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Sikorsky awarded $7M more for VH-60N update program

Sikorsky awarded $7M more for VH-60N update program

12-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $7,073,193 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0004) to exercise an option for the fiscal 2011 VH-60N executive helicopter special progressive aircraft rework, including vendor repairables and component overhaul.  Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in February... Read more

Federal Program Integrators awrded $7M contract for Rotor Blade Facility

Federal Program Integrators awrded $7M contract for Rotor Blade Facility

12-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Federal Program Integrators, LLC, was awarded a $7,187,408 firm-fixed-price contract March 31, 2011.  The award will provide for the production equipment, enabling the Rotor Blade Facility to work more efficiently.  Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine; San Antonio, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Texas; with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012.  One... Read more

Boeing recognized for advancing workplace diversity and inclusion

Boeing recognized for advancing workplace diversity and inclusion

12-Apr-2011Source: Boeing

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) was recognized on Tuesday night with a Diversity Council Honors Awardâ„¢ for outstanding effectiveness and achievements in diversity and inclusion in the workplace. “Boeing’s commitment to diversity means providing a work environment that’s welcoming, respectful and engaging, where every individual sees the opportunity to contribute to his or her fullest potential,”... Read more

New aircraft battery parasitic load tester from Concorde

New aircraft battery parasitic load tester from Concorde

11-Apr-2011Source: Concorde Battery Corp

Concorde Battery Corporation has released a new Parasitic Load Tester (PLT) to measure the parasitic load/drain on aircraft batteries when the master switch is off and the aircraft is inactive. The tester is designed to mate with a MS3509 style quick disconnect receptacle. This innovative PLT was conceived and engineered in response to concerns in... Read more

CAGW issues Spending Cut of the Week: USMC’s V-22 Osprey

CAGW issues Spending Cut of the Week: USMC’s V-22 Osprey

11-Apr-2011Source: CAGW

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) issued its weekly spending cut alert aimed at the United States Marine Corps’ V-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft designed to fly as fast as a turboprop airplane while retaining the ability to take off and land vertically. Between 1993 and 2007, taxpayers spent $22 billion on the V-22; 30 Marines... Read more

Register Update – Switzerland – March 2011

Register Update – Switzerland – March 2011

11-Apr-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

Federal Program Integrators awarded $8M for four T-700 Dynometer Load Systems

Federal Program Integrators awarded $8M for four T-700 Dynometer Load Systems

11-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Federal Program Integrators, LLC, Indian Island, Maine, was awarded a $8,389,045 firm-fixed-price contract March 31, 2011.  The award will provide for the procurement of four electric Dynometer Load Systems for testing of the T-700 engines for military helicopters.  Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine; San Antonio, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Texas; with an... Read more

Skyline DFW Exhibits & Events’ clients dominated Heli-Expo

Skyline DFW Exhibits & Events’ clients dominated Heli-Expo

11-Apr-2011Source: Skyline DFW

Dallas and Fort Worth trade show display and event marketing company, Skyline DFW Exhibits & Events (http://www.dfwexhibits.com) was flying high at Heli-Expo 2011 in Orlando, representing 9 premier clients at the industry’s largest tradeshow dedicated to the international helicopter community. According to the Helicopter Association International, this year’s show broke records with approximately 20,000 people in... Read more

Lab focuses on new technology to prevent icing on helicopters

Lab focuses on new technology to prevent icing on helicopters

11-Apr-2011Source: Physorg

Research from Ed Smith, professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Penn State Rotorcraft Center of Excellence... Read more

Helicopter pilot flies too close to golden ragle’s nest

Helicopter pilot flies too close to golden ragle’s nest

11-Apr-2011Source: 10 News

On March 9, Billy Ortiz was filming home video while hiking in El Monte Park as the helicopter crew performing survey activities for SDG&E’s massive Sunrise Powerlink project flew overhead... Read more

Turkish Police seek 10 new light twin helicopters

Turkish Police seek 10 new light twin helicopters

8-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Turkish Security General Directorate intends to broaden its fleet with ten new helicopters, specifically stating a need to better track suspected criminals and intervening in incidents that could erupt during mass demonstrations. Reports state that they are finding their current MD600 fleet “insufficient in most cases” citing “performance problems, particularly in high temperatures and... Read more

Alion awarded $6.6M to enhance Seahawk mission capabilities

Alion awarded $6.6M to enhance Seahawk mission capabilities

8-Apr-2011Source: Alion

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a two-year, $6.6 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support its Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) Program Management Activity (PMA-299). Alion will deliver technical, financial management, administrative and engineering expertise to support current and future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the... Read more

ASU Announces Night Vision Award Mixer for ALEA

ASU Announces Night Vision Award Mixer for ALEA

8-Apr-2011Source: ASU

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) announced that they will host an afternoon mixer from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, July 21 at the convention hall, and present the night vision awards in New Orleans at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) 41st annual conference. Drinks and light appetizers will be served. “ALEA annual conference is a unique event... Read more

AAT introduces repair to save operators money

AAT introduces repair to save operators money

8-Apr-2011Source: Advantage Aviation Technologies

Advantage Aviation Technologies (AAT) of Cleburne Texas has announced an innovative repair that will save American Eurocopter operators and repair facilities thousands of dollars on what once was a needless expense. Up till now if an Oil or Hydraulic Tanks sight glass became broken, the entire tank was scraped. Not anymore! AAT has developed a... Read more

Columbia Helicopters starts construction on T55-714 engine test cell

Columbia Helicopters starts construction on T55-714 engine test cell

8-Apr-2011Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters (CHI), a 26-year operator of the Model 234 aircraft (the civilian version of the CH47 Chinook), has broken ground for the expansion of its T55 engine maintenance capabilities to include a T55-714 engine test cell. The test cell is located at the company’s maintenance headquarters at Aurora, Oregon. This expansion will add T55-714... Read more

Donaldson inlet barrier filters help improve Iraqi B407 performance and reliability

Donaldson inlet barrier filters help improve Iraqi B407 performance and reliability

8-Apr-2011Source: Donaldson

Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), will provide Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) systems and avionics bay filtration for new Bell 407 Trainers and Armed Scout Helicopters. The rotorcraft are being deployed to help increase the effectiveness of Iraq’s Security Forces. A significant aspect of the transition to full Iraqi... Read more

Spirit AeroSystems announces public stock offering by existing equity holders

Spirit AeroSystems announces public stock offering by existing equity holders

8-Apr-2011Source: Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) (the “Company”) today announced that it intends to commence a public secondary offering of 10,307,375 shares of class A common stock. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the offering. The shares are being offered primarily by affiliates of Onex Corporation (“Onex”) and members of management of the Company.... Read more

US Justice Dept files lawsuit against Air Methods and LifeMed Alaska

US Justice Dept files lawsuit against Air Methods and LifeMed Alaska

8-Apr-2011Source: US Justice Dept

The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Air Methods Corp. and LifeMed Alaska LLC willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by discriminating against and failing to reemploy Chief Warrant Officer Third Class Jonathon L. Goodwin of Wasilla, Alaska.  The suit was filed in... Read more

Eurocopter wins 550M Euro funding for X4

Eurocopter wins 550M Euro funding for X4

8-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

French newspaper Le Figaro yesterday reported that Eurocopter has secured French Government funding for the development of its new 4-tonne X4 model.  With 550 million euros promised, the multi-national manufacturer and its partners will also develop an ambitious program in technology including engines, avionics, rotor blades, fuselage and so on.  The four tonne market is... Read more

VTB Leasing takes delivery of its AW139

VTB Leasing takes delivery of its AW139

8-Apr-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that VTB Leasing has taken delivery of its AW139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will be used to perform corporate and passenger transport missions in the region of Moscow. The event marks the delivery of the first AW139 sold in the Russian helicopter market where a total... Read more

First next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache under construction

First next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache under construction

8-Apr-2011Source: US Army

The U.S. Army has begun construction on the first fuselage of its next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache helicopter. The new attack helicopter will be built with a stronger engine, improved avionics, better computer networking capability and increased maneuverability when compared with current models, service officials said. The first Block III aircraft will roll off the... Read more

Royal Air Force supports Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Royal Air Force supports Yorkshire Air Ambulance

7-Apr-2011Source: Royal Air Force

RAF Linton-on-Ouse hosted the Yorkshire Air Ambulance recently when they dropped by to thank the station for their on-going support to the life-saving charity. Group Captain Terry Jones, station commander, welcomed the 160 mph MD902 Explorer helicopter and it’s crew, which was flanked in a unique photograph by a Grob Tutor trainer aircraft of 85... Read more

Boustead allocates $330M to expand MHS Aviation and Pharmaniaga

Boustead allocates $330M to expand MHS Aviation and Pharmaniaga

7-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

New owners Boustead Holdings Bhd have allocated 1 billion Ringgits as 2011 capital expenditure for subsidiaries MHS Aviation Bhd and also Pharmaniaga Bhd.  No split has been announced to give a specific figure for the Malaysian offshore helicopter operator.  A company official said on today that Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), which owns 59.28% of... Read more

Buffalo General helipad gains council approval

Buffalo General helipad gains council approval

7-Apr-2011Source: WNED

The second-last obstacle to putting a helicopter landing pad atop Buffalo General Hospital was removed yesterday when the Common Council approved the plan unanimously. It now goes to the Planning Board for a final decision.... Read more

Indian DGCA considers online pilot register in forgery crack-down

Indian DGCA considers online pilot register in forgery crack-down

7-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Indian Government is planning to create an online national register of pilots with a complete dossier on each one.  The aim of this would be to eliminate pilots getting licences and jobs on the basis of falsified papers, adn the implied air safety issues therefrom. The director general of civil aviation, Bharat Bhushan, will... Read more

AgustaWestland launches AWParc alliance with Politecnico di Milano

AgustaWestland launches AWParc alliance with Politecnico di Milano

7-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Politecnico di Milano and AgustaWestland, have launched AWParc (Advanced Rotorcraft AgustaWestland Technical Center), a company formed at the Polytechnic’s Bovisa campus.  The focus of this alliance is on expertise and skills in developing research projects related to the helicopter sector. AgustaWestland has made only two similar centers in the world, with the British Universities... Read more

Dutch military cuts likely to include Cougar fleet

Dutch military cuts likely to include Cougar fleet

7-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Over 5,000 people in the Dutch military, both service personnel and civil servants, are facing compulsory redundancies.  The government is expected to announce on Friday how it plans to make savings of €1bn in its defence budget.  Sources are suggesting that the job losses will affect all ranks. Defence minister Hans Hillen also plans to... Read more

UK: Longmint Aviation on brink of collapse

UK: Longmint Aviation on brink of collapse

7-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Britain’s Longmint Aviation, a group of 5 operators, appears to be very close to ceasing trading.  Longmint includes the following operators Sterling Helicopters – at Norwich Alan Mann Helicopters – at Fairoaks Fast Helicopters – at Shoreham and Thruxton Total Air Management Services – previously at Sheffield and staff redeployed to Sterling/Fast Skydrift – a... Read more

Spirit AeroSystems to recognize Q1 charge on CH-53K program

Spirit AeroSystems to recognize Q1 charge on CH-53K program

7-Apr-2011Source: Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced it expects a pre-tax charge of approximately $28 million, or $0.13 per share associated with the development effort on the CH-53K helicopter program. “As a result of lessons learned on development of the initial cockpit and cabin, we have decided to proceed with a more traditional design... Read more

US DoD surveys military crews on back/neck pain

US DoD surveys military crews on back/neck pain

7-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

If you are or were a U.S. military helicopter pilot or crewmember, the Department of Defense wants to know if you suffered back/neck pain or injury (not resulting from an aviation mishap) that may be related to your service in helicopters. Back pain afflicts approximately 20% of the general population, but studies have indicated military... Read more

USCG Alaska base trains on ski-equipped HH-65

USCG Alaska base trains on ski-equipped HH-65

7-Apr-2011Source: US Coast Guard

KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew trains with ski sleds installed on the Dolphin March 25, 2011, at Narrow Cape. The ski sleds were installed so aircrews will continue to have a current knowledge in landing a Dolphin on snowy or ice covered terrain and also supports the... Read more

Hollywood hotel drops helipad approval request after neighbour complaints

Hollywood hotel drops helipad approval request after neighbour complaints

7-Apr-2011Source: WABC

Sofitel Hotel in West Hollywood agrees not to pursue approval of their roof-top helipad which is approved for “emergency-0nly use”.  This follows recent frequent use by Hollywood producer Ryan Kavanaugh caused adverse reaction from neighbours... Read more

US Army selects AAI’s man-portable aircraft survivability trainer

US Army selects AAI’s man-portable aircraft survivability trainer

7-Apr-2011Source: AAI

AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) has been selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, or PEO STRI, under a task order from the Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract... Read more

Guidance Aviation takes State Master Award 2011

Guidance Aviation takes State Master Award 2011

7-Apr-2011Source: Guidance Aviation

Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona took the “Top Master Award” at the Arizona State Capitol on March 22, 2011 during the Arizona Small Business Development Center Awards. This year, the AZSBDC honored 15 top performing Arizona businesses who “collectively created or retained more than 300 jobs; generated more than $4 million in new capital; and increased their sales by... Read more

Owner of TGR Helicorp and wife jailed

Owner of TGR Helicorp and wife jailed

7-Apr-2011

Trevor Rogers and his wife Glenda have been sentenced to a month in jail over their continuing refusal to obey a court order.  Rogers was developing an unmanned helicopter called the Snark but his company TGR Helicorp was forced into receivership by creditors in 2008.... Read more

Council calls for end to helicopter training at Moorabbin by 2015

Council calls for end to helicopter training at Moorabbin by 2015

7-Apr-2011Source: Moorabbin Leader

Kingston Council wants all pilot training at Moorabbin Airport to end by 2030 at the latest if stringent noise measures are not introduced, and helicopter training should end by 2015 altogether.... Read more

Searchlight firm Trakka Corp locating to Scottsdale

Searchlight firm Trakka Corp locating to Scottsdale

7-Apr-2011Source: Arizona Republic

An Australian company that sells high-powered searchlights mostly for police and military helicopters will make the Scottsdale Airpark its U.S. headquarters for manufacturing.... Read more

ASU completes 100th AS350 cockpit modification

ASU completes 100th AS350 cockpit modification

7-Apr-2011Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) have announced that they have surpassed their 100th AS350 cockpit modification. The 100th modification was completed for Advanced Helicopter Services’ customer the California Highway Patrol. “AS350’s can be found all over the world and are a very versatile aircraft,” said Mike Atwood founder and CEO of ASU. “Numerous law enforcement and... Read more

Geisinger Life Flight pilot recognized for rescue mission

Geisinger Life Flight pilot recognized for rescue mission

7-Apr-2011Source: Geisinger Health System

Capt. Curt Haldeman of Geisinger Health System’s Life Flight® program received international accolades for leading a rescue mission following the crash of an aircraft in early January. The Community Service Award was presented at the first annual Night Vision Awards during the 2011 Heli-Expo in Orlando, Fla., sponsored by Aviation Specialties Unlimited, the sole authorized... Read more

STARS expands into Saskatchewan

STARS expands into Saskatchewan

7-Apr-2011Source: STARS

Saskatchewan is proceeding with a major new component of emergency medical services.  Medical helicopters based in Saskatoon and Regina will support faster, more responsive emergency medical care for patients across the province. The province has signed a service agreement with Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS), a non-profit organization that provides rotary wing air medical... Read more

Dallas Airmotive launches FirstSupportAOG.com website

Dallas Airmotive launches FirstSupportAOG.com website

6-Apr-2011Source: Dallas Airmotive

Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, has unveiled a dedicated website for its F1RST SUPPORT command center. The website – FirstSupportAOG.com – gives visitors an overview of First Support capabilities, locations, contact information, downloads and video tour of the operation. “Our First Support center continues to provide unrivalled response... Read more

First contract for Thales’ Lightweight Multi-role Missile

First contract for Thales’ Lightweight Multi-role Missile

6-Apr-2011Source: Thales

Thales UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have today announced an innovative approach to contracting under the principles of Team Complex Weapons (TCW). The two parties have agreed to ‘re-role’ previously contracted budgets to facilitate the full-scale development, series production and introduction of the Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) into service for UK Armed... Read more

Selex Galileo to expand in Brazil

Selex Galileo to expand in Brazil

6-Apr-2011Source: Selex Galileo

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, is attending Brazil’s 2011 LAAD Defence and Security Exhibition in line with the Company’s strategy to expand its presence in the Region and to develop further partnerships with the Brazilian Defence Industry. SELEX Galileo is the European leader in Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. The company offers a family... Read more

GAO appears impressed by CH-53K program to date

GAO appears impressed by CH-53K program to date

6-Apr-2011Source: GAO

The United States Marine Corps is facing a critical shortage of heavy-lift aircraft. In addition, current weapon systems are heavier than their predecessors, further challenging the Marine Corps’s current CH-53E heavy-lift helicopters. To address the emerging heavy-lift requirements, the Marine Corps initiated the CH-53K Heavy Lift Replacement program, which has experienced significant cost increase and... Read more

Register Update – Switzerland – February 2011

Register Update – Switzerland – February 2011

6-Apr-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

Aero Vodochody recognized as Top Supplier for Sikorsky

Aero Vodochody recognized as Top Supplier for Sikorsky

6-Apr-2011Source: Aero Vodochody

The current 13 Sikorsky Gold Suppliers were recognized at the event for their best-in-class performance. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently held its 4th annual Supplier Summit in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida., USA with senior executives from the top 150 supplier companies. The current 13 Sikorsky Gold Suppliers were recognized at the event for their best-in-class performance.... Read more

Helicopters and leasing aircraft generate big returns – Air Methods and Bristow featured

Helicopters and leasing aircraft generate big returns – Air Methods and Bristow featured

6-Apr-2011Source: Small Cap Networks

Air Methods and Bristow are featured in this article on share price returns... Read more

London and Norwegian Air Ambulances collaborate on pre-hospital care R&D

London and Norwegian Air Ambulances collaborate on pre-hospital care R&D

6-Apr-2011Source: London’s Air Ambulance

This agreement formalises the existing strong links between two long established providers of physician-led pre-hospital care. Both organisations are committed leaders in the field of quality improvement in pre-hospital care and place research and development high on their agendas. London’s Air Ambulance has an international reputation for clinical excellence and has trained the majority of... Read more

New flight test facility operational as first S-70i deliveries approach

New flight test facility operational as first S-70i deliveries approach

6-Apr-2011Source: Sikorsky

MIELEC, Poland – Flight test operations at Sikorsky Aircraft’s company in Poland, PZL Mielec, are fully operational and the company is preparing to deliver the first S-70iâ„¢ BLACK HAWK helicopters, Sikorsky Aircraft announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). Test Pilot Leszek Pawula, a well known Polish test pilot, was hired... Read more

BBA Aviation ERO appoints new manager of Phoenix Regional Turbine Center

BBA Aviation ERO appoints new manager of Phoenix Regional Turbine Center

5-Apr-2011Source: BBA Aviation

Dallas, Texas…April 5, 2011…Brent Hornbeck has joined Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, as manager of the company’s Regional Turbine Center in Phoenix, Arizona. “Brent’s background has all the attributes we seek in an RTC manager,” stated Mike Cumnock, Vice President, Regional Operations/Service for BBA Aviation ERO. “He has... Read more

New Zealand: NEST adds third EMS S76

New Zealand: NEST adds third EMS S76

5-Apr-2011Source: NEST

Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) has announced the purchase of a third helicopter to help service its Northland operations. The purchase is significant for emergency services in the region, with Northland’s steady population growth over recent years putting increased pressure on the capacity of organisations such as NEST toprovide comprehensive coverage. The investment is welcome... Read more

Ducommun to acquire LaBarge for $340 million

Ducommun to acquire LaBarge for $340 million

5-Apr-2011Source: Ducommun

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding stock of LaBarge, Inc. (AMEX: LB). LaBarge, with revenue of $324 million for the twelve months ended January 2, 2011, is a widely recognized supplier of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) operating across many high-growth industries. The acquisition... Read more

HS-14 completes Operation Tomodachi mission at Misawa

HS-14 completes Operation Tomodachi mission at Misawa

5-Apr-2011Source: US Navy

NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan — Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 personnel and aircraft returned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, April 4, after spending three weeks repositioned at Naval Air Facility Misawa. Over the past three weeks, HS-14 has flown SH-60B Seahawk helicopters to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in support of Operation Tomodachi.... Read more

Kazan Helicopter Plant employees steal 4,000+ parts

Kazan Helicopter Plant employees steal 4,000+ parts

5-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com has heard that a criminal case has been opened regarding the theft of more than 4,000 helicopter parts from Kazan Helicopter Plant, valued at 6.8 million roubles (approx $250K).  The law enforcement agencies in Tatarstan have said that parts from the factory were taken away by truck. The gang included not only the heads... Read more

UH-1Y flight training device relocated to MCAS New River

UH-1Y flight training device relocated to MCAS New River

5-Apr-2011Source: US Navy

The Navy relocated a UH-1 Yankee helicopter flight training device (FTD) to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, N.C. this winter. The trainer, a full-size replica of the UH-1 Yankee cockpit, was originally located at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif. It was moved to provide simulation training capability to East Coast UH-1 Yankee squadrons. It... Read more

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center choses Native Air

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center choses Native Air

5-Apr-2011Source: Omniflight

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center has chosen Native Air as its air ambulance provider. This partnership will ensure that lifesaving air transport is readily available for the Sun City West and surrounding communities. “There are a number of reasons we chose Native Air,” said John Harrington, Jr., CEO, of the nonprofit hospital located at... Read more

Guardian Mobility appoints new CEO

Guardian Mobility appoints new CEO

5-Apr-2011Source: Guardian Mobility

Guardian Mobility announced that its Board has appointed Howard A. Pearl to the Position of President and CEO to take over from founding CEO Jean Carr. Mr. Pearl has been mandated to achieve new levels of growth in the emerging market of aviation telematics first initiated by Guardian under the direction of Mr. Carr. Mr.... Read more

HeliHub.com launches Superyacht Helicopters photo gallery

HeliHub.com launches Superyacht Helicopters photo gallery

5-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Following the success of the main HeliHub.com gallery – soon to pass the 6,000 images mark – we are today launching a more specialised gallery covering helicopter operations on superyachts (some call them megayachts). This will include photos of the helicopters themselves, helipads, facilities associated with helicopter operations (eg. some boats even have hangars!) and... Read more

Helibras launches AS350 armour shielding for hostile environments

Helibras launches AS350 armour shielding for hostile environments

5-Apr-2011Source: Helibras

(Electronic translation from original Portuguese press release) The shielding system of Squirrel helicopters produced by Helibras provides protection for crews and aircraft parts considered vital against light weapons with a caliber 7.62 and 5.56 mm level III, enhancing its ability to work in hostile environments. The installation consists of putting removable plates of material resistant... Read more

NZ pilot fined $6,000 for low flying

NZ pilot fined $6,000 for low flying

5-Apr-2011Source: Stuff

Paul Horrell appeared for sentencing before Judge Kevin Phillips after entering a guilty plea to operating a 50)E in a careless manner by flying at a low level in the Cardrona Valley without avoiding hazard to people and property.... Read more

Steven Weinert receives FAA DAR-T Certification as Uniflight DOM

Steven Weinert receives FAA DAR-T Certification as Uniflight DOM

5-Apr-2011Source: Uniflight

Uniflight Northeast has announced the company’s Director of Maintenance, Mr. Steve Weinert has recently received the FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative – Technical (DART) classification as a further enhancement to the company’s already extensive capability.  The additional qualification will allow Uniflight to perform additional inspections and airworthiness functions as part of the company’s expanding capability offered... Read more

American Heroes Air Show lands at historic Camp Mabry

American Heroes Air Show lands at historic Camp Mabry

5-Apr-2011Source: American Heroes Air Show

Buckle up the entire family for high-flying excitement when the American Heroes Air Show, the nation’s premier aviation event devoted exclusively to helicopters,  returns to the Texas Military Force’s historic Camp Mabry in Austin on Saturday, April 16th. Since it’s inception in 1993 near Los Angeles, this admission-free event has grown from coast to coast... Read more

Helijet launches air services from Prince Rupert

Helijet launches air services from Prince Rupert

5-Apr-2011Source: Helijet

Richmond-based Helijet International (TSX: HJI) has opened its Prince Rupert base located at Seal Cove and  is now expanding helicopter charter and air ambulance services along British Columbia’s north coast. The Prince Rupert base will be overseen by Steve Morrow and Andrew Scott. Morrow will oversee air medical operations and Scott will develop Helijet’s general... Read more

Aurora wins design and fabrication contract for S-97 Raider prototypes

Aurora wins design and fabrication contract for S-97 Raider prototypes

5-Apr-2011Source: Aurora Flight Sciences

Aurora Flight Sciences announced that it has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to design and build prototype airframes as part of the S-97 RAIDERâ„¢ program. Aurora’s design and manufacturing role will take place over the next several years. Applying Sikorsky structural design methodologies, Aurora engineers will design the airframe to meet challenging weight, strength,... Read more

AgustaWestland’s Orsi tipped to be CEO of parent Finmeccanica

AgustaWestland’s Orsi tipped to be CEO of parent Finmeccanica

5-Apr-2011Source: Bloomberg

Italian government wants Augusta Westland chief Giuseppe Orsi to be CEO of Finmeccanica to replace Guarguaglini and proposed Orsi as a board member of Finmeccanica to begin the process of appointing Orsi, according to a statement today.... Read more

South African Air Force ceremonially receives Rooivalk

South African Air Force ceremonially receives Rooivalk

5-Apr-2011Source: Denel

The upgraded Rooivalk combat support helicopter has been handed over to the South African Air Force for operational duties. The helicopter, designed and manufactured in South Africa, was received by the Chief of the SA Air Force, Lt Gen Carlo Gagiano. The Chief Executive Officer of Denel, Talib Sadik, says the handover is the culmination... Read more

Essex Air Ambulance moves to new base at Earls Colne

Essex Air Ambulance moves to new base at Earls Colne

5-Apr-2011Source: MD902

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust is delighted to confirm that the Essex Air Ambulance has relocated from Boreham airfield to Earls Colne airfield with a brand new visitor area due to be launched in July 2011. Over the last 12 months, having secured planning consent and an affordable building design, TJ Evers the appointed... Read more

Bambi Bucket for Lakotas in Texas

Bambi Bucket for Lakotas in Texas

5-Apr-2011Source: SEI Industries

SEI Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce the delivery of six Bambi Buckets to the AASF, Army Aviation Support Facility in Austin Texas for use in the new LUH, UH-72 Lakota aircraft program. The Bambi Bucket, 120 USG/460 Litres capacity model has been chosen as the Weapon of Choice for the UH-72 Lakota aircraft, the... Read more

Aviation Specialties Unlimited awarded second FAA Contract

Aviation Specialties Unlimited awarded second FAA Contract

5-Apr-2011Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) has been awarded the second Night Vision Goggle Training contract issued by the FAA to train Principle Operations Inspectors and Aviation Safety Inspectors. ASU also won the first contract in (2007) and has trained more than 58 FAA inspectors and provided 32 recurrent training courses. “We continually emphasize safety and use... Read more

Register Update – Austria – March 2011

Register Update – Austria – March 2011

5-Apr-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 – Ireland – March 2011

Register Update – Ireland – March 2011

5-Apr-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

Halo-Flight announces new Executive Director

Halo-Flight announces new Executive Director

5-Apr-2011Source: Halo-Flight

After conducting a nationwide search of potential candidates, HALO-Flight, Inc.’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tom Klassen has been appointed Executive Director of the non-profit air and ground ambulance service effective March 21, 2011. He will succeed Randy Rowe, Jr., who served in this position since 2003. Tom is responsible for the... Read more

Sam Jantzen to lead sales and marketing at BDN

Sam Jantzen to lead sales and marketing at BDN

5-Apr-2011Source: BDN Aerospace Marketing

Sam Jantzen has joined BDN Aerospace Marketing as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. BDN is a team of marketing communications experts that works exclusively with aerospace industry clients. In the new role, Jantzen continues an illustrious business aviation career that has included senior executive positions with Cessna Aircraft, Fairchild Aircraft, Commuter Air... Read more

UK: South East Air Support Unit officially launched

UK: South East Air Support Unit officially launched

4-Apr-2011Source: Sussex Police

A collaboration to share air support across the counties of Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire was officially launched Friday at Shoreham Airport. Although the South East Air Support Unit (SEASU) has been operational since October, today marked the start of operations under a single Police Air Operator’s Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority. Under the... Read more

American Eurocopter delivers fourth AS350B3 this year to NS Air Leasing

American Eurocopter delivers fourth AS350B3 this year to NS Air Leasing

4-Apr-2011Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter has announced the delivery of another AS350 B3 helicopter to NS Air Leasing. NS Air specializes in working with customers on a lease-to-purchase basis and has now taken delivery of four AS350 B3s this year. The delivery took place during an event at American Eurocopter’s Delivery Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. “Our customers... Read more

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