2-Feb-2010Source: SkyTrac
SkyTrac recognizes that moving various onboard data to multiple locations for multiple purposes without additional onboard hardware is the future of the aviation industry. To help facilitate this SkyTrac, the world’s trusted flight following and SatCom provider, is pleased to announce that it has named Malachi Nordine to head its Systems Integration Team. Kathleen Wallace,... Read more
2-Feb-2010Source: Wired
A new mobile technology product called HT 4Sight promises to bring live, encrypted video feeds direct from air crews to smartphones on the ground. Initially, the product is being targeted at law enforcement and security officials... Read more
2-Feb-2010Source: HeliHub
This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates†series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more
2-Feb-2010Source: HeliHub.com
This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates†series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more
2-Feb-2010Source: Digital Journal
The Bell helicopter was hidden on a rural property in the interior of B.C. Cops say the chopper was of interest to them since 2007. HeliHub.com note that the registration of the subject B206 was cancelled in March 2007... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Geneva Aviation has received Brazilian approval of their P130 High Back Pilot Seat for AS30/355 helicopters. FAA, Transport Canada and EASA approvals have been previously received. The High-Back Pilot Seat is a comfortable seat, which provides improved back support and allows you to have... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Zee News
A private helicopter company on Monday introduced its services in Nagaland with chief minister Neiphiu Rio taking a maiden flight from Dimapur to Kohima on a twin engine six-seater chopper.... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Suncoast News
The staff at Community Hospital noticed a suspicious man on hospital grounds early Saturday and asked him to leave, police said.... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today launched its new technology development organization – Sikorsky Innovations – at a program attended by more than 100 government, education, business, technology and other officials at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford.  Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The mission of Sikorsky Innovations is to develop and mature... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Elite Helicopter Tours
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean the giving spirit has ended at Los Angeles-based helicopter tour company Elite Helicopter Tours (‘http://www.elitehelicoptertours.com/‘). Elite Helicopter Tours is donating multiple helicopter rides to various global and local charities – the American Red Cross and the Lyon Herron Foundation. – The Los Angeles scenic helicopter tour donated... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Aviaport
First Iranian unmanned helicopter designed in the design office of the Tehran Technical University of Amir Kabir... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Twirly Birds
International helicopter pilot organization, Twirly Birds, is again looking for new members to join their social group, and the requirements for membership are simple. To qualify as a general member, you must have flown solo in a helicopter or other vertical lift aircraft at least twenty years ago. A founder member must have flown solo... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: WSI
WSI Corporation, the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced the addition of an optional Class 2 Aircraft Situational Display (ASD) Service Plan to its Hubcast Alerting web service. WSI Hubcast Alerting, which already provides lightning strike alerts and comprehensive forecasts of impending weather events, will now also offer a... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: HeliHub.com
This news item is part of the HeliHub.com “Register Updates†series, listing helicopters which have been added to a particular national register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Our coverage represents the majority of registration and owner changes within the global civilian helicopter fleet. Most updates are weekly or monthly, although some... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: HeilHub.com
01-Feb-10 Weybridge, UK – HeliHub.com today launches its “Register Updates†series. These are periodically released updates to selected aircraft registers of the world, listing helicopters which have been added to that country’s register, removed from it or the listed owner has changed. Depending on the size of the country, these updates could be any time... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Dart Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services (DHS) today unveiled an updated, more capable corporate website. The up-to-date site is designed to enhance the customer experience with new, more relevant and current information, including the just-released 2010 product catalog, and new capabilities, such as on-line ordering, which will debut Feb. 18. Visitors may access the site at DARThelicopterservices.com “Everyone... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Aerial Filmworks
Aerial Filmworks just added the new Sony F23 camera sensor to one of their Cineflex V14 aerial systems. “While all our Cineflex systems are the newest generation of gyro-stabilization,†states Ron Chapple, founder of Aerial FIlmworks, “we now go one step further to offer the only Cineflex V14 with an F23 sensor available to the... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: Vertical Aviation Technologies
As most of you know the FAA put on hold the evaluation of Amateur Built kits for better than two years while they re-evaluated current policies. Vertical Aviation Technologies of Orlando, Florida is proud to announce they have recently received official FAA notice that the new Hummingbird 260L Standard kit and Quickbuild kit are eligible... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: Patriot News
Although the operation is fast, it is not sloppy. Life Lion and other medical helicopter services nationwide are refocusing on safety after a spate of fatal accidents in 2008... Read more
31-Jan-2010
THE East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) celebrates its tenth anniversary this year and plans a series of special events.... Read more
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Some months after the outline agreement, AgustaWestland has finally close on the purchase of PZL Swidnik on Friday 29th January.... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: AIN
American Eurocopter said it will close its company-owned and -operated Long Beach, Calif. service center by the end of June.... Read more
31-Jan-2010
“no ordinary guy, the second of four sons born to Ed and Hilda Lematta, offspring of Finnish immigrants who had fled North Dakota in 1934 for a fresh start in Brush Prairie”... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: MoneyControl
Chief Executive John Garrison told Reuters in an interview that the company sees demand from commercial clients stabilising this year from a sharp drop during the financial crisis before returning to growth in 2011 and 2012... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: Conklin & de Decker
Conklin & de Decker announced the release of their innovative LIFE CYCLE COST 2010 Volume 1 — the most comprehensive and easy-to-use aircraft budget and financial analysis tool available. LIFE CYCLE COST is part of a family of aircraft operating & acquisition products developed by Conklin & de Decker that provide extensive ownership and operating cost... Read more
30-Jan-2010
Italin enthusiast Damiano Gualdoni is quoting on his website that Pellissier Helicopter recently took delivery of a new Eurocopter AS350B3 registered I-PHAY. The aircraft was delivered last week from Marignane to St. Pierre in the Aosta Valley, in the Italian Alps and close to the French border. I-PHAY will join sistership I-PHAE during heliski and... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Eurocopter may have to radically alter the design of its proposed X4 civil helicopter – potentially limiting use of green technologies – if the French government denies an application for financial support... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Prescott e-News
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is pleased to announce its selection of Universal Helicopters (UHI) as the exclusive provider of the Helicopter Flight Training Program to students at the University’s Prescott, Ariz., campus.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Helicopter Specialties
Helicopter Specialties, Inc., located on Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Rock County, is poised for expansion in 2010. The company’s president Jim Freeman credits his company’s success on its commitment to delivering a quality product that keeps his customers coming back. Helicopter Specialties performs maintenance and custom work on helicopters, with an emphasis on customizing... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Cranford Chronicle
The Kenilworth Planning Board approved an application by Merck & Co. to install a helicopter landing pad on top of a seven story parking garage on the site.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Helicopters Magazine
In an effort to help promote aviation as a career among Canada’s youth, Helicopters magazine has launched a combined print and web recruiting campaign called Careers in Aviation Canada. The campaign includes a 20-page aviation program booklet that is included in the January/February issue of Wings, and was distributed to over 3,500 high school guidance... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Canada.com
Cougar Helicopters found a single, hairline crack in a main gearbox footing of a Sikorsky S-92A helicopter that flies workers in Newfoundland to and from the offshore oilfields.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: American Eurocopter
North Carolina’s Pitt County Memorial Hospital today received an EC135 from American Eurocopter in the first step of complete helicopter fleet upgrade for its EastCare air medical service. EastCare has been an operator of Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft since the mid-1980s, and will base the new EC135 at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport. This helicopter will be... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: HeliHub.com
The FAA have got very confused today. They have put out an accident report stating the date as 29-Jan-10 (today) and the time as 2330 UTC, and it’s not yet 2130 UTC as we file this on HeliHub.com Not only that, the helicopter is unregistered and not intended for flight… perhaps it’s children’s climbing frame... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Eurocopter Canada
Blackcomb Aviation continued the expansion of its rotary fleet with the delivery of a new AS350 B3 from Eurocopter Canada Limited (ECL). “This is an important addition to our fleet,†commented Sacha McLean, Chief Executive Officer of Blackcomb Aviation, “it increases our aircraft to a healthy ratio of 18 helicopters and 6 jets with a... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministries of Finance and Interior of Bulgaria have ordered two AW109 Power light twin helicopters to meet the latest helicopter requirement for the Bulgarian Border Police. The main mission of the helicopters, which are procured under the Schengen Facility programme funds, is to provide a... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: JetNet
JETNET LLC, the market-leading aircraft research and information provider, will be featuring a series of enhancements to their flagship software interface, Evolution, at this year’s Singapore Airshow February 2nd – 7th.  The biggest change is a set of “Views,†or summary pages, that gather information from throughout the Evolution program and compile it into single... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: St Petersburg TImes
Naylor’s attorney, Roger Futerman, said that he had not heard of any new complaints and that Naylor was still awaiting his pretrial hearing next month.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: BusinessInsurance.com
Helicopter pilots for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are not “professional†employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, thus, are due overtime pay, a federal appeals court ruled.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: MNySuburbanLife.com
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s plan to build a new patient wing and add a helistop pad to the existing facility will come to a Village Board vote Monday.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Papillon
apillon Airways has sent two helicopters, packed with supplies and food to the Navajo Indian Reservation that has been hit hard in the last four days by rainstorms. With roads to and from the reservation washed out, more than 150 residents feared about how to receive much-needed supplies as storms continue to pound the area.Yesterday morning,... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: BDN Aerospace Marketing
BDN Aerospace Marketing (BDN), the rotorcraft industry’s leading provider of specialized integrated marketing solutions, is developing exclusive new data and expert analysis specifically to guide informed decision making about trade show selection and attendance. Thousands of rotorcraft industry professionals will receive an online survey this week, and are encouraged to participate. “Trade shows often represent... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Rubb
Phase 1 of the hangar construction for Bristow Helicopters has been completed. The hangar is 114.9’ (35m) span x 131’ (40m) long BVE complete with a large manual sliding door 65.6’ (20m) wide x 20’ (6m) high. The helicopter hangar is from the Rubb BVE range, the BVE truss design originated in Britain and has... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2010 Credit Suisse Energy Summit to be held in Vail, Colorado on February 1 – 5, 2010. William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristow Group, is... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Boston Globe
A 51-year-old Medford man has been convicted of shining a green laser beam into a Massachusetts State Police helicopter... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: FAA
Pilots cannot exercise the privileges of their PAPER pilot certificates after March 31, 2010. Certificates issued under 14 CFR Part 63 and 65 will expire March 31, 2013. FAR 61.19(h) reads: Duration of pilot certificates. Except for a temporary certificate issued under §61.17 or a student pilot certificate issued under paragraph (b) of this section,... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award recipient, the New Zealand Police Air Support Unit; Auckland, New Zealand. The New Zealand Police Air Support Unit (ASU), “Operation EAGLE,†was formed in November 1988 as a three-month trial using airborne police officers to combat rising crime in the city of Auckland.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: Vindicator
The helipad at Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center (LDRMC) is being renovated with new amber lights, extended sidewalks and a new lighted, windsock... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: STL Today
Area police have acquired a new helicopter for air patrols, using a $1.5 million Homeland Security grant... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: EDP24
An executive jet operator at Norwich International Airport has invested £800,000 in the first of a new fleet of helicopters to offer VIP flights.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: PT Dirgantara Indonesia
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Eurocopter Directors celebrated today in Bandung the beginning of Airframe assembly for EC725/EC225 Helicopters, the latest version of the “Super Puma†family. This milestone highlights the excellent project coordination and relationship between the two teams. The first fuselage is expected to be delivered at the end of 2011. Through this... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Air Methods
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, provided an update on fourth quarter 2009 preliminary results. Based on preliminary 2009 fourth quarter results, total community-based patient transports were 9,015. Patients transported for community bases in operation greater than one year decreased 799 transports, or 9%, while weather cancellations for... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Chatanoogan
Erlanger Senior Vice President Roger Forgey said the hospital’s LifeForce helicopter partnership with Med-Trans has worked out well for the hospital.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: News 10 ABC
Placer County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Art Campos said Jamie Allen Downie, 35, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of discharging a laser at an aircraft.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Spidertracks
Tracking-based safety systems provider spidertracks today announced that it meets the criteria to provide tracking services for aerial firefighting operations in Australia. The New Zealand-based company is already providing tracking services for many firefighting operators across Australia and will continue to do so under the Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre’s (NAFC) initiative to standardise tracking... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: ADAC
[automatic translation from German, with manual updates] Internal emergencies are by far the most common causes of Use Never before has the ADAC air rescue helicopter rose into the air as often as 2009: The number of operations to 45 705 had, that is 662 or 1.5 percent more than the year before. The 45-ADAC... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: DRF
[automatic translation from German, with small amount of editing] For years, the DRF air rescue in Germany, increasing use of numbers has reported.Thus in 2009: The life-saver from the air contributed 33,731 bets, 1224 over the previous year. A total of 40,375 provided the DRF air rescue missions. “The saving of human life depends on the time... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: STV
see HeliHub.com Safety Documents page for relevant documentation... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka City Councilman Larry Wolgast is grounding his last-ditch effort to save the police helicopter program.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: SmarTrend
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Bristow Group on November 06, 2009 at $34.02. In approximately 3 months, Bristow Group has returned 8.7% as of today’s recent price of $36.97... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Polskie Radio
Poland’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service has suspended all flights because of contaminated fuel.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: News 10 Now
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation faces thousands of dollars in fines for alleged safety and health violations at its helicopter manufacturing plant in Horseheads.... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: STARS
The annual STARS and SPURS Gala, hosted by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), was a huge success Saturday night raising approximately $458,000 for the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS). The event kicked off STARS’ 25 year anniversary celebrations with an emotional speech by Kelly Hulstein, the first patient to be flown... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: HeliHub.com
HeliHub.com Data Analysis – definitive and reliable reviews on key aspects of the global helicopter industry. Last week we launched this new series of articles with a statistical review of fatal helicopter accidents in 2009. This week we are reviewing the global MD Explorer fleet. Would you have believed there are only 111 Explorers operational... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Flight-testing in Europe has shown that 50% reductions in a helicopter’s acoustic footprint during landings are possible.... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: Devon Air Ambulance
The new Devon Air Ambulance Trust ‘Steve Ford’ Airbase at Eaglescott Airfield, Umberleigh opens its hangar doors for the first time on Thursday 21st January, when it will be officially opened by BBC Radio Devon presenter Judi Spiers. Judi will be joined by the family of pilot Steve Ford, who the base is named after. ... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary Apical Industries has received EASA approval of the EC145 Tri-Bag Emergency Float Systems with & without Liferafts. Transport Canada and FAA approval have been previously received. Your browser may not support display of this image. The Apical EC145 Emergency Float Kits consist of: four emergency... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: Kaman
The Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation announced today that it has reorganized around product groups, with newly appointed general managers for each. “The reorganization, effective immediately, is intended to support aggressive business goals and a more strategic approach to achieving growth and sales,†said Sal Bordonaro, Helicopters Division President. Tim Bates has been named... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: EMS Technologies
Building on the strategy that has made it a leading aero-connectivity company, EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) announced today the formation of a new business unit, EMS Aviation. EMS Aviation will include the Company’s EMS SATCOM division, the market leader in Inmarsat SwiftBroadband systems, and the recently-acquired EMS Formation, and EMS Sky Connect, providers of... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Cobham
Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or ‘the Group’) announces the appointment of John Devaney as an independent Non-executive Director and Chairman designate with effect from 1 February 2010. Mr Devaney is currently executive chairman of National Express plc, a position held since April 2009 and non executive chairman of the National Air Traffic Services Ltd, a position... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: HAI
On January 13 and 14, Helicopter Association International (HAI) President Matt Zuccaro attended a meeting of HAI affiliate, the Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (HSAC), in New Orleans. The first day of the meeting involved HSAC committee work sessions addressing such issues as flight following/ADS-B implementation, HSAC-recommended safety procedures, and maintenance technologies. The second day consisted... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: HAI
Committee Vice Chairman Chuck McGuire, will lead an interactive panel of industry experts, including Committee Chair Sharon Desfor, Jim Pulie, Dick Minot, and Ed Eckhart to address the issue of the Global Economy and its impact on the helicopter industry, issues impacting the financial reporting of the industry, and “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in... Read more
25-Jan-2010
The police have ordered a further two AS350B3 Squirrel single-engined light utility helicopters (LUH) at a cost of some 66 million Rand... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Northern News Service
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