18-Dec-2023Source: Leonardo
Leonardo’s Simon Tutcher has been awarded the Sir Ralph Robins Medal Award at this year’s Royal Aeronautical Society’s Honours, Medals and Awards ceremony in London. The Royal Aeronautical Society has been honouring outstanding achievers in the global aerospace industry since 1909, when Wilbur and Orville Wright came to London to receive the Society’s first Gold... Read more
8-May-2023
The Royal Aeronautical Society is pleased to announce that Kerissa Khan MRAeS has taken over as President of the Society at its AGM on 4 May 2023. The AGM also elected David Chinn as President-Elect. The President provides leadership of the Council and of the Society in pursuit of its objectives. They uphold the values,... Read more
7-Jan-2021Source: Leonardo
Fabio Nannoni, Senior Vice President for Safety Management Governance at Leonardo Helicopters, has been commended with two impressive accolades from two prestigious and respected bodies in the aerospace community. Recently, the Royal Aeronautical Society announced Mr Nannoni was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his ‘profound contribution to helicopter design’. In addition, Mr Nannoni... Read more
30-Nov-2018Source: Royal Aeronautical Society
At a ceremony held at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s headquarters, London, Monday evening, representatives from Smith Myers, Biggleswade and Leonardo Helicopter, Yeovil, were presented with the RAeS Team Silver Medal award for their teamwork developing the Redstreak Mobile Phone Detection and Location System. A joint Smith Myers and Leonardo Helicopter team brought diverse skills from... Read more
6-Apr-2017Source: HeliOffshore
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) rotorcraft summer conference Technology Friend or Foe – Operations in an increasingly complex environment builds on previous automation conferences, to consider the impact of technological changes to onshore rotorcraft operations. Cockpit automation in onshore operations are more likely to be affected by the changes in airspace management that are that are being... Read more
2-Mar-2014Source: RAeS
In the wake of recent helicopter incidents, such as the August 2013 helicopter accident, the safety of offshore helicopter operations in the north sea has been comprehensively reviewed by the British Government, european regulators, manufacturers, operators, the oil and gas industry, and end users – including trade unions. Loss of control associated with the sophistication... Read more
6-Nov-2013Source: RAeS
The European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF) is one of the premier events in the rotorcraft community’s calendar, bringing together manufacturers, research centres, academia, operators and regulatory agencies to discuss advances in research, development, design, manufacturing, testing and operation of rotorcraft. The International Committee invites prospective authors to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the forum.... Read more
4-Oct-2013Source: RAeS
AgustaWestland and Eurocopter are named sponsors of an all-day seminar at London’s Royal Aeronautical Society. Under the title of “Harmonisation of Military Through-Life Airworthiness Processes”, the event is described in this flyer as follows:- The derivation of harmonised military airworthiness codes and practices across cooperating Nations boundaries is increasingly seen as the most cost effective... Read more
21-Sep-2012Source: Royal Aeronautical Society
Speaker: Dominique Maudet, Executive Vice President Global Business and Services Eurocopter Group and Executive Officer for France London / 2 October 2012 To view the lecture flyer click here RSVP now to reserve your place 2012 is the 20th anniversary of the creation of Eurocopter, formed in 1992 by a merger of France’s Aerospatiale Helicopters and Germany’s... Read more
17-May-2012Source: Royal Aeronautical Society
Rotary Wing Mission Training Rehearsal & the Role of Flight Simulation London / 29-31 May 2012 Register to attend Discounts available for Air Ambulances, HEMS and SAR providers - Contact the Conference Office for further details In light of a number of recent accidents and incidents involving civil and military helicopters, this timely Conference will evaluate the role... Read more
20-Mar-2012Source: Royal Aeronautical Society
This May’s Rotorcraft and Flight Simulation Conference will be focusing on Rotary Wing Mission Training Rehearsal and the role flight simulation can play in this.  The idea of the conference is to bring together the rotorcraft and flight simulation communities to map out a way forward for helicopter mission training. Their website gives the following... Read more