6-Oct-2009Source: Philly.com
Even as state officials scramble for new sources of revenue to help balance the beleaguered budget, they are coalescing behind a plan to add this item to the long list of Pennsylvania products exempted from the state sales tax: Helicopters.... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Scandinavian Oil & Gas
Neptune Marine Oil & Gas has completed a US$340 million upgrade of its deepwater drillship, the Neptune Explorer. The Pelican Class drillship, acquired in April 2005, has undergone major upgrading and reactivation works at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Goodrich
Goodrich Corporation will equip GE T700 engines powering Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk, Jayhawk and Seahawk model helicopters for the U.S. Army, Coast Guard and Navy, as well as Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army, with a new low cost enhanced digital electronic control unit (EDECU).... Read more
3-Oct-2009Source: Hoovers
The new search and rescue helicopters at the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) base in Stornoway in the Western Isles have completed nearly 350 missions and rescued over 260 people since they were introduced to service two years ago.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the appointment of Carey Bond as president of the company’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters business. Bond also retains his previous position as Chief Marketing Officer and reports to Sikorsky President Jeffrey P. Pino.... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: New York Times
Scheduled helicopter service between two heliports in Manhattan and two major airports that serve New York City abruptly shut down on Friday.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Amherst Daily News
An official with the Newfoundland-based company said a chip indicator on the Sikorsky S-92 sensed there were lose fragments of material in the oil, which can cause problems in the main gearbox... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky announced the introduction of a new functionality offered on the S-92® helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky presented its Winged S Rescue Award to a UK helicopter rescue crew and the base it operates from in recognition of their outstanding bravery and performance in an extraordinary rescue of 14 fishermen stranded aground at St. Kilda in 2008.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: http://sev.prnewswire.com/airlines-aviation/20090923/NE8028123092009-1.html
Increased maximum gross weight capability and advancements in automation for offshore navigation are among the enhancements Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has planned in the near future for its S-92(R) helicopter. The S-76D prototype D1 is in active flight test with prototype D2 in final check-out, preparing for flight in October.... Read more
23-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and the Royal Air Force today at Helitech celebrated the donation of an MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter to the RAF Museum. The PAVE LOW helicopter, donated by the United States Air Force, was manufactured by Sikorsky... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
As of mid-August 2009, the four S-92 SAR aircraft operating in the U.K. had executed a total of 510 missions – 331 from the base at Stornoway in the Western Isles and 179 from Sumburgh in Shetland – since being introduced in 2007... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Mail Tribune
A report issued Wednesday on a 2008 helicopter crash that killed seven Southern Oregon firefighters revealed discrepancies in documents that recorded the weight of the helicopter.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Derco
Derco Aerospace, Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, announced its Repair Services division recently became certified to the AS9110 aerospace quality standard after passing a certification audit by the Performance Review Institute (PRI).... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Forbes
Sikorsky selected Carrier Corp. to build a combined heat and power facility, also known as co-generation, at Sikorsky’s Stratford, Conn., site.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma A/S today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multimission helicopter to the Danish Government.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
ISOLAIR, INC. of Gresham, Oregon was granted the new Amended STC approval for the A & N model S-61 Sikorsky Fire Fighting System. The system features a fiberglass under slug hard mounted 1000gallon tank.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Pro Star Aviation has announced that they have received FAA STC to install the Universal Avionics Systems Corp (UASC) UNS-1Fw or UNS-1Lw Flight Management System (FMS) with embedded Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) along with a UASC LP/LPV Monitor in the Sikorsky S-76B/C.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Heads Up Technologies
Heads Up Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of electronic solutions for general aviation and commercial aircraft, has developed and qualified the Aural Warning Generator (AWG) for the Sikorsky H-92â„¢ helicopter that is under development in support of the Canadian CH-148 Marine Helicopter Program (MHP).... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: BAE Systems
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science officially opened the company’s new, purpose built hangars at Townsville Airport. The facility, built at a cost of $10 million, is the home of BAE Systems’ support program for the Australian Army’s Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter fleets, and provides employment for 140 people.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Coast Guard
On August 13, 2009, the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s HH-60 Conversion and Sustainment Project, in conjunction with the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) at Elizabeth City, N.C., delivered the fourth converted MH-60T Medium Range Recovery helicopter (tail number CG 6032).... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
The 50th anniversary of the legendary S-61â„¢ helicopter will be celebrated during the 12th annual International SEA KINGâ„¢ Maintenance Symposium, kicking off today at the Omni Hotel in New Haven... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The production marks the beginning of a new helicopter in the Sikorsky product line, an international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Max-Viz
Max-Viz announced the successful integration and installation of the new EVS-1500 Enhanced Vision System with Aero Rio, Brazil on their corporate VIP S-76C++... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Todays Zaman
Letter found in suspect’s home suggests that individuals accepted a bribe from helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky in a Gendarmerie General Command tender.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Israel National News
Looking to bolster its air support capabilities for possible future operations in Lebanon and Gaza, the Israel Air Force (IAF) has begun testing Black Hawk utility helicopters upgraded with offensive air-to-surface missile launchers and a rapid-fire cannon.... 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: 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: 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: 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
27-Aug-2009
27-Aug-09 Sikorsky CH-53 Topsail Beach, US-North Carolina... 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: US Army
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Yesterday with a handshake and the passing of a log book and keys, representatives from the Utility Helicopter Project Office to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency marked the delivery of the first of four UH-60M aircraft that will enter CBP service by July 2010.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: RAF
An RAF Boulmer Search and Rescue Radar/Winch Operator has reached a momentous milestone in his career, recording 10,000 flying hours in a Sea King helicopter.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: NBS Connecticut
A mechanic accused of roaming Sikorsky Aircraft’s flight-testing field in Stratford with a shotgun and looking for terrorists has concerned the company enough to think deeply about its security measures.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: East Valley Tribune
A Mesa startup company won a multimillion-dollar, 10-year contract to supply aluminum and magnesium castings for transmissions and other parts that will go into helicopters made by Sikorsky Aircraft Co.... Read more
19-Aug-2009
19-Aug-09 Sikorsky UH-60 Mount Massive, Leadville, US-Colorado... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: Helsingin Sanomat
The Finnish passenger helicopter service Copterline has reached out-of-court settlements in two lawsuits that it has raised in the United States against the manufacturer Sikorsky. The case involves a crash in which a Copterline helicopter built by Sikorsky fell into the Gulf of Finland soon after leaving the Estonian capital Tallinn en route to Helsinki,... 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
11-Aug-2009Source: http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2009/Thailand_09-49.pdf
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10-Aug-2009Source: Daily Mail
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7-Aug-2009Source: http://www.pnj.com/article/20090731/NEWS01/907310335
A Navy helicopter thumped low over Pensacola on Wednesday, making its final flight before landing in the National Naval Aviation Museum’s parking lot to take its place in history. At a ceremony Thursday morning, the museum officially unveiled “Venom 500” an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter that has been in continuous duty with the Navy since 1986.... Read more
7-Aug-2009
7-Aug-09 N4037S Sikorsky CH-53 McCall, US-Idaho... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Sikorsky
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28-Jul-2009Source: DSCA
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27-Jul-2009
27-Jul-09 Sikorsky UH-60 Huntsville, US-Alabama... Read more
24-Jul-2009Source: Rotorhub
The United States Coast Guard says its Jayhawk update will extend the aircraft’s life to 2027. The Coast Guard’s Acquisition Directorate the programme will update 42 Jayhawk Medium Range Recovery helicopters with the first one to enter operational service in September.... Read more
24-Jul-2009
24-Jul-09 N1255T Sikorsky S55 Chelan, US-Washington... Read more
22-Jul-2009Source: Sikorsky
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21-Jul-2009
22-Jul-09 Sikorsky SH-60 Fort Pickett, US-Virginia... Read more
20-Jul-2009Source: El Sol de Cuautla
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17-Jul-2009
17-Jul-09 N613CK Sikorsky SH-3K Trinity Alps (nr Forks of Salmon), US-California... Read more
16-Jul-2009Source: The Times
The image of the head of the Army having to fly in an American Black Hawk because there is no British helicopter available for him to visit the troops in Afghanistan has widened the political divide on the issue at Westminster.... Read more
16-Jul-2009Source: LaBarge
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