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Merced sheriff adds Huey helicopter to its air arsenal

Merced sheriff adds Huey helicopter to its air arsenal

20-Nov-2009Source: Merced Sun-Star

Sheriff’s officials announced their plans this month to add a 1973 UH-1H Bell Helicopter to the department’s aviation unit. The Huey is a donation from the California Emergency Management Agency... Read more

Bell affiliate sues to block release of documents

Bell affiliate sues to block release of documents

20-Nov-2009Source: Star Telegram

A Bell Helicopter subsidiary is suing the Defense Department to block the release of government documents to a former executive who was fired last year.... Read more

Indonesia's East Kalimantan province to purchase a Bell 412EP

Indonesia's East Kalimantan province to purchase a Bell 412EP

20-Nov-2009Source: Antara

The regional government of East Kalimantan province will purchase a helicopter, type Bell-412 EP, worth Rp120 billion, East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak said.... Read more

FAA Proposes Limits on Companies Hiring FAA Inspectors

FAA Proposes Limits on Companies Hiring FAA Inspectors

20-Nov-2009Source: FAA

In a move to prevent potential conflicts of interests that could affect aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to put limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after those employees leave the agency.... Read more

Flight Management Systems successfully integrates Spectrolab SX-16 searchlight and the FMS Moving Map

Flight Management Systems successfully integrates Spectrolab SX-16 searchlight and the FMS Moving Map

20-Nov-2009Source: ALEA

Flight Management Systems of Calgary Canada announced that it has successfully integrated the Spectrolab SX-16 searchlight and the FMS Moving Map.... Read more

HAI Holds its Fall Helicopter Firefighting Safety Forum in Boise, Idaho

HAI Holds its Fall Helicopter Firefighting Safety Forum in Boise, Idaho

20-Nov-2009Source: RotorNews

Helicopter Association International (HAI) held its 2nd Annual Firefighting Safety Forum in Boise, Idaho, at the Hilton Garden Inn Boise Spectrum on Thursday, November 19. The Forum was conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and included presentations from the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior’s Office of Aircraft Services... Read more

Forward Vision EVS Certified On Robinson R44 Helicopter

Forward Vision EVS Certified On Robinson R44 Helicopter

20-Nov-2009Source: RotorNews

Forward Vision Systems, Inc. and One Sky Aviation announced the completion and award of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of the Company’s “Enhanced Vision System” EVS 100/600 on the R44 Model Robinson Helicopter.... Read more

Pratt & Whitney Canada Signs FMP(R) Agreement With Falcon Aviation Services

Pratt & Whitney Canada Signs FMP(R) Agreement With Falcon Aviation Services

20-Nov-2009Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe GmbH, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney Canada and MTU Aero Engines, has signed a four-year Fleet Management Program(R) agreement with Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi... Read more

Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter clocks up 6000th mission

Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter clocks up 6000th mission

20-Nov-2009Source: Northern Star

WHEN a cardiac patient needed to be transferred to Brisbane yesterday, he became the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter’s 6000th mission.  And just as the rescue helicopter clocked up 6000 trips, new pilot Tom Hulse was aboard on his very first flight with the organisation.... Read more

FAA Takes Steps to Ensure ‘No-Radio’ Flights are Properly Tracked and Reported

FAA Takes Steps to Ensure ‘No-Radio’ Flights are Properly Tracked and Reported

19-Nov-2009Source: http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=10923

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating training and procedures for handling the loss of two-way communication with aircraft and how other agencies are notified, after a detailed review of air traffic contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188 on October 21, 2009.... Read more

Currituck County providing $200K for new helicopter

Currituck County providing $200K for new helicopter

19-Nov-2009Source: Hampton Roads

Currituck County has agreed to donate $200,000 toward the purchase of a new Nightingale emergency and medical transport helicopter.  Operated through Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Nightingale had requested up to $1 million as part of a fundraising campaign for a $7 million aircraft... Read more

Zimbabwean Minister intervenes on helicopter wrangle

Zimbabwean Minister intervenes on helicopter wrangle

19-Nov-2009Source: Zimbabwe Telegraph

Zimbabwean Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Francis Nhema, has intervened in the helicopter wrangle that has seen the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) pushing the Zambezi Helicopter Company (ZHC) to a condemned helipad site in Chamabondo on the outskirts of Victoria Falls... Read more

Russian Helicopters offers Middle East operators new approaches to after-sale service and maintenance

Russian Helicopters offers Middle East operators new approaches to after-sale service and maintenance

19-Nov-2009Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters held the first regional conferenceentitled New Approaches to Aftersale Service and Maintenance of Mi Helicopters which brought together representatives of the Russian industry, heads of Russian-made helicopter operators from the Middle East, and delegates from regional air authorities.... Read more

Budget cuts mean end of Colorado Springs police helicopter

Budget cuts mean end of Colorado Springs police helicopter

19-Nov-2009Source: FOX21

OX21 News has been telling citizens about the deep budget cuts the city of Colorado Springs  is facing because of slumping sales tax revenues.... Read more

Design Q unveils luxury heliport concept

Design Q unveils luxury heliport concept

19-Nov-2009Source: Flightglobal

A futuristic-looking heliport design that could transform VIP travel around the Middle East has been unveiled by international design consultancy Design Q.... Read more

Perla Group acquires DB Aerokopters in a multi-million dollar deal

Perla Group acquires DB Aerokopters in a multi-million dollar deal

19-Nov-2009

Dubai-based Perla Group International have recently reached an agreement to acquire 100% shares of Ukraine’s DB Aerokopter. DB Aerokopter designs and builds the AK1-3 petrol-powered, two-seater light helicopter.... Read more

Abu Dhabi Aviation and AgustaWestland create UAE joint venture company

Abu Dhabi Aviation and AgustaWestland create UAE joint venture company

19-Nov-2009

AgustaWestland and Abu Dhabi Aviation have reached an agreement to set up in the UAE a joint venture to operate in the field of maintenance and training for helicopters.... Read more

Era Helicopters and Seacor Environmental Services Conduct Joint SAR/EMS Demonstration

Era Helicopters and Seacor Environmental Services Conduct Joint SAR/EMS Demonstration

19-Nov-2009Source: Seacor Holdings

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (SEACOR) (NYSE: CKH) announced today that it conducted a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) and Emergency Medical Services demonstration on October 28 in Sabine Pass, Texas... Read more

New helicopter flight school opens at Medford airport

New helicopter flight school opens at Medford airport

19-Nov-2009Source: KDRV

Clay Clark has been flying for 10 years, and he will celebrate his new business, Table Rock Helicopters, with an open house this weekend.... Read more

AgustaWestland Awarded US Navy Contract for Egyptian H-3s

AgustaWestland Awarded US Navy Contract for Egyptian H-3s

19-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is please to announce that AgustaWestland North America (AWNA) was recently awarded a $17.35 million U.S. Navy contract to provide depot level maintenance on three Egyptian Mk-2 variant H-3 helicopters.... Read more

First RAF Merlin arrives in Afghanistan

First RAF Merlin arrives in Afghanistan

17-Nov-2009Source: UK MoD

The Merlin will perform a wide range of military tasks, making it a valuable asset for British forces.  The helicopter was stripped down and transported by a C-17 aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and has arrived at Camp Bastion for re-assembly and extensive pre-flight checks before it takes to the Afghan skies.... Read more

Survival suits could have been safer, Cougar S92 crash inquiry hears

Survival suits could have been safer, Cougar S92 crash inquiry hears

17-Nov-2009Source: CBC

Emergency breathing devices for suits worn by passengers during offshore helicopter flights weren’t installed until nine years after they were first recommended and only after a helicopter crashed off the coast of Newfoundland in March, killing 17 people, an inquiry heard Monday.... Read more

FAA Finalizes Changes in Hudson River Airspace to Enhance Safety

FAA Finalizes Changes in Hudson River Airspace to Enhance Safety

17-Nov-2009Source: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today finalized a federal rule, effective November 19, 2009, that will enhance safety by separating low-altitude, local aircraft flights over the Hudson River from flights transiting through the river airspace.... Read more

United Rotorcraft Solutions Awarded Customizing Contract for Four Helicopters by Cannon Aviation Group

United Rotorcraft Solutions Awarded Customizing Contract for Four Helicopters by Cannon Aviation Group

17-Nov-2009Source: Vertical

United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has been awarded a contract by Cannon Aviation Group to customize an Agusta A119, two Bell 407’s and a Eurocopter EC130.  Cannon has configured these helicopters to meet their customers’ requirements. The aircraft began arriving at the URS facility this week with delivery expected by mid-February.... Read more

Falcon Aviation Services Becomes Worldwide Launch Customer for the S-76Dâ„¢ Helicopter

Falcon Aviation Services Becomes Worldwide Launch Customer for the S-76Dâ„¢ Helicopter

17-Nov-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Dubai Air Show that Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) has contracted to purchase two Sikorsky S-76D™  helicopters, with options to purchase two more, becoming the worldwide launch customer for the new aircraft.... Read more

Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Open Support Center for S-76® Helicopters in Abu Dhabi

Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Open Support Center for S-76® Helicopters in Abu Dhabi

17-Nov-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that Falcon Aviation Services will establish a Customer Support Center in Abu Dhabi for S-76® helicopters. The facility will be the first S-76 helicopter Customer Support Center in the Middle East... Read more

Thales’s HELIE night vision goggles selected for French Army helicopters

Thales’s HELIE night vision goggles selected for French Army helicopters

16-Nov-2009Source: Thales

Thales has been awarded a contract to equip French Army helicopter pilots with HELIE night vision goggles. The contract relates to the supply of about 1 500 pairs of night vision goggles in several batches. The first production units will be delivered during 2011, followed by deliveries spread over the next five years.... Read more

Israel drops interest in V-22, eyes CH-53K evaluation

Israel drops interest in V-22, eyes CH-53K evaluation

16-Nov-2009Source: Flight Global

The Israeli air force has abandoned its evaluation of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and is instead showing interest in the capabilities of Sikorsky’s developmental CH-53K.... Read more

Falcon Aviation Services takes two more Bell 412s

Falcon Aviation Services takes two more Bell 412s

16-Nov-2009Source: AIN

Bell Helicopter delivered two Bell 412EP helicopters to Falcon Aviation Services, taking the Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi-based operator’s 412 fleet to 10, eight of which were delivered this year.... Read more

Helijet offsets 900 tonnes CO2e with Pacific Carbon Trust

Helijet offsets 900 tonnes CO2e with Pacific Carbon Trust

16-Nov-2009Source: Helijet

Helijet International, the first private sector partner with British Columbia’s Pacific Carbon Trust, has completed its first round of carbon offset purchases by retiring 900 tonnes of CO2e.... Read more

Gulf Helicopters win short-term offshore contract with Reliance Oil

Gulf Helicopters win short-term offshore contract with Reliance Oil

16-Nov-2009Source: Gulf Times

Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC), an associate of Gulf International Services, has entered into a service pact with Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC, a subsidiary of India’s private sector petroleum giant Reliance Industries.... Read more

EADS North America delivers first H-72A training helicopter to the US Navy

EADS North America delivers first H-72A training helicopter to the US Navy

16-Nov-2009Source: EADS North America

EADS North America has delivered the first of five H-72A training helicopters for the U.S. Navy today, marking a new milestone in the company’s production of multi-role helicopters for U.S. military services.... Read more

New AgustaWestland AW149 Performs Its First Flight in Italy

New AgustaWestland AW149 Performs Its First Flight in Italy

16-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first prototype of the AW149 multi-role military medium twin helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight on November 13th at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant. The aircraft was flown by AgustaWestland Chief Test Pilot Giuseppe Lo Coco... Read more

New AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Takes To The Air in UK

New AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Takes To The Air in UK

16-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility with Chief Test Pilot Donald Maclaine at the controls... Read more

Man lands R22 at Alpharetta mall and goes shopping

Man lands R22 at Alpharetta mall and goes shopping

16-Nov-2009Source: NorthFulton.com

It turned out to be much ado about nothing after a helicopter piloted by a Florida man was flown to North Point Mall Nov. 1 for some shopping.... Read more

Bell Helicopter Delivers 412s to Falcon Aviation Services

Bell Helicopter Delivers 412s to Falcon Aviation Services

16-Nov-2009Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter kicked off its participation in the Dubai Air Show with the latest delivery of two Bell 412EP helicopters to Falcon Aviation Services. This delivery makes the ninth and tenth 412’s delivered to Falcon Aviation Services, eight of which have been delivered this year.... Read more

SkyTrac to Exhibit at Air Transport Association Canada Annual Conference and Trade Show

SkyTrac to Exhibit at Air Transport Association Canada Annual Conference and Trade Show

15-Nov-2009Source: SkyTrac Systems

SkyTrac Systems will exhibit at the Air Transport Association Canada (ATAC) Annual Convention and Trade Show in Quebec City, Quebec from Nov 15-17, 2009... Read more

Pentastar Aviation manages Michigan Survival Flight fleet

Pentastar Aviation manages Michigan Survival Flight fleet

14-Nov-2009Source: CharterX

The University of Michigan has signed a multi-year agreement with Pentastar Aviation to provide management and support for all emergency medical operations for the Survival Flight program.  The Survival Flight fleet includes a Citation Encore jet airplane and three Bell 430 helicopters.... Read more

Canadian Helicopters Reports Solid Third Quarter Results

Canadian Helicopters Reports Solid Third Quarter Results

13-Nov-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.... Read more

Canadian Helicopters announces the appointment of new President and CEO

Canadian Helicopters announces the appointment of new President and CEO

13-Nov-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund announced that Jean-Pierre Blais is retiring as President and Trustee of Canadian Helicopters, effective today. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Blais will remain as an advisor to Canadian Helicopters until January 1, 2010.... Read more

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund declares monthly distribution

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund declares monthly distribution

13-Nov-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund declares monthly distribution... Read more

Sikorsky and Tata Create JV in India to Manufacture Aerospace Components

Sikorsky and Tata Create JV in India to Manufacture Aerospace Components

13-Nov-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) today announced the signing of an agreement creating a joint venture that will manufacture aerospace components for Sikorsky in India, including components for S-92® helicopter cabins... Read more

Winnipeg's police chief continues to push for helicoptere purchase

Winnipeg's police chief continues to push for helicoptere purchase

12-Nov-2009Source: CBC

Winnipeg’s police chief, backed by Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party, is pushing for a helicopter to be added to the service’s resources.  Chief Keith McCaskill said the chopper would be a “huge benefit” but the question of who would pay for it must first be answered.... Read more

Sikorsky's Pino to receive leadership award presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County

Sikorsky's Pino to receive leadership award presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County

12-Nov-2009Source: Stamford Plus

The region’s most prestigious business community leadership award will be presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County to Jeffrey P. Pino, President, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation on Tuesday, November 17, 2009... Read more

France's SAMU 71 reiterates its wish for emergency transport helicopter

France's SAMU 71 reiterates its wish for emergency transport helicopter

12-Nov-2009Source: Infos Chalon

Numerous examples have also shown the unavailability of helicopter CHU Dijon and too far removed from that of Auxerre, Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand and thus the Board of Directors of the Center Hospitalier de Chalon sur Saone decided to equip the 71 UAS with a helicopter for all inhabitants of the Saone et Loire.... Read more

Cheryl Galloway to Lead Forté OEM Sales for EMS Sky Connect

Cheryl Galloway to Lead Forté OEM Sales for EMS Sky Connect

12-Nov-2009Source: Rotornews

In her new role, Galloway will focus on introducing and driving sales for the EMS division’s Forté products and solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Forté product line provides a complete in-flight office capability with e-mail, voice, and text solutions.... Read more

FlightSafety Promotes Spencer Power to Assistant Manager, Fort Worth Learning Center

FlightSafety Promotes Spencer Power to Assistant Manager, Fort Worth Learning Center

12-Nov-2009Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that Spencer Power has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The center provides training for pilots who operate aircraft manufactured by Bell Helicopter.... Read more

Eurocopter’s latest and most advanced products presented at the Dubai Airshow

Eurocopter’s latest and most advanced products presented at the Dubai Airshow

12-Nov-2009Source: Vertical

Eurocopter will participate at the 2009 Dubai Airshow with two of its state-of the-art helicopters – a Tiger will be performing daily flight presentations and a full scale mock-up of the EC175 in offshore configuration will be displayed on the EADS stand... Read more

Helicentre Liverpool’s new owners are aiming for the skies

Helicentre Liverpool’s new owners are aiming for the skies

12-Nov-2009Source: Liverpool Daily Post

It has been sold by former managing director Andrea Brown, who has run the company since 2002.  The new Helicentre consortium includes Andrew Tyrer, a director of Wrexham-based ice pop manufacturer Mr Freeze.... Read more

Hilo Airport starts $15M project to include heliport move

Hilo Airport starts $15M project to include heliport move

12-Nov-2009Source: Star Bulletin

The airport’s existing cargo facility is destined to be used as a heliport.... Read more

$100 Dinner Could Ground San Francisco EMS Helicopters

$100 Dinner Could Ground San Francisco EMS Helicopters

12-Nov-2009Source: NBC

The battle over whether San Francisco General Hospital should be equipped with a helipad to save lives could come down to a ritzy fundraiser.... Read more

Dutch Alouette IIIs fly back to their 'nest'

Dutch Alouette IIIs fly back to their 'nest'

12-Nov-2009Source: Dutch military

The first Alouette III helicopters built 45 years ago recently made a historic flight back to the French factory... Read more

Lightning strike simulation project heralds easy protection design for modern composite structures

Lightning strike simulation project heralds easy protection design for modern composite structures

12-Nov-2009Source: CAD CAM News

Lightning strike tests of a helicopter at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth facility have verified the accuracy of finite element analysis techniques for characterising the electromagnetic behaviour of complete and custom-cabled modern aircraft structures constructed using advanced composite materials.... Read more

Helicopters Hover Safely With Travers and Associates’ Aviation Insurance

Helicopters Hover Safely With Travers and Associates’ Aviation Insurance

12-Nov-2009Source: Vertical

Travers and Associates has specialized in helicopter insurance and has been active with helicopter organizations since 1950. Travers and Associates is experienced in developing helicopter insurance programs that are tailored to meet each pilot’s or company’s needs.... Read more

Heli Austria welcomes Bo105 Superlifter contribution to all-round capability

Heli Austria welcomes Bo105 Superlifter contribution to all-round capability

12-Nov-2009Source: EBAN

Heli Austria is bringing a BO105 LS A3 Superlifter into service. Roy Knaus, ceo, says: “We will use it for all kinds of twin-engine work including passengers and aerial and also for construction flights in cities.... Read more

Heliavia campaigns for new Lisbon executive aviation facility

Heliavia campaigns for new Lisbon executive aviation facility

12-Nov-2009Source: EBAN

Portugal’s Heliavia is lobbying for Lisbon airport to provide a new full service dedicated executive terminal. The company’s gm Vitoria Henriques says that it has taken the matter up several times without success.... Read more

Scenic helicopter flights over Darwin get all clear

Scenic helicopter flights over Darwin get all clear

11-Nov-2009Source: ABC

The Darwin City Council has given a scenic helicopter tour operator the green light for a trial in Darwin next year.... Read more

Elite gains full IFR approval and expands Grand fleet

Elite gains full IFR approval and expands Grand fleet

11-Nov-2009Source: EBAN

UK operator Elite Helicopters, based at Goodwood aerodrome, is planning to bring a third managed A109S Grand into service by the end of the year. The fleet expansion coincides with CAA approval to carry out full IFR public transport operations.... Read more

Bristow Group Board Elects Three New Directors

Bristow Group Board Elects Three New Directors

11-Nov-2009Source: Bristow

Bristow Group announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has elected Bruce H. Stover and Ian Godden to fill two newly created director positions. In addition, John M. May was elected to replace Jonathan H. Cartwright, who resigned effective November 4, 2009... Read more

Air Methods Announces New Vice President, Products Division

Air Methods Announces New Vice President, Products Division

11-Nov-2009Source: Air Methods

Air Methods Corporation announced the appointment of Tom Curtis as the new vice president of its Products Division.... Read more

JSC Euro-Asia Air Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

JSC Euro-Asia Air Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

11-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that JSC Euro-Asia Air of Kazakhstan has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant in Italy... Read more

Bell Helicopter's Canadian Supply Center Expands Offering

Bell Helicopter's Canadian Supply Center Expands Offering

11-Nov-2009Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter announced that its Canadian Supply Center is now providing Honeywell T53 engine spare parts and accessories in Canada.... Read more

Surf Life Saving Queensland adds EC135

Surf Life Saving Queensland adds EC135

10-Nov-2009Source: Sunshine Coast Daily

SUNSHINE Coast beaches will be safer this summer thanks to Surf Life Saving Queensland’s newest piece of equipment – a twin engine helicopter.  The EC135 chopper’s keys were handed over to SLSQ by Queensland emergency services minister Neil Roberts.... Read more

NZ helicopter company hopes iceberg comes closer

NZ helicopter company hopes iceberg comes closer

10-Nov-2009

The director of a helicopter company that made sightseeing flights to icebergs off Otago in 2006, hopes another iceberg now in the Southern Ocean moves closer to New Zealand.... Read more

Costa Rica operator Aerobell announces Facebook page

Costa Rica operator Aerobell announces Facebook page

10-Nov-2009Source: Aerobell

Aerobell Air Charter the leading aviation solutions provider in Costa Rica & Central America has created their fan based page in the world’s largest social network: Facebook... Read more

Wasatch Powderbird Guides proposes new helipad near Escala

Wasatch Powderbird Guides proposes new helipad near Escala

9-Nov-2009Source: Park Record

The company has already used The Canyons as a base for shuttling its customers into the mountains, said Rusty Dassing, a senior guide at Wasatch Powderbird Guides.  “Instead of operating out of the parking lot, they’ve got a better place in mind to have helicopters coming in and out of The Canyons,” Dassing said. A... Read more

EADS obstacle warning system to enhance flight safety of Slovenian police helicopters

EADS obstacle warning system to enhance flight safety of Slovenian police helicopters

9-Nov-2009Source: EADS

EADS Defence & Security (DS) will equip the Slovenian police force’s helicopter squadron with the globally unique HELLAS (Helicopter Laser Radar) obstacle warning system, which enables helicopter missions to be carried out even when visibility is extremely poor.... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services Shows Off New Helipad in Glamis

REACH Air Medical Services Shows Off New Helipad in Glamis

9-Nov-2009Source: UTV Weekly

REACH and the Bureau of Land Management were showing off a new helipad in Glamis near the Glamis Beach Store... Read more

Newspaper launches appeal to raise £1m for Great North Air Ambulance

Newspaper launches appeal to raise £1m for Great North Air Ambulance

9-Nov-2009Source: Suinday Sun

The Sunday Sun launches a major campaign to keep hope in the skies by buying the Great North Air Ambulance its own life-saving helicopter.... Read more

Garmin® Expands eLearning Program for Aviation Products

Garmin® Expands eLearning Program for Aviation Products

6-Nov-2009Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc announced that it has expanded its eLearning computer based training program content and will also soon offer training through an online portal.... Read more

Only One Week Left to Nominate for “Salute to Excellence!”

Only One Week Left to Nominate for “Salute to Excellence!”

6-Nov-2009Source: HAI

Only one week remains to submit nominations for the 2010 “Salute to Excellence” Awards Celebration – Thursday, November 12, 2009... Read more

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