HAI Convention News 2007

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Bell pulls the plug on 417 program

After months of dodging questions about the status of the program, Bell Helicopter officials yesterday announced the company has canceled development of th

Undisputed industry heavyweight Eurocopter adds to order backlog

Eurocopter, already the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer, shows no signs that its meteoric sales pace will let up anytime soon.

AW119 Ke joins AgustaWestland light-single line

AgustaWestland is introducing an enhanced Koala, the AW119 Ke light single, as an evolution of the A119 Koala introduced in 1995 and certified in 2000.

FLIR Systems introduces EVS3 thermal imager

FLIR Systems, the Portland, Ore.-based manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, introduced a new low-cost thermal camera system, the

Will this be the year Robinson launches R66?

Robinson Helicopters of Torrance, Calif., arrived at Heli-Expo armed with orders and prepared to sell even more of its piston-powered helicopters.

Remembering Roy Resavage

Former HAI president Roy Resavage died last month after a long illness.

New paradigm in police helos

One of two Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department Bell 407s modified by Paradigm Aerospace is on display at the L-3 Communications booth (No.

Appareo Systems debuts flight monitoring tool

Appareo Systems, a small technology company from Fargo, N.D., announced yesterday it has partnered with Gulf Coast giant Air Logistics, a Bristow Group com

Honeywell sees strong civil sales through 2017

Honeywell released its ninth annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook yesterday and, according to the 10-page report, the only direction fo

Air Logistics adding EGPWS to fleet

Following last year’s NTSB recommendation that all turbine-powered helicopters be equipped with terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), Air Logistics