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Eurocopter expects ‘unpredictable’ 2010

Eurocopter in January reported unexpectedly good financial numbers for l

Rotorcraft

February 22, 2010

CHC named finalist for $10B UK SAR contract

The British Government has selected a consortium that includes CHC as the preferred bidder for a 25-year, search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) contract tha

Regulations and Government

February 22, 2010

Erickson Goes for the Gold–in Snow

Erickson Air Crane was called in to drop snow on the Vancouver winter games after a week of rain and unusually warm weather melted the white stuff at some

Rotorcraft

February 22, 2010

Bell shuffles executive staff, chases new orders for 429

Bell Helicopter has announced senior staff changes and the integration of its XworX research and development center into its engineering department, at a t

Rotorcraft

February 22, 2010

New AD for Super Pumas reduces inspection intervals

The EASA issued a new AD for the Eurocopter Super Puma intermediate gearbox (IGB) fairing gutter on December 21, calling for correction as described in Eur

Rotorcraft

February 22, 2010

Manufacturer promises new booms for AW139

In the wake of the highly publicized tail-boom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 last August 25, AgustaWestland has been quietly assuring customers with AW13

Maintenance and Modifications

February 22, 2010

Indian Joint Venture To Produce AW119s

On February 16 AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi and Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata formed an Indian joint-venture company that will establish a final assemb

Rotorcraft

February 22, 2010

Garmin Launches New Helo Products

Garmin unveiled the G500H glass avionics system and a terrain awareness and warning system (Taws) for the helicopter market just before Heli-Expo last mont

Avionics

February 22, 2010

UK To Standardize on S-92 for Search and Rescue

The Sikorsky S-92A will take over search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) duties in the UK, following selection of the Soteria Consortium by the UK Ministry o

Rotorcraft

February 19, 2010

Evergreen supports UAV team mapping Haitian Relief

Evergreen Helicopters is flying in unmanned systems teams using an Elbit Systems Skylark I mini man-pack UAV to map Haitian relief.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

February 18, 2010

Eclectic fleet powers Samaritan’s Purse in Haiti

International relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using an eclectic fleet of its own, borrowed and chartered aircraft to respond to the ongoing humani

Rotorcraft

February 18, 2010

Robinson Pegs Price of R66 Turbine Helicopter at $770K

Robinson Helicopter yesterday told AIN that it set an initial price of $770,000 for its Rolls-Royce RR300-powered R66 single-turbine helic

Rotorcraft

February 11, 2010

Erickson Goes for the Gold…in Snow-lifting

Erickson Air Crane was called in earlier this week to dump snow on the venue for the Vancouver winter games after a week of rain and unusually warm weather

Rotorcraft

February 11, 2010

Shady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert

Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry ha

Security

February 4, 2010

Silver State ex-CEO Airola sued for fraud

The court-appointed trustee in the 2008 Silver State Helicopters (SSH) collapse has filed suit against the company’s ex-CEO, Jerry Airola, and his top depu

Rotorcraft

January 28, 2010

Helo satnav approaches make slow progress in France

The French helicopter industry is endeavoring to catch up with the U.S.

Avionics

January 28, 2010