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AgustaWestland’s Orsi bullish on new products and customer-support growth

AgustaWestland often is overshadowed by that “other” major European helicopter manufacturer, cross-continent rival Eurocopter.

NTSB proposes air-tour rules

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a full dozen safety recommendations (A-07-18 to -29) to the FAA directed at air-tour operations, most of them specifically addr

Jet-Care to test USCG engine oils

Jet-Care International of Cedar Knolls, N.J., and its sister company Spectro of the UK and Switzerland, have won multi-year contracts to analyze engine oil

Iridium to complement airborne wx reporting

SkyTrac Systems of Kelowna, British Columbia, has won a contract from AirDat, a U.S.

An S-61 with a Past

Without doubt, Coulson’s most famous helicopter is S/N 61428.

The S-61 man with a plan

Revered as one of the most venerable and versatile helicopters in the history of vertical flight, the Sikorsky S-61 has served for nearly a half century ar

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.

EASA approves Powerline Detection System for Eurocopter AS 355

Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., announced on Tuesday it had completed the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC requirements for its Pow

Video games helped Frasca put ‘real’ traffic into its Bell 206 sims

Frasca International is offering a video gamer’s delight here at Heli-Expo: an opportunity to fly a Bell 206 simulator with a friend down the hall.

Flight display IFE option available on Agusta A109S

Cabin entertainment equipment from Flight Display Systems (Booth No.

Schweizer delivers 6,000th aircraft

Schweizer will deliver its milestone 6,000th aircraft to Helicopter Adventures here at Heli-Expo today.

Schweizer: unprecedented growth

According to Schweizer Aircraft president Paul Schweizer, business has never been better.

Honeywell launches study of helo SVS technology

Honeywell has been exploring synthetic-vision system (SVS) technology for  the helicopter cockpit, but the display concept will bear little resemblanc

Switlik outfits USCG with dry suits

Switlik Parachute won a contract to provide its U-Zip-It aircrew dry suit to the U.S.

SRT Helicopters brings SAR training to customers’ sites

First-time Heli-Expo exhibitor SRT Helicopters (Booth No.

P&WC to power Eurocopter’s EC 175

Pratt & Whitney Canada has won the contract to power Eurocopter’s EC 175, a new 6.7-metric-ton helicopter that will fill the gap between the EC 155 Dau

Boeing and Agusta team on Chinook

Boeing and AgustaWestland (Booth No.

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

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

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

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.

Remembering Roy Resavage

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

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.

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
Accidents

Rash of recent fatal helicopter crashes

Bell 206 JetRanger, Bonifay, Fla., Feb.
Accidents

Fanal Report: Lift dump problems plague Premier 1

Raytheon 390 Premier I, Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, UK, April 7, 2004– According to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report, the instrum
Accidents

Factual Report: GIV damaged in landing accident

Gulfstream IV, Bucharest, Romania, Dec.
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Factual Reports: Bell 206L damaged after engine failure

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., Dec.