14-Aug-2009Source: Rim of the World
SCE is relocating its fleet of aviation workhorses from LA/Ontario International Airport to the less-congested Chino Airport. The county’s Department of Airports and the Real Estate Services Dept had been in discussions with SCE regarding this relocation since August 2006.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Evening Express
The near-miss happened on March 20 when an air traffic controller gave a pilot the okay to climb – not realising a second helicopter was above him.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AMT
Uniflight Inc., a helicopter overhaul and repair service center based in Grand Prairie, Texas, has agreed to buy Millennium Aviation at Reading Regional... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: AOPA
Aerokopter, a European helicopter manufacturer located in Poltava, Ukraine, announced the U.S. availability of its Aerokopter AK1-3 light helicopter. Certified in Europe in 2006, the company claims the two-seat helicopter will initially be offered as a kit.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), have concluded a challenging mediation process that has produced a landmark labor agreement.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Flightglobal
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14-Aug-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter scored another win with its repeat as the highest rated rotorcraft manufacturer for product support in the Aviation International News (AIN) annual survey.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
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13-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Placing the President’s Message in RotorNews will take Zuccaro’s message beyond the membership and readers of ROTOR magazine, and make it available to industry professionals and others interested in helicopter operations and the critical issues facing the rotorcraft industry.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The comprehensive NVG training package took place at the Palm Beach Helicopters flight training facility in Lantana, Florida in the newly NVG STC Bell 206B Jet Ranger.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Echo News
The Seawing Flying Club club, based at Southend Airport since 1970, has been leased its first helicopter – a Robinson R22 – expanding its fleet despite the economic downturn.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Mercury News
The federal government is considering transferring 229 acres of public land to Clark County for a heliport about 20 miles south of Las Vegas.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Connecticut Post
A Sikorsky Aircraft employee who told police he was concerned about terrorists infiltrating the defense contractor’s Main Street plant was arrested when he was caught driving around the factory’s flight area with a loaded shotgun and ammunition.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: News Durham Region
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13-Aug-2009Source: Stuff
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12-Aug-2009Source: Saint Alphonsus
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12-Aug-2009Source: NY Daily News
The FAA, she charged, has failed to make changes. “We believe if the recommendations were implemented, aviation safety would be improved,” the blunt-speaking Hersman said. She said 225 aircraft fly within 3 miles of the crash site every day, and pilots below 1,100 feet are free to choose their routes without monitoring from air-traffic controllers.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Anglia One
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11-Aug-2009Source: Chicago Tribune
Experts from the Illinois Department of Transportation will pore over stacks of statistics and tales of medical emergencies in trying to decide whether a heliport proposed for the new Lurie Children’s Hospital in Streeterville can be built.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: PHI
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 were 39,246, compared to 39,630 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
Vector Aerospace Corporation wishes to inform its customers and affected operators that they once again have a Canadian support alternative for Breeze Eastern Corporation products.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Times Record News
The Wichita Falls Air Evac Lifeteam base opened to the public Saturday morning, giving tours of the newly renovated and more spacious facility.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: AeroComputers
AeroComputers Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of integration between the UC-5100 Digital Mapping System and the HD/IR sensor payload. This integration provides advanced mapping, geopointing and video switching capabilities.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Ubergizmo
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11-Aug-2009Source: Nebraska State Paper
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10-Aug-2009Source: Dallas News
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10-Aug-2009Source: EcoWorldly
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10-Aug-2009Source: Chelton Flight Systems
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10-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland
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10-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
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10-Aug-2009Source: Continental
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10-Aug-2009Source: New York Times
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10-Aug-2009Source: Bristow
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7-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter
A Maryland State Police Aviation Command crew has been honored for a daring December 2008 rescue which utilized American Eurocopter’s Dauphin AS365 when a broken water main left several vehicles trapped in three-to-four feet of swiftly-flowing water.... Read more
3-Aug-2009Source: Robb & Robb
Gary C. Robb of Kansas City’s Robb & Robb, LLC delivered an address on Monday, July 27, 2009 on “Litigating a Helicopter Crash Case” to the Aviation Law Section at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), held in San Francisco, California.... Read more
3-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
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31-Jul-2009Source: Kazan
July, 24 was held the official visit of two important visitors on the Kazan helicopter plant. The Interest to manufacture of the world famous helicopters of mark “Mi” and ANSAT was shown by the mayor of the city of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: PTI
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today ordered transferring of 21 hectares land in Joshimath area to Chamoli district administration for the construction of a helipad, stadium and an auditorium.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Cay Compass
Governor Stuart Jack asked the Auditor General Dan Duguay in September to undertake an investigation into the purchase of the helicopter. Mr. Duguay found that there was no clear documentation of what the required operational capabilities of the helicopter should be, and limited communication between the police and the Civil Aviation Authority about the helicopter.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Rotorhub
The CH-53K’s engine, the GE38, took center stage at a ceremony held at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., last week.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Garmin
iPhone and iPod Touch users can soon download Pilot My-Cast by Garmin, a premier cell phone application that provides critical aviation weather data, flight planning and flight filing services to U.S. and Canadian based subscribers.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: Sikorsky
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31-Jul-2009Source: Vertical
DART Helicopter Services announces that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received ANAC approval for their AS350 Cable Cutters Kit in Brazil. Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals have been previously received.... Read more
31-Jul-2009Source: RotorNews
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31-Jul-2009Source: Optimal Geomatics
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31-Jul-2009Source: Air Methods
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31-Jul-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
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31-Jul-2009Source: American Eurocopter
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30-Jul-2009Source: Stuff
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30-Jul-2009Source: Garmin
It is estimated that Garmin’s 400/500 series avionics have been installed on approximately half of all U.S. single and twin-engine piston and turbine aircraft, which makes it among the most popular avionics of all time.... Read more
30-Jul-2009Source: L-3 Avionics
Designed as a backup for glass cockpit avionics, Trilogy is the first solid-state integrated standby system created specifically for Part 23 aircraft.... Read more
30-Jul-2009Source: Malay Mail
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