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Rotorcraft

Boston MedFlight Orders Three Airbus H145s

The first two aircraft will enter service this spring while the third will arrive in the fall.
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Rotorcraft

MROinsider Brings Transparency to Mx Services

The Michigan-based aviation maintenance bidding website brings pilots, owners, operators, and MRO providers together while improving customer experience.

Sikorsky, Era Sign Agreement for 300th S-92

Sikorksy delivered its 300th S-92 to Era Group. The aircraft will join Era's eight other Sikorskys and enter service in the Gulf of Mexico this month.
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SkyQuest Recieves Part 145 Certification

SkyQuest announced that is now a Part 145 facility after it acquired Express Avionics.
Engines

Rotorlift Aviation Sees Benefits of Eastman Turbo Oil

After changing to Eastman Turbo Oil 2197 five years ago, Rotorlift Aviation has discovered that its engines burn cleaner.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Recognized with R-R Awards

StandardAero received two awards for customer service at the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Recognition Reception.
Rotorcraft

Kaman To Support Rebuilding Puerto Rico

ROTAK Helicopter Services will operate its K-Max aircraft in Puerto Rico to support infrastructure rebuilding efforts from Hurricane Maria.
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Safety

Survitec Unveils New Life Jacket, Passenger Suit

The Hybrid Ability Lifejacket and Oxygen is the company’s next generation Mk 5/51 product and the Gen2 1000 series suit holds ETSO, MED, approvals.
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Fuel

StandardAero, Papillon Ink Crash-resistant Fuel Tank Deal

StandardAero will supply 40 retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tanks for Papillon’s Grand Canyon Helicopter fleet of Airbus AS350B3 and EC130B4 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Metro Aviation's FOQA Makes Progress

Metro Aviation updated flight data monitoring on 65 percent of its fleet since it received approval for its Flight Operational Quality Assurance program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Phoenix Heli-Flight To Complete Iris Upgrades

Phoenix Heli-Flight will upgrade older analog audio, video, and flight data recording devices with the Outerlink IRIS System.
Rotorcraft

Abingdon Foundation Names Initial Scholarship Recipient

The foundation is providing Holly Gardel with airfare, accommodations, and registration for Heli-Expo in Las Vegas.
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Rotorcraft

Curtiss-Wright Wins Sikorsky Black Hawk Tech Contract

Curtiss-Wright was awarded a contract by Sikorsky to provide its technology for Black Hawks delivered to U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall Launches RestockMe Mobile App

RestockMe is a mobile app that allows customers to check the availability of Aviall’s inventory products and order items within seconds.
Maintenance and Modifications

Able Aerospace Launches Bell 505, 429 Capabilities

Able Aerospace launched component assembly-level support for the Bell Helicopter 505 in addition to its full capabilities for the 429.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Announces Rapid PW206C Overhaul

Dallas Airmotive reduced the engine overhaul turnaround time for select PW206C in AW109 Power helicopters from 60 days to 35 days.
Maintenance and Modifications

Advanced Torque Products Launches EC145 Tooling Kit

The company worked with maintenance professionals in the Airbus training facility to create a kit that addressed former maintenance issues.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Adds Thai Aviation Services as Support Center

Thai Aviation Services is Sikorsky's seventh customer support center in the Asia-Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications

EuroTec Nears Li-Ion Battery STC for Airbus H130

EuroTec's STC would incorporate the TB17 lithium-ion battery from True Blue Power into the Airbus H130/EC130B4 series
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Rotorcraft

Eye in the Sky Flight Recorder Nears New Zealand Nod

Eye in the Sky is currently offering an early-bird 50 percent discount on all orders until March 31.
Maintenance and Modifications

Robinson Accepts RPX DynaVibe and DynaTrack for R22, R44

Robinson Helicopter will use RPX's DynaVibe and DynaTrack for helicopter tracking and balancing purposes for the R22 and R44 rotorcraft series.
Accidents

Episode 11: Takeoff and Landing Assessments, Part 1

How did aviation organizations and individuals in the industry work together to improve takeoff and landing assessments for pilots?
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG Signs MRO Agreement with Honeywell Aerospace

PAG can sell, exchange, and offer maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Honeywell avionics products such as the satcomm Aspire and SkyConnect.

Frank Colucci To Receive HAI Lightspeed Award

Frank Colucci, senior contributing editor of Vertiflite, will receive the Salute to Excellence Award during Heli-Expo in Las Vegas this February.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet MS Completes Global 5000 Maintenance

The aircraft, which is operated by a European business jet operator, was delivered to the Jet MS hangar for minor repairs.
Rotorcraft

Claude Vuichard To Receive HAI BLR Aerospace Safety Award

Vuichard, who developed the Vuichard Recovery, will receive the Salute to Excellence Award for promoting safety in the helicopter industry.
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Rotorcraft

Jonathan Roebuck To Receive Golden Hour Award

Roebuck is receiving the award for his work in creating the Remote Access Project for critical care transport company LifeFlight of Maine.
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John Williams To Receive HAI Flight Instructor Award

Williams, an experienced flight instructor, previously received a letter of recommendation for this award from its namesake, W.A. “Dub” Blessing.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Charles Hagen To Receive HAI Maintenance Award

Hagen is receiving the award for his accomplishments in conducting or managing maintenance operations in the helicopter industry.
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James Spray To Receive HAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Spray is receiving the award for his dedicated service to the helicopter industry over the years.
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