Content Archive: February 2008

Tilton: ‘Don’t bet against me’

MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton is not one to mince words, and in her address at the company’s media conference here yesterday she made no exception.<

Ranger sees TAS as another success story in the making

Ranger Aerospace, the privately held investment and management holding company with offices adjacent to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, attracted the notice of

Former exec recounts woes at Silver State

When Silver State Helicopters salesman “John Smith” (not his real name) was laid off in mid-November from his job recruiting student helicopter pilots, he

First the U.S. Transcon, now 'round the world

Scott Kasprowicz (center), the AgustaWestland A109S Grand owner-pilot who broke the U.S.

Eurocopter has $1B day as EC 175 orders pour in

Eurocopter closed out the second day of Heli-Expo 2008 with new firm orders and options for more than 200 helicopters with a total value estimated in exces
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This helo cockpit takes a backseat to no bizjet

Visiting Honeywell’s new corporate AW139 medium-twin helicopter at the AgustaWestland booth (No.

Enstrom sells another two 480Bs here

Yesterday at Heli-Expo Booth No.

Bell buys Skybooks software company

Bell Helicopter expanded its customer-support capabilities with the acquisition of maintenance-tracking software company Skybooks in mid-January.

CopterJobs makes recruitment a click away for helicopter workers

Debi Irby always had a tough time finding new employees when she was chief pilot for various helicopter operators.