20-Feb-2011Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance
The East Anglian Air Ambulance has activated a contingency plan due to operational issues with the current supplier of its aircraft, Sterling Aviation. Sterling is temporarily unable to provide the EAAA with an air ambulance service, so, as an interim measure the charity will continue to operate using alternative aircraft from a different supplier, Bond... Read more
19-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Heliair today held a launch party for the first R66 in Europe, although the weather was certainly not favourable and the small number of demo flights were kept within the airfield boundary due to the cloudbase. Flights were also limited to those people who had already placed orders for the RR300 turbine-powered five seater from... Read more
18-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
On Wednesday this week, the HeliHub.com team have filed the 8,000th news story on this website. The team’s dedication to the task, with stories sourced from all corners of the globe in our efforts to provide the industry with the best service bar none, with many stories not being covered by any other industry website... Read more
18-Feb-2011Source: Superior Helicopters
Superior Helicopters Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc.’s Great Slave Helicopters Ltd., has been awarded a new two-year contract with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR). The contract with the OMNR is for three Bell medium helicopters for aviation, forest fire and emergency services in Northern Ontario, with the three contracted... Read more
18-Feb-2011Source: Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres have announced it has secured a major deal with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to be the exclusive supplier of tyres for its new Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) – Surion. The aircraft is being developed to replace South Korea’s aging fleet of 500MD and UH-1H aircraft. The Surion made its first flight early... Read more
18-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Over three months ahead of contract start date on 1st June, CHC yesterday air freignted the two AW139s it needs for the Woodside Energy contract in an Antonov An124 of Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The pair had been delivered from the factory in Italy to CHC in the UK and then ferried to CHC’s Norwegian base at... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: STARS
Apache Corporation presented the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) with a $400,000 cheque today at the STARS Calgary Base. The cheque presentation elevates Apache’s total cumulative financial support of STARS to more than $1 million since 1990. Approximately $200,000 is being directed to the STARS Emergency Link Centre (ELC) work site registration program. The... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Bell
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (February 17, 2011) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been voted number one in product support by the readers of Professional Pilot magazine. With its largest lead and highest ranking of 7.96 out of a possible 10.0 since the awards inception, Bell Helicopter has earned this top honor... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: US Army Special Ops
The first shipment of the newest line of special operations helicopters were recently delivered to the Night Stalkers. Two of the long-awaited MH-60M Blackhawks were flown in to Fort Campbell from the Special Operations Forces Supply Activity (SOFSA) facility in Richmond, Ky., to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) Feb. 1, much to the... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: US Marine Corps
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — One hundred and eighty-nine Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft participated in the “Parade of Flight†to celebrate 100 years of Naval aviation, Feb. 12, in San Diego. Nearly 120 aircraft from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing flew from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Base... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: AviIT
AviIT, Inc. the makers of The eMan Solution are pleased to announce that Era Helicopters, LLC. has selected The eMan Solution, the aviation industry’s first centralized, technical publications management and delivery solution based on thin-client technology, to be implemented at all bases of operations world-wide, The eMan Solution empowers all authorized users to gain instant... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: GHT
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA     February 17, 2011 The Guide to Helicopter Tours in the U.S. (GHT) has recently launched an exciting, comprehensive eGuide which specifically promotes helicopter tourism in the US. Some of the most awe inspiring scenic helicopter tours in America can now be accessed in one convenient location on the web. “Landing... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: American Eurocopter
Grand Prairie, TX – February 17, 2011 – American Eurocopter, the number one commercial helicopter manufacturer in the United States, announced today that Treg Manning has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Manning brings more than 20 years of experience in the aviation community to American Eurocopter. He started his management career in... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Sikorsky
SHELTON, Conn. – Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Alpha Star Aviation Services to engage in discussions to form a joint venture dedicated to providing comprehensive military and commercial aviation support and maintenance services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alpha Star Aviation Services is an... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Two Bell AB206 JetRangers were delivered by road to Airwork’s facility at Caboolture Airfield in Australia today. Coded 3C-JF and 3C-JM, these were previously operated by the Austrian Air Force and retired from service in 2009. Austria bought a total of 25 AB206/OH-58s, a first batch of 13 AB206A models, followed later by 12 OH-58Bs. ... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter pays its respects to its long-time test pilot Jean Boulet. His legendary piloting skills and passion for flying established the Group’s place in the history of rotorcraft. First hired in 1947 by the SNCASE, which would later become Sud Aviation and then the Helicopter division of the Aerospatiale Group, Jean Boulet was one of... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland North America, Inc. today introduced its AW139M military helicopter for the U.S. military market. AgustaWestland customized the military version of the multi-role, off-the-shelf AW139 medium-twin helicopter, integrated with proven U.S. military technology for the U.S. Air Force’s Common Vertical Lift Support Program. The AW139M is being featured at the AFA Air Warfare Symposium, Feb.... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Corporate Jet Investor
In London almost 200 delegates hear speakers on various topics at the International Corporate Jet and Helicopter Finance Conference. The first day of the conference had a keynote speech by Luis Pinto CFO of NetJets Europe followed by Eddy Pieniazek, global head of consultancy at Ascend who talked about where we are in the business... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Ontario based EMS operatior Ornge will launch their next AW139 at the organisations base at London in south western Ontario. Guest of honour at the invitation-only event will be Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, while various key figures in Ornge will also attend, including Randy L’Heureux (Associate VP of Operations), Rick... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HAI
Helicopter Association International is offering a free workshop on March 6 during HELI-EXPO 2011 in Orlando, Fla. for U.S. military personnel interested in pursuing job opportunities in the civilian helicopter industry. The Military to Civilian Workshop, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on March 6 in Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, will help military service members... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The Brazilian Air Force has taken delivery of two new UH-60Ls, coded 8907 and 8908, in a handover ceremony on Sunday 13th February at Sikorsky’s facility at Elmira, New York state. The Black Hawks are painted in a new scheme not seen before in Brazil – a green/grey camouflage. This week sees the two helicopters... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: US Navy
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– Naval Aviation Training Systems program office (PMA-205) delivered a SH-60B Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) to Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), in late 2010. “With the new TOFT on location, the crews have more simulation time affording proficiency in mission readiness while staying close to home, thus... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
On last January 16, 2011, EMA (Empresa de Aerial Media, Ltd) marked 5,000 hours with their Ka32 fleet – Kamov 32A11BC, registration CS-HMM, was the actual helicopter which flew the milestone , under the command of pilot José Mendes, co-pilot Joana Santos and winch operator Bruno Martins. This achievement comes after only three years of... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] marked the delivery of the 1,000th Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system to the U.S. Army at ceremonies held today at Lockheed Martin facilities in Ocala and Orlando, FL. M-TADS/PNVS, also known as Arrowhead®, is the advanced targeting and pilotage system for the U.S. Army’s AH-64D Apache attack... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Systems Interface
East Midlands Police Force Air Support Unit required a solution to provide exceptional lighting and control capabilities for pilots during rescue, security and patrol operations. Systems Interface delivered the industry leading renewable power and lighting solution – the Avlite Systems AV425-RF radio-controlled solar LED helipad lighting system. The Air Support Unit’s chief pilot, Captain Graham... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Monsters & Critics
A Swedish appeals court Wednesday handed down tougher sentences for three men jailed for a dramatic helicopter robbery at a cash depot in Stockholm.... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: CAE
CAE Australia today announced that a major upgrade to the Australian Army’s S-70A Black Hawk full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) has been completed on-schedule and recently entered service for the Australian Army. CAE Australia, prime contractor under the Management and Support of the Australian Defence Force’s Aerospace Simulators (MSAAS) contract, upgraded the S-70A Black Hawk... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The BBC is tonight reporting that Norfolk Police will stop using their leased Eurocopter AS355F2 Twin Squirrel at the end of the current fiscal year – 31st March 2011 – and that it is trying to buy a block of 220 hours a year from neighbouring force Suffolk Police. The vicarious benefit in doing this... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Long Beach Post
A 34-year old Long Beach woman has been arrested for pointing lasers at Police and Sheriff helicopters while they conducted a search for suspects in an unrelated incident in January. Kelly Ann Smith has been charged with two felony counts of discharging a laser at an aircraft.... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband visited AgustaWestland’s Yeovil factory last Friday and reportedly used the visit to try rubbishing the country’s third party – the Liberal Democrats – who have historically had significantly strong support in the area. He used the visit to mount a campaign to “win back the trust” of voters in the... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Late Tuesday evening, the Costa Mesa city council voted 4 to 1 in favour of cutting its “Eagle One” police helicopter program and eliminating two jobs which paid a total of almost $275,000. Costa Mesa has been one of the two major partners with Newport Beach in the ABLE “AirBorne Law Enforcement” program, which operated... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HAI
The Ninth Annual HELI-EXPO® Job Fair, to be held on March 6 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., is the ideal venue for aviation companies seeking talented candidates to meet qualified aviation students and professionals! Pre-registration for job-seekers is not required. A preliminary list of participating companies and their available job opportunities can... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The Karlsruhe DRF base has hosted the visit of a high profile political figure on Monday 14th February. The Baden-Wuerttemberg Interior Minister, Heribert Rech was briefed on the duties and responsibilities of the Karlsruhe rescue helicopter. Among others, he was accompanied by another Member of Parliament, Katrin Schütz. At helicopter’s base, Heribert Rech met board... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: DART Helicopter Services
Oceanside, CA, February 16, 2011 — DART Helicopter Services will improve operational safety and maintenance efficiency for one of the nation’s leading law enforcement aviation units. DART will provide 14 AKV advanced rotary wing cycle counters with Vehicle and Engine Management Display (VEMD) capabilities to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s (LASD) Aero Bureau. The... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: Donaldson Aerospace & Defense
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 16, 2011– Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI), announced today that the company has completed the build of a full-scale Engine Air Particle Protection System (EAPPS) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), as part of the CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program. The... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody has announced that it will close its UK subsidiary Rotortech Aero in April 2011, after it completes its last orders for its contracted partners. All production, except that involving UK military restricted work, is being transferred to the Czech Republic. While citing high wage costs in the UK, president Ladislav Šimek... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: CHC
The CHC Safety & Quality Summit General Sessions are now available for registration. To Click here to view the Agenda and Course descriptions. Course descriptions will be updated as more information becomes available. Some sessions are offered in multiple time slots to make scheduling as flexible as possible. You can modify your choices at any... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions
DECATUR, TX, FEBRUARY 15, 2011:Â United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered a second customized Eurocopter AS350B2 to Veracity Aviation of New Braunfels, TX on February 11, 2011. URS completed the avionics and communications integration with the Honeywell KY196A Comm, the Garmin GNS430W Comm/NAV/GPS, GMX200 MFD, GTS800 TAS, GMA340 GTX327 Transponder and a GMA340 Audio control and... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The Mil Mi-28 Night Hunter has been grounded following a fatal crash yesterday – see HeliHub.com safety report at 15-Feb-11 Mil Mi-28N Budyonnovsk, Russia (1F). A Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman said the crash of the Mil Mi-28 Night Hunter attack helicopter occurred Tuesday in the Budyennovsk district of the Stavropol region. Reports vary on... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: The Nation
The $2 million facility saves for the company about $1.5 million that would have been spent in overseas maintenance... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,819,124 modification to a delivery order placed against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for the procurement of 38 central de-ice distributor and nacelle ice protection controller unit retrofit kits for the V-22 ice protection system. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas,... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: US DoD
General Electric Engine Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $13,783,020 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-09-D-0008) for the repair of 15 T700-GE-401 engines and 36 T700-GE-401C engines for the AH-1Z and UH-1Y H-1 helicopters. Work will be performed in Winfield, Kan., and is expected to be completed in February 2012. ... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: Reuters
By a vote of 326 to 105, the House of Representatives voted to keep $415 million in funding that was still to be spent this year on the aircraft... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: CHC
CHC Helicopter has announced a number of Executive management changes, including two appointments and two retirements. After 29 years with CHC Helicopter, Christine Baird, CHC’s president of Global Operations, has announced her retirement from the organization. In 1997, when Baird became president of what was then Canadian Helicopters International, the company had annual revenues of... Read more
16-Feb-2011Source: FLYIT Simulators
After eleven years of production and constant refinement of the FLYIT Professional Helicopter and Airplane Simulators, FLYIT Simulators has produced one of the most accurate and flight realistic simulators available today. FLYIT Professional Simulators have proven their extraordinary reliability and dependability over the last eleven years. The FLYIT four year warranty has proven so successful... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Estonian Police and Border Guard has taken delivery of its third AW139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will perform search and rescue, border patrol, medical missions and utility duties to support the community. The handover was performed during an official ceremony held at Tallinn Airport... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Russian dealer Aviamarket has announced that they have three sales to date of the Robinson R66 to owners in Russia. They are planning for at least one of these to be flown from the factory in August 2011 mostly following the northern coastline of the Pacific Ocean via British Columbia, Alaska and Siberia all the... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Following the company’s success at winning the Woodside Energy contract from Bristows, AUstralia’s largest commercial operator is moving its local office from Adelaide to Perth. CHC will be flying four Eurocopter EC225 and two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters on the contract, based out of Karratha in Western Australia – nearly 1,000 miles north of Perth. The... Read more
15-Feb-2011
The EC 135 replaces one of the two aircrafts currently in Mercy’s fleet, with traffic collision warning systems common on commercial airlines, advanced weather indicators and night vision goggles.... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Helipark has been awarded the Platinum Seal, awarded by Bell to companies that achieve the highest standard of quality, the first time a South American company has achieved that accolade. Founded in 2002, Helipark has this year gone one better, after receiving a Gold Seal in last year’s assessment of Bell’s maintenance organisations. The Platinum... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: The Telegram
Going from Canada’s East Coast to the West Coast might induce culture shock in many people, but St. John’s native Jeff Smith focuses on the similarities between his hometown and current home base, Vancouver.... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: Helijet
Rick Hill, vice president Operations and Commercial Programs of Richmond-based Helijet International Inc. is pleased to announce Troy MacDonald as the new Director of Sales, effective February 1, 2011. In his new role, MacDonald is responsible for revenue generation for Helijet’s scheduled and charter services, with the support of a highly qualified management team. MacDonald... Read more
15-Feb-2011Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce a Gulf of Mexico ADS-B avionics forum will be held at HELI-EXPO 2011 in Orlando, Fla. on Tuesday, March 8, from 1:00pm-3:00pm in Room S230 A & B of the Orange County Convention Center. The forum will include helicopter operators, avionics and airframe manufacturers and the FAA, with discussion focused on... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
UK Robinson dealer Heliair has taken delivery of its first R66. Still on the FAA register as N66NN pending EASA certification, serial number 0016 was noted ground running today at the company’s base at Wycombe Air Park. Britain’s second R66 for Sloane Helicopters is due very soon. HeliHub.com will report further on this aircraft soon... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: Air Technology Group
The Air Technology Group (Naples based aviation companies Air Technology Inc. and Air Technology Engines Inc.) will be exhibiting at the HELI-Expo 2011 from March 5th through 8th in Orlando, Florida. HELI-Expo is the world’s largest trade show dedicated to the international helicopter community, with four days of networking with over 17,000 participants. Visitors to... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
On Thursday 27th January, the Air Support Unit at Melsbroek Airport was raided by up to 30 investigations after allegations of corruption. Investigators took computers, office records, accounts and flight log books. Allegations include private use of police helicopters, failure to comply with official procurement procedures and irregularities when entering into contacts with private companies. ... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
On Monday 7th February, the Military Police of Santa Catarina added an AW119Ke Koala to their fleet – registered PR-PMM and AW serial 14740. This follows the intorduction in December of their first example, Fitted equipment includes a Spectrolab SX16 searchlight, dual litters for medical evacuation work, external hook and an hoist. Future plans call... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: US DoD
olls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $7,966,182 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the V-22 AE1107C engines, including 14 low power repairs. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent) and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: AvCodes
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
14-Feb-2011Source: Australian DoD
After a successful six months serving with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the men and women of Timor Leste Aviation Group – rotation 14 (TLAG 14) have returned home to Australia. The troops and their Black Hawk helicopters have been replaced by TLAG 15. Whilst assigned to the ISF, the S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters made... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: Galveston Daily News
Corporate officers with PHI have grounded whirling rumors that they planned to move longtime operations from the island to the mainland.  PHI has about nine helicopters at Scholes International Airport to shuttle crews to and from offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: Report Buyer
According to the report “The Military Helicopter Market 2011-2021†[available here] helicopters have time and again proven to be essential to the majority of 21st century military operations in both conventional wars and counter-insurgency-type campaigns. Helicopters, after all, can provide a means for moving personnel and cargo even in areas where prepared airfields and even... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: Third Sector
The commission opened an investigation into the charity in June 2010 after receiving what it described as “a significant number of complaints over a number of months from members of the public”. [Click on “Third Sector” link for full story]... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: CAE
GONDIA, INDIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 14, 2011) -Â Yesterday, in the presence of The Honourable Minister Praful Patel and Mr. Marc Parent, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and CAE agreed that a helicopter ab initio pilot training program will be launched later this year at the CAE Global... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
West Coast Helicopters pick up the Business Excellence award for Forestry Company of the Year for Vancouver Island from the Business Examiner.  West Coast provides a wide range of forest services that include cone collection, log slinging, fire protection, crew movements, and seeding and fertilizing. “We were also one of five finalists in the Green... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: Maverick Helicopters
Race fans attending the 2011 NASCAR Weekend, March 4-6, can travel to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in VIP style with Maverick Helicopters. Maverick Helicopters is the only helicopter company to provide air travel to and from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the 2011 NASCAR Weekend. Because more than 400 race fans flew with... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Germany’s Wiking Helicopter Service has started AW139 operations recently after buying its first example of the type from Atlantic Airways. Atlantic had taken delivery of it in Apri 2008 and the sale transaction was agreed in October 2010 with delivery to Germany before the year end. Some initial training was required by Wiking before they... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
DRF has announced that it’s Dortmund base has recently changed callsign to “Christoph Dortmund” with agreement of the local police and fire/rescue services. All public safety radio communciations will now use this new tag. The Dortmund EMS base flies a Eurocopter BK117, operated by HSD for the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The BK117 is... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accidents of:- AS355F1 Ecureuil II, G-BPRI atAbridge, Essex on 23 October 2010 Sikorsky S-92A, G-SARC at Isle of Harris on 9 July 2010 Robinson R22 Beta, G-HRBS at Goodwood on 28 September 2010... Read more
13-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Dutch aviation magazine Scramble has alerted HeliHub.com to the news that two air ambulance helicopters in their country will start true 24×7 operations from today, 14th February 2011. THe bases at Amsterdam and Groningen will bring the night operations under ANWB up to four, adding to bases at Rotterdam and Nijmegen which already have this... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Russian subsidiary Eurocopter Vostok has handed over a new EC135 to airline ChelAvia. Sherbank Leasing provided the finance. ChelAvia is “one of the leading private aviation companies on the GA market. The main activities – training civil aviation pilots, performing aerial work, as well as promotion of aircraft Tecnam Italian concern in the Russian market.... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: Bureau of Land Management
An internal review by the Bureau of Land Management has found that Sun J Livestock, one of the BLM’s wild horse gather contractors, did not violate existing BLM policy or procedures in connection with a Jan. 27, 2011, incident involving a mare that fell, got up, and was subsequently pursued by the contractor’s helicopter during... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: JetNet
UTICA, NY – JETNET LLC, the leading provider of corporate aviation information, has released December 2010 results for the pre-owned business jet, business turboprop, and helicopter markets. New aircraft orders are based on the successful sale of existing aircraft in the pre-owned market, a good first predictor. 2010 brought welcome good news—Pre-owned Full Sale Business... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: Bankstown Airport
Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown today announced the implementation of changes to circuit training times for fixed wing aircraft. “Our noise abatement procedures will change from 7 March 2011, bringing forward the finishing time for circuits from 11pm to 10pm Monday to Friday. During the daylight saving period the finishing time has been reduced from 11pm to... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: Vancouver Sun
Offshore oil companies are grounding helicopter flights over rough seas off Newfoundland as recommended by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.... Read more
