15-Dec-2009Source: Gazette Virginian
Members of the North Halifax Volunteer Fire Department were joined by representatives from Halifax Regional Health System and Centra Health of Lynchburg to celebrate the department’s new helipad with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: WLFI
The new Saint Elizabeth East is one step closer to opening its doors after a successful test landing on the hospital’s new rooftop helipad.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Irish Times
A HELICOPTER pilot who landed his aircraft on the roof of a shopping centre to collect a set of keys has been given a six-month suspended sentence and fined €5,000. The judge said the man seemed to lack a grasp of common sense.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Omniflight
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with FlightSafety International, the world’s leading aviation training company.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: HAI
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is proud to announce its “Salute to Excellence” award winners for 2010.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: News and Star
An air ambulance is currently based in Flimby to deal with emergencies on the south side of the River Derwent.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics named Joseph LaMarca, Jr., as VP Communications effective Jan. 4, 2010. “With more than 25 years of experience in communications and management, Joe brings a wealth of talent and leadership expertise to his new position,” said Ralph Heath, executive VP, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: ITAR-TASS
The Ulan-Ude aircraft plant that makes part of the Vertolyoty Rossii (Helicopters of Russia) holding, ends the year with a growth in sales of about 35 percent.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Ski Channel
Opening Day at Great Canadian Heli-Skiing is not usually until after Christmas, but opened this week due to the great accumulation in snow... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: KTEN
Recently, Lifestar moved from Wilson N. Jones hospital to a new facility off highway 75 near the Sherman-Howe line. Now, they are changing their name to match their parent company’s name... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: MCA
A Coastguard SARÂ helicopter base has been in existence at Portland since 1995 – the helicopter that is currently being operated at this base is an AW139 provided by CHC Scotia.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Dallas Morning News
Federal agents are investigating whether a helicopter they have held for 14 months at an airport in Texas was earmarked for shipment to Iran.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Elbit Systems of America has achieved another milestone for the Kollsman® GAViS™ (General Aviation Vision System). GAViS™ is now certified on the Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B and S-76C helicopters.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Voxy
The Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust is stepping forward with the arrival of a twin engine BK117 on the 23rd December. Trust Chairman, John Newland announced that the Trustees agreed to go ahead with the biggest change in the history of the Trust since its inception in 1992.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: Huffington Post
A deployable energy absorber (think “honeycomb airbag”) may have some promise. NASA recently tested the technology by dropping a helicopter from 35 feet in the air.... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: BC Local News
Cowichan District Hospital’s disabled helipad could be open by Monday, pending Transport Canada’s OK on tree safety and other work being finished this weekend, CDH’s site director says.... Read more
12-Dec-2009Source: Mail Tribune
San Diego Gas and Electric, which has leased an Erickson S-64E aircrane helicopter dubbed “The Incredible Hulk,” will take delivery of a new helicopter sometime in the spring.... Read more
11-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Texas Aviation Services, a leader for 38 years in helicopter and aircraft services, along with its in-country partner Sierra Aeronautica, announced today the delivery of a corporate Agusta 109S Grand to Sao Paulo.... Read more
11-Dec-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that its Canadian Supply Center is now providing Honeywell T53 engine spare parts and accessories in Canada.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: TravelBizMonitor
Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism recently laid the foundation stone for the heliport at Chemchey, South District, Sikkim. This is first in the three heliport projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) for construction of heliports. The other two are Geetang Khola in the West and Mangan in the North District.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: NorthJersey.com
Five wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the pilot of a Piper fixed-wing aircraft that collided over the Hudson River with a helicopter carrying Italian tourists.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Dart Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services announces that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries has received FAA approval or their new Cable Cutters Kits for the Bell 206A, B, L, L-1, L-3, L-4 helicopters. Transport Canada and EASA approvals are pending.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Cobham
Cobham’s Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has received Technical Standards Order (TSO) certification from the FAA, a major milestone that approves the manufacture of DACS for installation on certified aircraft.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: FAA
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today the formation of an independent review panel that will examine the November 19, 2009 outage of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI).... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Civil Society
The board of the London Air Ambulance charity that sacked chief executive David Philpott after he raised concerns about alleged malpractice by some trustees, has reportedly commissioned an independent review into the circumstances surrounding his dismissal.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Summit Daily News
Kathy Mayer, director of Flight For Life Colorado, announced that beginning Jan. 3, Flight For Life helicopter coverage from St. Anthony Summit Medical Center mountain base in Frisco will increase to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Jetbox.aero
Andrea Brown bought Helicentre Liverpool in 2002 and successfully grew the School . In November she sold Helicentre Liverpool to Andrew Tyrer, Jonathen Rayner [CFI] and JetRanger owner Joel Tobias.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
On the 24th of November, at Aix-les-Milles airport, Eurocopter took delivery of its first Cabri G2 from Helicopteres Guimbal.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: AIN
The Eurocopter EC 175 medium twin helicopter made its first flight on Friday 7th December at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France, according to a source close to Eurocopter.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters and Iran-based Fanavaran ASEMAN GITI Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to promote Russian rotorcraft in the Islamic Republic of Iran.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Asbury Park Press
Air ambulance services will continue to be provided by the helicopter MONOC 1 as negotiations with a new aircraft operator are finalized, said Vincent Robbins, president and chief operating officer of Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: AllAfrica
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State launched two Bell 412EP Helicopters with a promise to commit the state’s resources to securing the lives and property of residents.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
The FHS (Flying Helicopter Simulator) Helicopters do not have to be loud. This is the conclusion of scientists at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) working on the FRIENDCOPTER project.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: North Queensland Register
Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps, has demanded answers from Health Minister Paul Lucas after concerns were raised the helipad at the Ingham Hospital still does not meet design specifications and Queensland Health will not let helicopters land on it.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: Express & Echo
Helena Holt, the chief executive of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust has hit out at the Children’s Air Ambulance Trust, disputing many of its claims and its financial capabilities.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: KPHO
The Arizona Department Of Public Safety arrested a man who it said pointed a handheld laser at a police helicopter involved in a robbery pursuit.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: TheHook
An ill-fated powerline inspection with a helicopter that killed four people in Cranbrook, B.C. was technically against federal regulations, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: News and Sentinel
Wood County Sheriff’s Department officials said they have applied for a $95,000 grant to refurbish the department’s helicopter. Wood is the only county in the state that has a helicopter as part of its sheriff’s department.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg needs a police helicopter to respond to mundane calls, not for dramatic Hollywood-style aerial chases, police Chief Keith McCaskill said after politicians tentatively approved the purchase.... Read more
8-Dec-2009
The union of Erie-based EmergyCare Inc.’s LifeStar program and West Mifflin-based Stat MedEvac program will officially launch on Saturday at 7 a.m., Dan Nakles, manager of business relations and development for Stat MedEvac, said Thursday.... Read more
8-Dec-2009
A proposal to install a 4,000-gallon above-ground gas tank at a downtown heliport has raised concerns among residents who fear it poses a safety risk and could become a terrorist target.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Canada.com
Transport Canada has shut down the helicopter landing facility at Cowichan District Hospital. On Nov. 18 the agency closed the helipad due to concerns about trees on a neighbouring property posing a safety hazard to the air ambulances.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: http://www.masoncountynews.com/news/article/23855
Shannon AirMed1 was named the 2009 Air Medical Service by the Texas Department of State Health Services at the recent Texas EMS Conference, marking the fourth year for the service to receive the honor. AirMed1 earned the award previously in 2002, 2003 and 2007. They are the only service in Texas to receive the honor... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: NZ Herald
Statements filed with the Charities Commission show the Auckland Regional Helicopter Trust received almost $5 million in donations in the year to March 31 – but spent some $2 million raising the cash.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: NetIndian
Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today laid the foundation stone for a heliport at Chemchey in the South District of Sikkim.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka City Councilman Larry Wolgast, who voted on the prevailing side in August as the council discontinued funding for the police helicopter program, has put forth a proposal targeted at keeping that program in operation while changing the way it is used.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Waco Tribune-Herald
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether an area helicopter company violated federal regulations by circling around the Baylor University-University of Texas football game Nov. 14 at Floyd Casey Stadium. Brazos Helicopters was operating a Bell 47J... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: South West Business
TWO county companies have stormed into a national league table for the UK’s fastest growing businesses. Gloucester-based online book retailer, The Book Depository has made the Fast Track 100 list for the second year running ranked 55th. And it has been joined by Staverton-based helicopter operator Bond Aviation in 80th position.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Erickson Air Crane
Both helicopters come directly from urban interface firefighting assignments in Southern California where they helped firefighters battle the record-breaking “Station Fire” near Los Angeles in the late summer.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: http://www.rus-helicopters.ru/en/news/news_company/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=1758
Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (KumAPE) has completed tests of a Ka-226T fitted with Turbomeca engines. The model uses French Arrius 2G turboshafts and a Russian VR-226N gearbox.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: American Eurocopter
In a celebration event on its Grand Prairie headquarters, American Eurocopter received D-Level certification from Eurocopter for the repair and overhaul of tailbooms and stabilizers for EC135 model aircraft. It becomes the first company to receive this designation outside of Europe.... Read more
8-Dec-2009
Firefighting operations. While in the vicinity of the drop point, BK117 VH-LXC‟s main rotor contacted the trailing edge of AS350 VH-NFO‟s vertical fin. There was light damage to the AS350 and there were no injuries... Read more
8-Dec-2009
Firefighting operations. While in the vicinity of the drop point, BK117 VH-LXC‟s main rotor contacted the trailing edge of AS350 VH-NFO‟s vertical fin. There was light damage to the AS350 and there were no injuries... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Donaldson
Aerospace Filtration Systems has received a Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the AgustaWestland AW139.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
Priority 1 Air Rescue has completed Inland SAR training with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) which included initial Class B External Rotorcraft Load and Helicopter Short-Haul Rescue in their recently acquired Bell 407.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter delivered another AS350B3 helicopter to the Miami-Dade Police Department’s (MDPD) Aviation Unit. This is the second of four AS350B3s that have been ordered... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: AgustaWestland
The MSA is responsible for monitoring all inland and coastal waters and these two helicopters will be dedicated to controlling and fighting water pollution.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Turbomeca
In keeping with a commitment to serve their customers better, Turbomeca Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and Helipartner (M) Sdn Bhd further develop their partnership to vastly improve the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services being offered to helicopter operators.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter delivered the first two EC155 B1 Dauphin helicopters to Citic Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd. (COHC) in Shenzhen, China. The delivery is part of a contract signed on October 12, 2008 for a total of ten helicopters of this type.... Read more
7-Dec-2009
Plans to cut the number of Police helicopters around the UK have been revealed by the Home Office.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
Flight Safety Foundation announced today the creation of the Australian Helicopter Advisory Group – a subsidiary of Foundation’s Australian Advisory Board and its mission is to pursue the continuous improvement of helicopter safety and the prevention of accidents.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters, JSC, and UZROSAVIA (Uzbekistan) have signed an agreement on the principles of cooperation in service and maintenance of Russian rotorcraft. The 5 year agreement was signed in Moscow and will coordinate the cooperation of the two companies on service and maintenance of Russian rotorcraft in Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Lynn D. Malmstrom, a senior executive with more than 30 years of management experience, has been hired as the Chief Financial Officer of California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR).... Read more
