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Eurocopter to disclose ‘significant milestone’ on Monday

Eurocopter to disclose ‘significant milestone’ on Monday

24-Sep-2010Source: AIN

Industry observers believe the company could finally unveil its plans for a compound helicopter, which is known in the industry as the X3.... Read more

Goias state police order three AgustaWestland AW119s

Goias state police order three AgustaWestland AW119s

24-Sep-2010Source: Defensa

This order represents the first law enforcement AW119s in Brazil.  Role equipment fit is reportedly similar to that of the New York Police Dept... Read more

Russia delivers three Mi-35M helicopters to Indonesia

Russia delivers three Mi-35M helicopters to Indonesia

24-Sep-2010Source: RIA Novosti

Russia has delivered three  Mi-35M Hind assault helicopters to Indonesia, a military source said on Thursday.... Read more

Ornge launches AW139 ops in Ontario

Ornge launches AW139 ops in Ontario

24-Sep-2010Source: AgustaWestland

New State-Of-The-Art Medically Equipped AW139 Helicopters to Enhance Patient Care Across Province Ornge, a world leader in the field of transport medicine, is proud to introduce the most significant fleet upgrade in the history of aero medical transport in Ontario. The first of the new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters were unveiled this morning at the Ornge... Read more

Dart announces EASA approval of EC135 cable cutters

Dart announces EASA approval of EC135 cable cutters

24-Sep-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services

DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received EASA approval of their Cable Cutters Kit for Eurocopter model EC135 P1, T1, P2, T2, P2+, T2+ helicopters.   FAA approval has been previously received and Transport Canada approval is pending. The EC135 kit is a new addition to the... Read more

Air Comm wins $5M US Army contract

Air Comm wins $5M US Army contract

24-Sep-2010Source: Air Comm

Air Comm Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a cockpit heater/windshield defroster system for up to 400 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, company President Keith Steiner announced today. Total potential contract value for the competitively bid program exceeds $5 million. The pursuit and award of the OH-58D heater program demonstrates... Read more

CHC attending career fairs to support local communities

CHC attending career fairs to support local communities

24-Sep-2010Source: CHC

CHC Helicopter, the world’s leading offshore helicopter services provider, is going back to school. Continuing its tradition of supporting communities in which it operates, CHC Helicopter, along with Heli-One, will participate in two post secondary career fairs in order to present potential employment choices for both SFU and UBC. “With an estimated 3,000 students expected... Read more

JetNet to feature new helicopter brands at Helitech 2010 in Portugal

JetNet to feature new helicopter brands at Helitech 2010 in Portugal

24-Sep-2010Source: JetNet

JETNET LLC, the world’s leading provider of corporate aviation information, is featuring its newly branded Helicopter database services, Helidex and Rotodex, at this year’s Helitech Portugal 2010 trade show. In addition, JETNET will be showcasing several new and enhanced summary Views, metric specifications, and Evolution Mobile, the mobile version of its flagship Evolution product for... Read more

Battalion landing team’s Helicopter Company seizes airfield during first exercise

Battalion landing team’s Helicopter Company seizes airfield during first exercise

24-Sep-2010Source: US Marine Corps

U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM  — Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted its first mock airfield seizure as the MEU’s Helicopter Company, Sept. 19. According to 1st Lt. Jeremiah Adams, Company C Executive Officer, the airfield seizure mission is what defines the helicopter company. “The airfield seizure is... Read more

NLR’s Dutch helicopter safety day successful

NLR’s Dutch helicopter safety day successful

24-Sep-2010Source: NLR

The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) hosted its first helicopter safety day on Friday, 10 September 2010. Some 75 people attended this special event, devoted to improving helicopter flight safety. Each year helicopters are involved in too many unnecessary accidents. In the Netherlands, there is approximately one accident per year, which sometimes results in fatalities, as... Read more

Lithuanian Mi-8 lands on US Navy ship as part of Jackal Stone exercise

Lithuanian Mi-8 lands on US Navy ship as part of Jackal Stone exercise

23-Sep-2010Source: US Navy

Helicopter-to-ship boarding training was given to special operations forces (SOF) from seven countries aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during exercise Jackal Stone (JS10) 2010, Sep. 19. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Det One, the “Ghost Riders”, is embarked aboard Mount Whitney supporting the JS10 mission by conducting flight operations at sea with members... Read more

St. Louis Helicopter Association presents Pilot Human Factors course this Saturday

St. Louis Helicopter Association presents Pilot Human Factors course this Saturday

23-Sep-2010Source: St Louis Helicopter Association

Pilot errors are the main factor contributing to aircraft accidents. This program discusses why and how we humans make the decisions we do prior to a flight and how those decisions affect the pilot and others. This program applies to all pilots. This seminar qualifies for FAA WINGS credit. Please go to FAASafety.gov and then... Read more

Brazil may add another 18 Mi-35 gunships

Brazil may add another 18 Mi-35 gunships

23-Sep-2010

The Brazilian Ministry of Development has agreed to a visit from a large Russian business delegation that will arrive in Brasilia in early October. Their package deal offer includes a new batch of 18 Mi-35M combat helicopters... Read more

Audit raises big questions over NSW air ambulance under CHC contract

Audit raises big questions over NSW air ambulance under CHC contract

23-Sep-2010Source: Sydney Morning Herald

The NSW government’s decision to award a contract for medical helicopter services to a private company instead of the charity CareFlight has led to slower services that are three times more expensive, an audit has found.... Read more

Universal City pilot earns recognition with Air Evac

Universal City pilot earns recognition with Air Evac

23-Sep-2010Source: San Antonio Business Journal

Universal City resident and San Marcos pilot Joel Ekeland was recently recognized for having completed 1,000 flights with Air Evac Lifeteam.... Read more

City of Edmonton to buy STARS hangar at City Centre Airport

City of Edmonton to buy STARS hangar at City Centre Airport

23-Sep-2010Source: Edmonton Journal

The city has reached a tentative deal to buy the STARS air ambulance hangar as part of its long-term plan to redevelop the City Centre Airport.... Read more

Turbomeca and Securite Civile celebrate 200.000 hours of the Arriel 1E2

Turbomeca and Securite Civile celebrate 200.000 hours of the Arriel 1E2

23-Sep-2010Source: Turbomeca

The Turbomeca (Safran Group) Arriel turbo-shaft engine 1E2 Has logged flight hours on the 200.000 Civil Security’s EC 145 twin-engine helicopters. The turbo-shaft engine’s good behavior HAD Contributed to the success of the rescue missions Performed by the rescuers. The first 34 of the EC 145 helicopters Arrived at the Civil Security Helicopter Group on... Read more

Dutch to upgrade Cougars

Dutch to upgrade Cougars

23-Sep-2010Source: FlightGlobal

The Dutch military has announced plans to perform a mid-life update for its 17 Eurocopter AS532 Cougars from 2012... Read more

California aviation lawyer discusses the rash of US EMS helicopter crashes

California aviation lawyer discusses the rash of US EMS helicopter crashes

23-Sep-2010Source: Sebastian Gibson

An unexpected catastrophe is happening on the way from horrific accident scenes in California on the way to hospitals in EMS helicopters. The helicopters are crashing killing many of the occupants at an unacceptable rate. If you’ve been injured in Southern California, whether it is in Laguna Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange,... Read more

AC313 carries out trials on Chinese Navy hospital ship

AC313 carries out trials on Chinese Navy hospital ship

23-Sep-2010Source: People Daily

A new model of rescue medical helicopter is seen aboard hospital ship “Peace Ark” of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army prior to its takeoff during an exercise over the Indian Ocean... Read more

Stephenson County Sheriff defends involvement in LEAC consortium

Stephenson County Sheriff defends involvement in LEAC consortium

23-Sep-2010Source: Journal Standard

Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders vigorously defended his department’s participation in a regional helicopter program Thursday, amid what he characterized as a flood of misinformation circulating about the project.... Read more

Goodrich awarded $6.8M contract for H-60 electronic digital engine control units

Goodrich awarded $6.8M contract for H-60 electronic digital engine control units

23-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems, Inc., West Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $6,853,008 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 348 electronic digital engine control units for the H-60 helicopter.  Work will be performed in West Hartford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in August 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $748,317... Read more

Pave-Tech wins $5.6M US Navy contract for the design/repair of taxiways for helicopters

Pave-Tech wins $5.6M US Navy contract for the design/repair of taxiways for helicopters

23-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Pave-Tech, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded $5,640,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0006 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-09-D-1605) for milling and paving portions of the airfield at Navy Outlying Field, Imperial Beach.  The work to be performed provides for the design and repair of airfield taxiways for helicopters.  The task order... Read more

Vector approved for Arriel 2 engine repair and overhaul

Vector approved for Arriel 2 engine repair and overhaul

23-Sep-2010Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (Vector -www.vectoraerospace.com) is pleased to announce it has been awarded Turbomeca Engine Corporation (Turbomeca) approval for full repair and overhaul on the Arriel 2 engine. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Vector can now provide operators in North America (including Mexico) comprehensive Arriel 2 engine repair and overhaul support,... Read more

Cash woe for Midlands Air Ambulance – donations 10% down

Cash woe for Midlands Air Ambulance – donations 10% down

23-Sep-2010

The charity was forced to use some of its reserves last year after the amount of cash it raised fell short of its £6 million annual fundraising target.... Read more

2005 Copterline S76 accident will not lead to criminal prosecution in Estonia

2005 Copterline S76 accident will not lead to criminal prosecution in Estonia

23-Sep-2010Source: Helsingin Sanomat

The fatal August 2005 helicopter accident in the Gulf of Finland will not lead to criminal prosecution in Estonia, the country’s General Prosecution Office announced on Tuesday.... Read more

CHC issues $1.1 Billion in secured notes

CHC issues $1.1 Billion in secured notes

23-Sep-2010Source: CHC

CHC Helicopter SA on Wednesday sold $1.1 billion of first lien senior secured notes in the 144a private placement market, said a market source. Morgan Stanley, HSBC, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale. BORROWER: CHC HELICOPTER SA AMT $1.1 BLN      COUPON 9.250 PCT    MATURITY 10/15/2020 TYPE 1ST LIEN NTS... Read more

RAF Sea King crew hailed for Cumbrian flood rescues at Shephard 2010 SAR Awards

RAF Sea King crew hailed for Cumbrian flood rescues at Shephard 2010 SAR Awards

23-Sep-2010Source: Shephard

A rescue helicopter crew from 22 Sqn ‘C’ Flight of the UK’s Royal Air Force have become the first winners of the new annual Shephard SAR award.... Read more

India: Dial-a-chopper service may become reality by 2020

India: Dial-a-chopper service may become reality by 2020

23-Sep-2010Source: Economic Times

The ministry is working on a policy to kick off helicopter services in a big way as major Indian cities face ground congestion, making movement difficult even in cases of health and security-related emergencies.... Read more

Monaco Yacht Show welcomes Eurocopter’s Hermès-theme EC135

Monaco Yacht Show welcomes Eurocopter’s Hermès-theme EC135

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter’s “L’Hélicoptère par Hermès” is making its first appearance at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2010, with this exclusive EC135 VIP helicopter being exhibited on the 214-foot yacht Feadship Trident. Eurocopter’s participation at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show underscores the company’s important presence in the VIP, business and private-owner markets. Eurocopter was one of the... Read more

Eurocopter inaugurates extension of its Aviation Training Academy in Kassel

Eurocopter inaugurates extension of its Aviation Training Academy in Kassel

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the internationally leading German-French-Spanish helicopter manufacturer, inaugurated a new building complex at its Aviation Training Academy today in the Marbachhöhe Technology Park near Kassel, Germany, as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The ground-breaking for the 1,000 square meter building took place on April 13, meaning that the extension has been completed in only... Read more

Eurocopter increases business by 35% in Southern Africa

Eurocopter increases business by 35% in Southern Africa

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the world’s leading supplier of civil, law enforcement, emergency response, military and utility helicopters, has experienced a 35 per cent increase in its Southern African business as countries in the region invest in airborne law-enforcement and civic emergency response capabilities. The company’s regional subsidiary, Eurocopter Southern Africa Ltd, supports an ever-expanding Southern African customer... Read more

Eurocopter delivers new AS350B3 Namibia’s Police

Eurocopter delivers new AS350B3 Namibia’s Police

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today delivered an AS350 B3 “Squirrel” to Namibia’s fledgling Police Airwing during a ceremony at the biennial Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) exhibition. This is the Namibian Police’s second helicopter. The Namibia Police Airwing was established in 2009 and has successfully flown its initial AS350 in crime prevention and... Read more

Bell engineer receives prestigious lecturer honour

Bell engineer receives prestigious lecturer honour

22-Sep-2010Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is pleased to announce Bell engineer Mark Dreier has been named the Barnes W. McCormick Honorary Lecturer by the Pennsylvania State University Aerospace Engineering Department. The McCormick Lectureship in Aerospace Engineering was established in 2001 in honor of Dr. Barnes W. McCormick, former head of the Penn... Read more

Red Cross AMS of South Africa adds fourth AW119Ke and first Grand to its fleet

Red Cross AMS of South Africa adds fourth AW119Ke and first Grand to its fleet

22-Sep-2010Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) of South Africa is expanding its emergency medical services operational capabilities  by introducing into service a fourth AW119Ke single engine helicopter and one Grand light twin helicopter. These aircraft will be used for EMS and rescue tasks from bases... Read more

UK: First photos of new MD Explorer for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

UK: First photos of new MD Explorer for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

22-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is pleased to bring you first photos of G-LNCT, a new MD Explorer being prepared for Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.  Purchased to replace a 10-year old example registered G-LNAA, the new aircraft was first registered with the UK’s CAA on 23rd August and has been esconced within the Specialist Aviation Services complex at... Read more

Profile: Ryan Aerospace’s Helimod simulator

Profile: Ryan Aerospace’s Helimod simulator

22-Sep-2010Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Putting his foot on the wrong pedal during a helicopter lesson was the catalyst for entrepreneur Chris Ryan’s move into manufacturing helicopter simulators.... Read more

National Helicopters porepares for 25th anniversary Open House

National Helicopters porepares for 25th anniversary Open House

22-Sep-2010Source: National Helicopters

On Saturday, September 25th, National will open its facility to the public for its 25th anniversary open house. Special guests will include helicopters from the Ontario Provincial Police, York Regional Police Air 2, and Hydro One. Vertical Magazine publisher and owner, Mike Reyno will be on hand for some industry talks. Also on display will... Read more

India’s Nagaland State issues guidelines for helicopter operations

India’s Nagaland State issues guidelines for helicopter operations

22-Sep-2010Source: Morung Express

For the benefit of commuters availing Helicopter Service, the General Manager Nagaland State Transport Pekrusetuo Angami in a press release has notified some guidelines for information and actions as required... Read more

Military Police of Santa Catarina launches air operations

Military Police of Santa Catarina launches air operations

22-Sep-2010Source: Diario Catarinense

The Military Police of Santa Catarina start air operations with a Seneca fixed wing and an AS350.  A second helicopter is expected before the year end.... Read more

Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company fleet lead AS332 achieves 10,000 flight hours

Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company fleet lead AS332 achieves 10,000 flight hours

22-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

An AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter operated by Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) has surpassed the 10,000 flight hour milestone. Operations performed by this Super Puma range from the servicing of offshore oil rigs, cargo sling missions and evacuation duties to VIP transportation of top government officials. Delivered by Eurocopter to SSFC in November 1994,... Read more

Bell names team to lead innovation efforts

Bell names team to lead innovation efforts

22-Sep-2010Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is pleased to announce that it has named its 2010 Engineering Technical Fellows. This team of technical leaders is tasked with building and maintaining a 20-year technology roadmap that will introduce new products and improve existing platforms. Chosen based on their depth of engineering design scholarship and... Read more

Lockheed Martin receives $10M to migrate MH-60s to the Joint Mission Planning System

Lockheed Martin receives $10M to migrate MH-60s to the Joint Mission Planning System

22-Sep-2010Source: Lockheed Martin

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $10 million contract to develop software that will enable MH-60R and MH-60S multi-mission helicopter aircrews the latest technology to pre-plan their missions for maximum success. The U.S. military’s Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) was developed by the U.S. Navy and Air Force based on a commercial-off-the-shelf... Read more

Australian Aerospace says MRH90 helicopters are on track

Australian Aerospace says MRH90 helicopters are on track

22-Sep-2010Source: Australian Aerospace

Leading defence contractor, Australian Aerospace Limited, says it is on track to meet its 2010 schedule for deliveries of NH90 MRH multi-role helicopters to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Australian Aerospace, which produces the MRH90s at its final assembly facility on Brisbane Airport, delivered its 13th MRH90 on 3 September 2010. Another three helicopters are... Read more

Sandel delivers first HeliTAWS fleet unit to MSP Aero

Sandel delivers first HeliTAWS fleet unit to MSP Aero

22-Sep-2010Source: Sandel Avionics

Sandel Avionics has announced the delivery of its first HeliTAWS helicopter terrain safety system to MSP Aero of Minneapolis, MN, for installation in a fleet of Agusta A109 helicopters operated by North Memorial Medical Center (NMMC) of Robbinsdale, MN. Incorporating such features as Sandel’s proprietary TrueAlertâ„¢ nuisance-alert elimination technology, off-airport landing capability, high-resolution 3-D terrain... Read more

Rotorcraft Services Group renames subsidiaries

Rotorcraft Services Group renames subsidiaries

22-Sep-2010Source: Rotorcraft Services Group

Rotorcraft Services Group, Inc. (RSG), an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft services has continued the consolidation and rebranding of two of its operating subsidiaries, renaming them RSG Aviation, Inc. and RSG Products, Inc. Ed Bolden, President of Rotorcraft Services Group said: “This renaming is yet one more step toward our goal of building the... Read more

Mid-Continent Instruments promotes CFO to VP Internal Operations

Mid-Continent Instruments promotes CFO to VP Internal Operations

22-Sep-2010Source: Mid-Continent Instruments

Mid-Continent Instruments proudly announced today the promotion of Cindy Highbarger from chief financial officer (CFO) to vice president of internal operations. One month after being recognized as one of the city’s top CFOs, Highbarger is being honored again — this time with a promotion to the position of vice president at the leading manufacture, overhaul... Read more

New Hanover County Sheriff helicopter grounded after pilot resigned amid investigation

New Hanover County Sheriff helicopter grounded after pilot resigned amid investigation

21-Sep-2010Source: Star News

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office helicopter program is grounded indefinitely after its only pilot resigned Saturday amid an internal investigation.  – – – HeliHub.com notes that the R44 flown by this unit was registered N911SG, incorporating the pilot’s initials... Read more

Lockheed Martin delivers IP tactical comms Radio to AH-64D Integration Laboratory

Lockheed Martin delivers IP tactical comms Radio to AH-64D Integration Laboratory

21-Sep-2010Source: Lockheed Martin

A developmental radio for a revolutionary Internet-Protocol tactical communications network has been delivered ahead of schedule to the U.S. Army AH-64D Integration Team. The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team delivered a preliminary engineering development model radio with essential Link-16 functionality to the Airborne and Maritime Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) Program Office.... Read more

Mexico orders six more EC725s

Mexico orders six more EC725s

21-Sep-2010Source: Eurocopter

The Mexican Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with Eurocopter for the purchase of six EC725 helicopters. Together with the same number of rotary-wing aircraft ordered in March of last year, Eurocopter will now be supplying a total of 12 EC725s to Mexico’s SEDENA (Secretaría de La Defensa Nacional) beginning in the second quarter... Read more

EBAA to Host “One Europe” Regional Forum in Austria

EBAA to Host “One Europe” Regional Forum in Austria

21-Sep-2010Source: EBAA

On 20-21 January, 2011, at the Hilton Vienna in Austria, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) will host its third regional forum entitled “One Europe: A Roadmap for Aligning East and West”. During this interactive two-day forum, guest speakers such as Dr. Caspar Einem, president of the Austrian Business Aviation Association; Leonid Koshelev, chairman of the... Read more

“Rescue 117” program features Irish Coast Guard SAR

“Rescue 117” program features Irish Coast Guard SAR

21-Sep-2010Source: RTÉ Television

For the first time ever RTÉ cameras have been given exclusive access to the Irish Coast Guard’s helicopter Search and Rescue service. Filmed over six months, RTÉ cameras follow the rescue crews at Waterford helicopter base (RESCUE 117) as they battle to save lives in one of the most hostile environments in the world. Leading... Read more

Helipads completed at Al-Jamarat Project, ready for Haj

Helipads completed at Al-Jamarat Project, ready for Haj

21-Sep-2010Source: Zawya

The building of helicopter landing pads at the highest level of the Al-Jamarat Project, including other construction works, have been completed.  The project will be finished in mid-October this year and will be used for the next Haj season.... Read more

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust to upgrade from A119 to A109E Power

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust to upgrade from A119 to A109E Power

21-Sep-2010

But the upgrade is not without controversy as one of the Trustees quits over the move... Read more

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance EC135 ready for operations

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance EC135 ready for operations

21-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are on the point of going live with their Eurocopter EC135 – click here for full size photo.  Photo by Keith C Wilson, the recently repainted helicopter was spotted yesterday at Bond’s base at Staverton.  We understand that Hampshire and Isle of Wight declined the idea of re-registering... Read more

Victoria Police Air Wing receive second AS365N3

Victoria Police Air Wing receive second AS365N3

21-Sep-2010Source: Victoria Police

The Victoria Police Air Wing today welcome’s a new helicopter to their fleet that will continue to act as an eye in the sky, keeping Victorian’s safe. The new helicopter, a Eurocopter AS 365 N3, will act as the primary aircraft for Victoria Police while the other AS365 N3 Dauphin will be shared with Air... Read more

Becker launches dedicated website for DVCS6100 digital audio and intercom system

Becker launches dedicated website for DVCS6100 digital audio and intercom system

21-Sep-2010Source: Becker Avionics

Becker Avionics today unveiled www.becker-intercom.com, its new product portal for their professional series Digital Audio and Intercom System, the DVCS6100. The dedicated product website is specially designed to provide aviation professionals with vastly improved access to product information on Becker’s state-of-the-art digital airborne audio and intercom system. “We’ve got the industry’s leading digital audio intercom system,... Read more

11 more US State Dept S61s for Iraq and Afghanistan

11 more US State Dept S61s for Iraq and Afghanistan

21-Sep-2010Source: Sikorsky

SHELTON, Conn.– Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the U.S. State Department has ordered 11 additional upgraded S-61TM utility helicopters for use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). Earlier this year, the State Department entered into a five-year indefinite... Read more

HAI President: Do We Have the Collective Will? (No Pun Intended)

HAI President: Do We Have the Collective Will? (No Pun Intended)

21-Sep-2010Source: HAI

I wanted to thank the hundreds of people who have taken the time to email me their thoughts and ideas in response to my messages — I am sincerely grateful. In reading each email regarding safety topics, I noticed a common thread among respondents which appears to indicate a general agreement on what is causing... Read more

Sandel delivers first HeliTAWS system to Metro Aviation

Sandel delivers first HeliTAWS system to Metro Aviation

21-Sep-2010Source: Sandel Avionics

Sandel Avionics has announced the delivery of its first HeliTAWS helicopter terrain safety system to Metro Aviation, Shreveport, LA, which will install the unit in one of its fleet of Eurocopter AS350 helicopters. Adding Sandel’s proprietary TrueAlertâ„¢ nuisance-alert elimination technology, off-airport landing capability and high-resolution 3-D terrain display capabilities to its Class A HTAWS functions,... Read more

NEMSPA issue statement on Senate EMS bill

NEMSPA issue statement on Senate EMS bill

20-Sep-2010Source: NEMSPA

With regards to Senate Bill S. 848 and H.R. 097, cited as the “Helicopter Medical Services Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act”, the Board of Directors for the National EMS Pilots Association emphasizes the following: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the expertise, background and processes for implementing rules that govern the certification and continued... Read more

Philippine Coast Guard allocated funds for two helicopters

Philippine Coast Guard allocated funds for two helicopters

20-Sep-2010Source: GMA

Hoping to boost the country’s capacity to respond to sea tragedies, the Aquino government has allotted P1.6 billion for the Philippine Coast Guard to acquire two new choppers equipped for SAR operations and other functions.... Read more

Profile: Discount Plumbers – America’s only helicopter-dispatched plumbers

Profile: Discount Plumbers – America’s only helicopter-dispatched plumbers

20-Sep-2010Source: Examiner

What do a plumber’s van and a helicopter have in common?  Nothing, unless you happen to be Modesto businessman Bob Campana who is now known is “The Helicopter Plumber”... Read more

Man charged after laser targets police helicopter during papal visit

Man charged after laser targets police helicopter during papal visit

20-Sep-2010Source: STV

The incident happened after Pope Benedict XVI had celebrated Mass before 65,000 people in Bellahouston Park... Read more

Air Life Georgia opens new base at Jasper Airport

Air Life Georgia opens new base at Jasper Airport

20-Sep-2010

Air Methods Corp., owner and operator of Air Life Georgia, has established a new community base model of operations at the Jasper Airport. They have helicopters based in Cobb, Coweta, Hall, Rockdale, Spalding and now Pickens County.... Read more

New heliport inaugurated on Bornholm, Denmark

New heliport inaugurated on Bornholm, Denmark

20-Sep-2010Source: Royal Danish Air Force

Rescue Helicopters fly to Bornholm after patients in the region of 150 times a year. Until last Friday, patients transported by ambulance from hospital to the airport, but with the inauguration of the new heliport, avoided the trip now. After a donation from TrygFonden has now built a new landing area for helicopters near Bornholm... Read more

Six heliports to be built along Moscow-Petersburg route in 2011Q1

Six heliports to be built along Moscow-Petersburg route in 2011Q1

19-Sep-2010Source: AEX

The Russian Ministry of Emergency will use the heliports primarily to support rotary wing operations ensuring the safety of the road and rail links between the two cities... Read more

Aerospace Optics to unveil Pulse/Timer switch at NBAA

Aerospace Optics to unveil Pulse/Timer switch at NBAA

19-Sep-2010Source: Aerospace Optics

Aerospace Optics Inc. will introduce the VIVISUN LOGIC SERIES Pulse/Timer switch to the rotorcraft and geneneral aviation industry during the annual National Business Aviation Association meeting and convention Oct. 19-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. Aerospace Optics will be providing hands-on-demonstrations of the new switch feature in booth 5815 throughout the convention. The Pulse/Timer switch replaces other... Read more

Part of Venezuelan AS332 order allegedly diverted to Bolivia

Part of Venezuelan AS332 order allegedly diverted to Bolivia

19-Sep-2010Source: El Universal

The story alleges that 2at least three helicopters have gone into the hands of the Bolivian Government, including the one that replaced the AS332B1 Super Puma aircraft which crashed in Colomi” [file photo]... Read more

Guangdong Province takes delivery of EC225 for law enforcement

Guangdong Province takes delivery of EC225 for law enforcement

19-Sep-2010Source: CRI

An EC225 Super Puma Helicopter bought by Guangdong Province from Eurocopter France arrived in Guangzhou on Thursday. [file photo]... Read more

India: Defence objections delay heliport at Nariman Point

India: Defence objections delay heliport at Nariman Point

19-Sep-2010Source: DNA

Stuck in the permission glitch of various ministries of the central government, the heliports planned by the state government at Nariman Point and Nerul may not be able to meet their deadlines.... Read more

UK: Kudos Aviation removed from company register

UK: Kudos Aviation removed from company register

18-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Sales broker Kudos Aviation, previously based at Southend Airport, ceased trading early in 2010 and its website shows a default page from their Internet Service Provider.  The company was best known for helicopter management and sales brokerage.  Companies House records show that one company ceased to legally exist this week and the other company is... Read more

Denmark decides on early 2011 date to sell six retired S61 Sea Kings

Denmark decides on early 2011 date to sell six retired S61 Sea Kings

18-Sep-2010Source: Royal Danish Air Force

Military Equipment Service (FMT) is responsible for sales of S-61’erne and they have just announced that all six helicopters will be sold at the beginning of 2011. The expected buyers are other countries’ defense or firms within the helicopter industry. Military Equipment Service is starting to make a stock inventory of helicopters and create an... Read more

Philippine lawmaker sees anomaly in PZL deal

Philippine lawmaker sees anomaly in PZL deal

18-Sep-2010Source: ABS-CDS

Casiño said it was suspicious that 5 of the 6 interested bidders backed out of the bidding process. These included such big names in the industry like Boeing, Asia Aerospace/MD Helicopter Inc., Eurocopter, Elbit System/Joavi Phils. and the Russian Federation.... Read more

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