4-May-2009Source: Eurocopter
EADS North America announced that it has assembled a world-class industry team comprised of Lockheed Martin and American Eurocopter that will offer a new armed scout helicopter solution to the U.S. Army — the Armed Scout 645.... Read more
2-May-2009Source: Aviation Week
Navair issues temporary grounding bulletin on six UH-1Y Hueys and one AH-1Z Cobra due to extensive damage to the main rotor gearbox on two of the new Hueys.... Read more
2-May-2009Source: WCAX
The Vermont Army National Guard rolled out their two new helicopters on Friday 1st May... Read more
1-May-2009
The Hummel is a two passenger lightweight helicopter concept that features a fully enclosed cabin and tandem ducted rotors which offer the same stability as a conventional helicopter with a tail rotor.... Read more
1-May-2009Source: Helicopters Magazine
Scandinavian Safety Training Centre introduces Multiway HUET, MWH-6, a new type of training device, which has been design for the underwater escape training of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft crew and passengers.... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: Virginian-Pilot
Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance plans to buy a new helicopter and is seeking financial help from local governments, including those in northeastern North Carolina, where it flew more than 200 missions last year.... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: Flightglobal
With the British armed forces’ first Lynx Wildcat utility helicopter to make its debut flight on 13 November, AgustaWestland is looking to secure its first export sale for the newly rebranded AW159... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation has confirmed that it is experiencing user push-back against the introduction of the Australian Aerospace-Eurocopter MRH-90 utility helicopter by the Australian Army.... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: EADS
This new acquisition is part of the plan to revitalize the economy, which the French government introduced in December 2008. The five helicopters are scheduled for delivery between late 2010 and early 2012.... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
Australia has confirmed that the financial settlement with Kaman Aerospace allowing for transfer of the Royal Australian Navy’s eleven Super Seasprites back to the company was based on a bank guarantee rather than a cash payment.... Read more
29-Apr-2009Source: Times Daily
The training consisted of eight hours of classroom work and five hours of landing training with the goggles. FAA-approved instructors conducted the training, much of which took place in wooded areas in the western part of Lauderdale County.... Read more
27-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
Oxford Airport-based Capital Air Services is flying in the face of the current financial turbulence by expanding its business at a time when many in the industry are downsizing.... Read more
27-Apr-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul today. The TUHP 149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP). It is a new generation 8.1 ton medium lift multi-role helicopter designed to meet the military requirements of Turkish end users.... Read more
25-Apr-2009Source: AgustaWestland
During a ceremony at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility today it was announced that the Future Lynx has been renamed the AW159, bringing it in line with the other products in the growing AgustaWestland range of commercial and military rotorcraft.... Read more
23-Apr-2009Source: The Advocate
The Metro Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the purchase of a helicopter for the Baton Rouge Police Dep. Mayor-President Kip Holden told the council “We are by far the largest parish in this area that doesn’t have a helicopterâ€... Read more
23-Apr-2009Source: US Air Force
Playing a game of inches, a team of Airmen and Marines worked together April 20 to test-load two Marine helicopters into a C-5C Galaxy. The UH-1Y is used to carry Marines and supplies to forward operating locations. The AH-1Z is used to provide overwatch and show of force for coalition troops.... Read more
23-Apr-2009Source: Star Telegram
Textron Inc. CEO Lewis Campbell said Wednesday that it is “highly, highly improbable and unlikely” that the parent company of Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft will have to sell any more of its businesses to generate cash and preserve liquidity.... Read more
23-Apr-2009Source: Wired
It’s called the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System. It mounts a powerful rifle onto highly stabilized turret, and fixes the package on board a Vigilante unmanned helicopter.... Read more
22-Apr-2009Source: American Eurocopter
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21-Apr-2009Source: CBC
The author of a newly published book about last month’s helicopter crash that killed 17 people off Newfoundland’s east coast is denying a widow’s criticism that the publication is capitalizing on other people’s tragedy.... Read more
21-Apr-2009Source: Sky Shuttle
Cheyenne Chan, CEO of Hong Kong helicopter airline Sky Shuttle Helicopters announced the opening of Hong Kong’s newest heliport, passenger lounge and the official entry into commercial service of the new Agusta Westland (AW) 139 helicopters.... Read more
18-Apr-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first two AW139s owned by Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited of Hong Kong have entered operational service. An official ceremony celebrated the entry into service of the aircraft and the opening of a new helipad and passenger lounge at the Hong Kong Heliport, Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal.... Read more
18-Apr-2009Source: DRS
DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received nine delivery orders valued at over $110 million for spare components, repairs, and program services for Mast-Mounted Sights (MMS) on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance helicopters in the U.S. and on the battlefield.... Read more
16-Apr-2009Source: EADS
EADS North America’s Light Utility Helicopter Program Manager and Vice President, John Burke, has been selected to receive the 2009 Leadership Excellence Award from the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) Tennessee Valley Chapter.... Read more
15-Apr-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras are pleased to announce the introduction of the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America at the Latin America Aerospace & Defense (LAAD) show in Rio de Janeiro.... Read more
15-Apr-2009Source: Blue Sky Network
Belgian operator NHV has selected Blue Sky Network’s satellite tracking and communication solution for use aboard its work and transport helicopters, which include Dauphin, Explorer and Calibri models. These new technologies will help keep copter pilots and passengers safe and in constant communication with land and other air personnel as they work throughout the day... Read more
15-Apr-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
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11-Apr-2009Source: Cleveland.com
Emergency rescue flights will no longer start their runs from MetroHealth Medical Center, as they have for nearly three decades.LifeFlight, the region’s largest critical care transport service, moved the last of its helicopters and crews to the Lorain County Regional Airport on Wednesday.... Read more
11-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
Columbia Helicopters, the world leader in heavy-lift helicopter operations, is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary in the operation of tandem-rotor helicopters. The company acquired its first three Boeing Vertol 107-II helicopters from Pan Am Airlines on April 10, 1969, followed by the purchase of four more from New York Airways in 1972.... Read more
9-Apr-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
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9-Apr-2009Source: AgustaWestland
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9-Apr-2009Source: American Eurocopter
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9-Apr-2009Source: LaBarge
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7-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
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6-Apr-2009Source: Vertical
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1-Apr-2009Source: KeysNet
The Monroe County Commission has appropriated more than $1 million from its Fine and Forfeiture Fund to fund another six months of TraumaStar, the Sheriff’s Office air ambulance.... Read more
1-Apr-2009Source: ITweb
The UAVs, which were sidelined for six Robinson R44 Raven II helicopters, worth more than R30 million, would have been purchased as part of the R650 million SAPS procurement drive for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.... Read more
1-Apr-2009Source: Bizjournals
The U.S. Coast Guard has added 150 officers and enlisted personnel to its Cecil Field operations, which includes a newly renovated 32,000-square-foot building.... Read more
31-Mar-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Ornge has purchased from Canadian Helicopters the current fleet of eleven medically equipped Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, and aviation assets including four hangars located in Ottawa, Moosonee, Kenora and London for an aggregate purchase price of Cdn$30 million.... Read more
31-Mar-2009Source: AgustaWestland
This aircraft is expected to be delivered by Mitsui Bussan to ANH in mid-2009. ANH will conduct electronic news gathering missions exclusively for Nippon Housou Kyoukai (NHK), Japan’s national broadcasting corporation and one of the most important in this field worldwide.... Read more
27-Mar-2009Source: Rotorhub
L-3 WESCAM announced that it has been selected to provide an MX-15 True HD electrooptical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensor to Eurocopter, in support of North Sea SAR missions... Read more
27-Mar-2009Source: Vertical
The 206 was sent to URS for a nose to tail upgrade. URS removed all the avionics and communications equipment along with the Stormscope, autopilot, split buss systems and over sized instrument panel. The ECU and bleed air heater were also removed.... Read more
26-Mar-2009Source: EADS
The U.S. Army’s growing fleet of UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters has passed the 10,000 flight-hour milestone, demonstrating the aircrafts’ mission performance and reliability in operations throughout the United States.... Read more
26-Mar-2009Source: Naples News
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors will be in Naples Thursday to investigate a complaint against Collier County’s Medflight which raises a series of flight safety concerns, according to the FAA.... Read more
24-Mar-2009Source: US Navy
The USS Wasp (LHD 1) Air Department completed their final MV-22 Osprey qualification March 18, certifying them to perform launch and recovery evolutions.... Read more
23-Mar-2009Source: Bristow Helicopters
Capital expenditures are being carefully evaluated and prioritized; Management salaries have been frozen; and Staffing levels and compensation structures are being reviewed to ensure that the Company is properly sized to meet customers’ needs.... Read more
17-Mar-2009Source: PHI
il and Gas segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $324.1M, and operating income for the segment was $64.7M. Air Medical segment revenues were $174.7M, and segment operating income was $5.1M. Technical Services segment revenues were $10.6M and operating income for the segment was $3.7M.... Read more
17-Mar-2009Source: AgustaWestland
“The approval of the AW109 Power simulator by ANAC in Brazil is an important achievement and reflects our commitment to providing local authority approved training facilities and courses to our growing number of customers in Brazil†says John Ponsonby, AgustaWestland Senior Vice President Training... Read more
16-Mar-2009Source: Hotel Interactive
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14-Mar-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
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14-Mar-2009Source: EADS
EADS North America today delivered the initial three UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters to the District of Columbia National Guard, providing new-generation aircraft for a range of aviation support missions in the nation’s capital area.... Read more
14-Mar-2009Source: RotorNews
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14-Mar-2009Source: CTV
The search for 16 missing passengers of a helicopter which crashed off the coast of Newfoundland was called off Friday evening, because officials said “the likelihood of finding survivors is no longer there.”... Read more
14-Mar-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
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13-Mar-2009Source: Eurocopter
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10-Mar-2009Source: Press & Journal
Leaked report suggests cloudbase significantly lower than expected... Read more
10-Mar-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
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10-Mar-2009Source: Baltimore Sun
Attempts to overhaul and possibly privatize the state’s emergency medical system appear likely to fail this year after a legislative panel’s full-throated endorsement of continued state police control of Maryland’s medical helicopter program.... Read more
10-Mar-2009Source: Aero-News
Max-Viz announced Monday the incorporation of 11 EVS-1000 infrared sensor systems onto the AgustaWestland Grand (AW109) helicopter. Initial deliveries have been completed to the Swiss air-rescue operator Rega.... Read more
10-Mar-2009Source: Rotorhub
On March 3, 2009, Lieutenant-General Angus Watt, Chief of the Air Staff, accompanied by Colonel Christopher Coates, the Commander of the Canadian Air Wing in Kandahar, announced that the CH-146 Griffon and CH-147 Chinook helicopters had reached initial operational capability (IOC).... Read more
8-Mar-2009Source: The Times
AN RAF pilot who saved the life of the Afghan governor of Helmand province by refusing to put his Chinook helicopter down even after a Taliban rocket took out part of its rotor blade has won the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).... Read more
6-Mar-2009Source: AgustaWestland
The DA VINCI is a modern top-of-the-range light twin specifically developed from the highly successful AgustaWestland Grand to meet Swiss air-rescue operator REGA’s DA VINCI project requirements for a mountain rescue and air-ambulance helicopter... Read more
6-Mar-2009Source: Hindustan Times
State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL) would build the helipads and also operate helicopters from them. PHHL is also building a ‘heliport’ spread over 25 acres in Rohini, which would also come up before the Commonwealth Games.... Read more
3-Mar-2009Source: AerialFilmworks
The newest CBS season of “Survivor: Tocantins†used a Cineflex V14 HD from Aerial Filmworks. Aerial DP and camera operator Mark Hryma worked with the system for 7 weeks in the Highlands of Brazil.... Read more
3-Mar-2009Source: AMT
PremiAir is to become the first European Member Operator of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation-owned AAG Global, the helicopter industry’s newly established worldwide network of international executive helicopter operators.... Read more
2-Mar-2009Source: Med-Trans
Med-Trans Corporation was recently selected by Regional West Medical Center, based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to assume operations of its Air Link Flight Program. Med-Trans will assume operations for the flight program March 1, 2009, although the medical staffing, medical director and program management will not change.... Read more
2-Mar-2009Source: Midlands Air Ambulance
MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE has officially replaced County Air Ambulance on 2nd March, when volunteers and supporters gathered to formally unveil the new name at each of the three helicopter bases in Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.... Read more
1-Mar-2009Source: Baynet
Senate Bill 650, co-sponsored by Senators Picken and Astle, seeks to eliminate the current Maryland Emergency Medical Department helicopter program in favor of third party vendors.... Read more
1-Mar-2009Source: Flightglobal
The Israeli air force wants to increase its inventory of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters.... Read more
25-Feb-2009Source: Royal Air Force
Group Captain Jonathan Dixon has returned to take over as the RAF Search and Rescue Force Commander from Group Captain Steve Garden.... Read more
23-Feb-2009Source: Sikorsky
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 23 — Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today celebrated the 60th anniversary of PHI, a longtime Sikorsky customer flying S-92(R) and S-76(R) helicopters, with a recognition ceremony at Heli-Expo. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp... Read more
22-Feb-2009Source: Rotorhub
In a brief statement about future rotorcraft developments at the company during a press conference at Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California, CEO Giuseppe Orsi said the aircraft would fly in the coming months of 2009.... Read more