18-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, Louisiana component repair operation into a support and logistics center. The component repair work currently being done at the facility will be moved to the Dallas Airmotive Heritage Park facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Daily Nation
The Kenya Police Air Wing has halted all training for new pilots after Monday night’s accident involving an instructor and his student in Nairobi. Consequently, and because of the shortage of staff in the department, this means the force will now have to rely on the military to airlift its officers until a solution is... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: NTSB
NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman testified on the status of the ongoing investigation into the mid-air collision over the Hudson River. The collision occurred on August 8 between a helicopter and an airplane. All 9 persons on board both aircraft were killed. Chairman Hersman provided an overview of the ongoing investigation based on facts... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: Times Colonist
Victoria police arrested a man trying to smuggle marijuana into Victoria via a HeliJet from Vancouver Friday. The crew on the aircraft noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from some black duffel bags.... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
The AS350B2 underwent a custom three color paint scheme, interior modifications, andsome avionics reconfiguration. Uniflight’s unprecedented quality was applied to the installation of every item and a non-staff pilottest-flew the aircraft prior to delivery.... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Columbia Helicopters, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed its evaluation process, and has awarded the company a Production Certificate for the Columbia Model 234 and Columbia 107-II helicopters.... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: Airliners.net
Turkish Police MD600N... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: GuruFocus
Sr Vice President & CFO of FLIR Systems Inc. Stephen M Bailey sells 34,944 shares of FLIR on 09/14/2009 at an average price of $26 a share.... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
HeliNetwork International, a global parts distributor located in France, will be representing Essential Turbines at this year’s Helitech Conference in Duxford, UK.... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter has delivered an EC145 to Trinity Mother Frances Hospital’s Flight For Life program based in Tyler, TX. The aircraft is slated for completion at Metro Aviation, based in Shreveport, Louisiana, where it will be completed and configured for its EMS mission.... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: Belarus Government
Belarus is interested in promoting joint projects together with Italian capital, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with CEO of the Italian concern Finmeccanica Pier Francesco Guarguaglini in Minsk on 14 September.... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: Indian Press Bureau
On 13 Sep 09 the Delhi based Western Air Command was requested for an air evacuation of 19 members of an Army Mountaineering Expedition to Pin Parbati Pass, who were stranded at a height of 14,600 feet in the treacherous glaciated terrain in the higher hills of Himachal Pradesh.... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: Peninsula
Gulf Helicopters has entered into a service agreement with Saffer Company for exploration and production in order to use one Helicopter type (Bell 212) to support petroleum operations for 3 years... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: HAI
HAI President Matthew Zuccaro will appear before the House Aviation Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: HAI
HAI’S Technical Committee is looking for new members to join its ranks. The Committee has a rich history of contributing to the helicopter industry in a variety of ways. Some notable Committee accomplishments include; producing a number of awareness videos highlighting the industry in an effort to recruit young people to the trade.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Geneva Aviation has received ANAC approval of their Replacement Transmission Cowling for Eurocopter AS350 model helicopters. FAA and Transport Canada approvals have been previously received. EASA approval is pending.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: StarterGenerator.com
For nearly a decade, StarterGenerator.com has utilized the worldwide web to establish and grow brand recognition toward our trademark while elevating aftermarket awareness of the starter generator related products and services we distribute.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Priority 1 Air Rescue recently completed Class D Rescue Hoist Training for State of Delaware inter-agency personnel rising from the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit, DNREC and the Delaware Fire Service.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) has ordered another medium lift AW139 helicopter to replace the Chiba prefecture’s AS332L1 helicopter.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: AP
Air traffic controllers will begin using satellite technology in December to track aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico, a significant milestone in the government’s program to replace the nation’s radar-based air traffic system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday.... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
BLR Aerospace has good news for owners and operators of Bell 204, 205A, 205A1, and 205B helicopters — especially those whose aircraft are already equipped with Dual Tailboom Strakes. The FastFin™ segment of the FastFin tail rotor enhancement and stability system has received Supplemental Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation on these... Read more
15-Sep-2009Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that the mandatory conversion of all outstanding shares of its mandatory convertible preferred stock will occur on September 15, 2009.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Alva Review Courier
As Program Director, Hansen is responsible for coordinating the daily activities and schedules of all base personnel, as well as administering the financial, marketing, growth and business aspects of the base.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: AFS
Aerospace Filtration Systems and division of the Aerospace and Defense Group, announces a new partnership with Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La., on the development of an innovative Eurocopter EC135 Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the AFAC Bushfire CRC Conference on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia from September 22-24, 2009 with Absolute Fire Solutions (AFS).... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Erickson Air-Crane
Four of Erickson’s Helitankers are flying long hours battling the large “Station Fire” consuming homes and forcing thousands of evacuations. In previous weeks, they have already helped put out wildfires in Washington State, Oregon, Utah, Greece, and British Columbia and will soon be to Australia for the bushfire season that is soon approaching.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Valley Chronicle
Fire Chief Matt Shobert proposed to the City Council this week that the city build a helipad behind Station 4 at Hemet-Ryan Airport and lease it and quarters for a the three-person crew that mans the emergency helicopter.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: WSAW
The Aspirus rescue helicopter is often seen flying around Northcentral Wisconsin during emergencies, but being ready for any sort of crisis takes a lot of practice.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: SwissHeli
Atlantic Airways Bell 412 in the Faroe Islands... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Med-Trans
Anthony has extensive knowledge of the aerospace and air medical services industry, most recently holding the position of Executive Director of Business Development and Marketing for Bell Helicopter-Textron Inc... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: AIN
After debating Grand Canyon air-tour noise for eight years, the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG) has left the issue to the National Park Service (NPS), which often supports environmentalist positions.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: L'Express
Dhruv will be responsible for rescue operations and surveillance of our Exclusive Economic Zone. It can also be transformed by ambulance to transport the injured in case of extreme emergency.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Children’s Mercy
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics adds a new state of the art EC145 helicopter to its fleet. The EC145 combines size, performance and advanced technologies, and is a perfect addition to the award-winning Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport fleet; which also includes 8 state-of-the-art ambulances and a custom-equipped fixed wing aircraft for longer transports.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: News-Review
Mercy’s request for a conditional use permit to build the 66-square-foot pad will be the focus of a public hearing during a Sept. 21 Roseburg Planning Commission meeting. The 7 p.m. meeting will be in City Council chambers, City Hall, 900 S.E. Douglas Ave.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Bayern Police
The Bavarian Police will auction nine used Police Helicopter Type EC 135 P 2 within the time period January 2010 to July 2010.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Ross Aviation, a global parts distributor located in the United Kingdom, will be representing NAASCO Northeast Corporation at this year’s Helitech in Duxford UK. Ross Aviation is NAASCO’s stocking distributor for Europe and the Middle East.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Star Telegram
Textron has been pulled back from the financial precipice after slashing 10,000 jobs, including 135 corporate positions announced Wednesday, rapidly liquidating its loan portfolio and raising new capital, company officials told investors.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: Syracuse.com
Lawmakers had too many unaswered questions about insurance, safety and noise to support the proposal, legislator David Axton, R-Port Byron, said. “It’s not going to happen this year,” Axton said.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Derco
Derco Aerospace, Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, announced its Repair Services division recently became certified to the AS9110 aerospace quality standard after passing a certification audit by the Performance Review Institute (PRI).... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Forbes
Sikorsky selected Carrier Corp. to build a combined heat and power facility, also known as co-generation, at Sikorsky’s Stratford, Conn., site.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Monterey Herald
Emergency trauma helicopter service in Monterey County could go out to competitive bid at the beginning of next year, county Emergency Medical Services Agency Director Tom Lynch said Tuesday.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
The Polish Ministry of Health took delivery today in Warsaw of the first of 23 EC135 helicopters ordered from Eurocopter in June 2008. This on-time delivery represents a major step in Poland’s efforts to modernize its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), as the country will be operating the world’s most popular new-generation EMS helicopter.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Kaman
Kaman Aerospace has been awarded a five-year contract with a potential value of $53 million to build composite helicopter blade skins and skin core assemblies for Bell Helicopters. Under the terms of the contract, Kaman will provide 18 different assemblies for H1, 406, 407, 412, 427, 429, 430 and BA609 aircraft.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Kauai World
The plan allows Safari Helicopters to land on a ridge above Olokele Canyon, allow visitors to stroll through an endangered-plant reserve, and use a portion of the proceeds to fund soil-erosion and the endangered-species work.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Hospitality Biz India
With a view to promote tourist destinations in hilly and remote areas of the country, MoT has also issued guidelines to extend financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for construction of heliports under the scheme of product/ infrastructure development for destinations and circuits.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
The first FSTD will be installed at Era Training Center’s facility in 2011 and will meet the certification requirements defined by FAA Part 60, Level 6.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Skyquest Aviation
Skyquest Aviation is using Helitech to launch two revolutionary smart displays that, for the first time, will allow customers to run their own software applications on an embedded fan-less PC.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Edmonton Journal
The Edmonton Police Service’s newest member of its flight operations unit went to work right after its unveiling ceremony Wednesday where it was made welcomed by police Chief Mike Boyd and other civic officials.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Development of the new eight-tonne battlefield support helicopter has been ongoing for the past five years and a full-scale mock up of the aircraft has is on display at the DSEi exhibition in London’s Docklands.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Helicopter Specialties, Inc. of Janesville, Wis. is proud to announce deliveries of two EC145s to the Milwaukee Flight For Life Program.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Aero Vodochody
Aero Vodochody announced organizational changes based on new long-term strategy regarding the further development of the Company.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: EBAN
Elitellina, launched in 1977 to perform transport and aerial work in high mountains, is to add another AS350 B3 Ecureuil to its fleet in 2010. Two of the aircraft were delivered to the Italian operator in April giving it a total of five AS350 B3s.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: EBAN
Heli Travel Munich GmbH (HTM) has brought a new EC135 P2i into service. Operating from the Emden commercial airfield it flies to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm, 50 km north of Borkum Island.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
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9-Sep-2009Source: AIN
Market conditions for pre-owned rotorcraft are “below normal levels and falling,†according to a monthly rotorcraft survey published last week by UBS Investment Research.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Flightglobal
PZL Swidnik has unveiled two projects based on the further development of its W-3 Sokol utility helicopter design.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Aerial firefighting companies from as far away as Atlanta are working with ground forces to contain the devastating Station Fire still sweeping Los Angeles County. The fire has scorched more than157,220 acres or 246 square miles to date.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received FAA certification of the Standard and Float Round-I-Beamâ„¢ Skidtubes for the Agusta Westland A119 / AW119MKII aircraft. Transport Canada and EASA approvals are pending.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Charlotte Observer
New craft will cost less to operate, and net outlay will be $3 million after selling old ones.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: CBS13
Balltazar Valladares, 30, pleaded guilty in June to shining a high-powered green laser at a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter on March 16, 2009. The helicopter was searching for a suspect who had shined a green laser at a Southwest Airlines flight that was landing at the Sacramento International Airport two hours earlier.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Profile of one particular fire-fighting helicopter in the Erickson Air-Crane fleet... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: American Eurocopter
The Public Service award was presented to pilot Jim MacKay and trooper/flight paramedic Nate Wheelock, who received this distinction during the Rotor & Wing 2009 Search and Rescue summit in Reston, Virginia.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: http://www.skyquest.co.uk/pressNews%20200809.htm
Skyquest Aviation will unveil the first-ever production model HD (High Definition) video recorder at Helitech. Aimed firmly at the airborne surveillance sector, the world’s first lightweight HD recorder – a mere ten per cent the size and weight of the equivalent commercial device – allows a full mission’s worth of HD video to be stored... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Armed Forces Bowl
Bell Helicopter has renewed its title sponsorship of the Armed Forces Bowl for two more years according to John Garrison, president and chief executive officer of Bell Helicopter, and Brant Ringler, the game’s executive director, in a joint announcement.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: North West Air Ambulance
The EC135 nearest the camera is added this week to the fleet and based at Manchester’s City Airport, also known as Barton Aerodrome.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Oil & Gas UK
The new system enables air traffic controllers to see helicopters on their radar screens at Aberdeen Airport at a far greater range from the shore than has previously been possible using solely shore-based radars.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Devon Air Ambulance
Heléna Holt, chief executive of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust said: “We realised at the beginning of the year that this special date was one that it was important to keep in our diary”.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Times of Malta
Eagle Heli Tours has been granted a landing permit by the authorities to operate ad hoc helicopter flights between Malta and Gozo, from Malta International Airport to the Gozo Heliport.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Winnipeg Free Press
The author of a 2002 study into a police helicopter for Winnipeg is willing to do it all over again, but this time he’d like a reply. Kim Hards, a quality assurance manager for an Alberta helicopter company, said recently he’s willing to put together another report, but only if the Winnipeg Police Service is... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Otago Daily Times
The proposed sites include Cameron Flat, North Motatapu Conservation Area, Mt Alta Conservation Area, Treble Cone ski area, Mt Aspiring Station, Hawea Conservation Park, Remarkables Conservation Area and Minaret Station. Aspiring has applied for 2750 landings a year at the 16 sites.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer is pleased to announce the contract signature of 3 EC155 Dauphin helicopters with the Royal Thai Police (RTP) at Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong. These 3 new medium weight twin-engine helicopters will be delivered in 2011 and will be dedicated to VVIP missions.... Read more
