28-Aug-2009Source: HAI
Applications for Space and payments must be received by the close of business, 5:30 p.m. EST, on Monday, September 14, to be eligible... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Houston Chronicle
A dispute about whether spend $85,000 overhauling the engine of a law enforcement helicopter that McLennan County got for free could leave the chopper grounded... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
JSfirm continues to make it simple. When a company posts a job, it’s automatically sent to Twitter for distribution to thousands of followers.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Tulsa World
The Federal Aviation Administration, which encourages recurrent training, recognized Helicomb for its programs Wednesday.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: NTSB
The NTSB today issued five safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resulting from the Safety Board’s ongoing investigation of the midair collision over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey on August 8, 2009. The collision of a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, and a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane caused nine fatalities, including the pilot... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Lycoming
Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced Michael Kraft as its new senior vice president and general manager, replacing Ian Walsh who was promoted to Chief Innovation Officer at Textron Systems... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Onboard Systems
Onboard Systems, a leading provider of innovative helicopter cargo hook equipment, announced that its latest pin load cell has been STC certified by the FAA and Transport Canada. The pin load cell is part of a new Onboard Weighing System designed for the Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
On Aug. 17, 2009, the Arizona Department of Health Services State Trauma Advisory Board (STAB) met to consider helicopter emergency medical services safety issues and possible remediation practices.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
As part of an effort to improve helicopter performance, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps. The effort is jointly funded by Sikorsky and the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Pique
The Olympic rings have a whole new meaning for helicopter and small aircraft operators in the Sea to Sky corridor. That’s because airspace security during February’s Olympics is laid out in rings like the ripples on a pond and many aviators say the rings are making it all but impossible to carry on with business.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE has been awarded a contract by Eurocopter to perform major upgrades on two CAE-built CH-53 full-mission simulators operated at the German Army Aviation School at Buckeburg.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
On Aug. 21, 2009, the United States Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule establishing requirements for night vision goggle training, proficiency and operations, among other rule changes relating to pilot, flight instructor and pilot school certification.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Robson Helimagic
Robson Helimagic introduces their new website which contains information on helicopter tours, winter heli ski, Valemount weather conditions, ski rental rates, sightseeing tours, bus tours and need to know information. Join their Facebook group “Robson Helimagic Inc.†to see what a real Canadian Rockies tour is all about.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Helicopters Mag
DART’s AS 350/AS 355 Interior Trim panels improve the aesthetic appeal of the aircraft interior and provide superior resistance to warping and cracking. The interior trim panels consist of light grey aircraft grade polycarbonate components that fasten to the aircraft structure using the existing OEM fastening methods.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Defense News
Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported this month that the ship, which can carry 16 heavy helicopters, 470 airborne troops and other gear, costs 700 million euros ($995 million).... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
Russian Helicopters, JSC, and Turbomeca have signed a memorandum on engine deliveries for the first Russian light turbine helicopter Sapsan (Mi-34S2) at MAKS airshow.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced it has delivered enhancements to the HELOTRAC RL((R)) maintenance management system for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) to the LUH program and is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
he AS3350 underwent an Avionics Completion, Paint in addition to an Integrated Air Systems Air Conditioning System.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Aeronav Avionics recently took possession of its newly completed facility on the north side of Pitt Meadows Airport in the Vancouver, B.C. area.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
This agreement is a new step in the cooperation that Eurocopter and UTair have started to establish several years ago. In 2008, the two companies decided to create an integrated technical maintenance center in Tyumen to support the Eurocopter fleet in Russia. This Eurocopter certified maintenance center will open its doors towards the end of... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Med-Trans
Med-Trans Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Covenant Health System for the purchase of AeroCare, based out of Lubbock.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Connecticut Post
On Thursday, Sikorsky Aircraft increased the prize money for the Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition from $20,000 to $250,000. The contest is more than two decades old and no one has met the requirements of hovering about 10 feet in the air for 60 seconds.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Ulan-Ude
On the 24th of August 2009 the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev visited Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in the context of the official visit to the Republic of Buryatia.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Thales
Thales has secured an order from prime contractor Australian Aerospace to upgrade the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight Display Modules fitted to Australia’s Tiger helicopters. TopOwl HMSD links the pilot directly to the armaments, night-vision and navigation systems of the army’s armed reconnaissance helicopters.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Omaha World-Herald
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle decided Thursday against grounding the city’s police helicopters, instead signing off on cuts elsewhere in the Police Department’s budget.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Redwood Times
Coast Guard helicopters flying around Humboldt County will now be able to provide a more integrated response to search and rescue missions due to the arrival of the latest version of the Dolphin helicopter.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
CHR International Inc., a US corporation previously involved in aviation, announces the acquisition of SAFARI Helicopter. The SAFARI is an “Experimental†class helicopter sold Flight Ready or as a Kit for homebuilding. Formerly called a “Baby Belleâ€, it bears a striking resemblance to a Bell 47.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: StandardAero
With over 20 years experience leading global sales, marketing and strategy development, Taylor will be responsible for developing and executing sustainable long-term strategy for the business aviation sector and for creating innovative approaches to growing existing products and services.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Companies all over the world looking to lower their aviation operating costs can now receive ongoing updates and the latest information about Able Engineering’s products & events by following the new “AbleEngineering†account on Twitter.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: AFS
AFS has received an STC from EASA for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for MD Helicopters’ (MDHI) MD900/MD902 Explorer series. The certification clears the way for MD Explorer operators to maximize engine protection while reaping performance and maintenance benefits available with an IBF.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: ALEA
Latitude Technologies announced today that the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) within the U.S. Department of Energy has selected Latitude to provide a suite of Satcom hardware products and related services for its helicopter fleet.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Whirly-Girls International has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2010 Whirly-Girls scholarships.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently published a memo announcing the approved use of Audio Visual Warning Systems (AVWS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) and the administration’s intentions to update Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, Obstruction Marking and Lighting, the recommended marking standards for obstacles that penetrate the NAS.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: FAA
Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt has announced the appointment of Roderick D. Hall as the new FAA assistant administrator for government affairs... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Group declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6875 per share of mandatory convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on September 1, 2009. Additionally, each share of the mandatory convertible preferred stock, unless previously converted, will automatically convert on September 15, 2009, into shares of Bristow’s common stock.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Angel MedFlight
409 days ago, Sally’s health insurance company told her they would not cover her air ambulance flight to be evaluated for a liver transplant. Yesterday, after four appeals and countless hours of work by Angel MedFlight’s patient advocates, that decision was reversed. The insurance company will now pay the full amount of the services provided... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Morehead News
The air lifting of patients in the Morehead area should get a little more convenient thanks to PHI Air Medical of Kentucky’s acquisition of a 2007 ECI 35 American Eurocopter.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Washington Post
He later served a tour in Korea and did three tours in Vietnam, the final one as commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive in 1968. In his career, he also oversaw the Army aviation school in Fort Rucker, Ala., and helped develop plans for using helicopters to go behind enemy... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Sunday News
A showdown is looming between the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and the Victoria Falls Town Council after the local authority allocated land for helipads to seven potential helicopter operators to venture into providing flights over the rainforest.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace now offers Bell Helicopter-certified airframe repair capability for the OH-58 (Kiowa) A and C models, via its new maintenance fixture located at the company’s Andalusia, Alabama helicopter repair and overhaul operation.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: East Side Business Journal
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is opening a new helistop at its main Bellevue campus to provide more efficient emergency treatment for patients who need to be airlifted. A private reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helistop will be held Monday, August 31... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Joseph will provide leadership and strategic direction to all aspects of DHS and its subsidiary companies, including Apical, Canam and Geneva Aviation. The newly created general manager position reports to Shapiro. Joseph previously served as president of Geneva, a premier provider of ENG design, integration and installation services.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Kansas.com
Boeing Wichita’s Leanne Caret has a big change ahead of her. Caret is leaving Wichita, where she’s served as general manager of the global transport and executive systems operations.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C(TM) helicopter to Superior Flight School of Greater Atlanta, Ga. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: WDEF
Air Evac Lifeteam selected the 2009 Regional Mechanic of the Year during the company’s regional awards banquet in Lexington, Ky. The awards banquet honored employees from the company’s Lexington region, which includes bases in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and eastern Tennessee.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Novosti
Russia is concluding talks with Saudi Arabia on selling 30 Mi-171B helicopters, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday. “We are in a final stage of talks on the purchase of 30 helicopters and hope to sign the deal in September,” the source told RIA Novosti.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Get Surrey
A WOMAN who shone a laser pen into the cockpit of the Surrey Police helicopter as it flew 1,000ft in the air above Staines has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence. The court heard that the police helicopter was responding to a call-out in the Staines area just before midnight on August 10 when... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Guardian Mobility
Guardian Mobility announced today that it will attend Helitech in England from September 22 to 24, 2009. Visit Guardian in booth 1717. Guardian looks forward to connecting at the show with some of its global customers, including Jämtlands Flyg AB, a company from Sweden who is using Guardian’s flight tracking products and services.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
Cook Children’s has a long-standing tradition of improving the health status of our community’s children by providing care exclusively for the needs of children. It is nationally recognized as one of the top children’s hospitals in the United States and it is supported by one of the largest pediatric transport programs in the nation, known... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Eurocopter
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26-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The system uses a 2.9 lb thermal imaging camera complimented by “FLIGHT DISPLAY SYSTEMS†FD90AID-HMT 5 inch LCD display.... Read more
26-Aug-2009Source: FARS
Iran has signed an agreement with a Ukrainian company to transfer technology for helicopter manufacturing to the Islamic Republic, an Iranian Air Industries official announced on Monday.... Read more
25-Aug-2009Source: LoHud
Air Calvary, a nonprofit aviation charity that provides helicopters and bush planes to aid community development and provide crisis relief in developing countries.... Read more
25-Aug-2009Source: CharterX
“At the outset of the investigation, the organizations sign an agreement to abide by NTSB party rules,†says the NTSB in a press release issued this evening. “Among the rules parties agree to is that they will not reveal investigative information being learned through that process, nor publicly comment on it.â€... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Factory Maintenance
FLIR says owners of its infrared cameras can have their cameras re-calibrated annually at the new FLIR Systems service laboratory in Melbourne.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: DeSoto Times
Things are taking off in one area of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department. Within the past month, the department’s Aviation Unit has grown from one to two paid pilots – several more are on a volunteer basis – and added a new piece of equipment that is expected to provide boosts in several ways.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Times Daily
The Air Evac Lifeteam base in Waynesboro has been recognized as the base of the year for the four-state south region, officials said. The Waynesboro base was selected out of 16 located in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Medicine Hat News
A new helicopter at STARS Air Ambulance might be bigger, faster and have the range to travel into southeastern Alberta, but according to the MedicAir Society it isn’t fast enough.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Latitude Technologies announced today that Norway-based Airlift AS, an international dealer for Latitude, has successfully obtained EASA STC “EASA.R.S.01574†for the installation of Latitude Technologies’ SkyNode® S200 Satellite Communications Systems. The STC covers installations in the Eurocopter EC 225, AS 332 and SA 330 series helicopters.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: http://www.rotor.com/rotor/Homenbsp/tabid/510/newsid905/62035/Default.aspx
DART Helicopter Services announces that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries, Inc. has received ANAC approval of their AB139 & AW139 Nose Landing Gear Doors Kit in Brazil. FAA, Transport Canada and EASA approvals have been previously received.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Pocono Record
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association has elected Bill “Moon” Mullen of Pocono Pines to its Executive Council, a five member group that oversees the entire activities of the more than 8,000 active dues-paying pilots.... Read more
24-Aug-2009
“In response to a reduction in demand for commercial aircraft, we had to adjust our work force and cut 42 hourly positions in our production facilities,” said Thomas Dolney, a Bell spokesman.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: MADHU
India is to provide a helicopter and a 25 bed military hospital to Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), according to a joint statement issued by MNDF and Indian High Commission in Maldives.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Frasca International is proud to announce it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level 7 qualification on its AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device (FTD) installed at FlightSafety’s Helicopter Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: WRAL
Sky 5 was the first TV news helicopter in the state, and former WRAL-TV General Manager John Greene beat other stations to the punch by snapping up a new Hughes 500 helicopter after a sale to the Middle East was canceled.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
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21-Aug-2009Source: Avionews
After two years of intensive discussions the new European Helicopter Association (EHA) is now operational... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Worthing Herald
The region’s air ambulance service is flying high after receiving recognition for its high standard of work with volunteers. The Kent, Surrey and Sussex service has been awarded the Investing in Volunteers standard for its efforts in improving volunteers’ experiences and recognising their important contribution.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE tannounced that Robert E. Brown, CAE’s President and CEO, will retire on September 30, 2009 and Marc Parent, CAE’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer will succeed Mr. Brown as President and CEO at that time. Mr. Brown will continue as an advisor until the end of December 2009.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Canadian Press
he Canadian officer who will oversee the first flights of Canada’s new fleet of navy helicopters next year says the choppers currently can’t pass an endurance test that requires them to fly for nearly three hours in extreme conditions.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Alibaba
Eurocopter, a unit of aerospace giant European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co is likely to sell two EC225 helicopters to China’s Ministry of Transport, the LA Tribune reported on Monday.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Sterling Helicopter hosted a luncheon for Tom Sullivan at which Joe Kane, FAA Philadelphia District Manager, awarded him the Charles Taylor “Master Mechanic Award.â€... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Brooks Bulletin
The possible grounding of a Medicine Hat helicopter medivac service will leave STARS as the lone service for southern Alberta. MedicAir announced that funding problems could leave them grounded by the end of the month. But even though STARS is available, without the expansion of the helipad at the Brooks Health Centre, their days of... Read more
