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First responders sign up more than 250 helicopters
HAI’s first-responder database is up and running with more than 250 helicopters registered since it became operational last July.
Customer buys kit helicopter manufacturer
Kit helicopter maker Rotorway has been acquired by an ownership group led by Grant Norwitz, who first became acquainted with the company when he purchased
Turning around troubled MD will take time
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton said yesterday that the company plans to deliver 48 helicopters this year even as it continues to struggle with supply-chain
Eurocopter braces for delivery stumble
Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said the company is basking “in an exploding market with a booming turnover,” but he sounded a cautious tone with respect to t
Despite lingering supply-chain woes, Tilton cites progress on other fronts
At Heli-Expo last year, MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton revealed the details of an ambitious agenda for revitalizing the troubled company.
Turbine helo accidents edge lower
Annual U.S.
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.
Accidents
Structural failure eyed in Grob crash
Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, on
Technology Update: Little noise from supersonic camps
After a whole lot of fanfare two years ago, when the Aerion and Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) quiet supersonic business jet (SSBJ) concepts were
Aircraft
The air-taxi market: Day about to dawn on VLJ air taxis
The much-anticipated very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi market is beginning to take shape with operators gearing up for the start of service in the eastern U.S.
Aircraft
Aerion expects partners on SSBJ by NBAA 2007
Would-be supersonic business jet (SSBJ) maker Aerion (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
DeCrane to complete Embraer Lineage 1000
Embraer has tapped DeCrane Aircraft to complete the interiors of its new Lineage 1000 large executive jet.
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations
The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an
Aircraft
Spectrum cabin mockup reflects ‘utility and quality’ of S-33 VLJ
Spectrum Aeronautical (Booth No.
Aircraft
Eclipse targets hefty initial production run
Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn surprised the attendees at a packed NBAA press conference yesterday when he predicted the company would build 525 airplane
Aircraft
More than 40 Falcon 7X trijets on production line
Certification of Dassault’s 69,000-pound (maximum takeoff weight) 7X remains on track for early next year.
Aircraft
Spectrum launches S-33 follow-on
Start-up manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical announced last month that it has selected the GE/Honda HF120 turbofan engine to power a new $6.2 million (2006
Aircraft
Orders for Phenoms build
One year after Embraer announced that it was jumping into the VLJ and light jet markets with a capital commitment of more than $200 million, the company ha
Aircraft
Second Grob SPn prototype takes to skies over Germany
Less than a year from its planned service entry next September, the all-composite Grob SPn light jet is preparing to make a serious push on the North Ameri
Russian aerospace companies consolidate, helo exports increase
Russia has created a unified United Aircraft Construction Corp.
FlightSafety’s latest simulator comes to you
FlightSafety International is demonstrating its new mobile graphical flight simulator LNV, a full-flight device that is software-configurable to any helico
Bond taps Super Pumas for North Sea SAR operations
Bond Offshore Helicopters will use two Super Pumas for dedicated 24-hour search and rescue (SAR) in support of BP’s North Sea exploration in UK waters.
Rolls-Royce sees steady helo demand
Rolls-Royce’s annual 10-year global turbine helicopter demand outlook is again forecasting steady growth, with total 2006-2015 deliveries of civil and mili
Rolls-Royce vows to get ‘our share’ of helo engine market
“We are going to be competitive and we are going to get our share.”
That was the message from Scott Crislip, president of helicopters and s
HAI leaders lay out strategy for industry
Dramatically reducing the helicopter accident rate, dealing with the looming pilot and technician shortage and building a geographical database of civil he
Helos to breathe easier with new inlet barrier filter systems
Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) and Donaldson Co.
Thommen now targeting helo instrument market
Swiss aircraft instrument maker Revue Thommen is targeting the rotary-wing market across a variety of platforms with products that include altimeter air-da
EcoStar finds its niche in Hawaii air-tour role
After spending five years flying Eurocopter’s EC 130B4 Ecureuil “EcoStar,” Dave Chevalier, president of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, still thinks it’s the be
