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Geotech Aviation prepares for move to Greater Sudbury Airport

Geotech Aviation prepares for move to Greater Sudbury Airport

13-May-2011Source: Northern Life

Geotech Aviation are preparing for both their move to Greater Sudbury Airport and a new AgustaWestland AW119 this summer... Read more

Jharkhand government sets up Dhruv maintenance base after HAL refuses to help

Jharkhand government sets up Dhruv maintenance base after HAL refuses to help

13-May-2011Source: Telegraph India

The police’s only helicopter grounded since January and now awaiting repairs at a Bangalore hanger has finally received the attention of the Jharkhand government, which is setting up its own team of maintenance engineers since manufacturer HAL has refused help.... Read more

Boeing CH-47F Chinook contract ensures another year at Millville

Boeing CH-47F Chinook contract ensures another year at Millville

13-May-2011Source: Boeing

Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F Chinook helicopters at the Boeing Millville Modification Center. The contract period extends the current work of modifying Chinook aircraft at the Boeing Millville facility for another year, from May 2011 through April 2012. “This important program... Read more

University of Maryland achieves World Record with human-powered helicopter

University of Maryland achieves World Record with human-powered helicopter

13-May-2011Source: University of Maryland

HI-RES VIDEO:http://lecture.umd.edu/detsmediasite/Viewer/?peid=7ec9bc500b61490aaf49b05320e0cda61d COLLEGE PARK, Md.–A team of more than 50 students at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering has succeeded in flying their human-powered helicopter, Gamera. Pilot Judy Wexler, a 24-year-old biology graduate student at UM, pedaled furiously, taking the craft several inches into the air for about 4 seconds, setting... Read more

Was terrorism coroner right to criticise London’s helicopter EMS provision?

Was terrorism coroner right to criticise London’s helicopter EMS provision?

13-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

In the last few days, the coroner at a London hearing has been summing up her findings of the inquest into the terrorist attacks in London on 7th July 2005, involving explosions on three underground trains and one of London’s iconic red buses.  The last of nine recommendations states “The Department of Health, the mayor... Read more

First R66 arrives in Latin America

First R66 arrives in Latin America

13-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Agencias Universales has recently registered R66 serial 0022 as CC-AEE.  This marks the first R66 in South America, and HeliHub.com is surprised that this event has occurred in Chile rather than Brazil or Argentina, traditionally much bigger markets for the California-based manufacturer than Chile. There are two R66 dealers in Chile – Agrotores Trabajos Aereos... Read more

Goodrich completes acquisition of Microtecnica

Goodrich completes acquisition of Microtecnica

13-May-2011Source: Goodrich

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has completed the acquisition of Microtecnica S.r.l.  Microtecnica is a leading provider of flight control actuation systems for helicopter, regional and business aircraft, missile actuation, and aircraft thermal and environmental control systems.  Total cash consideration for the acquisition was approximately 331 million Euros ($478 million at an exchange rate of 1.44). Goodrich had announced its... Read more

Bond Offshore Helicopters register second AW139

Bond Offshore Helicopters register second AW139

13-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The second AW139 for Bond Offshore Helicopters is now registered in the UK as G-PERB.  This is the second aircraft for operations on the Southern North Sea for Perenco, and will be based at Norwich.  There are reports of Bond acquiring a total of four AW139s, two leased from Era Helicopters – these first two... Read more

Boeing awarded $23M for CH-47F training equipment site

Boeing awarded $23M for CH-47F training equipment site

13-May-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Company, Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $23,717,965 firm-fixed-price contract May 4, 2011.  The award will provide for the procurement of the initial production fielding support for each new equipment training site equipped with the CH-47F Cargo Helicopter.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of April... Read more

Elbit Systems to establish pilot training centre for Macedonian military

Elbit Systems to establish pilot training centre for Macedonian military

13-May-2011Source: Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the establishment of a Helicopter Pilot Training Center for Macedonia’s Defense and Security Forces. The project, valued at EUR43 million, will be operated under a PFI (Private Financing Initiative) concept, in which Elbit Systems will provide a comprehensive solution, including the setting... Read more

ONR propels cutting-edge technologies at Naval Helicopter Assocation Symposium

ONR propels cutting-edge technologies at Naval Helicopter Assocation Symposium

13-May-2011Source: Office of Naval Research

ARLINGTON, Va.—When officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) showed up at the 63rd annual Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium in San Diego from May 9-12, they displayed a technology that allows helicopter aircraft commanders to “take the fight away from the boat.” The Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) will give helicopters, such as the... Read more

Russian Helicopters ready to deliver first batch of three Mi-171s to Peru

Russian Helicopters ready to deliver first batch of three Mi-171s to Peru

13-May-2011Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters is set to deliver 3 Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Peru. The helicopters will be manufactured by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) under a FSUE Rosoboronexport contract. The delivery is pursuant to a contract signed in 2010. The latter provides for the delivery of 6 Mi-171Sh military transports to Peru. The... Read more

AOG Heliservices win B407 component overhaul work

AOG Heliservices win B407 component overhaul work

13-May-2011Source: AOG Heliservices

AOG Heliservices Inc have announced that Helicopter Flight Services, New York has selected AOG to perform their 407 component overhauls.  Helicopter Flight Services operates out of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, also known as the Wall Street Heliport. They have been operating in the New York area for 20 years, offering charter service and tours of... Read more

HAI reminds pilots and maintenance professionals to respond to FAA proposals

HAI reminds pilots and maintenance professionals to respond to FAA proposals

13-May-2011Source: HAI

HAI urges all pilots and maintenance professionals to read the FAA’s proposed legal interpretation on various provisions in the regulations applicable to airworthiness directives. Comments must be provided no later than Mon, May 16, 2011 through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or in writing to: Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.... Read more

NATA concerned with environmental group’s actions on Avgas

NATA concerned with environmental group’s actions on Avgas

13-May-2011Source: NATA

This week, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), an environmental group located in San Francisco, Calif., has charged numerous aviation businesses in California, including aviation fuel suppliers and fixed base operators, with violating California state law for selling aviation gasoline, which contains lead. The notices indicate CEH’s intention to file a lawsuit under state law,... Read more

Selex Galileo acquires UTRI and reinforces its UAS capability

Selex Galileo acquires UTRI and reinforces its UAS capability

13-May-2011Source: Selex Galileo

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company and leader in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Italian technology firm UTRI (Unmanned Technologies Research Institute). UTRI provides innovative mini-micro UAS for defence and homeland security purposes. UTRI has been recognised at a European level for its excellence in unmanned technology. SELEX Galileo is... Read more

AgustaWestland and EDA launch synthetic helicopter tactics course

AgustaWestland and EDA launch synthetic helicopter tactics course

13-May-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the European Defence Agency for the provision of an Interim Helicopter Tactics Training Service. In this Category B EDA programme the Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom (the contributing Member States) have formally agreed to collaborate... Read more

PremiAir debuts at EBACE

PremiAir debuts at EBACE

13-May-2011Source: PremiAir

PremiAir, the UK business aviation company, is making its debut at EBACE in Geneva during 17-19 May, Stand # 843.  Group Managing Director, David McRobert, will be helping the team showcase PremiAir’s private jet and executive helicopter management, charter and maintenance services, now located across six UK bases, with a bolstered team, including newly appointed... Read more

Lt.Gen (Ret.) Dick Applegate appointed Chairman of Elbit Systems UK

Lt.Gen (Ret.) Dick Applegate appointed Chairman of Elbit Systems UK

13-May-2011Source: Elbit Systems

Haifa, Israel, May 12, 2011 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) announced today that Lieutenant General (Ret.) Dick Applegate has been appointed to serve as Chairman of Elbit Systems UK. General Applegate joins Elbit Systems following a distinguished career with the British Army, including Chief of Materiel (Land) in Defence Equipment and Support... Read more

Russian Helicopters shelve IPO

Russian Helicopters shelve IPO

13-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Russian Helicopters, has shelved its initial public offering at the London stock index this week because of a lack of demand for shares, adding to the list of Russian companies that have failed to make it in Europe. “While the IPO would serve the Russian government’s strategic vision for the industry, we are also very... Read more

26th MEU returns from deployment

26th MEU returns from deployment

12-May-2011Source: US Marine Corps

USS KEARSARGE, At Sea – More than 1,000 Marines and sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary will redeploy to home stations in eastern North Carolina, May 12, after almost nine months deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. Deploying in August of last year, one month earlier than scheduled, 26th MEU delivered... Read more

Mornington Sanford Aviation awarded EASA part 147 approval for R66

Mornington Sanford Aviation awarded EASA part 147 approval for R66

12-May-2011Source: Mornington Sanford Aviation

Mornington Sanford Aviation (Training) Ltd has gained EASA Part 147 (Part 66) Type Training Approval for the Robinson R66 with RR300 engine.  This now completes EASA type training for the Robinson product – R22, R44 with the Lycoming engine, R66 with RR300 engine. Mornington Sanford is the only EASA approved training organisation exclusively training Robinson... Read more

Finmeccanica takes part in IDEF 2011

Finmeccanica takes part in IDEF 2011

12-May-2011Source: Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica – through its companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, DRS Technologies,Oto Melara, SELEX Communications, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) and Wass – will take part in IDEF (International Defense Industry Fair) 2011, to be held in Istanbul,Turkey, from 10 to 13 of May. For Finmeccanica, Turkey is first and foremost an industrial... Read more

FlightSafety demonstrates new enhanced Vital-X visual system at EBACE 2011

FlightSafety demonstrates new enhanced Vital-X visual system at EBACE 2011

12-May-2011Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International will be demonstrating an enhanced version of its VITAL X Visual System at EBACE 2011. The enhancement was developed based on extensive consultation with operators from various industry segments and the company’s vast experience in civil and military simulation equipment. “Visitors to FlightSafety’s exhibit at EBACE will be able to view newly created... Read more

ASU Signs Agreement with L-3 Warrior Systems

ASU Signs Agreement with L-3 Warrior Systems

12-May-2011Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has agreed to an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with L-3 Warrior Systems, with plans to sign an expanded international agreement for aviation night vision systems that will encompass both civilian and military applications. In addition, the plans include ASU as the exclusive L-3 Warrior Systems distributor for both aviation and ground products... Read more

UK: Lothian Helicopters cease trading

UK: Lothian Helicopters cease trading

12-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Lothian Helicopters website has been reduced to the following notice Please note that Lothian Helicopters has gone into administration with effect from 11th May 2011 If you have purchased flights with Lothian Helicopters, please check with your credit card company or PayPal to seek a refund. Lothian were run by Iain Grindlay and opeated two... Read more

Sweden holds handover ceremony for NH90

Sweden holds handover ceremony for NH90

12-May-2011Source: Nordic Rotors

The NHIndustries NH 90, locally designated HKP 14 or Helicopter 14, was officially handed over to the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing by the industry today. The historic ceremony took place at the Malmen Helicopter Base in Linköping, and it marks the start of a new era in the Armed Forces. A large crowd followed... Read more

Selex Galileo foresees strategic opportunities within the Turkish market

Selex Galileo foresees strategic opportunities within the Turkish market

11-May-2011Source: Selex Galileo

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been working with Turkey for decades, establishing strong industrial links with a number of local industries. SELEX Galileo is primarily working with foundation companies to develop joint cooperation programmes and establish a vehicle to transfer its latest technologies, with the main objective to support and promote the domestic growth... Read more

Marport awarded contract for helicopter dipping sonar modules

Marport awarded contract for helicopter dipping sonar modules

11-May-2011Source: Marport

Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc., a leading developer of sonar technology for commercial and military applications, announced today that its subsidiary, Marport C-Tech Ltd., has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to manufacture helicopter dipping sonar modules for international defence contractor SELEX Galileo. The work will be carried out at Marport C-Tech facilities in Cornwall,... Read more

Banyan Air to host Garmin seminar in Fort Lauderdale

Banyan Air to host Garmin seminar in Fort Lauderdale

11-May-2011Source: Banyan Air

Banyan Air Service will host a free Garmin seminar on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:30 pm, for aircraft owners and operators who are interested in Garmin’s latest aviation panel-mount and portable products for aircraft and helicopters. The seminar will include the GTN 650/750 series, G600, G500, GTS Traffic Series and GPSMAP 696. Seats are limited... Read more

Onondaga County Sheriff seeks $350K to keep Air 1 flying

Onondaga County Sheriff seeks $350K to keep Air 1 flying

11-May-2011

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office asked county lawmakers today to release nearly $350,000 in funding to keep its helicopter flying after June 30.  “The ship will not fly unless they do that,” Sheriff’s Office Chief John Balloni said.... Read more

R66 arrives in Russia

R66 arrives in Russia

11-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The new turbine Robinson R66 will appear in Russia, with two dealers claiming victory in who wins the race. On 5th April, Aviamarket took their first R66 in a ceremony at the factory at Torrance in California.  President of the manufacturer Kurt Robinson assesses the Russian market as very promising for private aviation and continually... Read more

Oakland Police helicopter to return to the skies

Oakland Police helicopter to return to the skies

11-May-2011Source: KTVU

Budget cuts grounded the Oakland Police Department’s helicopter almost two years ago, but the OPD chopper has been cleared to take to the air to once again help fight crime in the city.... Read more

Tanis Aircraft Products opens offices in Twin Cities metro area

Tanis Aircraft Products opens offices in Twin Cities metro area

11-May-2011Source: Tanis

Tanis Aircraft Products have announced the opening of administrative offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, located twelve miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Tanis has operated its manufacturing business in Glenwood, Minnesota, for more than 30 years and will continue to produce its line of aircraft products there. Tanis manufactures the industry’s leading aircraft preheat systems. Tanis... Read more

Bristow Group report Q4 and full year to 31 March 2011

Bristow Group report Q4 and full year to 31 March 2011

11-May-2011Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) today reported adjusted net income, excluding special items, for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $37.0 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared to $26.6 million, or $0.73 per diluted share in the same period a year ago. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was$30.9 million, or $0.84 per diluted share. The quarter benefited from operating improvement... Read more

Mid-Continent Instruments — West honored by FAA

Mid-Continent Instruments — West honored by FAA

11-May-2011Source: Mid-Continent Instruments

VAN NUYS, Calif. – Mid-Continent Instruments announced today that the company’s well-known instrument shop in Van Nuys, Calif., has earned FAA Full Class 1, 2, 3 Radio and Class 3 Accessory repair certification from the FAA. Full Class 1, 2, 3 Radio and Class 3 Accessory certification enables Mid-Continent Instruments west coast facility to add... Read more

Register Update – Canada – April 2011

Register Update – Canada – April 2011

11-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

Register Update – Canada – March 2011

Register Update – Canada – March 2011

11-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates” series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more

Air Methods may be warning you. Are you listening?

Air Methods may be warning you. Are you listening?

10-May-2011Source: Motley Fool

The reporter says he “often use accounts receivable and days sales outstanding to judge a company’s current health and future prospects”.  See how this maps out for Air Methods compared with others in the sector... Read more

URS delivers customized EC135 to to Land Sea Air Leasing Corp

URS delivers customized EC135 to to Land Sea Air Leasing Corp

10-May-2011Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions

United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) recently delivered a customized Eurocopter EC135 to Land Sea Air Leasing Corporation. URS completed the EC135 with avionics and communications equipment consisting of the Garmin GNS530AW and GNS530W Comm/NAV/GPS, the Garmin GMX200 MFD, GTS820 Traffic System, GDL69A Data Link for XM Weather, a GMA347H Audio control with Marker Beacon to include... Read more

Geisinger Medical Center take delivery of fourth EC145

Geisinger Medical Center take delivery of fourth EC145

10-May-2011Source: American Eurocopter

During an event at the company’s Delivery Center in Grand Prairie, American Eurocopter celebrated the delivery of the fourth EC145 to Geisinger Medical Center’s Life Flight® program. The aircraft is part of an ongoing fleet replacement initiative as the Life Flight program continues to standardize its fleet on the proven and popular EC145 platform. “Geisinger... Read more

Valair to host first Robinson safety course in Switzerland

Valair to host first Robinson safety course in Switzerland

10-May-2011Source: Valair

Valair have announced that Robinson’s Tim Tucker will be running the first Robinson Safety Course to be held in Switzerland.  Scheduled for July 1-3, Robinson’s Chief Instructor will be conducting the course in English for up to 36 students.  A minimum of 25 will ensure the course goes ahead. The course is priced at 790... Read more

Snowy Hydro announces new 5 year Aus$2.5M sponsorship of SouthCare Rescue Helicopter

Snowy Hydro announces new 5 year Aus$2.5M sponsorship of SouthCare Rescue Helicopter

10-May-2011Source: Snowy Hydro

At the Snowy Hydro SouthCare Gala Ball held at the National Convention Centre on Saturday night, Snowy Hydro Limited Managing Director, Mr Terry Charlton, announced a new 5 year, major sponsorship contract worth $2.5 million. Mr Terry Charlton said, at the function, attended by more than 500 people: “There could be no better way to... Read more

Rotorspot to help HeliHub.com with Canadian import/export data

Rotorspot to help HeliHub.com with Canadian import/export data

10-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is continually looking for ways to expand its coverage of registration data around the world and wea are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Netherlands-based Rotorspot.NL to bring you the import and export data from the Canadian register.  Each month we will report on the helicopters imported to Canada, and those... Read more

Helicopter pilot pens sci-fi novel

Helicopter pilot pens sci-fi novel

10-May-2011Source: Daily Comet

Dean M. Cole, 46, took time out from his job as a helicopter pilot to pen his first novel, a science-fiction work on sale now.... Read more

Kaman looking to expand Jacksonville plant, creating 200 jobs

Kaman looking to expand Jacksonville plant, creating 200 jobs

10-May-2011Source: Florida Times-Union

Kaman Aerospace Corp. is seeking financial incentives from the city and state for a 200-job expansion of its aviation manufacturing plant. The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on a recommendation that will go next to City Council.... Read more

PHi announces results for Q1 ending 31 March 2011

PHi announces results for Q1 ending 31 March 2011

10-May-2011Source: PHi

PHI, Inc. (“PHI”) (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Oil and Gas segment revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were $77.5 million, and operating income for the segment was $7.0 million, compared to revenues of $84.9 million and operating income... Read more

CAE GmbH celebrates 50 years of serving German Armed Forces

CAE GmbH celebrates 50 years of serving German Armed Forces

10-May-2011Source: CAE

CAE’s German subsidiary, CAE Elektronik GmbH, is celebrating its 50th year of serving the German Armed Forces and today marked the occasion at the start of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC). CAE Elektronik GmbH was founded in Stolberg, Germany in 1961 after CAE began developing F-104 Starfighter flight simulators for the Luftwaffe and... Read more

Fatal Helicopter Accident Summary – May 2011

Fatal Helicopter Accident Summary – May 2011

10-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The team at HeliHub.com provide a record of as many helicopter accidents and incidents as we can.  Inevitably this includes what we believe to be the full list of fatal helicopter accidents, and we are presenting here the summary for May 2011.  We indicate the number of fatalities in the summary line with the number... Read more

Helicop Aviation and Mauna Loa Helicopters join to train Indian pilots

Helicop Aviation and Mauna Loa Helicopters join to train Indian pilots

9-May-2011

Helicop Aviation, in association with Mauna Loa Helicopters of Hawaii, USA, has launched a fast track five-month course on Helicopter Pilot.... Read more

Afghans graduate from first Mi-17 “Train the trainer” course

Afghans graduate from first Mi-17 “Train the trainer” course

9-May-2011Source: US Air Force

Seven Afghan Mi-17 instructors graduated from the first Mi-17 “Train the Trainer” upgrade course May 4 taught by AAF and U.S. Air Force instructors at the Afghanistan Premier Flight Training Center here. “Afghan aircrew instructors are pivotal to growing independent combat flying forces, ultimately leading to a self sustaining air force,” said Maj. Sam Kraemer, who... Read more

NETS UK to go to tender for pediatric EMS helicopter

NETS UK to go to tender for pediatric EMS helicopter

9-May-2011Source: NETS UK

Nets UK is a national charity that over the next few months will be developing the facilities, formerly home to Yorkshire Air Ambulance, as its operating and Clinical Training Centre. The charity is about to tender for its first aircraft which will be specially equipped for children and new-born infants who need to fly to... Read more

Imenco awarded North Sea helicopter refuelling contract

Imenco awarded North Sea helicopter refuelling contract

9-May-2011Source: Imenco

The contract is for a new Helicopter Refueling System at Greater Ekofisk Area 2/4, as the platform will have the busiest Helicopter traffic in the North Sea. The contract will include delivery of a Dispenser Unit, Defueling Unit, Storage Skid, Sample Skid, Laydown Skid, Pump Unit, included necessary Engineering work for the project.  The Helicopter Refueling  package... Read more

UK CAA launches 2011 GA Safety Award

UK CAA launches 2011 GA Safety Award

9-May-2011Source: CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is once again calling for nominations for its annual General Aviation Safety Award. The Award seeks to honour individuals and teams who, through skill and determination, have made a lasting contribution to GA flight safety. Whether it is a ’one off’ incident, or a lifetime of campaigning work, the... Read more

Royal Navy Sqns continue to make significant contribution in Afghanistan

Royal Navy Sqns continue to make significant contribution in Afghanistan

9-May-2011Source: Royal Navy

Since the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan, the Royal Navy has played a significant role in operations. Today there are three Naval Air Squadrons, two Commando Units and a great number of support personnel based at Camp Bastion. The Sea King Mk 4’s from 845 and 846 Naval Air Squadrons (NAS) have been heavily... Read more

640th ASB finds helicopter parts, saves big money

640th ASB finds helicopter parts, saves big money

9-May-2011Source: US Army

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – With the discovery of thousands of helicopter parts, ranging from helicopter tires all the way up to transmissions and rotary blades, the technical supply section of the 640th Aviation Support Battalion has identified and inventoried millions of dollars worth of unused parts, returning them to the supply system for use. After... Read more

10th CAB soldiers commemorate fallen aviators

10th CAB soldiers commemorate fallen aviators

9-May-2011Source: US Army

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – May 5 marked five years since the crew aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, call sign Colossal 31, were killed when their aircraft went down in Kunar province while conducting combat operations in 2006. The six aviators were all members of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI),... Read more

FAA announces more actions as part of Air Traffic Control review

FAA announces more actions as part of Air Traffic Control review

9-May-2011Source: FAA

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced additional management changes and other actions today as part of the FAA’s comprehensive review of the air traffic control system. Three veteran FAA managers will be repositioned to assume oversight of critical air traffic roles: Walt Cochran will oversee Terminal Operations, where he will be responsible for all... Read more

Three Sea King pilots reach flying milestones in Afghanistan

Three Sea King pilots reach flying milestones in Afghanistan

9-May-2011Source: Royal Navy

Camp Bastion in the heart of the Afghanistan desert is home to thousands of coalition service men and women. Three of them have been serving with Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), flying Sea King Mk4 helicopters from 845 and 846 Naval Air Squadrons. Lieutenants Nick Plenty and Ally Macleod and Petty Officer Aircrewman Richard Symonds have... Read more

ATP adds coverage for Eurocopter BK 117 C-1

ATP adds coverage for Eurocopter BK 117 C-1

9-May-2011Source: ATP

ATP has added coverage for the Eurocopter Deutschland BK 117 C-1 and the Arriel 1E engine. The new models will also be added to appropriate libraries as listed below Product Code Library Description Effectivity, Library Change B163 BK117C-1 & Arriel 1E BK117 C-1, Arriel 1E, 1E2 B367 Arriel 1 Series Add Arriel 1E, 1E2 B160... Read more

US and Japanese responders make history

US and Japanese responders make history

9-May-2011Source: US Navy

OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. military and local and national Japanese emergency response services conducted a bilateral field training exercise, where for the first time Japanese emergency response helicopters performed patient transports to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa April 27. The exercise was part of an emergency preparedness exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Japanese emergency... Read more

Spain’s Top Fly ceases trading; 60 students stand to lose on prepaid courses

Spain’s Top Fly ceases trading; 60 students stand to lose on prepaid courses

9-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Top Fly, based at Barcelona’s Sabadell Airport, have effectively ceased trading, a full stop to a situation that has been ongoing for over 8 months.  On January 19th the company’s staff went on strike claiming the company had not paid them for four months.  Flying effectively ceased on February 12th as part of this disagreement,... Read more

Russian Helicopters signs to supply helicopters to Russian military to 2018

Russian Helicopters signs to supply helicopters to Russian military to 2018

9-May-2011Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, JSC has signed the first three long-term contracts for the delivery of helicopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The company confirmed that the contracts envisage deliveries over the period of 2011 to 2018. These contracts are part of the Russian State Armament Programme for 2011 – 2020, which was approved by the... Read more

Rolls-Royce celebrates its part in Collier Trophy win

Rolls-Royce celebrates its part in Collier Trophy win

9-May-2011Source: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is proud to be a member of the team that was recently awarded the prestigious 2010 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) CTS800-powered Sikorsky X2 Technologyâ„¢ demonstrator won the award given annually to recognize the greatest achievements in aeronautics or astronautics in America. LHTEC... Read more

Largest Chinese unmanned helicopter makes first flight

Largest Chinese unmanned helicopter makes first flight

9-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

On Saturday, the largest unmanned helicopter built in China to date made its first flight in Weifang City of east China’s Shandong Province.  With a max take-off weight of 757kg, it flew from the flight-test center of Weifang Tianxiang Aerospace Industry Co.Ltd, hovering for ten minutes, before performing a few manoeuvres before concluding with a... Read more

SkyTrac Systems to exhibit at Wildfire 2011

SkyTrac Systems to exhibit at Wildfire 2011

9-May-2011Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems will be attending the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference in South Africa May 9-13, 2011. This event will focus on addressing global change through integrated fire management under the auspices of the United Nations’ International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  SkyTrac representatives Kim Bagnall and Steve... Read more

Saab widens Scandinavian Air Ambulance contract

Saab widens Scandinavian Air Ambulance contract

9-May-2011Source: Saab

The first additional agreement has now been signed as part of the 8-year agreement that came into force earlier this year with Scandinavian Air Ambulance Holding AB (SAAH). The order is worth SEK 25 m and relates to the expansion of technical and maintenance services. The agreement is an extension to the technical and maintenance... Read more

Australia’s CareFlight marks 25 years

Australia’s CareFlight marks 25 years

9-May-2011Source: Parramatta Advertiser

The first CareFlight base was established in the grounds of Westmead Hospital with only one doctor on duty each day.  In 2011, CareFlight celebrates its 25th anniversary with eight bases around Australia and up to 11 doctors rostered on duty each day of the year.... Read more

Can California’s ABLE helicopter program be saved?

Can California’s ABLE helicopter program be saved?

9-May-2011Source: Orange County Register

On July 1, the ABLE helicopter program run by Newport Beach and Costa Mesa ends as a result of Costa Mesa’s cost-cutting measures. Assets must be sold and the proceeds split between the two cities.... Read more

Aero Vodochody supplies 300th S-76 to Sikorsky

Aero Vodochody supplies 300th S-76 to Sikorsky

9-May-2011Source: Aero Vodochody

AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th helicopter S-76 manufactured for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th helicopter S-76 manufactured for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. It is a great success of AERO Vodochody, which produces the complete S-76 helicopter ready for installation of dynamic parts for Sikorsky Aircraft... Read more

Sikorsky receives Robert J. Collier Trophy for X2 Technologyâ„¢ demonstrator

Sikorsky receives Robert J. Collier Trophy for X2 Technologyâ„¢ demonstrator

9-May-2011Source: Sikorsky

(HeliHub.com previously reported the awarding of this Trophy here – this new press release merely records its handover to Sikorsky) The National Aeronautics Association (NAA) Thursday night presented the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. at a ceremony at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.  The trophy, awarded annually to recognize the greatest... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers 10th of 12 AS350B2s to LA County Sheriff

American Eurocopter delivers 10th of 12 AS350B2s to LA County Sheriff

9-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Last week, American Eurocopter delivered the tenth AS350B2 to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept’s Aero Bureau out of a fleet of twelve on order.   The Aero Bureau operates out of a large dedicated facility at Long Beach Airport. The twelve are registered N950LA through N962LA omitting N952LA.... Read more

Do goats get stressed-out by low-flying helicopters?

Do goats get stressed-out by low-flying helicopters?

9-May-2011Source: io9

To find out, a group of Dutch investigators exposed five goats not only to a screened animations of a helicopter with accompanying sound effects, but also to a real-world ‘overfly’ by a Chinook at an altitude of just 50m... Read more

Simplex Manufacturing acquires Heli-Ap granular spreader

Simplex Manufacturing acquires Heli-Ap granular spreader

8-May-2011Source: Simplex

Simplex Manufacturing of Portland Oregon have announced that they have acquired the granular spreader product line from Heli- Ap. Simplex will build the full line of spreader at their Portland, Oregon headquarters. The new Simplex GS250 30 cubic ft. spreader weighs in at an industry low 90 lbs while the Simplex GS400 55cubic ft. spreader... Read more

Boeing expected to stay longer at Millville Airport NJ

Boeing expected to stay longer at Millville Airport NJ

8-May-2011Source: NJ.com

A contract expansion may be in store for Boeing Company’s presence at the Millville Airport.  A contract extending work conducted by the Boeing Company is currently in the works, however, details are not readily available.... Read more

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