Content Archive: February 2009

First-day attendance at Heli-Expo’09 broke another record and continued to defy gloomy pre-show predictions.

Goodrich is moving the technology of dual-channel full-authority digital engine controls (Fadec) into smaller and smaller turboshaft engines.

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The Helicopter Association International’s annual Heli-Expo kicked off this morning amid a wave of negative signs all pointing to a prolonged economic down

The projected certification date for Bell’s new 429 light twin has slipped from the first quarter to May.

Honeywell’s annual market forecast for civil turbine-powered helicopters released yesterday predicts flat to slightly higher deliveries in the next five ye

The second Robinson R66 made its first flight on February 18, marking an important milestone for a company dealing with the affects of the economic downtur

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling revealed this morning that the company is working on bringing diesel power to a light helicopter, most likely the EC 120.

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s decision to acquire AgustaWestland AW139s came down to a simple value equation: nearly twice the horsepower of their curr

Executives at two of the world’s largest helicopter makers insisted at Heli-Expo that the industry can continue to flourish even in the face of a severe ec