Helicopters opens new 3D printing center in Donauwörth

Airbus Helicopters opens new 3D printing center in Donauwörth

11-Oct-2023Source: TRUMPF

The aviation company Airbus Helicopters will in future use 3D printers from the high-tech company TRUMPF to produce components for its helicopters and for aircraft from the parent company Airbus. Airbus Helicopters is expanding its additive manufacturing capacity with a new 3D printing center in Donauwörth. TRUMPF supplies the machines for 3D printing of metal.... Read more

CAA International appoints new Managing Director

CAA International appoints new Managing Director

11-Oct-2023Source: CAAi

CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), has announced the appointment of Matthew Margesson as its new Managing Director, effective 16 October 2023. Matthew has been an integral part of CAAi’s leadership team since 2009, having held senior roles including Head of International Development, and latterly, Head... Read more

New COO as MD marks one year under new ownership

New COO as MD marks one year under new ownership

11-Oct-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH) is celebrating one year since emerging from bankruptcy, highlighting its growth and future plans. “When we left bankruptcy, we were really leaving the past two or three years of uncertainty due to the bankruptcy and ownership changes,” MD Helicopters President and CEO Brad Pedersen said. “The customers suffered the worst of that with... Read more

FlightLab tests an electric flight control system

FlightLab tests an electric flight control system

11-Oct-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters’ demonstrator FlightLab  has  successfully tested an electric flight control system in preparation of a new human machine interface (HMI) that will equip CityAirbus NextGen, Airbus’ eVTOL prototype. This milestone represents an important step towards ushering in a new generation of electric powered urban air mobility aircraft. The pilot controls have been considerably simplified... Read more

ITP Aero appoints Group Chief Executive Officer

ITP Aero appoints Group Chief Executive Officer

11-Oct-2023Source: ITP Aero

ITP Aero will strengthen its leadership team, appointing Eva Azoulay as the new Group Chief Executive Officer. The Spanish weight in the management team will be reinforced with the appointment of Carlos Alzola as Managing Director, and of Javier Lázaro, the Chief Financial Officer, as Board member. The three executives will be based in the... Read more

Elroy Air order book for Chaparral eVTOL cargo drones passes 1,000

Elroy Air order book for Chaparral eVTOL cargo drones passes 1,000

11-Oct-2023Source: Elroy Air

At the UP.Summit, Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, announced the demand backlog for its Chaparral aircraft exceeded 1,000 vehicles in 2023. Elroy Air has previously secured commitments from partners in the commercial, defense and humanitarian markets including Mesa Airlines, Bristow and FedEx. In September,... Read more

Waikato Region welcomes arrival of H145

Waikato Region welcomes arrival of H145

11-Oct-2023Source: Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Waikato, King Country and Coromandel region receive the newest addition to its Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter operations family, the new Airbus H145 twin-engine helicopter. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter service has long been a two rescue helicopter base and with this new H145 rescue helicopter, it will remain a two rescue helicopter base, ensuring... Read more

582nd Helicopter Group Buys Cratus™ Wave Plate body armour

582nd Helicopter Group Buys Cratus™ Wave Plate body armour

11-Oct-2023Source: US Air Force

Integris Composites USA announced that the U.S. Air Force 582nd Helicopter Group has placed the first major order for its Cratus™ Wave ballistic armor introduced a year ago.“This patented body armor ballistic insert is thinner than other commercial stand-alone Level III inserts and offers the added benefit of reducing heat stress,” said Andrew Bonham, president of Integris Composites USA, Inc.“Come... Read more

eVTOL OEM Opener renamed Pivotal and announces the Helix

eVTOL OEM Opener renamed Pivotal and announces the Helix

11-Oct-2023Source: Pivotal

Opener, the market leader in light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announces Helix, its first scalable production vehicle, and unveils its new identity. Now named Pivotal, this step represents the company’s trailblazing influence on the industry and its transition to become a product-delivering entity serving the needs of customers in multiple segments.... Read more

Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman awarded US Army eVTOL demo contract

Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman awarded US Army eVTOL demo contract

11-Oct-2023Source: Kaman

Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. (Near Earth) and Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), announced that they have been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capable of moving loads with a minimum of 800 pounds and flying distances over 100 miles. This heavy-lift... Read more

Dufour Aerospace selects Air Energy as partner for battery modules

Dufour Aerospace selects Air Energy as partner for battery modules

11-Oct-2023Source: Dufour Aerospace

Dufour Aerospace is pleased to announce that Air Energy has been selected as a supplier for the smart battery packs for the hybrid-electric propulsion system of the uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft Aero2. Air Energy will design the battery housing, the mechanical and electrical connection of the battery packs and the battery management system for the Aero2.... Read more

Joby begins manned flight tests

Joby begins manned flight tests

11-Oct-2023Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it has expanded its flight test program to include flying with a pilot on board the aircraft, a critical step on the company’s journey towards commercial operations. Four members of Joby’s flight test team have now... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

11-Oct-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Evac) announced its newest emergency air medical transport base in Illinois is in service. Located in the city of Decatur, the base features a Bell 206 aircraft and is staffed around the clock with an Air Evac pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic. The highly trained and experienced crew will be... Read more

London Oxford Airport gets green light for R&D Science Park

London Oxford Airport gets green light for R&D Science Park

11-Oct-2023Source: London Oxford Airport

London Oxford Airport is looking forward to breaking ground on its all new, self-funded R&D Science Park in January 2024. This follows the successful planning application of the £48 million development, which was approved last summer.  Demolition of the original buildings has already started, paving the way for the new 200,000 sq.ft. facility, which the airport... Read more

LCI extends leases on three AW139s with Omni Helicopters International

LCI extends leases on three AW139s with Omni Helicopters International

11-Oct-2023Source: LCI

LCI is pleased to share that it has concluded long-term lease extensions for three Leonardo Helicopters AW139s currently being operated by Omni Helicopters International (OHI), a leading operator of helicopter and air mobility services. The three helicopters, which are valued at approximately US$30 million, are part of a wider fleet of 14 helicopters from LCI’s... Read more

Skyryse takes delivery of Airbus H130 from Air Methods

Skyryse takes delivery of Airbus H130 from Air Methods

11-Oct-2023Source: Skyryse

Skyryse, the provider of an intuitive integrated flight operating system, today announced a pivotal partnership milestone with the delivery of an Airbus H130 helicopter from Air Methods. The aircraft is primed for cutting-edge integration with Skyryse’s game-changing technology, an integrated flight operating system (formerly referred to as FlightOS) that promises to revolutionize aviation technology. The... Read more

The Helicopter Museum names new Chairman of Trustees

The Helicopter Museum names new Chairman of Trustees

11-Oct-2023Source: The Helicopter Museum

Captain Peter Turner has been a Trustee of the Helicopter Museum since 1996 and has held the position of Vice-Chairman of the museum since earlier this year. He recently retired from the aviation sector as the owner of an executive aviation company and served on various national industry committees throughout his career. In addition to... Read more

HAI Appoints New Northeast US Regional Representative

HAI Appoints New Northeast US Regional Representative

10-Oct-2023Source: HAI

We are excited to introduce our new Northeast US regional representative, Josh Rousseau. Josh has worked at the highest levels of New York State government for nearly 25 years. His career has taken him from the assistant speaker’s office of the state assembly to the governor’s office, as assistant secretary for legislative affairs, to executive... Read more

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

10-Oct-2023Source: LifeNet of New York

For one flight clinician to serve 1,000 patients in a little over a decade is no easy feat. It takes time, dedication, grit, and mental fortitude to provide the highest level of care and ensure the safety of each patient with every transport. Recently, Flight Nurse Rod Kester transported his 1,000th patient after a little over... Read more

Rain and Sikorsky Collaborate to Advance Capabilities for Aerial Firefighting

Rain and Sikorsky Collaborate to Advance Capabilities for Aerial Firefighting

10-Oct-2023Source: Rain

Rain, a leader in aerial wildfire containment technology, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced at the UP.Summit a collaboration to explore how Sikorsky’s MATRIX™ autonomy suite operating with Rain’s Wildfire Mission Autonomy System can launch uncrewed helicopters to drop water on wildfires within minutes of detection. “Combining Sikorsky’s demonstrated mature vehicle autonomy system with Rain’s... Read more

Wingcopter drones start delivery of everyday goods in Germany

Wingcopter drones start delivery of everyday goods in Germany

10-Oct-2023Source: Wingcopter

Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) launched the “Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Belieferung“ (“Drone-Cargo Bike Express Delivery”) project. Under the name “LieferMichel”, the pilot project offers residents of remote districts in Michelstadt, Hesse, the opportunity to have groceries and consumer goods delivered to their homes quickly and emission-free by Wingcopter delivery drone and cargo bike.... Read more

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

10-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced that Madison Fire Department has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program to provide additional training for their paramedics. With stations in the City of Rexburg, Townsite of Archer, and Sugar City, Madison Fire responds to an ever-increasing number of fire and ambulance... Read more

UK CAA appoints new Chief Executive

UK CAA appoints new Chief Executive

9-Oct-2023Source: UK CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Bishton as its new Chief Executive, effective 21 October 2023. Rob’s extensive career in aviation includes being a commercial pilot, and serving in a number of senior industry roles. He joined the Civil Aviation Authority in 2014, and has been a member... Read more

Archer Receives First US Air Force Payment for $142M Contracts

Archer Receives First US Air Force Payment for $142M Contracts

6-Oct-2023Source: Archer Aviation

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today that the U.S. Air Force has provided the company with its first installment of nearly $1M on their recently announced contracts valued at up to $142 million. The initial payment is expected to be the first of many... Read more

US Air Force to field new body armor carrier systems for aircrew

US Air Force to field new body armor carrier systems for aircrew

5-Oct-2023Source: US Air Force

U.S. Air Force aircrew operating across 20 different rotor, tilt-wing, and fixed-wing aircraft – including but not limited to CV-22 Ospreys, HH-60G Pave Hawks, C-130 Hercules, and C-17 Globemaster IIIs – will receive new body armor carrier systems as part of an effort to update and replace older models. “We are replacing approximately 7,300 current legacy body armor carrier systems... Read more

BETA technologies pick Garmin avionics for eVTOL

BETA technologies pick Garmin avionics for eVTOL

5-Oct-2023Source: Garmin

Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) announced a long-term agreement to provide the state-of-the-art Garmin G3000® integrated flight deck to BETA Technologies for its CX300 revolutionary electric fixed-wing aircraft and A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The conventional fixed wing CX300 aircraft and A250 eVTOL aircraft are designed to enable a diverse range of missions and operations including... Read more

Blade Shuttle Flights Return to NBAA-BACE

Blade Shuttle Flights Return to NBAA-BACE

5-Oct-2023Source: NBAA

Attendees at the 2023 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will once again be able to experience a breathtaking firsthand look at the future of on-demand air transportation through NBAA’s partnership with Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (BLADE) (NASDAQ: BLDE). BLADE is offering by-the-seat helicopter flights operated by Orbic Air between the Las Vegas Convention... Read more

Skyway and Berg Holdings to Establish UAM Vertiport Network in Northern California

Skyway and Berg Holdings to Establish UAM Vertiport Network in Northern California

5-Oct-2023Source: Skyway Technologies

Skyway Technologies (Skyway), a pioneering vertiport infrastructure and planning company in the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, and Berg Holdings (BH), a long-time Sausalito-based Bay Area real estate developer, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of a comprehensive network of UAM vertiports in the Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern... Read more

Timberland Helicopters Assists in the Historic Recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

Timberland Helicopters Assists in the Historic Recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

5-Oct-2023Source: Timberland Helicopters

Timberland Helicopters, Inc., a leading helicopter service provider based in Ashland, Oregon, is proud to announce its pivotal role in successfully recovering NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The spacecraft, which made history by collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu, safely landed in the Utah desert’s Dugway Proving Ground on September 24, 2023. The OSIRIS-REx mission, which began... Read more

Helicopter Institute Awarded US Navy Initial Flight Training – Rotary COPTR Contract

Helicopter Institute Awarded US Navy Initial Flight Training – Rotary COPTR Contract

5-Oct-2023Source: Helicopter Institute

Helicopter Institute Inc. along with our Team SkyWarrior partners are pleased to announce that we have been selected as the first-ever contractor solution provider for the Department of the Navy initial helicopter pilot training. In an unprecedented move, the Department of the Navy has taken steps to evaluate outsourcing a portion of their initial helicopter... Read more

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

3-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

 Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Emergent Air has selected Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs to provide additional advanced training for their flight nurses, respiratory therapists, and paramedics. Emergent Air started as a ground ambulance provider in El Paso nearly 20 years ago but... Read more

Italian Navy complete deliveries of NH90s

Italian Navy complete deliveries of NH90s

3-Oct-2023Source: Leonardo

The Italian Navy achieved a major rotorcraft capability enhancement milestone with the completion of deliveries of its NH90 helicopters combined with a dedicated simulation centre for its NH90 crews. The 46th SH-90A ASW/ASuW aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s facility in Venice Tessera, has been deployed at the Italian Navy’s Maristaeli Luni Base and presented during an... Read more

EHang Delivers 5 Units of EH216-S AAVs to Boling in Shenzhen

EHang Delivers 5 Units of EH216-S AAVs to Boling in Shenzhen

3-Oct-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that it has delivered five units of EH216-S to a new customer, Shenzhen Boling Holding Group Co., Ltd. (“Boling”), as part of Boling’s plan to purchase up to 100 units of EH216-S from EHang. Boling’s... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $650M contract for upgrades to HH-60W

Sikorsky awarded $650M contract for upgrades to HH-60W

3-Oct-2023Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut (FA8692-23-D-B001), was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $650,000,000 maximum ceiling with a $12,000 minimum guarantee contract for the development of long-term capability upgrades for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter. The initial delivery order (FA8692-23-F-B001) has also been awarded with a total face value of $91,240,127. This contract provides for the development and integration... Read more

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

3-Oct-2023Source: Great North Air Ambulance

The charity’s critical care teams, which include a doctor and a specialist advanced trauma paramedic, are based in Eaglescliffe in the North East, and Penrith in Cumbria, and cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles. From 21 June to 23 September they were activated to more than 600 incidents in the North East,... Read more

Skyrisks Launches Insurance Capacity for AAM

Skyrisks Launches Insurance Capacity for AAM

2-Oct-2023Source: Skyrisks

Skyrisks Limited (“Skyrisks”) announced its market-leading A-rated insurance capacity, targeted risk appetite, and operational readiness to welcome new business for the fast-growing insurance needs of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector. The AAM sector embodies the future of aviation, leveraging revolutionary new aircraft and a broad array of innovative technologies to ensure the safe, quick,... Read more

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

2-Oct-2023Source: Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex are proud to be marking ten years of becoming the first Air Ambulance charity in the country to fly 24/7, 365 days a year, enabling us to reach more patients and save more lives. On 29th September 2013 we became the first Air Ambulance in the country to provide a 24/7... Read more

USCG upgrades Air Station Detroit to MH-65E

USCG upgrades Air Station Detroit to MH-65E

2-Oct-2023Source: USCG

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter Tuesday to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. The avionics upgrade to the “E” configuration provides enhanced search and rescue capabilities including modern “glass cockpit” technology that increases pilot and aircrew situational awareness and... Read more

Robinson lead times stretch out to 2025

Robinson lead times stretch out to 2025

2-Oct-2023Source: HeliHub.com

Robinson Helicopter Co have sent their monthly email to their distributors around the world, advising of the lead time of each of their products – the ex-factory date for a purchaser placing an order today.  Multiple distributors have forwarded this email to HeliHub.com as the lead times stretch out further into the future than ever... Read more

Eve and Moviation Sign LOI for First eVTOL Urban ATM Agreement in South Korea

Eve and Moviation Sign LOI for First eVTOL Urban ATM Agreement in South Korea

29-Sep-2023Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) and Moviation, South Korea’s first Urban Air Mobility (UAM) service provider, announced the signature of a Letter of Intent to purchase Eve’s Urban ATM solution. The software solution will be a key enabler to the implementation and scalability of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and provides critical traffic management... Read more

Thales awarded $12M contract to obtain dome sonars for MH-60R

Thales awarded $12M contract to obtain dome sonars for MH-60R

29-Sep-2023Source: US DoD

Thales Defense & Security Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, was awarded a $12,866,740 contract for the procurement of five dome sonars in support of the MH-60R platform. All work will be performed in Valbonne, France, and is expected to be completed by May 2027. This effort is fully funded under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. FMS... Read more

Honeywell awarded $95M contract for MRO of UH-60 starters

Honeywell awarded $95M contract for MRO of UH-60 starters

29-Sep-2023Source: US DoD

Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Arizona, was awarded a $95,035,166 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and overhaul of UH-60 Black Hawk starters. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2028. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for support of V-22s

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for support of V-22s

29-Sep-2023Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $9,910,038 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0238) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0002). This order provides engineering, management, technical, and acquisition support for the implementation and sustainment of V-22 critical capability defect packages for V-22 avionics and flight controls systems for the Air Force, Navy, and... Read more

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

29-Sep-2023Source: Taranaki Rescue Helicopter

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter is delighted to welcome Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP) to our family of sponsors to support the vital emergency response service for the region and our communities. TOP’s sponsorship is specifically for the Rescue Winch, which is critical during missions where the helicopter cannot land. An important piece of equipment, the winch ensures... Read more

US Air Force adopts MH-139

US Air Force adopts MH-139

29-Sep-2023Source: US Air Force

As the U.S. Air Force transitions from the UH-1N Huey helicopter to the MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter, squadrons from across the branch collaborate during mission, equipment and readiness training. One recent example of this collaboration was the 316th Operation Support Squadron at JBA hosting an immersion for the 908th Operations Support Squadron, stationed at Maxwell... Read more

Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

29-Sep-2023Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated and Helicopter Express, Inc. announced a strategic alliance formed to support and diversify S-64 Air Crane® helicopter operations in North America and meet growing worldwide demand for heavy-lift, S-64 sustainment, modernization, and production. Helicopter Express is acquiring additional Erickson S-64s, one delivered this month and others through the end of the year. “The... Read more

Canada approves Dart Heli-Utility-Basket for Bell 505

Canada approves Dart Heli-Utility-Basket for Bell 505

29-Sep-2023Source: DART Aerospace

DART Aerospace is proud to announce that it has received a new TCCA STC certification for the external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™ specifically tailored for the Bell 505 aircraft. It is also currently pursuing FAA validation. The Bell 505 Heli-Utility-Basket™ is the latest in DART’s proven line of baskets. It joins DART’s existing Heli-Utility-Baskets™ for helicopter models... Read more

MD Helicopters Closes Contract with Nigerian Federal Government

MD Helicopters Closes Contract with Nigerian Federal Government

29-Sep-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH) closed a contract with the Nigerian federal government for 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Plus Scout/Attack helicopters during a signing ceremony in Nigeria. The aircraft will be operated by the Nigerian Army Aviation to effectively tackle the security challenges in the country. The acquisition of the new attack helicopters is part of... Read more

Argentine Navy orders eight AW109s

Argentine Navy orders eight AW109s

29-Sep-2023Source: Argentine Government

There the head of the Defense portfolio stated: “In Argentina our ocean patrol vessels need to have light helicopters that can enter the hangars of the OPV vessels. “We are convinced that Leonardo is the right company to acquire these helicopters.” The acquisition of eight AW 109 light embarked helicopters from the “Leonardo” firm for the... Read more

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

29-Sep-2023Source: Westpac Lifesaver Rescue

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is today celebrating 50 years of service since its first day of operations on 29 September 1973. In partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia, Westpac (then Bank of New South Wales) has been proudly supporting the Service since it began, making it one of the longest community partnerships in... Read more

Sikorsky awarded additional $37M for CH-53K rotor hub support

Sikorsky awarded additional $37M for CH-53K rotor hub support

28-Sep-2023Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded $37,079,321 for a not-to-exceed, undefinitized contract action delivery order (N00383-23-F-X952), under previously awarded contract N00383-20-G-X901, for the procurement of four helicopter rotor hubs in support of the CH-53K aircrafts. All work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut. This contract contains no options and work is expected to... Read more

European Rotors 2023 Offers Training and Workforce Development Options

European Rotors 2023 Offers Training and Workforce Development Options

28-Sep-2023Source: European Rotors

EUROPEAN ROTORS, the largest business-to-business rotorcraft event in Europe, is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to coordinate your schedule to take advantage of training and workforce development opportunities. Now in its third year and supported by the largest companies in the industry, EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023 is taking place in IFEMA Hall 9 in Madrid,... Read more

UK on cusp of next aviation revolution, says UK regulator

UK on cusp of next aviation revolution, says UK regulator

28-Sep-2023Source: CAA

Aviation stands on the cusp of the next revolution, the Chair of the UK Civil Aviation Authority will say in a keynote speech on 27 September. The regulator is working with the aviation and aerospace industry as well as government to support the safe development and roll-out of sustainable fuels, drones and new types of... Read more

Meeker-Airfilm receive FAA approval for Utility Step Mount for Airbus H145D3

Meeker-Airfilm receive FAA approval for Utility Step Mount for Airbus H145D3

27-Sep-2023Source: Meeker Aviation

Meeker-Airfilm are pleased to announce we have received FAA approval for for our very popular Utility Step Mount for the Airbus H145 D3 helicopter. The Step Mount offers the most robust design, dual payloads capability and greatest camera stability... Read more

Rotorweld release External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus H125 and H130

Rotorweld release External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus H125 and H130

27-Sep-2023Source: Rotorweld

Rotorweld is a family run business based in Auckland, New Zealand and manufactures a wide range of helicopter and gas turbine maintenance tooling. “Here at Rotorweld, we are excited to announce the release of our External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus Helicopters H125 and H130 series helicopters. After many years maintaining the H125... Read more

Columbia Helicopters awarded $54M contract for MRO of CH-47 rotor head

Columbia Helicopters awarded $54M contract for MRO of CH-47 rotor head

27-Sep-2023Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters Inc., Aurora, Oregon, was awarded a $54,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and overhaul of the CH-47 Chinook rotor head. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 26, 2028. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,... Read more

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

27-Sep-2023Source: Black Hills Life Flight

All four Black Hills Life Flight aircraft, located in Rapid City and Hot Springs, SD, are proud to announce that they now carry and can administer whole blood onboard every air medical transport. Black Hills Life Flight is the first and only community-based air ambulance service in the state with this capability. Having whole blood... Read more

Bristow to present at Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

Bristow to present at Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

27-Sep-2023Source: Bristow

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 31st Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Bristow’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Whalen is scheduled to present on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 8:40 a.m. MST and... Read more

MD Helicopters Collaborates with Able Aerospace

MD Helicopters Collaborates with Able Aerospace

27-Sep-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH) is pleased to announce its collaboration with Able Aerospace Services to provide expanded repairs on major components used in the repair & overhaul of MDH gearboxes and hub assemblies. This cooperation is one of many actions MDH is taking to improve aftermarket support. This will allow MD Helicopters to reduce its overhaul... Read more

Lilium starts assembling Electric Propulsion System

Lilium starts assembling Electric Propulsion System

27-Sep-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced that it is starting assembly of the Lilium Jet’s revolutionary electric propulsion system at its dedicated propulsion facility located next to its headquarters in Wessling, Germany. The announcement marks another exciting milestone on the targeted path towards industrialization and... Read more

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

27-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

AirLife Utah 3 is proud to announce that it now carries and can administer whole blood on board every air medical transport. Having whole blood aboard their AS350 helicopter allows their industry-leading trauma clinicians to provide additional life-saving care in emergency situations when every minute counts. “Whole blood is the gold standard for blood delivery,”... Read more

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