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Aris Helicopters takes lease on 10,000 sq.ft Hollister building

Aris Helicopters takes lease on 10,000 sq.ft Hollister building

23-Mar-2011Source: Hollister Free Lance

Aris Helicopters has agreed to a lease with the City of Hollister to operate at the building formerly used by the Gavilan College aviation mechanic program.  Aris has taken the 10,000 sq.ft facility on a two year lease with an option to extend a further three years.... Read more

Libya conflict – Osprey active in rescuing downed F-15 pilot

Libya conflict – Osprey active in rescuing downed F-15 pilot

23-Mar-2011Source: US Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va.  — Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rescued a U.S. Air Force pilot downed in Libya March 22. The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya March 21 while flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the joint coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country’s... Read more

Sikorsky to take part in HeliRussia 2011

Sikorsky to take part in HeliRussia 2011

23-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The organisers of HeliRussia 2011 have announced that Sikorsky have taken some exhibition space at the event, representing the first time the US manufacturer has made a visible push into the country in many years.  Although no details are yet being made available, it is expected that their main push will be to make some... Read more

Saab receives order for airborne self-protection system

Saab receives order for airborne self-protection system

23-Mar-2011Source: Saab

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for airborne Electronic Warfare self-protection system of approximately 28M Euros ”We are proud of being selected for this major deal for self-protection systems. The contract strengthens our position on the world market and shows that our complete Electronic Warfare self-protection systems are highly competitive”, says Micael... Read more

NZ operator Precision Helicopters adds new base at Palmerston North

NZ operator Precision Helicopters adds new base at Palmerston North

23-Mar-2011Source: Precision Helicopters

Precision Helicopters Ltd (PHL) have announced that they have opened a new Base at Palmerston North Airport which will see an extension of their services into the lower North Island. This has been made possible by newly formed Helicopters Manawatu Ltd having signed with PHL as a Licensed Contractor. David Speirs, Business Manager, said today... Read more

Enstrom sells spraying 480 to China’s Wuhan Helicopters

Enstrom sells spraying 480 to China’s Wuhan Helicopters

23-Mar-2011Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has recently signed a Purchase Agreement with Wuhan Helicopters in China for a 480B turbine helicopter.  The state of the art aircraft will be equipped with a Garmin GPS system, an Isolair agricultural spraying system, and a Safe Flight Powerline Detection System. Enstrom has a long history with Wuhan Helicopters and China. ... Read more

PremiAir busy as UK corporate hospitality season starts at Cheltenham

PremiAir busy as UK corporate hospitality season starts at Cheltenham

23-Mar-2011Source: PremiAir

As Long Run raced towards the finish line to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, PremiAir, the award-winning UK-based executive helicopter and corporate jet charter operator, was preparing to wrap up an extremely busy flying schedule last week.  Each aircraft in the company’s executive charter fleet flew every day from locations in the UK and throughout Europe. ... Read more

Pennant wins £10M for AW159 maintenance training equipment

Pennant wins £10M for AW159 maintenance training equipment

23-Mar-2011Source: Pennant

Pennant International Group plc (“Pennant”), is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pennant Training Systems Limited, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of £10 million by AgustaWestland. The contract is for the development of Maintenance Training Equipment for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The suite of hardware devices will be used... Read more

Helicopter man flies into AZ Hall of Fame

Helicopter man flies into AZ Hall of Fame

23-Mar-2011Source: Arizona Daily Star

They were new and noisy and most folks had never seen one up close and personal back in 1946. That was the year Edwin “Monte” Montgomery brought his helicopter to town, starting up what was later lauded as the nation’s first commercial helicopter business.... Read more

Sikorsky and Hanger Orthopedic Group partner to improve prosthetic care in Colombia

Sikorsky and Hanger Orthopedic Group partner to improve prosthetic care in Colombia

23-Mar-2011Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE:HGR) have partnered to help Colombia improve the treatment and lives of victims of landmines injured during the decades-long conflict that has affected the country. Since 2002, there have been at least 7,700 registered survivors of landmine incidents, with the... Read more

CH-53K production line opens at Palm Beach

CH-53K production line opens at Palm Beach

23-Mar-2011Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. officially opened a new facility at its Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) campus, establishing experimental assembly line operations for the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Since 1959, United Technologies Corporation has been in operation in Palm Beach County with Pratt & Whitney... Read more

Metro Aviation announces innovative iPad app

Metro Aviation announces innovative iPad app

23-Mar-2011Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation, Inc. has announced an industry first iPad App now available to provide customers with a familiarization and training tool for installed equipment description, functionality and operation, among other uses. The company plans to include the Eurocopter AS350, EC130, EC135, EC145 and EC145T2 as well as the EC155 model type helicopters as part of... Read more

Alliance for Aviation Across America discusses new partnership with HAI

Alliance for Aviation Across America discusses new partnership with HAI

22-Mar-2011Source: Alliance for Aviation Across America

Alliance for Aviation Across America announced a new partnership with the Helicopter Association International (HAI) during a press conference highlighting the recent achievements of the Alliance for Aviation Across America over the last 18 months. “We are thrilled and honored that the Helicopter Association International has decided to join the Board of Directors of the... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance reaches 25,000 missions by helicopter and car

London’s Air Ambulance reaches 25,000 missions by helicopter and car

22-Mar-2011Source: London’s Air Ambulance

London’s Air Ambulance, the Charity which runs London’s only air ambulance has today attended its 25,000th mission.  The service, which has been in operation for 23 years, also celebrates a year of being a 24hr operation next month, in April 2011, thanks to the continued support of its sponsors and the London community. London’s Air... Read more

Canadian corporation sues US DoD over FOI request

Canadian corporation sues US DoD over FOI request

22-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A Canadian corporation hired to provide helicopter services in Afghanistan for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is suing in Washington federal court to keep the contents of the contract confidential.  Canadian Commercial Corp., which bids for defense contracts on behalf of Canadian companies, filed the suit lasty week against the US Dept of Defence... Read more

Netherlands replaces Lynx taken captive in Libya

Netherlands replaces Lynx taken captive in Libya

22-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

An Ilyushin II-76 transport plane took off from Leeuwarden Air Base yesterday towards Djibouti. On board was  a replacement Lynx helicopter for the Netherlands Navy frigate Hr. Ms. Tromp. The previous helicopter for this naval ship was captured in Libya on 27th February along with its crew of three, when they were attempting to evacuate... Read more

Royal Navy “Black Cats” display team release 2011 schedule

Royal Navy “Black Cats” display team release 2011 schedule

22-Mar-2011Source: Royal Navy

The Royal Navy helicopter display team, the Black Cats, have announced their 2011 season. Following on from a very successful 2010 season, the 2011 programme for RNAS Yeovilton-based team, is shaping up to be just as exciting. Lt Chris Chambers, last year’s No 2 Black Cat Pilot, has assumed the role as the Lead Pilot... Read more

New US Forest Service firefighting standards could cost a $50K upgrade per aircraft

New US Forest Service firefighting standards could cost a $50K upgrade per aircraft

22-Mar-2011Source: WSLS Channel 10

The new standards apply only to call-when-needed contracts, and they apply only to the Type III, smaller type of helicopters used for dropping between 100 and 300 gallons of retardant and transporting up to eight firefighters.  These aircraft will now be required to be equipped with wire-cutting kits... Read more

USMC mechanic dies after CH-53 landing gear collapse

USMC mechanic dies after CH-53 landing gear collapse

22-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

According to the Naval Safety Center, the sergeant died after he was pinned under a CH-53E helicopter after the landing gear collapsed when the landing gear pin was pulled. HeliHub.com adds a separate page for every reported incident, including details of the particular helicopter and links to online reports of the event. see 17-Mar-11 Sikorsky... Read more

Gazprom selects partner to develop heliport supporting Shtokman gas field

Gazprom selects partner to develop heliport supporting Shtokman gas field

22-Mar-2011Source: Gazprom

Gazprom has selected Rubin (St. Petersburg) after a tender to draft a concept design for an intermediate marine helicopter landing pad for the Shtokman gas condensate field. The client is the 100-percent Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot.  Rubin will use its own knowledge and expertise to draft the concept for Gazflot; the project is part of the... Read more

HeliHub.com launches Helicopter Display Teams photo gallery

HeliHub.com launches Helicopter Display Teams photo gallery

22-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Following the success of the main HeliHub.com gallery – soon to pass the 6,000 images mark – we are today launching a more specialised gallery covering helicopter display teams. The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and the outstanding success of our main gallery is demonstrating just how... Read more

Kaman to present at the JP Morgan Aviation Conference

Kaman to present at the JP Morgan Aviation Conference

22-Mar-2011Source: Kaman

Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ-GS:KAMN) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation, and Defense Conference 2011 on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in New York, NY. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 2:40 PM Eastern time. Investors and interested parties may access a live audio webcast in the Conferences and Presentations... Read more

Enstrom begins Royal Thai Army aircraft production

Enstrom begins Royal Thai Army aircraft production

22-Mar-2011Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation would like to announce that the first three, of a contracted sixteen, 480B advanced turbine training helicopters for the Royal Thai Army have been completed at the Enstrom factory.  The aircraft have been equipped with a number of advanced features, including NVG compatible cockpits, Chelton EFIS systems, and dual Wulfsberg RT-5000 tactical... Read more

Major HEMS Associations Commit to IHST Goals and Process

Major HEMS Associations Commit to IHST Goals and Process

22-Mar-2011Source: HAI

Major helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) associations have committed to “create the safest system possible for patients and the public” by adopting the data-driven safety recommendations of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST). They called on all HEMS operators to join their efforts. “The leading helicopter operators in our industry have made significant investments in... Read more

Register Update – South Africa – February 2011

Register Update – South Africa – February 2011

21-Mar-2011Source: 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

EASA certifies Garmin G500H in AS350

EASA certifies Garmin G500H in AS350

21-Mar-2011Source: Garmin

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, and Kuerzi Avionics AG, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft services in Europe, have proudly teamed together to obtain European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the installation of the Garmin G500H glass cockpit in the Eurocopter AS350.... Read more

Weststar takes delivery of last three of nine AW139s

Weststar takes delivery of last three of nine AW139s

21-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Malaysian offshore operator Weststar Aviation Services has taken delivery of the last three of the nine AgustaWestland AW139s it ordered, primarily for supporting offshore oil and gas operations in the country.  The three were delivered today to Kualan Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport courtesy of an Antonov AN124 freighter. Six AW139s will be based... Read more

MH-65C commander wins 2011 Capt. Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award

MH-65C commander wins 2011 Capt. Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award

21-Mar-2011Source: US Coast Guard

Coast Guard Lt. Kelly Deutermann, 28, an MH-65C aircraft commander, has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Capt. Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award. Deutermann received the award at the 24th Annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium Tuesday in San Diego. Established in 2001, the Capt. Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award is named in honor of the... Read more

Lorne Crawford, member of the Ornge board of Directors, passes away

Lorne Crawford, member of the Ornge board of Directors, passes away

21-Mar-2011Source: Ornge

On behalf of the Ornge Board of Directors, it is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of one of our own, Mr. Lorne Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a tireless supporter and champion of access to healthcare, especially for people living in Northwestern Ontario. “We at Ornge are deeply saddened to learn of the... Read more

Idaho Army Guard receives pair of Lakotas

Idaho Army Guard receives pair of Lakotas

21-Mar-2011

The Idaho Army National Guard has added two new UH-72A Lakotas to its inventory to increase rescue and medical evacuations capabilities.  The new choppers arrived at Gowen Field, south of Boise, on Friday 18th March.... Read more

PZL-Åšwidnik and Rolls-Royce renew M250 engine supply agreement

PZL-Åšwidnik and Rolls-Royce renew M250 engine supply agreement

20-Mar-2011Source: PZL-Åšwidnik

PZL-Åšwidnik, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a renewal agreement with Rolls-Royce to continue the supply of M250 turbines for the SW-4 single engine helicopter. The multi-year agreement will cover the provision of engines for the SW-4 in the world market, confirming confidence of the market opportunities for the type.... Read more

New hangar plans progress for Air Evac Lifeteam at Portsmouth, Ohio

New hangar plans progress for Air Evac Lifeteam at Portsmouth, Ohio

20-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Portsmouth City Planning Commission voted in recent days to allow Air Evac Lifeteam to build a hangar at their existing helipad between 11th and 12th Streets.  The plans include allowand for installation of an above-ground fuel storage tank.  No objections were raised by State Fire Marshal’s Office or the Portsmouth Fire Department. Most of... Read more

Medical Director of West Pennylvania LifeFlight program named AMPA president

Medical Director of West Pennylvania LifeFlight program named AMPA president

20-Mar-2011Source: West Penn Allegheny Health System

P.S. Martin, MD, Director of Pre-Hospital Services at Allegheny General Hospital and Medical Director of West Penn Allegheny Health System’s LifeFlight program, has been named president of the Air Medical Physicians Association (AMPA), a group offering opportunities for education, research and networking so that patients may receive the best care possible in the safest transport... Read more

FAA warns helicopter pilots over use of Garmin 400/500 GPS with TAWS

FAA warns helicopter pilots over use of Garmin 400/500 GPS with TAWS

20-Mar-2011Source: FAA

SAIB: SW-11-24 This is information only.  Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is to inform owners and operators of rotorcraft equipped with Garmin 400/500 series GPS Navigation Systems, with the activated function of Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (TAWS) designed for use in fixed wing airplanes.  There is an airworthiness concern regarding... Read more

UK scientists demo technology to make brown-out landings safer

UK scientists demo technology to make brown-out landings safer

20-Mar-2011Source: Royal Air Force

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in conjunction with industry partners, today showcased the development of world leading technology designed to help helicopter pilots land more safely and efficiently in Afghanistan. Scientists from Dstl, part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), have led the technical development of a pioneering approach to the problem of... Read more

Bell awarded $10M contract for gearbox assembly items for US Navy

Bell awarded $10M contract for gearbox assembly items for US Navy

20-Mar-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $10,251,032 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, basic ordering agreement contract for gearbox assembly items.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Navy.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2014.  The Defense Logistics Agency... Read more

Opposition party promises new NSW helicopter if they win election

Opposition party promises new NSW helicopter if they win election

20-Mar-2011Source: ABC

Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell will mark the final week of the New South Wales’ election campaign later today with a promise to fund more police officers and a  a new Ua$16 million counter-terrorism helicopter and 100 additional police vehicles.... Read more

Iraq Mi-171 advisor pilots provide training – day or night

Iraq Mi-171 advisor pilots provide training – day or night

20-Mar-2011Source: NATO Training Mission

A dozen Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air helicopter pilots are working day and night to ensure their Iraqi counterparts are trained and equipped to conduct missions that will ensure safety and security within the country. At home, most of the American advisors provide security, passenger airlift and helicopter training on UH-1N and UH-1H Huey helicopters.... Read more

REACH Air Medical Services earns Diamond Certified Designation

REACH Air Medical Services earns Diamond Certified Designation

20-Mar-2011Source: REACH Air Medical Services

REACH Air Medical Services, with headquarters in Santa Rosa, CA and bases of operation throughout California, as well as in Oregon and Texas, has earned the Diamond Certified® designation. Earning the rating of “highest in quality” came after being rated in a customer satisfaction survey performed by American Ratings Corporation. “Everyone at REACH is pleased... Read more

Maryland ponders billing medevac patients

Maryland ponders billing medevac patients

19-Mar-2011Source: WBAL 11 News

The state is looking into the possibility of billing each patient transported, according to 11 News reporter David Collins. This would be a huge departure from current policy, which uses tax dollars to fund the program, without charging patients.... Read more

FAA proposes limiting blocks on aircraft tracking

FAA proposes limiting blocks on aircraft tracking

19-Mar-2011Source: AOPA

The FAA is seeking comment on a proposal that would limit participation in a program that allows aircraft operators to restrict public access to real-time tracking of their flight... Read more

Becker Avionics announces ETSO certification for new Audio Control Panel

Becker Avionics announces ETSO certification for new Audio Control Panel

19-Mar-2011Source: Becker Avionics

Becker Avionics announced the receipt of ETSO certification for the Audio Control Unit (ACU) 6101, 8TX panel. The ACU6101, 8TX panel version has been specifically designed to meet the operator requirements for a dedicated Cabin Audio Control Panel. This new panel design is based on the standard ACU6101 Cockpit Panel and is the latest addition... Read more

US Navy moving more helicopters to North Island

US Navy moving more helicopters to North Island

19-Mar-2011Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Four additional squadrons will be based there by 2016... Read more

South Korea to create marine aviation unit

South Korea to create marine aviation unit

19-Mar-2011Source: Dow Jones

South Korea plans to create an elite marine aviation unit equipped with scores of helicopters in a bid to bolster its forces near the tense sea border with North Korea, an official said recently... Read more

Robinson Helicopter Shop launches new products

Robinson Helicopter Shop launches new products

19-Mar-2011Source: Robinson Helicopter Shop

At HeliExpo in Orlando Fl., Robinson Helicopter Shop released two new products made specifically for the R44 and R22 Helicopters. Designed by an R44 owner to specifically address issues experienced by all owners of the ships, the Bit Bag and Floor Mats are good news for pilots. BITBAG The Bit Bag solves the in-flight storage... Read more

Canada’s search for SAR helicopter flight engineers: Will it be successful?

Canada’s search for SAR helicopter flight engineers: Will it be successful?

19-Mar-2011Source: Ottawa Citizen

“The current Rotary Wing Search and Rescue Flight Engineer operational manning level is such that it has the potential to become seriously affected and render the overall SAR level of service uncertain,” an Air Force report in April 2010 warned.... Read more

Erickson, China mull over S64 production re-start

Erickson, China mull over S64 production re-start

19-Mar-2011Source: China Defense Mashup

The venerable S-64 heavylift twin helicopter could get new life under a memorandum of understanding between certificate holder Erickson Air-Crane and several companies in China, including Avicopter.... Read more

Cornwall Air Ambulance awarded £1 million for new base

Cornwall Air Ambulance awarded £1 million for new base

18-Mar-2011Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust has been awarded almost £1 million of ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) Convergence investment to build a new base for the charity and its helicopter at Newquay Cornwall Airport. The investment amounts to £949,760 from ERDF Convergence with further costs for the capital project to be matched by reserved charitable funds... Read more

New website for Donaldson Aerospace & Defense

New website for Donaldson Aerospace & Defense

18-Mar-2011Source: Donaldson

As the Donaldson Aerospace & Defense group, a division of Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), marks the anniversary of rebranding the organization’s three aerospace and defense businesses under one umbrella – AFS, Le Bozec and Western Filter – the Group has launched new landing pages for its website atwww.DonaldsonAerospace-Defense.com/ “As we continue to build a strong Donaldson... Read more

Turbomeca to sponsor Conklin & de Decker Maintenance Management Seminar

Turbomeca to sponsor Conklin & de Decker Maintenance Management Seminar

18-Mar-2011Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker’s Helicopter Maintenance Management – Essential Tools for Your New Role, received a recent boost when Turbomeca agreed to sponsor the 2-day event. “We recognize the value of maintenance technicians receiving training that supplements their technical backgrounds as they make or have the desire to make the transition into managerial positions. The... Read more

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at AEA, March 22-25

Latitude Technologies to exhibit at AEA, March 22-25

18-Mar-2011Source: Latitude Technologies

Latitude Technologies of Victoria, British Columbia announced today that they will be exhibiting at the upcoming at the 54th Annual Aircraft Electronics Association conference and trade show in Reno, Nevada, March 22-25th.  On display will be a full range of products and services offered by Latitude including the S100 and S200 SkyNode products, as well... Read more

Detached bolt cited in Australian fatal R44 investigation

Detached bolt cited in Australian fatal R44 investigation

18-Mar-2011Source: ATSB

On 4 February 2011, a Robinson Helicopter Company R44 Astro helicopter (R44), registered VH‑HFH, was conducting circuit operations at Cessnock Aerodrome, New South Wales. On board the helicopter were an instructor, a pilot undergoing a helicopter flight review and a passenger. Following the completion of a sequence involving the simulated failure of the helicopter’s hydraulic‑boost... Read more

Register Update – Austria – February 2011

Register Update – Austria – February 2011

17-Mar-2011Source: 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

Register Update – South Africa – January 2011

Register Update – South Africa – January 2011

17-Mar-2011Source: 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

HAI Applauds New Hampshire’s “General Aviation Appreciation Month”

HAI Applauds New Hampshire’s “General Aviation Appreciation Month”

17-Mar-2011Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International and other leaders of the Alliance for Aviation Across America are applauding New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch for declaring March “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in that state. “The helicopter’s unique capabilities provide lifesaving services to the citizens of New Hampshire, along with many other missions conducted on behalf of the greater good,”... Read more

Factory-operated Rotorway A600 Talon crashes

Factory-operated Rotorway A600 Talon crashes

17-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

One of two Experimental A600N Talon helicopters registered to manufacturer Rotorway International has had an accident.  The FAA preliminary report indicates that the pilot noticed a jolt while in cruise flight, but the ensuing autorotation ended up with the helicopter on its side.  N602RW is registered with an Experimental airworthiness certificate, with the category listed... Read more

California’s Ontario Police orders third AS350B2

California’s Ontario Police orders third AS350B2

17-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter

American Eurocopter is pleased to announce that the Ontario (CA) Police Department has ordered its third AS350 B2. The aircraft, which will enter service in late spring, will primarily be used for aerial patrol and special operations surveillance throughout the department’s service area in and around Ontario, California. The single-engine AS350 B2 offers the best... Read more

Afghan investigation – heli crew grounded, ground commander suspended

Afghan investigation – heli crew grounded, ground commander suspended

17-Mar-2011Source: ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force has launched an investigation into an operation in Kunar province Monday which may have resulted in two Afghan children being mistakenly killed. An ISAF Joint Command and Afghan incident assessment team went to Kunar province today to look into this incident. The assessment team interviewed ISAF and... Read more

US Apache pilot receives DFC for Afghanistan actions

US Apache pilot receives DFC for Afghanistan actions

17-Mar-2011Source: 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 82nd Airborne “All-American” Divison commander presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Chief Warrant Officer Carlos M. Roman, at Simmons Army Airfield, March 14, for his actions while serving in Afghanistan with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade. Soldiers, family members and friends gathered to honor Roman, an AH-64D Apache helicopter pilot... Read more

Queensland stops paramedics riding in single-engine helicopters

Queensland stops paramedics riding in single-engine helicopters

17-Mar-2011

The current government guidelines for priority responding aircraft stipulate that a twin engine helicopter is needed in order for an intensive care paramedic to travel to a medical emergency.... Read more

AFS and Kawak introduce new Fast Fill hydraulic pump for heavy operators

AFS and Kawak introduce new Fast Fill hydraulic pump for heavy operators

17-Mar-2011Source: Absolute Fire Solutions

Absolute Fire Solutions (AFS) and Kawak Aviation Technologies (Kawak) announced today the co-development of a new bucket mounted powered fill solution for heavy helicopter operators.  The new product, called FAST Fill Hydraulic, provides operators with a high-volume, ultra-lightweight powered fill option weighing only 32 pounds, and uses the proven Kawak auxiliary hydraulic technology to provide... Read more

Azerbaijan changing laws to allow private aircraft

Azerbaijan changing laws to allow private aircraft

17-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Arif Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Director of the State Civil Aviation Administration has announced this week that the country is to allow individuals and organizations to own their own aircraft.  Demand from the private sector has driven this decision, and will require various changes in regulations.  Due to hostilities in the recent past years, private ownership of... Read more

Whistler Health Care Centre helipad upgrade complete by late June

Whistler Health Care Centre helipad upgrade complete by late June

17-Mar-2011Source: Whistler Question

But the helipad will be shut down for six to eight weeks starting in late April to facilitate the construction. During the shut-down period, patients requiring helicopter medivacs will be transported to the municipal heliport and then transferred to the health care centre by ground ambulance.... Read more

Test flight aims to clear way for Buffalo General Hospital helipad

Test flight aims to clear way for Buffalo General Hospital helipad

17-Mar-2011Source: Buffalo News

When a helicopter hovers over Buffalo General Hospital on Monday, Kaleida Health officials hope the test flight will convince neighborhood residents that a proposed helipad won’t be a noise nuisance.... Read more

FAA drops Part 145 de-certification case against Phoenix Heliparts

FAA drops Part 145 de-certification case against Phoenix Heliparts

17-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The FAA has dropped its Part 145 de-certification case against Phoenix Heliparts in return for the withdrawal of its appeal to the NTSB of the FAA’s revocation of Phoenix Heliparts’ Part 145 repair station certificate last August.  This enables Phoenix to start the re-certification process immediately. Company president Tina Cannon said, “The case is now... Read more

Ministry Spirit Medical Transportation announces Rhinelander-based AS350

Ministry Spirit Medical Transportation announces Rhinelander-based AS350

17-Mar-2011Source: Ministry Health Care

Ministry Health Care announced that its Ministry Spirit Medical Transportation Service (Spirit) will begin to operate a helicopter ambulance from a Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital base in Rhinelander in June, 2011. In 2010, Spirit was unable to respond to 190 requests for air transport services due to other transports being already in process or to... Read more

Bank wants Bell 407 that belonged to former cartel boss

Bank wants Bell 407 that belonged to former cartel boss

17-Mar-2011

According to Business Development Bank of Canada, a 407 secured loans totaling $2,404,636 that it made in 2007 and 2008 to Allied Aircraft Sales Inc. and CC Helicopters Ltd.  The bank  filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday, asserting its interest in the helicopter. [file photo]... Read more

Sikorsky appoints new VPs for Americas and Asia

Sikorsky appoints new VPs for Americas and Asia

17-Mar-2011Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the appointments of Anthony Moreland as Vice President-Americas and Christophe Nurit as Vice President-Asia. Both have responsibility for the company’s commercial and foreign military sales in their regions along with all related strategic activities. They report to Carey Bond, President of Sikorsky Global Helicopters and Chief Marketing Officer for all... Read more

Afghan Mi-17 instructor pilot trains student for first time

Afghan Mi-17 instructor pilot trains student for first time

17-Mar-2011Source: US military

An Afghan air force Mi-17 transport helicopter instructor pilot recently trained an AAF student pilot on flying procedures at the AAF training center in Shindand, marking the first time an AAF Mi-17 IP served as chief instructor for an Afghan pilot. The achievement registers another milestone for the developing training center that Afghan officials see... Read more

HeliDolli.com releases “Robidolli” dolly for Robinson helicopters

HeliDolli.com releases “Robidolli” dolly for Robinson helicopters

17-Mar-2011Source: HeliDolli.com

Helidolli.com released several new products at the HAI show in Orlando. The Robidolli is a small dolly designed specifically for the R66, R44 and R22 helicopters. Simple at last! No straps to the skids, no fancy electric motor or hydraulic lift. Just lock to the RHC supplied tow ball on the belly of the Robi... Read more

Dutch NH90 flies for the first time at night with NV

Dutch NH90 flies for the first time at night with NV

17-Mar-2011Source: Dutch military

(Electronic translation of Dutch press release) The latest Defence Helicopter, the NH90 has successfully executed its first night.The flights took place Tuesday night from Marine Air Station De Kooy in Den Helder. During the flights, the potential and limitations of night vision equipment evaluated. Also, patients and Search and Rescue flight tested. In the coming... Read more

Aero Dynamix STC for Erickson Air-Crane NVG

Aero Dynamix STC for Erickson Air-Crane NVG

17-Mar-2011Source: Aero Dynamix

Aero Dynamix, Inc., located in Euless, Texas, (DFW area) has been awarded the first Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval by the FAA for the installation of a Night Vision Lighting System in an Erickson Air-Crane S-64F helicopter on July 28, 2010. This issuance is Aero Dynamix’s twenty-fourth FAA-STC certificate in addition to two EASA-STC certificates.... Read more

Goodrich awarded $7M contract for HUMS on 19 UH-1Y and 8 AH-1Z

Goodrich awarded $7M contract for HUMS on 19 UH-1Y and 8 AH-1Z

17-Mar-2011Source: US DoD

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., dba Goodrich Corp., Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $7,370,520 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 30 integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units for the fiscal 2011 Lot 8 production upgrade aircraft UH-1Y and AH-1Zs (19 UH-1Y units; eight AH-1Z units).  Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt.,... Read more

Longbow LLC awarded $10M contract for Apache Block III fire control radars

Longbow LLC awarded $10M contract for Apache Block III fire control radars

17-Mar-2011Source: US DoD

Longbow, LLC, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on March 11 a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of radar electronics units and unmanned aerial system tactical common data link assembly units in support of the Apache Block III helicopter fire control radar.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated... Read more

Bell awarded $48M contract for long-lead parts for 15 UH-1Y and 11 AH-1Z

Bell awarded $48M contract for long-lead parts for 15 UH-1Y and 11 AH-1Z

17-Mar-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $48,389,120 advance acquisition contract to provide long lead parts and components required for the manufacture of 26 Lot 9 UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters for the Marine Corps:  15 UH-1Y build new aircraft;  four AH-1Z remanufactured aircraft;  and seven AH-1Z build new aircraft.  Work will... Read more

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