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Poland chooses GE’s CT7 Engines for AW149 Fleet

Poland chooses GE’s CT7 Engines for AW149 Fleet

19-Oct-2022Source: GE Aviation

  The Polish Government selected GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine to power its new fleet of Leonardo AW149 helicopters. As part of the recent contract announcement between the Government of Poland and PZL-Swidnik, the Polish company fully owned by Leonardo, Poland will receive 64 CT7-2E1 engines along with spare engines for its 32 AW149 helicopters... Read more

Airbus’ “cargo copter” is tested during military exercise

Airbus’ “cargo copter” is tested during military exercise

18-Oct-2022Source: Airbus

  A sub-scale demonstrator of a future Airbus multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrated its capabilities during a large robotic exercise organised last month by the Portuguese Navy and NATO, which brought together military forces, universities and selected industry partners. By taking part in this exercise, the “cargo copter” operated in a dense robotic environment, validating the concept’s... Read more

Girls in Aviation Day 2022 Inspires Over 16,000 Participants

Girls in Aviation Day 2022 Inspires Over 16,000 Participants

18-Oct-2022Source: WAI

Thousands of girls, ages 8-17, around the world experienced WAI’s 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 24 in their local communities through unique events hosted by WAI chapters and corporate members. This year’s GIAD received a special commemoration with the relaunch of the Aviation for Girls App to enhance young learners’ educational experience all year-round. In... Read more

NSPA Awards Heli-One Multiyear Contract

NSPA Awards Heli-One Multiyear Contract

18-Oct-2022Source: Heli-One

  Heli-One, a leading provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), is pleased to announce signature of a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for support of Airbus AS332 and AS532 helicopters. Heli-One will provide MRO services for airframe, engines, and components for NATO user nations helicopters on an ad hoc... Read more

Urban-Air Port’s collabs with Coventry University

Urban-Air Port’s collabs with Coventry University

18-Oct-2022Source: Urban-Air Port

Urban-Air Port’s innovative vertiport technology, Air One, features extensively in a new paper written by Coventry University. This first of a kind study uses human factors research[i] and VR technology to inform the successful design of infrastructure to support future mobility. The Air One vertiport, built in Coventry City Centre in April of this year,... Read more

Survitec Appoints new CEO

Survitec Appoints new CEO

18-Oct-2022Source: Survitec

  Strengthening the company’s position as the world’s leading Survival Technology solutions partner, Survitec has announced the appointment of Robert Steen Kledal as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As CEO, Robert will be responsible for setting Survitec’s strategic direction. He will lead the Survitec Executive team and sit on the Survitec Board. At... Read more

VFS Hits 180 Corporate Members

VFS Hits 180 Corporate Members

18-Oct-2022Source: VFS

  The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, reports today that it has continued to experience steady growth in corporate members during the second quarter of year, propelled largely by the continued expansion of electric aircraft developments around the world.  As of Oct. 1, 2022, a total... Read more

Archer to unveil production aircraft midnight™ on November 16th

Archer to unveil production aircraft midnight™ on November 16th

17-Oct-2022Source: Archer Aviation

  Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) announced that they will be unveiling Midnight, the company’s first production eVTOL aircraft, at an Open House event on November 16, 2022. The event will provide further details on the aircraft’s specifications and capabilities, including its proprietary electric powertrain system, as well as the company’s progress towards FAA certification... Read more

Mississippi Dept of Public Safety receives Eurocopter EC135T2+ from CNC

Mississippi Dept of Public Safety receives Eurocopter EC135T2+ from CNC

17-Oct-2022Source: CNC Technologies

  CNC Technologies is proud to announce the delivery of a Eurocopter EC135T2+ to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. On hand for the official delivery ceremony were MS DPS Commissioner Sean Tindell and Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy Ginn, as well as numerous department heads from within the agency and the MHP Air Operations... Read more

Eaton Aerospace awarded $7M contract for V-22 Valve System

Eaton Aerospace awarded $7M contract for V-22 Valve System

17-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

Eaton Aerospace LLC, Los Angeles, California, is awarded a $7,577,627 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for the repair of nine items for the valve system used on the V-22 aircraft. This contract includes a three-year base with no options. All work will be performed in Los Angeles, California, and work is expected to be completed by September... Read more

Honwywell awarded T55 Engine contract for UK CH-47s

Honwywell awarded T55 Engine contract for UK CH-47s

17-Oct-2022Source: Honeywell

  Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced that it signed a contract to supply 34 T55-GA-714A engines to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) for its new H-47 Extended Range Chinook helicopter fleet. The order and supply of the T55 engines is managed through the office of U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales. Honeywell’s T55 engine is the... Read more

Proposed Aviation Standard Supports Hybrid-Electric Powerplant Design

Proposed Aviation Standard Supports Hybrid-Electric Powerplant Design

17-Oct-2022Source: ASTM International

  A newly proposed standard from ASTM International’s aircraft systems committee (F39) will cover the design of hybrid-electric powerplants and engines. “This proposed standard is intended to support companies that are creating hybrid-electric power generation systems for use as the primary source of electrical propulsive power in electric aircraft,” says ASTM member David Eichstedt. “They will... Read more

PHI & bp sign 10 year contract extension

PHI & bp sign 10 year contract extension

17-Oct-2022Source: PHI

PHI Aviation, a global leader in helicopter services, has extended its contract with bp to provide helicopter transportation services for bp’s energy exploration and production efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. The 10-year, multi-aircraft agreement, which began in September and is an amendment to the existing contract, provides full-time Sikorsky S-92 support from PHI’s Houma... Read more

XPeng X2 Completes Global Public Flight in Dubai

XPeng X2 Completes Global Public Flight in Dubai

17-Oct-2022Source: XPeng

  XPENG AEROHT, the largest flying car company in Asia and an affiliate of XPENG, conducted the first flight of its electric flying car, the XPENG X2, at Skydive Dubai. It is XPENG X2’s first public display after completing the specific operations risk assessment and achieving a special flying permit from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).... Read more

NHV win contract with Ineos

NHV win contract with Ineos

17-Oct-2022Source: NHV

NHV Group is delighted to announce a contract award to perform helicopter services to the Central North Sea, on a 5 year contract for INEOS FPS. Starting operations at the beginning of November, NHV will perform flights to the Forties Unity from NHV Aberdeen. The Forties Pipeline System, which is 100% INEOS-owned and has played... Read more

Bristow SVP/General Counsel resigns

Bristow SVP/General Counsel resigns

17-Oct-2022Source: Bristow

From SEC submission by Bristow Group Inc Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 11, 2022, Crystal Gordon, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Head of Government Affairs, and Corporate Secretary of Bristow Group Inc. (the “Company”), submitted her resignation from her position... Read more

First Korean-produced delivered to customer

First Korean-produced delivered to customer

14-Oct-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters

  Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to a local operator, Gloria Aviation, following certification in September this year. Entering service in an emergency medical services configuration in December this year, this helicopter will be deployed to support critical life-saving missions in Jeju. This key milestone... Read more

Germany – Nordausen EMS base celebrates 30 years

Germany – Nordausen EMS base celebrates 30 years

14-Oct-2022Source: DRF Luftrettung

  [electronic translation] Reason to celebrate at the Nordhausen station: the station on the edge of the Harz Mountains was founded exactly 30 years ago . The DRF Luftrettung has been on board since 2006, when it took over flight operations from the Federal Police. Christoph 37 is now alerted around 1,500 times a year . About 98 percent of the... Read more

Clayton awarded $7M contract for maintenance of VH-3A

Clayton awarded $7M contract for maintenance of VH-3A

14-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Clayton International, Inc.,* Peachtree City, Georgia, is awarded a $7,905,026 firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable contract to provide depot level maintenance services for one VH-3A Helicopter for the Government of Egypt. Work will be performed in Peachtree City, Georgia and is expected to be completed in June 2024. Foreign military sales customer funds in the amount... Read more

Korean Police and Fire Depts sign follow-on orders for Surion

Korean Police and Fire Depts sign follow-on orders for Surion

14-Oct-2022Source: Korea Aerospace Industries

  [electronic translation] Government agencies repurchase domestic helicopters that have been verified for perfect mission performance. ‣ Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a contract with the Public Procurement Service to supply two police helicopters on the 5th and one firefighting helicopter in Gyeongbuk on the 12th. Three units will be delivered in the second half... Read more

Royal Navy completes Martlet and Sea Venom missile trials on AW159

Royal Navy completes Martlet and Sea Venom missile trials on AW159

14-Oct-2022Source: Royal Navy

Month-long trials in the Atlantic have paved the way for global operations using Navy’s new ship-busting missiles. Martlet and Sea Venom – the Navy’s two new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles – have completed extensive tests in the hands of expert aviators and scientists and a Wildcat helicopter. The trials in the Atlantic and Mediterranean will help... Read more

Aberdeen Airport welcomes first supply of SAF

Aberdeen Airport welcomes first supply of SAF

14-Oct-2022Source: Aberdeen International Airport

  Aberdeen International Airport has welcomed its first commercial delivery of sustainable aviation fuel. The SAF was delivered by Air bp and will be blended with traditional jet fuel for Bristow flights to bp’s North Sea offshore operations in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). bp is the first North Sea operator to voluntarily commit to... Read more

Salford Royal Hospital helipad now complete

Salford Royal Hospital helipad now complete

14-Oct-2022Source: HELP Appeal

  Thanks to a £2million donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, the construction of a state-of-the-art helipad on top of the first standalone Major Trauma Hospital in the UK, at Salford Royal Hospital, is now complete. The donation, made from the HELP Appeal to... Read more

Eve to Collab with Skyway Technologies

Eve to Collab with Skyway Technologies

14-Oct-2022Source: Eve Air Mobility

  Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a letter of intent with Skyway Technologies Corp. (“Skyway”) to provide Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (“UATM”) software solution, ensuring the traffic management for future Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) solutions supports the needs and growth of the industry. “Integrating Eve’s UATM solution into Skyway’s air... Read more

Baldwin’s new Accident Prevention Tool will be showcased at NBAA-BACE

Baldwin’s new Accident Prevention Tool will be showcased at NBAA-BACE

14-Oct-2022Source: Baldwin

  At next week’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, Baldwin Safety & Compliance will showcase its newest tool: Accident Prevention Effort (APE). This proprietary software is designed to provide organizations with a way to track and benchmark proactive safety efforts. The APE safety metric enhancement will assist organizations with quantifying existing safety activities, detecting... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2022

UK AAIB Bulletin – October 2022

14-Oct-2022Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue does not refer to any helicopters and this update is included in HeliHub.com for completeness.... Read more

Bell Announces delivery of First B505 to Greece

Bell Announces delivery of First B505 to Greece

13-Oct-2022Source: Bell

  Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of the first Bell 505 to a customer in Greece. The aircraft was delivered in August at the Bell Prague Service Center. The aircraft is privately owned and will be operated by Bellavia Ltd. for commercial flights throughout the mainland and islands... Read more

USAF declares IOC of HH-60W Jolly Green II

USAF declares IOC of HH-60W Jolly Green II

13-Oct-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  The U.S. Air Force declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, validating the platform’s operational readiness to forward deploy Air Force rescue crews around the globe. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) designed and manufactures the HH-60W, which enables the U.S. Air Force to conduct rescue missions... Read more

Flexjet to float on New York Stock Exchange

Flexjet to float on New York Stock Exchange

13-Oct-2022Source: Flexjet

  Flexjet, Inc. (the “Company”), a global leader in subscription-based private aviation, and Horizon Acquisition Corporation II (“Horizon”) (NYSE: HZON), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Flexjet becoming a publicly listed company. Upon the closing of the transaction, Flexjet is expected to be... Read more

Magellan Aerospace Awarded Multi-Year Contract From Sikorsky

Magellan Aerospace Awarded Multi-Year Contract From Sikorsky

13-Oct-2022Source: Magellan Aerospace

  Magellan Aerospace Corporation (“Magellan”) announced a contract award from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (“Sikorsky”), a Lockheed Martin Company for low rate initial production (LRIP) of assemblies to support the production of the CH-53K® LRIP configuration helicopter. The multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement will be delivered from Magellan’s New York facility commencing in 2023. The contract consists... Read more

Vman ordered HAL civil Light Utility Helicopter

Vman ordered HAL civil Light Utility Helicopter

13-Oct-2022Source: Vman

Vman, IFSCA Approved Gift city-based Leasing company, has placed LOI with HAL to purchase five under-development civil version of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) with the option of five more helicopters. Helicopter delivery will start in 2025 with DGCA India civil certification. LUH has been developed to cater to a wide range of operating conditions,... Read more

Entrol launches new FTD simulator based on S-64 Skycrane

Entrol launches new FTD simulator based on S-64 Skycrane

13-Oct-2022Source: Entrol

  Entrol launches a brand new FTD simulator based on the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. The first unit of this model is the first FTD Level 2 based on the Sikorsky S-64 in the world. This helicopter is being used worldwide for firefighting purposes due to its high capacity and quick water-refilling ability, making it one... Read more

EH216 AAV performs AMU-LED flight demos in Spain

EH216 AAV performs AMU-LED flight demos in Spain

13-Oct-2022Source: EHang

  EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that as a major player, its EH216 AAV has performed successful flight demonstrations in Spain under the European Union (“EU”)’s Air Mobility Urban – Large Experimental Demonstration (“AMU-LED”) project, as one of Europe’s largest Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) demonstration projects.... Read more

Essex Industries Announces New VP/GM Essex Milford

Essex Industries Announces New VP/GM Essex Milford

13-Oct-2022Source: Essex Industries

  Essex Industries is pleased to announce Garrett Ferris has joined the company as Vice President/General Manager at the Essex location in Milford, CT. Garrett comes to Essex from Saint-Gobain where he held site management roles, most recently plant manager. Prior to that, he held engineering roles with Sikorsky. Garrett holds a Bachelor’s Degree in... Read more

US Marines selects Kaman to build Cargo UAS prototype

US Marines selects Kaman to build Cargo UAS prototype

13-Oct-2022Source: Kaman

  Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced that they have been selected to build a logistics UAS prototype for the United States Marine Corps. Kaman will build a funded military version of its KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle. KARGO UAV carries up to 800 pounds of payload and... Read more

Delta Invests $60M in Joby Aviation

Delta Invests $60M in Joby Aviation

13-Oct-2022Source: Delta Air Lines

  Delta Air Lines has made an upfront equity investment of $60 million in Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Joby Aviation, which is developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the companies announced Tuesday. Delta plans to use the new aircraft for home-to-airport transportation for its customers, beginning in New York and Los Angeles. The investment could... Read more

Mechanical Specialities awarded FAA STC for HEC Dual Cargo System for MD600N

Mechanical Specialities awarded FAA STC for HEC Dual Cargo System for MD600N

13-Oct-2022Source: Mechanical Specialities

  Mechanical Specialties, LLC has received revised FAA STC SR02713SE for the HEC Dual Cargo System for the MD Helicopters model 600N. “HELIUS LLC, has been a loyal cargo hook customer for years. We really appreciate all the help and patience during the certification process of the MD 600 HEC system. It is a far... Read more

Vita Inclinata appoints Aerospace Advisor

Vita Inclinata appoints Aerospace Advisor

13-Oct-2022Source: Vita Inclinata

  Vita Inclinata (Vita), developer and producer of precision aerospace and industrial stabilization devices, today announced Daniel Bishop has joined the company’s Aerospace Advisory Board. Bishop will leverage decades of Pentagon and the United States Air Force experience to strengthen ties across the DoD and federal agencies and increase Vita’s national and international footprint. “I greatly... Read more

VFS Releases Report on Vertical Flight Workforce

VFS Releases Report on Vertical Flight Workforce

12-Oct-2022Source: VFS

  The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has today published the results of a groundbreaking study, “2022 Vertical Flight Workforce Report: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is Vital.” The study was conducted for VFS by HYSKY Society, both of which are 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organizations. The 28-page report is available at www.vtol.org/workforce.  The results of a VFS... Read more

Sikorsky progresses On RAIDER X® For US Army

Sikorsky progresses On RAIDER X® For US Army

12-Oct-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is completing early tests toward a safe flight test program for the RAIDER X® competitive prototype it is building for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. “The RAIDER X prototype, which is 92% complete, draws on Lockheed Martin’s broad expertise in developing innovative weapons systems... Read more

Leonardo, ADA and SAZMA celebrate AW139 delivery

Leonardo, ADA and SAZMA celebrate AW139 delivery

12-Oct-2022Source: Leonardo

Leonardo, Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) and Sazma Aviation Sdn Bhd (Sazma) celebrated the delivery of an AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter from the Vergiate final assembly line facility on 27th September. The aircraft will be leased by Sazma from ADA to perform offshore transport operations supporting the energy industry sector in Malaysia from Sazma’s base in Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah.... Read more

EVfly signs LOI for Axe by Skyfly eVTOL

EVfly signs LOI for Axe by Skyfly eVTOL

12-Oct-2022Source: EVfly

Fleet management and air mobility company EVfly has signed a letter of intent and will pay deposits for the Axe by Skyfly electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with delivery expected in 2024. EVfly intends to purchase three Axe aircraft, with an option for five more. EVfly intends to first start our operation in Thailand,... Read more

Sikorsky delivers S-92 to Korea Coast Guard

Sikorsky delivers S-92 to Korea Coast Guard

12-Oct-2022Source: Sikorsky

  The Korea Coast Guard accepted the delivery on Sept. 30 of its third S-92® search and rescue helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT). The expansion of Korea Coast Guard’s S-92 fleet increases its capability to conduct maritime security, safety and life-saving missions for the people of Korea. “Our valued partnership... Read more

American Helicopter Museum Education Center shares October holiday schedule

American Helicopter Museum Education Center shares October holiday schedule

11-Oct-2022Source: The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

  The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) recently announced its exciting October schedule and a special treat for the upcoming holidays. Starting the month on Friday, October 14, from 7 until 8 p.m. is author Jennifer L. Green discussing her book, Dark History of Penn’s Woods, which promises to inform and thrill listeners. Preregistration... Read more

Volocopter completes first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italy

Volocopter completes first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italy

11-Oct-2022Source: Volocopter

  Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Atlantia, UrbanV, and the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), Volocopter, have successfully completed the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. These tests were part of a mobility ecosystem setup at Fiumicino’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. This is a key milestone toward the envisioned rollout of advanced air mobility... Read more

NBAA AAM Roundtable Supports Development of FAA Vertiport Design Guidance

NBAA AAM Roundtable Supports Development of FAA Vertiport Design Guidance

11-Oct-2022Source: NBAA

  The FAA recently published a new engineering brief offering design guidance for the development of vertiports supporting advanced air mobility (AAM) operations, following extensive collaboration with members of the NBAA AAM Roundtable and other stakeholders in this emerging industry. Engineering Brief (EB) 105, “Vertiport Design,” outlines infrastructure requirements for facilities to be utilized by... Read more

Skyports opens ‘Living Lab’ passenger terminal at Joby base

Skyports opens ‘Living Lab’ passenger terminal at Joby base

11-Oct-2022Source: Skyports

  Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) and Skyports Infrastructure today announced they are developing a Living Lab passenger terminal that will enable the two companies to test a variety of technologies and procedures that will help define how passengers experience vertical flight in the future. “Our all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is set to revolutionize... Read more

STARS awarded $10M funding from Crowns

STARS awarded $10M funding from Crowns

11-Oct-2022Source: STARS

  While STARS celebrates ten years of fighting for the lives of critically ill and injured patients across Saskatchewan, five Crown corporations have announced funding to help ensure the non-profit air ambulance continues its service for decades to come. Since 2012, STARS has carried out more than 9,200 missions to more than 500 locations across the province,... Read more

EVfly brings Axe to Thai eVTOL market

EVfly brings Axe to Thai eVTOL market

11-Oct-2022Source: EVfly

An LoI plus deposits for between three and eight eVTOL aircraft is a sure sign from EVFly that it trusts the Skyfly prototype Axe with the smooth running of its training operations. Although the Axe is mainly intended for use as a private aircraft and has not been designed as a commercial air taxi, EVfly’s... Read more

Thames Valley Air Ambulance switches to a different Airbus 135

Thames Valley Air Ambulance switches to a different Airbus 135

11-Oct-2022Source: Thames Valley Air Ambulance

  Our new helicopter, G-TVLY, has final been unveiled to the public. The Airbus135 will become our air ambulance when we take on our air operations this month. It is kitted out with the same lifesaving equipment as our former helicopter and will fly from our operations base at RAF Benson. We unveiled the helicopter... Read more

HAI and GA Association Issue Joint Statement on EPA Finding

HAI and GA Association Issue Joint Statement on EPA Finding

11-Oct-2022Source: HAI

  The general aviation industry and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have a shared goal to rid lead from all aviation fuel used for piston-powered aircraft no later than 2030. The FAA and industry have come together under the EAGLE (Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions) banner to see this mission realized. The GA industry has... Read more

Navy Engineers Make Helicopter Pilots’ Most Dangerous Job Safer

Navy Engineers Make Helicopter Pilots’ Most Dangerous Job Safer

11-Oct-2022Source: US Navy

  Landing a helicopter in low visibility environments is one of the most difficult tasks in aviation for a rotary-wing pilot; add weather like fog, wind or worse and aircraft recovery can be dangerous. The very team who brought naval tactical aviation Precision Landing Mode (PLM) has now set sights on advancing capability and operational... Read more

SGS awarded $20M contract for renovation of UH-60 hangar

SGS awarded $20M contract for renovation of UH-60 hangar

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  SGS LLC,* Yukon, Oklahoma, was awarded a $20,599,811 firm-fixed-price contract for the design/build renovation of a UH-60 aircraft maintenance hangar. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Fort Hood, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 11, 2024. Fiscal 2022 military construction, Army funds in the... Read more

UMILES Next’s air taxi takes first flight in Europe’s urban airspace

UMILES Next’s air taxi takes first flight in Europe’s urban airspace

10-Oct-2022Source: UMILES Next

As part of TindAir -Tactical Instrumental Deconfliction And In-flight Resolution-a project for very large-scale demonstrations on urban mobility, UMILES Next’s Concept Integrity air taxi, equipped with TECNALIA’s FlyFree technology, has completed successful test flights in Toulouse, taking off from the Onera Test Field. This event represents a significant step towards the integration of this type... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $39M contract for additions to VH-92A

Sikorsky awarded $39M contract for additions to VH-92A

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $39,920,367 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to an order (N0001922F2491) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029).  This modification adds scope to provide production and installation of a VH-92A Flight Training Device (FTD) and updates to a previously delivered VH-92A FTD for the... Read more

US passes legislation to level up FAA MRO standards outside US

US passes legislation to level up FAA MRO standards outside US

10-Oct-2022Source: US Transportation House

  Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) applauded the House passage of four bills under the jurisdiction of the committee, including his bill, the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act. Chair DeFazio also joined Rep. André Carson (D-IN) in applauding the passage of Carson’s bill, the National Center for the Advancement of... Read more

GlobeAir to serve France and Italy with Lilium Jet

GlobeAir to serve France and Italy with Lilium Jet

10-Oct-2022Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) (“Lilium”), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has announced a partnership with GlobeAir. Under the agreement, GlobeAir intends to purchase 12 Lilium Jets to provide premium and business eVTOL flights to its customer base in the French Riviera and Italy. GlobeAir is Europe’s leading and award-winning... Read more

HUMS Increases Mission Readiness – GPMS talks to Hangar Z Podcast

HUMS Increases Mission Readiness – GPMS talks to Hangar Z Podcast

10-Oct-2022Source: GPMS

  Todd Powers, GPMS VP of Sales, and Ronnie Ries, GPMS VP of Marketing, recently joined Jon Gray and Jeff Ratkovich on the Hangar Z Podcast, the first and only podcast dedicated to public safety aviation. While covering various topics with lighthearted discussions, they focused on how HUMS technology is increasing mission readiness and lowering operational... Read more

Wingcopter tests on-demand transport in rural Germany

Wingcopter tests on-demand transport in rural Germany

10-Oct-2022Source: Wingcopter

In a joint project, the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) and the delivery drone manufacturer and operator Wingcopter are testing the potential of on-demand transport of consumer goods to improve local supply in rural communities. For the project called “Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Belieferung” (“Drone Cargo Bike Express Delivery”), which is funded with almost 500,000 euros by... Read more

FAA Seeks Additional Administrators for Recreational Drone Test

FAA Seeks Additional Administrators for Recreational Drone Test

10-Oct-2022Source: FAA

  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today opened the second application period for entities interested in serving as administrators for The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). Potential test administrators must submit their applications by Nov. 11, 2022. As drones become more popular and accessible, the FAA is committed to ensuring that... Read more

Point Blank Enterprises awarded $13M contract for focus on Advanced Helicopter Seating System II

Point Blank Enterprises awarded $13M contract for focus on Advanced Helicopter Seating System II

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Point Blank Enterprises Inc., Miami Lakes, Florida, was awarded a $13,554,787 modification (P00001) to contract W911W6-21-C-0044 to focus on system assembly, inspection and airworthiness qualifications of the Advanced Helicopter Seating System II effort. Work will be performed in Miami Lakes, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 4, 2025. Fiscal 2010 research, development,... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance launches biggest appeal yet – for two H135s

London’s Air Ambulance launches biggest appeal yet – for two H135s

10-Oct-2022Source: London's Air Ambulance

  Our medics perform life-saving treatment at the scene for patients who are critically injured. It’s thanks to our supporters that we can run this service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. But now we are facing a new challenge. Our helicopters are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and by 2024 it will... Read more

VAST Concludes Inaugural Safety Conference

VAST Concludes Inaugural Safety Conference

10-Oct-2022Source: VAST

  The inaugural edition of the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) Global Conference has concluded in Hurst, Texas, USA, with solid reviews from attendees and presenters. The three-day event, which ran Oct. 4–6, 2022, focused on collaborative efforts to improve safety across all segments of the international VTOL aviation industry, including flight operations, maintenance, and—for... Read more

Ingenio avionics picked for Canadian CH-146 Life Extension

Ingenio avionics picked for Canadian CH-146 Life Extension

10-Oct-2022Source: Ingenio Aerospace

  Ingenio  Aerospace (Ingenio), developers of innovative aircraft cockpit and cabin solutions, today announced that Bell Textron, a pioneering aerospace manufacturer of military and commercial rotorcraft, has integrated Ingenio’s Cockpit Tablet Electronic Flight Bag (“Heli-Mount EFB”) into the CH-146 Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE) project for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The GLLE is... Read more

Korean Air partners with Airbus on vertical UAS

Korean Air partners with Airbus on vertical UAS

10-Oct-2022Source: Korean Air

  Korean Air Lines Co. said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Airbus Helicopters to develop unmanned reconnaissance helicopters for the South Korean military. Under the technology partnership, Korean Air will develop an unmanned carrier-based helicopter and an unmanned helicopter for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes over South Korean islands near the western... Read more

Christophorus 14 increases hours to 24×7

Christophorus 14 increases hours to 24×7

10-Oct-2022Source: ÖAMTC Air Rescue

The emergency doctor helicopter Christophorus 14 stationed in Niederöblarn will also be available for people in medical emergencies during the night hours from October 10th. This makes it the third base of the ÖAMTC air rescue service in Austria from which operations are flown around the clock. Reinhard Kraxner, Managing Director of ÖAMTC Air Rescue: “The commissioning by the... Read more

Schiebel awarded SAR contract by SASEMAR in Spain

Schiebel awarded SAR contract by SASEMAR in Spain

6-Oct-2022Source: Schiebel

  Schiebel was awarded with the iSAR Research and Development programme, which builds on the current CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) with the aim of further developing its maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) capabilities, offering a higher level of automation. The scope of this multi-million Euro contract includes the further development and delivery of... Read more

FAA Certifies NVG-Compatible Cockpit for R66

FAA Certifies NVG-Compatible Cockpit for R66

6-Oct-2022Source: Robinson

  On September 30th, Robinson received FAA certification for its Night Vision Google (NVG) compatible configuration on its R66 Police helicopter. For NVG compatibility, the helicopter’s interior and exterior lighting along with the aircraft’s instruments and avionics were evaluated to certify the helicopter for operation day or night with or without the use of NVGs.... Read more

Guardian Helicopters Achieves Stage 1 IS-BAO

Guardian Helicopters Achieves Stage 1 IS-BAO

6-Oct-2022Source: Guardian Helicopters

  Guardian Helicopters Inc (GHI), a leading utility FAA 135/133/137 helicopter services business in southern California, announced its operation has achieved Stage 1 registration for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO).   The IS-BAO is developed by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and its member associations and is a recommended voluntary code... Read more

AutoFlight launches in the US

AutoFlight launches in the US

6-Oct-2022Source: AutoFlight

  AutoFlight, the global eVTOL pioneer, today announces the opening of its first US office at Napa County airport in California. Its expansion is supported by the hiring of two senior industry veterans. Omer Bar-Yohay (co-founder and former CEO of Eviation Aircraft) has been appointed as AutoFlight’s President, while Chad Cashin (formerly leading Business Development at Joby Aviation) assumes... Read more

EUROPEAN ROTORS 2022 extends Early Bird pricing to Friday, 7 October

EUROPEAN ROTORS 2022 extends Early Bird pricing to Friday, 7 October

5-Oct-2022Source: EUROPEAN ROTORS

EUROPEAN ROTORS 2022, in Cologne from 8 to 10 November 2022, is set to be a significantly larger conference and exhibition than its first run in 2021. As part of this expansion, the organisers are keen to give visitors the very best opportunities for everyone in the industry to attend and thus are extending Early... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract to install the data transfer unit for CH-53K

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract to install the data transfer unit for CH-53K

5-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $26,985,285 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00010) to an order (N0001919F2972) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029). This modification adds scope for the initial and final technical directive to install the data transfer unit and Defensive Electronic Countermeasure System Replacement Phase III ARC-210... Read more

PAC has provided over 30 years of service to PA State Police

PAC has provided over 30 years of service to PA State Police

5-Oct-2022Source: PAC International

  PAC International has been providing full-service support to the Pennsylvania State Police Aviation Section for over three decades and looks to continue this service long into the future. As an authorized FAA Part 145 Repair Station and Bell Helicopter Customer Service Facility PAC has completed several new aircraft completions, many mission equipment upgrades, and... Read more

HAI President and CEO Visits Enstrom

HAI President and CEO Visits Enstrom

5-Oct-2022Source: HAI

  Enstrom was recently excited to be visited by none other than Jim Viola, the President of HAI. HAI is the helicopter industry’s leading trade association. Not only do they host the Heli-Expo, our largest trade show, they are a leading voice in Washington and throughout the world speaking on behalf of helicopter operators, maintainers,... Read more

Colorado – Banner Health moves Akron base to Sterling

Colorado – Banner Health moves Akron base to Sterling

5-Oct-2022Source: Banner Health

  Banner Health and its emergency medical air transport provider MedEvac will begin staging a helicopter in Sterling full time Oct. 1, 2022, relocating the crew from Akron, CO. The move supports the need for a medical transportation of patients in the eastern plains of Colorado when ground transportation is not possible or not available.... Read more

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