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Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Safran Moving Ahead with Larger Engine Program

Safran's engines powered helicopters for five first flights last year, although deliveries were flat and support revenues dropped.

HeliTrak's R22 Collective Pull Down Ready to Ship

The collective pull down system lowers the collective automatically in a low rotor rpm situation.

Avinco Reports a Good Results in Difficult Market

A large repossession contract and a raft of transactions helped Monaco-based Avinco to have a decent 2016 despite general economic malaise.

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Gill Issued PMA for Bell 407 Sealed Lead-acid Battery

The Redlands, Calif., battery manufacturer's sealed lead-acid battery has been selected as standard equipment for the Bell 407 GXP.

Airbus Continues Product Support Improvements

Airbus Helicopters customers are benefitting from the company's switch to an electronic business model.

CMC Introduces CMA-6024 GNSS for Helicopters

CMC is offering demonstrations of its new helicopter cockpit demonstrator at Heli-Expo 2017.

Bell Opens Valencia Training Academy in Spain

Bell Helicopter has opened its first training center outside the U.S. and will start by offering Bell 429 type ratings in a TRU simulator.

Airbus Receives H125 Order from Reach Medical Services

The order followed a Rocky Mountain fly-off in Colorado last summer.

Next-generation Thommen Stratotimer Ready to Fly

According to Thommen, its digital clocks can easily replace old devices without major changes to the cockpit instrument panel.

Shaw Aerox Highlights Medical Oxygen Systems

The company is displaying a range of productions, including system installation hardware, cylinder and regulator assemblies and trans-filling hardware.

Meridian Selling or Leasing Two Bell Helicopters at Heli-Expo

The 2004 and 2006 206L4 Long Rangers on display are both for sale or lease.

Helitowcart Handles Helicopters on the Ground

The Canadian company introduced new tow handles and wheel-tire combinations for Robinson R44 and R66 helicopters.

Priority 1 Air Rescue Teaches the World's SAR Crews

Search-and-rescue and medevac personnel can brush up on procedures in real and simulated environments with P1AR.

R44 NVG Panel Lighting Offered by Aero Dynamix

The recent STC makes NVG instrument panel lighting available for the Robinson R44.

Slow Market Doesn't Dent Sikorsky's Investment In Progress

Sikorsky has continued to spend on technology to improve the value proposition of rotorcraft and on better supporting its customers.

Kaman Readies for Renewed K-Max Deliveries

First shipments of the updated Kaman K-Max helicopter are expected in the second quarter.

Bristow Reports Quarterly Loss and Improving Prospects

Bristow Group is seeing growing interest in contracts for its helicopter fleet, especially in Europe.

Airbus, Precise Flight Expand Bird-strike Prevention

The Pulselite system has received an amended STC so that it now can be installed on 67 Airbus helicopter types and variants.

Leonardo Adds Certifications and Helicopter Capabilities

The Italian company is inviting Heli-Expo attendees to experience a virtual reality search-and-rescue operation.

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