17-Dec-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund declares monthly distribution... Read more
17-Dec-2009
Councillors approved spending Can$3.5 million to outfit the police with a helicopter.... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Bristow Group Inc. has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin-engine helicopters during an official ceremony held at its Philadelphia facility. These aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions, reinforcing the continued success of the AW139 in the oil & gas industry... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: EADS
Bruno Gallard has been appointed EADS Brasil’s Executive Director, replacing Eduardo Marson who has become Chairman of the EADS subsidiary’s Board of Directors. Mr. Marson will remain President of Helibras – Helicópteros do Brasi SA – a position he has held since last June.... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: Dart Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services announces that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries, Inc. has received FAA approval for their AB139 & AW139 High Density Liferaft Kit. Transport Canada and EASA approvals are still pending.... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: Wetzel Chronicle
Air Evac will be relocating its local base of operations to Wetzel County Hospital. The Wetzel County Commission and Wetzel County Building Authority executed a lease with the emergency air transportation company Dec. 8... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: Scheibel
Schiebel recently conducted, in cooperation with Boeing, a demonstration for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, integrating the CAMCOPTER® S-100 and ground unmanned systems for psychological operation missions in-theatre.... Read more
16-Dec-2009Source: Rotornews
Defense Holdings is demonstrating its revolutionary, patented AfterGlo® Brand Photoluminescent (PL) Aviation Safety Paint on the main and tail rotor blades of a Bell Helicopter Textron Model 407 helicopter belonging to the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Aviation Division. Sections of the rotor blades were painted in October 2009.... Read more
16-Dec-2009Source: Dart Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services (DHS) today announced a new distribution agreement with Red Box International. DHS customers now have a source to all Red Box ground power and start units currently sold in North America.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Military Systems and Elbit Systems have successfully completed the Armed BLACK HAWK (ABH) demonstrator program, proof-of concept for the development BATTLEHAWK(TM) helicopter.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Gazette Virginian
Members of the North Halifax Volunteer Fire Department were joined by representatives from Halifax Regional Health System and Centra Health of Lynchburg to celebrate the department’s new helipad with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: WLFI
The new Saint Elizabeth East is one step closer to opening its doors after a successful test landing on the hospital’s new rooftop helipad.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Press Trust of India
In a big relief to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, pilot error was found to have caused the crash of the defence PSU’s Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) “Dhruv” in Ecuador in October... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Irish Times
A HELICOPTER pilot who landed his aircraft on the roof of a shopping centre to collect a set of keys has been given a six-month suspended sentence and fined €5,000. The judge said the man seemed to lack a grasp of common sense.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Omniflight
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with FlightSafety International, the world’s leading aviation training company.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: HAI
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is proud to announce its “Salute to Excellence” award winners for 2010.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Western Telegraph
The fight to keep 24-hour search and rescue cover at RAF Chivenor has been taken to the Senedd by Pembrokeshire AMs.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Marine Corps Times
During the past year, the U.S. military reduced to 42 minutes from 100 minutes the average time it takes for a badly wounded service member in Afghanistan to reach a hospital, even as the casualty rate tripled, according to military commanders.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: News and Star
An air ambulance is currently based in Flimby to deal with emergencies on the south side of the River Derwent.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics named Joseph LaMarca, Jr., as VP Communications effective Jan. 4, 2010. “With more than 25 years of experience in communications and management, Joe brings a wealth of talent and leadership expertise to his new position,” said Ralph Heath, executive VP, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: ITAR-TASS
The Ulan-Ude aircraft plant that makes part of the Vertolyoty Rossii (Helicopters of Russia) holding, ends the year with a growth in sales of about 35 percent.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Ski Channel
Opening Day at Great Canadian Heli-Skiing is not usually until after Christmas, but opened this week due to the great accumulation in snow... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: UK MoD
The Sea King crews from 854 Naval Air Squadron were recently presented with their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals by Head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Telegraph
The future King graduated with “flying colours†according to the Ministry of Defence after an intensive training course at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: KTEN
Recently, Lifestar moved from Wilson N. Jones hospital to a new facility off highway 75 near the Sherman-Howe line. Now, they are changing their name to match their parent company’s name... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: MCA
A Coastguard SARÂ helicopter base has been in existence at Portland since 1995 – the helicopter that is currently being operated at this base is an AW139 provided by CHC Scotia.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Dallas Morning News
Federal agents are investigating whether a helicopter they have held for 14 months at an airport in Texas was earmarked for shipment to Iran.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: EADS
The U.S. Army awarded the fifth year contract for the Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to EADS North America for $247.2 million. This contract increases the company’s supply of 45 additional Lakotas along with hardware to equip the rotary-wing aircraft for medical evacuation, personnel transport and multi-mission applications.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: The Hill
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), in whose district Lockheed Martin assembles the VH-71, said that he secured more than $100 million in the negotiated 2010 Pentagon spending bill to continue some work on the program. The funds would technically allow the work force in Owego, N.Y., to continue outfitting the helicopters with mission systems.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Elbit Systems of America has achieved another milestone for the Kollsman® GAViS™ (General Aviation Vision System). GAViS™ is now certified on the Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B and S-76C helicopters.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Voxy
The Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust is stepping forward with the arrival of a twin engine BK117 on the 23rd December. Trust Chairman, John Newland announced that the Trustees agreed to go ahead with the biggest change in the history of the Trust since its inception in 1992.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Huffington Post
A deployable energy absorber (think “honeycomb airbag”) may have some promise. NASA recently tested the technology by dropping a helicopter from 35 feet in the air.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: BC Local News
Cowichan District Hospital’s disabled helipad could be open by Monday, pending Transport Canada’s OK on tree safety and other work being finished this weekend, CDH’s site director says.... Read more
12-Dec-2009Source: Mail Tribune
San Diego Gas and Electric, which has leased an Erickson S-64E aircrane helicopter dubbed “The Incredible Hulk,” will take delivery of a new helicopter sometime in the spring.... Read more
11-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Texas Aviation Services, a leader for 38 years in helicopter and aircraft services, along with its in-country partner Sierra Aeronautica, announced today the delivery of a corporate Agusta 109S Grand to Sao Paulo.... Read more
11-Dec-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that its Canadian Supply Center is now providing Honeywell T53 engine spare parts and accessories in Canada.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has received a $14.75 million U.S. Navy contract to integrate a digital messaging interface that will improve the flow of data the MH-60R anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopter can send to U.S. Navy ships across the new Ku band tactical data link.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: TravelBizMonitor
Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism recently laid the foundation stone for the heliport at Chemchey, South District, Sikkim. This is first in the three heliport projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) for construction of heliports. The other two are Geetang Khola in the West and Mangan in the North District.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: NorthJersey.com
Five wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the pilot of a Piper fixed-wing aircraft that collided over the Hudson River with a helicopter carrying Italian tourists.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Dart Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services announces that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received FAA approval or their new Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell 206A, B, L, L-1, L-3, L-4 helicopters. Transport Canada and EASA approvals are pending.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: DSCA
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress December 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of 14 CH-47F CHINOOK Helicopters, as well as associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $1.2 billion.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Cobham
Cobham’s Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has received Technical Standards Order (TSO) certification from the FAA, a major milestone that approves the manufacture of DACS for installation on certified aircraft.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: FAA
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today the formation of an independent review panel that will examine the November 19, 2009 outage of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI).... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Civil Society
The board of the London Air Ambulance charity that sacked chief executive David Philpott after he raised concerns about alleged malpractice by some trustees, has reportedly commissioned an independent review into the circumstances surrounding his dismissal.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Summit Daily News
Kathy Mayer, director of Flight For Life Colorado, announced that beginning Jan. 3, Flight For Life helicopter coverage from St. Anthony Summit Medical Center mountain base in Frisco will increase to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Jetbox.aero
Andrea Brown bought Helicentre Liverpool in 2002 and successfully grew the School . In November she sold Helicentre Liverpool to Andrew Tyrer, Jonathen Rayner [CFI] and JetRanger owner Joel Tobias.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
On the 24th of November, at Aix-les-Milles airport, Eurocopter took delivery of its first Cabri G2 from Helicopteres Guimbal.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, today rolled out the first U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBP) UH-60 A-A to L recapitalization aircraft at its Chase Field Operations Center in Texas... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: AIN
The Eurocopter EC 175 medium twin helicopter made its first flight on Friday 7th December at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France, according to a source close to Eurocopter.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: US Marine Corps
The soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, took their last flight from Al Asad, Dec. 1, 2009. The eight Chinooks have moved to Talil, Iraq, in support of operations for Multi-National Division – South, where Company B, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, will put the aircraft to use.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters and Iran-based Fanavaran ASEMAN GITI Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to promote Russian rotorcraft in the Islamic Republic of Iran.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter, a subsidiary of EADS and the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, is pleased to announce the purchase of two EC225s by the French Defense Ministry for the country’s navy.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Asbury Park Press
Air ambulance services will continue to be provided by the helicopter MONOC 1 as negotiations with a new aircraft operator are finalized, said Vincent Robbins, president and chief operating officer of Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: The Times
US military is doubling the number of helicopters in southern Afghanistan, flying to the rescue of British troops who have complained that shortages in air support have left them vulnerable to Taliban roadside bombs.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: AllAfrica
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State launched two Bell 412EP Helicopters with a promise to commit the state’s resources to securing the lives and property of residents.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Avionics System and the company’s integration support were key elements in preparing the UH-1Y Venom helicopters for deployment to Afghanistan recently with the U.S. Marine Corps Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
The FHS (Flying Helicopter Simulator) Helicopters do not have to be loud. This is the conclusion of scientists at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) working on the FRIENDCOPTER project.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: North Queensland Register
Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps, has demanded answers from Health Minister Paul Lucas after concerns were raised the helipad at the Ingham Hospital still does not meet design specifications and Queensland Health will not let helicopters land on it.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Express & Echo
Helena Holt, the chief executive of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust has hit out at the Children’s Air Ambulance Trust, disputing many of its claims and its financial capabilities.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: KPHO
The Arizona Department Of Public Safety arrested a man who it said pointed a handheld laser at a police helicopter involved in a robbery pursuit.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: TheHook
An ill-fated powerline inspection with a helicopter that killed four people in Cranbrook, B.C. was technically against federal regulations, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: News and Sentinel
Wood County Sheriff’s Department officials said they have applied for a $95,000 grant to refurbish the department’s helicopter. Wood is the only county in the state that has a helicopter as part of its sheriff’s department.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Start Telegram
The Marines are hoping to resuscitate the image of the MV-22 Osprey in Afghanistan, where the aircraft made its debut into major combat last Friday.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg needs a police helicopter to respond to mundane calls, not for dramatic Hollywood-style aerial chases, police Chief Keith McCaskill said after politicians tentatively approved the purchase.... Read more
8-Dec-2009
The union of Erie-based EmergyCare Inc.’s LifeStar program and West Mifflin-based Stat MedEvac program will officially launch on Saturday at 7 a.m., Dan Nakles, manager of business relations and development for Stat MedEvac, said Thursday.... Read more
8-Dec-2009
A proposal to install a 4,000-gallon above-ground gas tank at a downtown heliport has raised concerns among residents who fear it poses a safety risk and could become a terrorist target.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Canada.com
Transport Canada has shut down the helicopter landing facility at Cowichan District Hospital. On Nov. 18 the agency closed the helipad due to concerns about trees on a neighbouring property posing a safety hazard to the air ambulances.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: http://www.masoncountynews.com/news/article/23855
Shannon AirMed1 was named the 2009 Air Medical Service by the Texas Department of State Health Services at the recent Texas EMS Conference, marking the fourth year for the service to receive the honor. AirMed1 earned the award previously in 2002, 2003 and 2007. They are the only service in Texas to receive the honor... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: NZ Herald
Statements filed with the Charities Commission show the Auckland Regional Helicopter Trust received almost $5 million in donations in the year to March 31 – but spent some $2 million raising the cash.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: NetIndian
Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today laid the foundation stone for a heliport at Chemchey in the South District of Sikkim.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka City Councilman Larry Wolgast, who voted on the prevailing side in August as the council discontinued funding for the police helicopter program, has put forth a proposal targeted at keeping that program in operation while changing the way it is used.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Waco Tribune-Herald
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether an area helicopter company violated federal regulations by circling around the Baylor University-University of Texas football game Nov. 14 at Floyd Casey Stadium. Brazos Helicopters was operating a Bell 47J... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Press Info Bureau
The Request for Proposal for replacing the Cheetah helicopters was issued in July 2008 to six vendors. Further action as per the existing procedures including Defence Procurement Procedure, 2008 is underway.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters is pursuing modernisation of constituent companies by introducing prospective industry technology to the manufacturing process. As part of this move Arsenyev Aviation Company. The total amount of investments is estimated at 6 billion roubles (around 200 million USD), both from state funds and own assets of the company.... Read more
