14-Aug-2009Source: Aviacao Brazil
A helicopter with aero configuration for transport will be one of the major attractions of the AgustaWestland LABACE in 2009, the most important fair of the sector of business aviation executive in Latin America.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Vancouver Sun
A Kelowna helicopter school is considering criminal record checks on potential students after a recent trainee pleaded guilty in the U.S. to using his new skill for cross-border drug smuggling.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
New Zealand-based global tracking service provider TracPlus Global Ltd has announced the worldwide release of the newest version of TracWatch, the company’s active monitoring service for vessels, aircraft and personnel tracked by the company.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Shanghai Daily
CHINA’S polar explorer ship Xuelong will carry a new helicopter for its next Antarctic trip following the fatal crash of its last service chopper in April.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Kazan
The Conference will take place оn August 20, 2009 in the period of holding an International Aerospace Salon MAKS –2009.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The private aerial firefighting industry has once again demonstrated its capability to deploy aircraft and crews rapidly to a rash of wildland fires throughout the far Western US. Currently, some 31 fires in nine States–from Alaska to Texas–have destroyed over 1,354,562 acres.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: The News Star
Johnston Flying Services LLC will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday offering a last chance for people to register for the fall semester.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: KVAL
Colin Martin was on bail, appealing his sentence for leading a U.S.-Canada drug conspiracy involving aircraft. But he was still able to obtain three helicopters, two of which ended up being flown by drug smugglers.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: WIBW
Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller spent hours Monday with media and community leaders talking about Topeka’s need for a helicopter unit. He met with members of the media for nearly three hours where he discussed all aspects of the unit.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Berwickshire News
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14-Aug-2009Source: Guardian
One problem, say military sources, is the difficulty of getting cement, which the aircaft can rest on, to stick to sand.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Honeywell
Beginning next year, Honeywell will begin fitting U.K. Chinooks with its upgraded 55-L-714A engine that increases power by 17%, increases maintenance intervals and reduces fuel consumption by nearly 5 percent... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Daily Record
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14-Aug-2009Source: STARS
Media and the public can now receive ongoing updates about STARS missions, events and general news by following the new “STARSambulance†Twitter account.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, W.V., Is again expanding its fleet of American Eurocopter helicopters, ordering its third EC135 and first EC145. Both aircraft will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Robson HeliMagic
Robson HeliMagic prepares for the Olympic Winter games with Olympic Heli Ski Packages in anticipation of the interest in Canadian Rockies experiences throughout the games and beyond... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Kommersant
Helisur operates ten Mi-8 helicopters and one MI-171, which serving offshore oil and gas rigs... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: NY Times
Federal officials on Thursday suspended two air traffic employees at Teterboro Airport who had been overseeing the Piper plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River on Saturday, killing nine people.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Rim of the World
SCE is relocating its fleet of aviation workhorses from LA/Ontario International Airport to the less-congested Chino Airport. The county’s Department of Airports and the Real Estate Services Dept had been in discussions with SCE regarding this relocation since August 2006.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Evening Express
The near-miss happened on March 20 when an air traffic controller gave a pilot the okay to climb – not realising a second helicopter was above him.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AMT
Uniflight Inc., a helicopter overhaul and repair service center based in Grand Prairie, Texas, has agreed to buy Millennium Aviation at Reading Regional... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AOPA
Aerokopter, a European helicopter manufacturer located in Poltava, Ukraine, announced the U.S. availability of its Aerokopter AK1-3 light helicopter. Certified in Europe in 2006, the company claims the two-seat helicopter will initially be offered as a kit.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), have concluded a challenging mediation process that has produced a landmark labor agreement.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Flightglobal
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14-Aug-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter scored another win with its repeat as the highest rated rotorcraft manufacturer for product support in the Aviation International News (AIN) annual survey.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
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13-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Placing the President’s Message in RotorNews will take Zuccaro’s message beyond the membership and readers of ROTOR magazine, and make it available to industry professionals and others interested in helicopter operations and the critical issues facing the rotorcraft industry.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The comprehensive NVG training package took place at the Palm Beach Helicopters flight training facility in Lantana, Florida in the newly NVG STC Bell 206B Jet Ranger.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Echo News
The Seawing Flying Club club, based at Southend Airport since 1970, has been leased its first helicopter – a Robinson R22 – expanding its fleet despite the economic downturn.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Mercury News
The federal government is considering transferring 229 acres of public land to Clark County for a heliport about 20 miles south of Las Vegas.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Kaman Aerospace Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps on behalf of Team K-MAX to demonstrate the ability of the Unmanned K-MAX® helicopter to deliver cargo to troops in extreme environments and at high altitudes. Kaman will award a subcontract to Lockheed Martin to integrate a beyond line of sight data link... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Connecticut Post
A Sikorsky Aircraft employee who told police he was concerned about terrorists infiltrating the defense contractor’s Main Street plant was arrested when he was caught driving around the factory’s flight area with a loaded shotgun and ammunition.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: News Durham Region
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13-Aug-2009Source: Stuff
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13-Aug-2009Source: EADS
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12-Aug-2009Source: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=786
The Boeing Company and Schiebel Industries AG of Austria today announced they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue marketing and support opportunities for Schiebel’s S-100 CAMCOPTER... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Saint Alphonsus
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12-Aug-2009Source: FB Heliservices
M onths of hard work and preparation are finally coming to fruition with the arrival of the AW139s and the first students at Valley.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Boeing
The Boeing Company received a $500,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory on Aug. 5 to demonstrate the company’s A160T (YMQ-18A) Hummingbird for the Marines’ Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration Program.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: NY Daily News
The FAA, she charged, has failed to make changes. “We believe if the recommendations were implemented, aviation safety would be improved,” the blunt-speaking Hersman said. She said 225 aircraft fly within 3 miles of the crash site every day, and pilots below 1,100 feet are free to choose their routes without monitoring from air-traffic controllers.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Anglia One
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11-Aug-2009Source: http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2009/Thailand_09-49.pdf
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11-Aug-2009Source: Northrop Grumman
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developedMQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV recently completed flight tests aboard the USS McInerney. This is part of a series of shipboard evaluations leading to Operational Evaluation (OpEval) scheduled for this fall.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Chicago Tribune
Experts from the Illinois Department of Transportation will pore over stacks of statistics and tales of medical emergencies in trying to decide whether a heliport proposed for the new Lurie Children’s Hospital in Streeterville can be built.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: PHI
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 were 39,246, compared to 39,630 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Vector Aerospace Corporation wishes to inform its customers and affected operators that they once again have a Canadian support alternative for Breeze Eastern Corporation products.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Times Record News
The Wichita Falls Air Evac Lifeteam base opened to the public Saturday morning, giving tours of the newly renovated and more spacious facility.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: AeroComputers
AeroComputers Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of integration between the UC-5100 Digital Mapping System and the HD/IR sensor payload. This integration provides advanced mapping, geopointing and video switching capabilities.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Ubergizmo
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11-Aug-2009Source: Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Military has ordered 6 Bell 412 helicopters while the National Search and Rescue Agency [Basarnas] ordered four... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Nebraska State Paper
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11-Aug-2009Source: NY Daily News
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11-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
The Austrian Ministry of Defence announced that a “Jet Ranger†helicopter has made the last flight of this helicopter type with the Austrian Army (Bundesheer) at the Hinterstoisser military airfield near Zeltweg, Austria. This marks the conclusion of 40 years of service and some 100,000 flight hours with the Austrian Army.... Read more
10-Aug-2009Source: Dallas News
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10-Aug-2009Source: Daily Mail
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10-Aug-2009Source: EcoWorldly
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10-Aug-2009Source: Chelton Flight Systems
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10-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland
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10-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland
This Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)/Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) configured aircraft is the first unit of the last AW101 batch for the service which has committed to a total of 24 AW101s.... Read more
