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Bellemare bullish on P&WC’s prospects
The big news from Pratt & Whitney Canada at HeliExpo’05 in Anaheim, Calif., was the announcement of the launch of the PW210S turboshaft engine program.
Enstrom seeks growth capital
Enstrom Helicopter Corp.
Meeker step mount has wide variety of uses
Meeker Aviation, a manufacturer of FLIR camera and searchlight mounts, has unveiled at Heli-Expo its latest product, the multiple-payload cabin step for th
Helinet is eye in the sky
Helinet is a company well known in Hollywood circles.
Cowling tops off conversion
As unveilings go, it wasn’t in the quite same category as Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction.” But on the other hand, displaying a new engine cowling is
New management team, funding bring strong momentum to MD Helicopters
Are you back to full production yet?
At the time of our acquisition, we needed to restart the production line and reignite the supply chain.
At the time of our acquisition, we needed to restart the production line and reignite the supply chain.
Switlik wins USCG dry suit contract
Switlik Parachute has been awarded a contract by the U.S.
Columbia: 1.2M hours
GE Aircraft Engines recognized Columbia Helicopters for achieving 1.2 million flight hours on CT58 engines with a presentation in the GE booth (No.
Aviall partners with Rolls, Keystone on rotor support
Aviall, the aftermarket supply-chain management services company, has announced agreements with Rolls-Royce and Keystone Helicopter to support select milit
CTI invests in expansion and service
Composite Technology, Inc.
AgustaWestland teams with Libyan company
AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Feds research helo aging effects
When someone mentions the perils of “aging aircraft,” most people probably think about airplanes, usually large ones like the Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 tha
Honeywell sensors help Bell 429 stay right side up
Bell Helicopter has selected a variety of Honeywell avionics for its light-twin Model 429, highlighted by the new solid-state KSG-7200 air-data attitude he
New Bell 407 for Minnesota police
The Minnesota State Police took delivery of a new Bell 407 at a Heli-Expo ceremony on Sunday.
It’s a golden year for Helikopter Service
Norway’s Helikopter Service, now part of CHC Europe, a division of CHC Helicopter Corp.
Evergreen taps into unmanned helicopter market
Evergreen Helicopters, a subsidiary of Evergreen International in McMinnville, Ore., is laying the groundwork to tap into the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Turbomeca continues U.S. ‘invasion’
French turbine helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca, coming off a record production year in 2005, is at Heli-Expo’06 working to secure a beachhead in i
US Helicopter Boosts s-76 Fleet
US Helicopter, the operator due to launch a scheduled service linking Manhattan heliports with New York City airports (see yesterday’s edition of HAI C
Russian aerospace companies consolidate, helo exports increase
Russia has created a unified United Aircraft Construction Corp.
AgustaWestland touts EH101
AgustaWestland’s EH101 medium-lift submarine hunter is already in service with the British Royal Navy and the Italian navy and will soon enter service with
ICG unit offers Iridium services for helicopters
International Communications Group (ICG) is at Heli-Expo’06 with its newest Iridium-based cabin tele-communication unit (CTU), a single-channel system opti
Era takes truckload of Trackers
Sky Connect announced yesterday that it is selling 75 of its Iridium-based Tracker systems, along with a purchase option of 50 more, to Era Helicopters.
Texas Aviation Services Seals the Deal
Texas Aviation Services president Timothy Woodard (left) and Ricardo Librija (center), director of EMS operations for Grupo Mexicano Aeronautica, signed an
Lycoming advancing engine design
Lycoming Engines is devoting a generous portion of its Williamsport, Pa.
New glass for old S-61s
Carson Helicopters Services and Sagem Avionics are teaming to install and certify a suite of digital avionics in the Sikorsky S-61, including a five-tube a
Two LTS101 AStars handed to customers
Penetration of the Honeywell LTS101 turboshaft into the civil market continued yesterday at Heli-Expo’06 as Heli-Lynx Helicopter Services conveyed two AS 3
Max-Viz EVS now comes in helo flavor
Four-year-old Max-Viz of Gig Harbor, Wash.
Erickson has the scoop on water
In the midst of the overwhelming technology that drives much of the business at HAI’s Heli-Expo, it’s sometimes refreshing to find equipment that performs
Heli-Expo a salethaon for Bell
Bell Helicopter’s sales machine ran at full throttle here at Heli-Expo.
HAI noise training CD makes debut
HAI’s Manufacturers Committee, assisted by the HAI Acoustics and Fly Neighborly Committee, is introducing a new noise-abatement training CD here at Heli Ex
