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Doroni Aerospace marks 50 test flights of flying car

Doroni Aerospace marks 50 test flights of flying car

20-Jul-2023Source: Doroni Aerospace

Doroni Aerospace, the leading innovator in sustainable transportation and urban air mobility, is pleased to announce a significant milestone in its journey to revolutionize personal mobility. The company has successfully completed over 50 test flights of its groundbreaking electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Doroni Aerospace H1, at its state-of-the-art facility. This accomplishment... Read more

General Dynamics to receive $10M from Canadian Government for RPAS development

General Dynamics to receive $10M from Canadian Government for RPAS development

20-Jul-2023Source: Canadian Government

The Canadian aerospace industry is a driving force for innovation and development in Canadian industries. It is one of the most researched and export-intensive sectors in Canada, contributing billions of dollars to the Canadian economy each year and supporting thousands of well-paying jobs. The Government of Canada is committed to continually strengthening this crucial sector... Read more

FAA plans for advanced air mobility operations at scale in 2028

FAA plans for advanced air mobility operations at scale in 2028

20-Jul-2023Source: FAA

The FAA released an implementation plan detailing the steps it and others will need to take to safely enable advanced air mobility operations in the near term. The “Innovate28” plan includes various components and the sequence they will occur in for operations to be at scale at one or more sites by 2028. “This plan shows how... Read more

Eight STARS employees receive Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal

Eight STARS employees receive Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal

20-Jul-2023

We are thrilled to share that a number of outstanding STARS employees recently received the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal, including our president and CEO. The recipients were recognized for their significant contributions to their home provinces. “I am very proud to receive this award, but I am even more honoured to share it... Read more

LifeFlight Australia marks record number of people rescued in 2022-23 year

LifeFlight Australia marks record number of people rescued in 2022-23 year

20-Jul-2023Source: LifeFlight Australia

LifeFlight Australia has come to the aid of more than 81,000 people since our humble beginnings 44 years ago, spending 4,110 hours in the air during 2022-23. The 2022-23 Financial Year was another record-breaking 12 months for LifeFlight Australia, with the service’s rescue helicopters, Air Ambulance jets, Critical Care Doctors, Flight Nurses and Paramedics helping... Read more

Elroy Air creates new roles for Chief of Staff and VP Engineering

Elroy Air creates new roles for Chief of Staff and VP Engineering

20-Jul-2023Source: Elroy Air

Elroy Air, the company developing the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, has announced that it has expanded its executive leadership to include Alex Blake as Chief of Staff and Zach Lovering as Vice President of Engineering. Alex Blake, uncrewed aerospace executive from Wing (formerly Google X), Amazon Prime Air,... Read more

Precision Helicopters picks Foresight MX HUMS for AS332 fleet

Precision Helicopters picks Foresight MX HUMS for AS332 fleet

20-Jul-2023Source: GPMS International

GPMS International announced Precision Helicopters, a leading utility operator based in McMinnville, Oregon, has chosen to equip their Airbus AS332 fleet with the industry’s leading health and usage monitoring system (HUMS), Foresight MX. “As one of our first Certified Installers, Precision’s 145 Repair Station has been a great friend to us since our founding,” said... Read more

SPAES completes NVIS install on EC135

SPAES completes NVIS install on EC135

20-Jul-2023Source: SPAES

SPAES announces the successful completion of NVIS certification for the preinstalled ISEA UMS system in an EC 135 for a customer. The comprehensive NVIS ground test encompassed evaluating instrument and display readability in a wide range of daytime environmental conditions. SPAES ensured that all critical information remained highly visible and legible to pilots and crew... Read more

Sloane Helicopters appoints Head of Aircraft and Project Services

Sloane Helicopters appoints Head of Aircraft and Project Services

19-Jul-2023Source: Sloane Helicopters

Sloane Helicopters have appointed Andrew Kitchen as the new Head of Aircraft and Project Services With over 21 years of aviation experience, Andy joins us with a wealth of aerospace engineering knowledge drawn from his previous roles in military, civil and test environments. His journey in the aviation industry began in 2002 when he joined... Read more

China certifies the H175

China certifies the H175

19-Jul-2023

Airbus Helicopters has announced today that Civil Aviation Administration of China has certified the H175 helicopter.  We note that this comes over four years after they announced the sale of two H175s to China Rescue, a customer who has since ordered six Leonardo AW189s, the competitor supermedium to the Airbus H175. The H175 started out... Read more

Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for US Marine Corps

Bell Expands H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy for US Marine Corps

19-Jul-2023Source: Bell

What does Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, MCAS Futenma, Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center, and Bell’s Repair and Overhaul Center have in common? They are all locations where U.S. Marine Corps aircraft maintainers come to receive top-of-the-line maintenance training for the Bell H-1 aircraft line. Bell has launched its H-1 Advanced Maintenance Training Academy... Read more

Lilium raises another $192M

Lilium raises another $192M

19-Jul-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (Nasdaq: LILM) (“Lilium” or the “Company”), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, announced that it has successfully arranged a capital raise for a total amount of $192 million. Participants in the upsized round included leading German technology investors Earlybird Venture Capital, BIT Capital, UVC Partners and Frank Thelen, multiple... Read more

Bell showcases the Bell 505 and Bell 429 at APSCON

Bell showcases the Bell 505 and Bell 429 at APSCON

19-Jul-2023Source: Bell

Bell is proud to be a trusted partner for public safety operators providing industry-leading support, aftermarket solutions and training since 1948. At this year’s Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON), Bell (Booth #933) will display Nebraska State Police’s Bell 505 and Collier County Sheriff’s Bell 429. Both the Bell 505 and Bell 429 deliver best... Read more

Robinson Displays R66 Police Helicopter at APSCON

Robinson Displays R66 Police Helicopter at APSCON

19-Jul-2023Source: Robinson Helicopter Company

Robinson Helicopter Company (booth #311) will display the newest R66 Police helicopter in Polk County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office’s fleet at this year’s Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON) in Orlando, Florida, July 19-21, 2023. In addition to Robinson personnel, aviation officers from the Sheriff’s Office will be in attendance to field operational and tactical questions.... Read more

QAI Aviation Completes Life Flight Network Aircraft

QAI Aviation Completes Life Flight Network Aircraft

19-Jul-2023Source: QAI Aviation

QAI Aviation (QAI) announced that the company has recently delivered a new Bell 407GXi EMS completion to Life Flight Network (LFN). LFN is a not-for-profit patient transport service that provides rotor wing, fixed wing, and ground ambulance transport throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. “Our team at QAI Aviation did incredible work on this aircraft... Read more

Schweizer Names Vice President of Operations

Schweizer Names Vice President of Operations

19-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer is pleased to announce Craig Nielsen’s promotion to Vice President of Operations. Nielsen most recently served as Schweizer’s Director of Quality. In his new role, Nielsen is responsible for new helicopter production, sub-assembly production, and Schweizer’s Part 145 Repair Station certification and operation. “Craig’s skill and dedication has been exceptionally valuable from the day we... Read more

CNC Technologies wins Kansas Highway Patrol H125 completion contract

CNC Technologies wins Kansas Highway Patrol H125 completion contract

19-Jul-2023Source: CNC Technologies

CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced the impending delivery of one Airbus H125 Helicopter and one Cessna Grand Caravan to the Kansas Highway Patrol. CNC Technologies will procure all necessary equipment and will oversee and manage the entire project. CNC is working in... Read more

US Navy HSC-85 “Firehawks” squadron deactivated

US Navy HSC-85 “Firehawks” squadron deactivated

18-Jul-2023Source: US Navy

MH-60S Seahawks assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 fly over San Diego during the squadron’s final flight prior to its deactivation ceremony, June 30, 2023. Navy Reserve squadron HSC-85 is the Navy’s last helicopter squadron dedicated to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)... Read more

Air Methods’ CEO selected as Finalist for 2023 Women Tech Awards

Air Methods’ CEO selected as Finalist for 2023 Women Tech Awards

18-Jul-2023Source: Air Methods

The Women Tech Council (WTC), a national organization focused on the economic impact of women in the technology sector, announced that Air Methods CEO JaeLynn Williams has been named a finalist in the 2023 Women Tech Awards, the premier awards program for women in technology with ties to Silicon Slopes. Over the last 16 years, the Women... Read more

FAA to explore the VR technology for pilot training using Loft Dynamics sims

FAA to explore the VR technology for pilot training using Loft Dynamics sims

18-Jul-2023Source: Loft Dynamics

Loft Dynamics (formerly VRM Switzerland), a leader in virtual reality (VR) flight simulation devices for pilots worldwide, announced an unprecedented partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Loft Dynamics’ simulators – the first and only VR flight simulators with regulatory approval in Europe – are now undergoing U.S. evaluation by the FAA. The FAA has selected Loft Dynamics’ Airbus... Read more

Air Rescue Systems acquired by Vita Inclinata Technologies

Air Rescue Systems acquired by Vita Inclinata Technologies

18-Jul-2023Source: Vita Inclinata Technologies

Vita Inclinata Technologies, a leading provider of intelligent lifting solutions, announced today the acquisition of Air Rescue Systems (ARS), a global leader in helicopter response, training, and equipment. Air Rescue Systems has a strong reputation for its custom and total team approach to serving customers in various branches of the military and emergency response organizations across the... Read more

DART Aerospace launches Bell 505 external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™

DART Aerospace launches Bell 505 external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™

18-Jul-2023Source: DART Aerospace

DART Aerospace is excited to announce the launch of a new external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™ specifically tailored for the Bell 505 aircraft. 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 such as the H125, Bell 407, R66, and AW119, as well as other... Read more

AAMS Announces New Public Affairs Firm Partnership

AAMS Announces New Public Affairs Firm Partnership

18-Jul-2023Source: AAMS

AAMS is pleased to announce a new relationship with Thorn Run Partners in support of ongoing legislative and regulatory efforts. Founded in January 2010 by veteran lobbyists Andrew Rosenberg and Chris Lamond, who previously served as staffers to Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Fred Thompson (R-TN), respectively, Thorn Run Partners is a full-service government... Read more

Dufour Aerospace selects Aerolite as partner for composite structural parts

Dufour Aerospace selects Aerolite as partner for composite structural parts

18-Jul-2023Source: Dufour Aerospace

Dufour Aerospace is happy to announce having selected Aerolite AG as main supplier for the lightweight composite structural parts for the nacelles and the tail of the Aero2 aircraft. The parts will be produced by Aerolite at their production facility in Horw, Switzerland. Weight management and reduction is one of the keys to success in... Read more

CNC Technologies to deliver three more Bell 505s into law enforcement market

CNC Technologies to deliver three more Bell 505s into law enforcement market

18-Jul-2023Source: CNC Technologies

CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced contract awards for three Bell 505 helicopter integration projects. Two will be for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and the third for the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico. These deals put CNC at... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $21M contract for 8 AE1107C engines

Rolls-Royce awarded $21M contract for 8 AE1107C engines

17-Jul-2023Source: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $21,473,824 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N0001923C0017). This modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of eight AE1107C engines in support of the V-22 Osprey for the Navy. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in November... Read more

Wisk to Make Oshkosh Debut with Autonomous Air Taxi

Wisk to Make Oshkosh Debut with Autonomous Air Taxi

17-Jul-2023Source: Wisk

Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility company, will make its EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 air show debut this July. The company will have a number of opportunities for show attendees to learn more about autonomous passenger flight and the company’s vision of safe, everyday flight for everyone. 6th Generation Air Taxi Display: The company’s 6th... Read more

EHang and Shenzhen Bao’an District partner for UAM Operation Center

EHang and Shenzhen Bao’an District partner for UAM Operation Center

17-Jul-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Bao’an District Government of Shenzhen municipality on a comprehensive strategic partnership in urban air mobility (“UAM”) for commercial operations of EH216-S AAVs following the completion... Read more

CNC Technologies completes fit out of Bell 407GX for Dallas Police

CNC Technologies completes fit out of Bell 407GX for Dallas Police

17-Jul-2023Source: CNC Technologies

CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced today the delivery of a fully equipped Bell 407 to the Dallas Police Department. CNC Technologies has worked with Dallas PD for the last six years, and this is CNC’s third aircraft completion for DPD. The aircraft... Read more

Joby releases first annual ESG report

Joby releases first annual ESG report

17-Jul-2023Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the release of its first annual Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report. As part of the Company’s commitment to positive impact, Joby has released its first ESG report, accessible on Joby’s website. The report, which covers Joby’s... Read more

Victoria Police claim busiest law enforcement AW139 fleet with 10,000 hours

Victoria Police claim busiest law enforcement AW139 fleet with 10,000 hours

17-Jul-2023Source: Starflight Australia

The force’s three highly advanced AW139 helicopters, which were delivered by StarFlight Victoria three years ago, are ranked at number one for flying hours, out of the 114 Leonardo AW139’s currently serving law enforcement around the world. Victoria Police choppers have flown more than 1.1 million nautical miles. They have been deployed to more than 30,000... Read more

LifeFlight Maine Announces New CEO

LifeFlight Maine Announces New CEO

17-Jul-2023Source: LifeFlight Maine

As LifeFlight of Maine celebrates 25 years of service, Tom Judge has decided to step back as the executive director of the internationally renowned air medical and aviation service. Under Judge’s leadership, LifeFlight of Maine has received numerous awards for safety, innovation, and clinical excellence. In addition to founding LifeFlight of Maine, Judge was instrumental... Read more

Change of command at US Coast Guard HITRON squadron

Change of command at US Coast Guard HITRON squadron

17-Jul-2023Source: US Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) during a change of command ceremony Friday at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. Rear Admiral Nathan Moore, deputy commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over the ceremony. Broadhurst previously served as... Read more

PLANA to Supply 30 AAM Aircraft to Hi-Air under LOI

PLANA to Supply 30 AAM Aircraft to Hi-Air under LOI

17-Jul-2023Source: PLANA

PLANA, a developer of hybrid advanced air mobility (AAM) eVTOL aircraft, today announced that it has signed a LOI and MOU with Hi-Air, a South Korean commercial air carrier, to supply 30 AAM aircraft. Under the LOI, PLANA will supply its hybrid-electric AAM aircraft, CP-01, to Hi-Air from 2030. The first 10 aircraft will be... Read more

Safran and HAL partner to co-design and produce new generation helicopter engines in India

Safran and HAL partner to co-design and produce new generation helicopter engines in India

17-Jul-2023Source: Safran

Safran Helicopter Engines and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have decided to set up their new joint venture company in Bangalore, India. It will be dedicated to the design, development, production, sales and support of helicopter engines, with first objective to build the most adequate propulsion solution for the Indian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) future 13-ton... Read more

PHI appoints new Director of Business Development, SE Asia

PHI appoints new Director of Business Development, SE Asia

14-Jul-2023Source: PHI Aviation

PHI Aviation are pleased to announce the appointment of Jake Sifers, as Director of Business Development, SE Asia. Residing in Bangkok, Jake will be responsible for executing our regional business strategies, identifying new market segments, and nurturing client and partner relationships. Jake brings over 20 years of expertise expanding market share in the helicopter aviation... Read more

Politecnico di Milano designs innovative wings for Leonardo’s NGCTR-TD civil tiltrotor

Politecnico di Milano designs innovative wings for Leonardo’s NGCTR-TD civil tiltrotor

14-Jul-2023Source: Politecnico di Milano

Thanks to the European consortium FORMOSA developed a new solution for the mobile surfaces of the wing that reduces fuel consumption and improves performance during flight The FORMOSA project has come to an end. It was launched in 2020 to redesign the wing control surfaces of the NextGen Civil TiltRotor (NGCTR-TD) produced by Leonardo. The new configuration... Read more

Wales Air Ambulance announces new Cardiff helicopter Captain

Wales Air Ambulance announces new Cardiff helicopter Captain

14-Jul-2023Source: Wales Air Ambulance

Wales Air Ambulance is delighted to announce its newest aircraft commander. Tom Vincent has graduated from co-pilot to captain at the Charity’s Cardiff base. This achievement came about after extensive training and assessments, with final sign off by aviation partner Babcock. Tom, who has worked in Cardiff since January 2020 as a co-pilot, will now... Read more

EuroTec Delivers Another Fully Restored AS350B3 Helicopter to Haynes Aviation

EuroTec Delivers Another Fully Restored AS350B3 Helicopter to Haynes Aviation

14-Jul-2023Source: EuroTec

EuroTec, a leading MRO company specializing in custom completions for aircraft, is pleased to announce the completion and delivery of another AS350B3 helicopter to Haynes Aviation of Wetumpka, Alabama. The aircraft underwent a comprehensive restoration, including major inspections, modifications, new interior, night vision and avionics upgrades, and a complete detailed refinish inside and out. The... Read more

Honeywell to participate in research under SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking partnership

Honeywell to participate in research under SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking partnership

13-Jul-2023Source: Honeywell

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) will participate in new research and development projects under the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking partnership and its Digital European Sky program. The projects will see the development of innovative solutions focused on advanced levels of automation in all types of airspaces to improve operational efficiency and sustainability through new or improved ways of working.... Read more

DGCA signs MoU with EASA for UAS & innovative air mobility

DGCA signs MoU with EASA for UAS & innovative air mobility

13-Jul-2023Source: Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the two civil aviation authorities. This collaboration would... Read more

Pacific Helicopters appoints new CEO

Pacific Helicopters appoints new CEO

13-Jul-2023Source: Pacific Helicopters

Pacific Helicopters LTD are delighted to introduce our newest member of the team! Please join us in welcoming Edward Matane as the new CEO of Pacific Helicopters LTD. Eddie (as he prefers to be known) has a wealth of PNG aviation knowledge and experience, and a deep appreciation for Pacific Helicopters being a PNG home... Read more

Artesia General Hospital selects Air Methods Ascend critical care online education program

Artesia General Hospital selects Air Methods Ascend critical care online education program

13-Jul-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Artesia General Hospital has selected the Air Methods Ascend critical care online education program to provide additional training for their ER and PCU nurses and are considering ICU services in the future too. Located in Artesia, NM, Artesia General Hospital first opened its... Read more

The Air Ambulance Service celebrates 50,000th mission

The Air Ambulance Service celebrates 50,000th mission

13-Jul-2023Source: The Air Ambulance Service

Your local air ambulance has achieved the monumental milestone of undertaking its 50,000th mission in a year that sees the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) celebrating 20 years of lifesaving service and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) celebrating 15 years. The lifesaving service has touched tens of thousands of lives in the... Read more

Loft Dynamics sees increase in demand

Loft Dynamics sees increase in demand

13-Jul-2023Source: Loft Dynamics

Loft Dynamics AG (formerly VRM Switzerland), creator of the world’s first and only virtual reality (VR) simulator authorized by a major aviation regulator, has seen unprecedented demand in the past 12 months. Regulatory authorities in aviation, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) in Switzerland, are... Read more

Heli-One partners with Airbus for H175M gearbox work for UK MoD tender

Heli-One partners with Airbus for H175M gearbox work for UK MoD tender

13-Jul-2023Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter in-service support services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Airbus to provide gearbox maintenance for its H175M helicopter in the event that Airbus wins the New Medium Helicopter competition. Heli-One and Airbus solidified this collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during an event held in... Read more

ÖAMTC marks 40 years of air rescue in Austria

ÖAMTC marks 40 years of air rescue in Austria

13-Jul-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

In July 1983, the ÖAMTC air rescue service started operations in Innsbruck with an AS355. Since then, the HEMS* operator has expanded its service throughout the whole country, offering its life-saving services to the Austrian population from the mountainous regions in the west to the plains in the east near the borders with Slovakia and... Read more

Victoria Police’s has marked 10,000 hours

Victoria Police’s has marked 10,000 hours

13-Jul-2023Source: Starflight

Victoria Police’s helicopter fleet, supplied and supported by StarFlight Victoria, has marked 10,000 hours in the air keeping the community safe. The force’s three highly advanced AW139 helicopters, which were delivered by StarFlight Victoria three years ago, are ranked at number one for flying hours, out of the 114 Leonardo AW139’s currently serving law enforcement... Read more

VFS 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Feature AAM Interagency Working Group

VFS 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Feature AAM Interagency Working Group

13-Jul-2023Source: VFS

More than 40 of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22–23, 2023 — the weekend prior to the... Read more

357th Airlift Squadron trains at Kirtland for Maxwell FTU

357th Airlift Squadron trains at Kirtland for Maxwell FTU

13-Jul-2023Source: Kirtland Air Force Base

Kirtland Air Force Base has served as a hub for aviation excellence for decades, which is what brought members of the 357th Airlift Squadron to New Mexico. The 357th Airlift Squadron, the flying unit of the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, recently dispatched six of their members for specialized training under... Read more

Airbus to display EMS H145 at F-AIR Columbia

Airbus to display EMS H145 at F-AIR Columbia

13-Jul-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus celebrates its return to the F-AIR 2023 aeronautical event that will take place in Rionegro, Antioquia from July 12 to 16, to present its most advanced security and defense solutions and portfolio of products and services for the aeronautical industry Colombian. Airbus Defense and Space will exhibit different products in the field of military... Read more

HeliFlite partners with The International Yacht Company

HeliFlite partners with The International Yacht Company

13-Jul-2023Source: HeliFlite

HeliFlite, the leading luxury private helicopter operator, has announced a partnership with IYC – The International Yacht Company, providing clients with an unparalleled, bespoke travel experience. Clients are now offered direct transfer from superyacht to helicopter and vice versa. HeliFlite and IYC have aligned as partners to create a long-term global alliance that represents the highest... Read more

Volatus signs LOI with Greenport for eVTOL vertiport development

Volatus signs LOI with Greenport for eVTOL vertiport development

13-Jul-2023Source: Volatus Infrastructure

Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with GREENPORT® International Airport and Technology Center to build an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiport as part of their planned 5,426-acre phase one development plans. The vertiport will include Volatus’ modularly designed terminal building and landing pad with their vehicle-agnostic charging station. The teams... Read more

Mt Hutt Aviation and 369 Ltd become MDH Authorized Service Center

Mt Hutt Aviation and 369 Ltd become MDH Authorized Service Center

13-Jul-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, LLC (MDH), is pleased to announce that Mt Hutt Aviation (MHA) and 369 Ltd have teamed together to join MDH’s network of Authorized Service Centers (ASC). Together these organizations will increase the level of service and support to MDH aircraft in New Zealand and the surrounding Australasia region. Currently their combined maintenance services... Read more

Dallas Avionics celebrates 50 years by supporting Teledyne FLIR Vision Awards

Dallas Avionics celebrates 50 years by supporting Teledyne FLIR Vision Awards

13-Jul-2023Source: Dallas Avionics

Dallas Avionics announced this week that as part of their 50th year in business, they will support the 28th annual Teledyne FLIR Vision Awards held in Orlando, Florida, at the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) annual APSCON conference. “We are always committed to advancing safety initiatives that keep people safe and help to save lives,”... Read more

PLANA signs MOU with Gloria Aviation

PLANA signs MOU with Gloria Aviation

12-Jul-2023Source: PLANA

PLANA, a developer of hybrid advanced air mobility (AAM) eVTOL, has joined hands with Gloria Aviation to develop a joint business and train AAM industry talent. PLANA announced on the 11th that it signed an MOU with Gloria Aviation. The business agreement ceremony held at PLANA’s Icheon R&D center was attended by major stakeholders from... Read more

JCB cancels order for two Airbus H160s

JCB cancels order for two Airbus H160s

11-Jul-2023Source: HeliHub.com

In a LinkedIn post made on 9th July by Lenny Brown, MD of Airbus Helicopters UK, the company implied that excavator manufacturer JCB has not yet accepted or taken delivery of their first H160. We reported this helicopter’s arrival into the UK over five months ago on 28th January. Brown was reporting the arrival of... Read more

Boeing wins $22.5M contract for long-lead CH-47 items

Boeing wins $22.5M contract for long-lead CH-47 items

11-Jul-2023Source: US DoD

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $22,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for CH-47 long lead items. 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. 30, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting... Read more

Joby Completes Submission of Stage Three Certification Plans to the FAA

Joby Completes Submission of Stage Three Certification Plans to the FAA

11-Jul-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 submitted all of its Certification Plans to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), marking further progress toward completing the third of five stages required to certify its  aircraft for commercial use. In the third stage... Read more

ASU Appoints Territory Manager for the Eastern US

ASU Appoints Territory Manager for the Eastern US

11-Jul-2023Source: ASU

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU), announced the addition of Chris Collins to their team as the Territory Manager for the Eastern United States. Collins brings with him more than 20 years of aviation experience. “Today, society demands smarter technology and a safer environment without compromising quality or efficiency,” said ASU President Joe Estrera.  “ASU is... Read more

Schweizer expands in Europe and Africa

Schweizer expands in Europe and Africa

11-Jul-2023Source: Schweizer

Schweizer, manufacturer of the proven Schweizer S300, S300CBi, and S333 helicopters, is excited to announce further expansion through two new European Schweizer-authorized Service Centers – Heli Holland and HeliEast – as well as a new representative for Africa and the Middle East – Unionlet Limited. Service Centers provide aircraft and parts sales, maintenance services, and... Read more

LCI delivers trio of EMS helicopters to Alidaunia

LCI delivers trio of EMS helicopters to Alidaunia

11-Jul-2023Source: LCI

LCI, a leading aviation company, has delivered three Leonardo AW169 helicopters on long-term lease to the Italian operator, Alidaunia S.r.L. (Alidaunia). The aircraft were all delivered new from Leonardo and are valued at over US$30 million.  They form part of the LCI and SMFL joint venture (JV) fleet, which now totals 57 aircraft valued at approximately... Read more

Mile High Ambulance selects Air Methods Ascend

Mile High Ambulance selects Air Methods Ascend

11-Jul-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Mile High Ambulance has selected the Air Methods Ascend critical care in-person and online education programs for their emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. Located in Englewood, CO, Mile High Ambulance is a full-service ambulance company providing advanced and basic life support services... Read more

Titan adds two AW139s from Rotortrade for ops in Brazil

Titan adds two AW139s from Rotortrade for ops in Brazil

10-Jul-2023Source: Titan

Rotortrade, a trusted global helicopter dealer and distributor, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the sale of two AW139 helicopters to Titan Helicopters Group, a global provider of safe, efficient helicopter transportation and heavy-lifting services for the oil and gas sector. The acquisition of these two AW139 helicopters marks a significant milestone for... Read more

Bell awarded $22.5M contract for Czech UH-1Y and AH-1Z maintenance

Bell awarded $22.5M contract for Czech UH-1Y and AH-1Z maintenance

10-Jul-2023Source: US DoD

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $22,500,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized order (N0001923F0028) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0012). This order provides up to 24 months of in-country aircraft maintenance for eight UH-1Y and four AH-1Z aircraft, and up to 36 months of in-country contractor engineering services for the government of the... Read more

Dufour picks Connova AG for Aero2 composite airframe

Dufour picks Connova AG for Aero2 composite airframe

10-Jul-2023Source: Dufour Aerospace

Dufour Aerospace is happy to announce that Connova AG has been selected as main supplier for the composite airframe of the uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft Aero2. The major sub-assemblies of the airframe “main wing”, “fuselage” and “engine bay” will be produced by Connova AG at their production site in Villmergen (Aargau), Switzerland. The all-composite light-weight airframe... Read more

EASA partners with AFCAC to foster SAF usage in Africa

EASA partners with AFCAC to foster SAF usage in Africa

10-Jul-2023Source: EASA

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) organised a workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 3-5, 2023 to accelerate the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in Africa. The aim was to further the understanding of what SAF is and why it is crucial to... Read more

Loft Dynamics sells H125 Simulator to Helixcom

Loft Dynamics sells H125 Simulator to Helixcom

10-Jul-2023Source: Loft Dynamics

Loft Dynamics AG (formerly VRM Switzerland), creator and operator of the world’s first and only virtual reality (VR) simulators qualified by a major aviation regulator,  announced the sale of a VR Airbus H125 training device to Multicom based in Sicily, Italy. Helixcom – a subsidiary of Multicom – will use the simulator to establish a... Read more

iFly EFB adds Helicopter Charts and Checklists

iFly EFB adds Helicopter Charts and Checklists

10-Jul-2023Source: iFly

Adventure Pilot, a leading provider of electronic flight bag solutions, is thrilled to announce the release of iFly EFB Version 12.1. This highly anticipated update introduces two innovative features, Helicopter Mode and Checklists, designed to enhance the flying experience for helicopter pilots. Adventure Pilot recognizes the unique needs of helicopter pilots and has developed Helicopter... Read more

CHC wins contract for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

CHC wins contract for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

7-Jul-2023Source: CHC

CHC Helicopter, the global helicopter services company specialising in offshore transportation, is proud to announce its recent contract award for the construction of Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built in the North Sea more than 130km from the Yorkshire... Read more

Helicopters Otago NZ has purchased a H45 FNPT II MCC simulator to Entrol

Helicopters Otago NZ has purchased a H45 FNPT II MCC simulator to Entrol

7-Jul-2023Source: Entrol

Based on the H145 D3, this simulator will be installed at its Mosgiel base in early 2024, with which the entire Otago Helicopters team can train. It will have the complete Entrol technology package, including the 200ºx70º FOV spherical visual, the debriefing station to review the exercises, the entrol vibration system, and mission scenarios. The... Read more

Lilium completes final audit towards EASA Design Organization Approval

Lilium completes final audit towards EASA Design Organization Approval

7-Jul-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, announced that it has successfully completed the fourth and final Design Organization Approval (“DOA”) audit by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”). The successful completion of the DOA audit is a key milestone in Lilium’s progress towards becoming an EASA... Read more

Boeing to build 18 CH-47F Chinooks for South Korea and one for Spain

Boeing to build 18 CH-47F Chinooks for South Korea and one for Spain

7-Jul-2023Source: Boeing

As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain. As Boeing continues transitioning to building the advanced Block II configuration, the deal valued at up to $793 million represents the... Read more

Midlands Air Ambulance marks milestone 70,000th mission ᐧ

Midlands Air Ambulance marks milestone 70,000th mission ᐧ

7-Jul-2023Source: Midlands Air Ambulance

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has now attended more than 70,000 missions across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire, and continues to be the busiest air ambulance in England. The lifesaving pre-hospital emergency service started out with one temporary helicopter in 1991, and now operates a fleet of three air ambulance helicopters and... Read more

WAI Appoints Interim CEO

WAI Appoints Interim CEO

7-Jul-2023Source: Women in Aviation

The Board of Directors of Women in Aviation International (WAI), the largest organization in the world dedicated to advancing the interests of women in all areas of aviation and aerospace, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Kenyon as interim Chief Executive Officer. Stephanie has served as WAI’s Chief Growth Officer since 2021, where... Read more

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