31-Jan-2010Source: Conklin & de Decker
Conklin & de Decker announced the release of their innovative LIFE CYCLE COST 2010 Volume 1 — the most comprehensive and easy-to-use aircraft budget and financial analysis tool available. LIFE CYCLE COST is part of a family of aircraft operating & acquisition products developed by Conklin & de Decker that provide extensive ownership and operating cost... Read more
30-Jan-2010
At a supplier conference in Ottawa, Boeing [NYSE: BA] outlined its proposed subcontracting plan for in-service support (ISS) of 15 Boeing CH-47 Chinook Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopters (MHLH), designated CH-147 for the Canadian Forces. Through the performance-based ISS program for the CH-147 fleet, Boeing could provide industry benefits of approximately $2 billion over 20 years. The... Read more
30-Jan-2010
Italin enthusiast Damiano Gualdoni is quoting on his website that Pellissier Helicopter recently took delivery of a new Eurocopter AS350B3 registered I-PHAY. The aircraft was delivered last week from Marignane to St. Pierre in the Aosta Valley, in the Italian Alps and close to the French border. I-PHAY will join sistership I-PHAE during heliski and... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Eurocopter may have to radically alter the design of its proposed X4 civil helicopter – potentially limiting use of green technologies – if the French government denies an application for financial support... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum have put out the following advance notice:- A Russian Mil Mi-8 transport helicopter, once used by the Polish Air Force VIP Flight is due to arrive at The Helicopter Museum for permanent display next Friday (5th February) for unloading on the Saturday Morning (Starting circa 9am). Much used by military and civil... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Prescott e-News
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is pleased to announce its selection of Universal Helicopters (UHI) as the exclusive provider of the Helicopter Flight Training Program to students at the University’s Prescott, Ariz., campus.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of 60 UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters, technical and other related logistics support. The estimated cost is $3.1 billion. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Helicopter Specialties
Helicopter Specialties, Inc., located on Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Rock County, is poised for expansion in 2010. The company’s president Jim Freeman credits his company’s success on its commitment to delivering a quality product that keeps his customers coming back. Helicopter Specialties performs maintenance and custom work on helicopters, with an emphasis on customizing... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Lexington Institute
UH-60 Blackhawk, MH-60 SeaHawk, CH-47 Chinook, and V-22 Osprey are all cited as “High Priority”... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: The Economist
Yeovil operation too reliant on upgrades? UK military order Chinook over Merlin; UK military spending under pressure... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Cranford Chronicle
The Kenilworth Planning Board approved an application by Merck & Co. to install a helicopter landing pad on top of a seven story parking garage on the site.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics expects its 5.5t-class light combat helicopter to fly for the first time in February.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: Helicopters Magazine
In an effort to help promote aviation as a career among Canada’s youth, Helicopters magazine has launched a combined print and web recruiting campaign called Careers in Aviation Canada. The campaign includes a 20-page aviation program booklet that is included in the January/February issue of Wings, and was distributed to over 3,500 high school guidance... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Royal Navy
Lietenant Commander Gordon Cook Royal Navy, the Officer Commanding the Lynx Simulator based at RNAS Yeovilton, has recently clocked up 5,000 flying hours over his long and varied Naval career. Lt Cdr Gordon ‘Gordo’ Cook, who lives in Weymouth, joined the Navy as an Observer in February 1985 and after successful completion of flying training... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Canada.com
Cougar Helicopters found a single, hairline crack in a main gearbox footing of a Sikorsky S-92A helicopter that flies workers in Newfoundland to and from the offshore oilfields.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: American Eurocopter
North Carolina’s Pitt County Memorial Hospital today received an EC135 from American Eurocopter in the first step of complete helicopter fleet upgrade for its EastCare air medical service. EastCare has been an operator of Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft since the mid-1980s, and will base the new EC135 at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport. This helicopter will be... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: HeliHub.com
The FAA have got very confused today. They have put out an accident report stating the date as 29-Jan-10 (today) and the time as 2330 UTC, and it’s not yet 2130 UTC as we file this on HeliHub.com Not only that, the helicopter is unregistered and not intended for flight… perhaps it’s children’s climbing frame... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Eurocopter Canada
Blackcomb Aviation continued the expansion of its rotary fleet with the delivery of a new AS350 B3 from Eurocopter Canada Limited (ECL). “This is an important addition to our fleet,†commented Sacha McLean, Chief Executive Officer of Blackcomb Aviation, “it increases our aircraft to a healthy ratio of 18 helicopters and 6 jets with a... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministries of Finance and Interior of Bulgaria have ordered two AW109 Power light twin helicopters to meet the latest helicopter requirement for the Bulgarian Border Police. The main mission of the helicopters, which are procured under the Schengen Facility programme funds, is to provide a... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
HeliHub.com report on this 19-Aug-09 accident is here... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: JetNet
JETNET LLC, the market-leading aircraft research and information provider, will be featuring a series of enhancements to their flagship software interface, Evolution, at this year’s Singapore Airshow February 2nd – 7th.  The biggest change is a set of “Views,†or summary pages, that gather information from throughout the Evolution program and compile it into single... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: The Telegram
It took two hours for a pair of military search and rescue (SAR) helicopters to arrive at the crash site – more than one hour after Cougar Helicopters’ SAR chopper arrived at the scene... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: St Petersburg TImes
Naylor’s attorney, Roger Futerman, said that he had not heard of any new complaints and that Naylor was still awaiting his pretrial hearing next month.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: BusinessInsurance.com
Helicopter pilots for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are not “professional†employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, thus, are due overtime pay, a federal appeals court ruled.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: MNySuburbanLife.com
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s plan to build a new patient wing and add a helistop pad to the existing facility will come to a Village Board vote Monday.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Papillon
apillon Airways has sent two helicopters, packed with supplies and food to the Navajo Indian Reservation that has been hit hard in the last four days by rainstorms. With roads to and from the reservation washed out, more than 150 residents feared about how to receive much-needed supplies as storms continue to pound the area.Yesterday morning,... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: BDN Aerospace Marketing
BDN Aerospace Marketing (BDN), the rotorcraft industry’s leading provider of specialized integrated marketing solutions, is developing exclusive new data and expert analysis specifically to guide informed decision making about trade show selection and attendance. Thousands of rotorcraft industry professionals will receive an online survey this week, and are encouraged to participate. “Trade shows often represent... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Rubb
Phase 1 of the hangar construction for Bristow Helicopters has been completed. The hangar is 114.9’ (35m) span x 131’ (40m) long BVE complete with a large manual sliding door 65.6’ (20m) wide x 20’ (6m) high. The helicopter hangar is from the Rubb BVE range, the BVE truss design originated in Britain and has... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Northrop Grumman says a recent series of tests demonstrates the reliability of a helicopter-based anti-missile system newly developed for US Army helicopters.... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: India Times
ICG is also going in for a major upgrade of its air wing, with 42 new aircraft already sanctioned by the government. Apart from 12 Dorniers and 30 helicopters, the force is also going to induct six medium-range maritime surveillance aircraf... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2010 Credit Suisse Energy Summit to be held in Vail, Colorado on February 1 – 5, 2010. William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristow Group, is... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Ducommun
Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that its Ducommun AeroStructures, Inc. (DAS) subsidiary has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the V-22 Osprey titanium longeron assemblies. The V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission, military tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered a record five Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCTs) in 2009 — more than in any previous year — and all five have been declared “ready for training.” The U.S. Army accepted two LCT deliveries at Fort Hood, Texas; one in Illesheim, Germany; and one at Fort Drum, N.Y. The Egyptian Air... Read more
29-Jan-2010Source: Boston Globe
A 51-year-old Medford man has been convicted of shining a green laser beam into a Massachusetts State Police helicopter... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: FAA
Pilots cannot exercise the privileges of their PAPER pilot certificates after March 31, 2010. Certificates issued under 14 CFR Part 63 and 65 will expire March 31, 2013. FAR 61.19(h) reads: Duration of pilot certificates. Except for a temporary certificate issued under §61.17 or a student pilot certificate issued under paragraph (b) of this section,... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: HAI
HAI is pleased to announce the 2010 MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award recipient, the New Zealand Police Air Support Unit; Auckland, New Zealand. The New Zealand Police Air Support Unit (ASU), “Operation EAGLE,†was formed in November 1988 as a three-month trial using airborne police officers to combat rising crime in the city of Auckland.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: Vindicator
The helipad at Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center (LDRMC) is being renovated with new amber lights, extended sidewalks and a new lighted, windsock... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: US Marine Corps
The bitter cold and freezing Atlantic waters did not stop the search and rescue team of Marine Transport Squadron 1 from diving in during SAR training missions just off the coast of eastern North Carolina, Jan. 12. With the HH-46E helicopter, affectionately known as Pedro, in full flight, VMR-1’s SAR non commissioned officer in charge,... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: US Marine Corps
More than 70 Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 departed for a 7-month deployment to the East African nation of Djibouti, Jan. 19. “The squadron’s mission is to provide combat troops and supplies at all times and during all weather conditions during expeditionary, joint or combined operations,†said Capt. Peter L. Lisowski, operations officer... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: STL Today
Area police have acquired a new helicopter for air patrols, using a $1.5 million Homeland Security grant... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: Australian Aerospace
Australian Aerospace has promised to create 750 skilled jobs to build the NH90 NFH locally if it is chosen to replace the Ran fleet of Seahawks and cancelled Super Seasprites.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: EDP24
An executive jet operator at Norwich International Airport has invested £800,000 in the first of a new fleet of helicopters to offer VIP flights.... Read more
28-Jan-2010Source: PT Dirgantara Indonesia
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Eurocopter Directors celebrated today in Bandung the beginning of Airframe assembly for EC725/EC225 Helicopters, the latest version of the “Super Puma†family. This milestone highlights the excellent project coordination and relationship between the two teams. The first fuselage is expected to be delivered at the end of 2011. Through this... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Air Methods
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, provided an update on fourth quarter 2009 preliminary results. Based on preliminary 2009 fourth quarter results, total community-based patient transports were 9,015. Patients transported for community bases in operation greater than one year decreased 799 transports, or 9%, while weather cancellations for... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: ENC Today
The MV-22 Osprey, the Marines’ unique tiltrotor aircraft, completed its first humanitarian mission in Haiti on Sunday, according to Marines from Camp Lejeune’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Chatanoogan
Erlanger Senior Vice President Roger Forgey said the hospital’s LifeForce helicopter partnership with Med-Trans has worked out well for the hospital.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: News 10 ABC
Placer County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Art Campos said Jamie Allen Downie, 35, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of discharging a laser at an aircraft.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Spidertracks
Tracking-based safety systems provider spidertracks today announced that it meets the criteria to provide tracking services for aerial firefighting operations in Australia. The New Zealand-based company is already providing tracking services for many firefighting operators across Australia and will continue to do so under the Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre’s (NAFC) initiative to standardise tracking... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: ADAC
[automatic translation from German, with manual updates] Internal emergencies are by far the most common causes of Use Never before has the ADAC air rescue helicopter rose into the air as often as 2009: The number of operations to 45 705 had, that is 662 or 1.5 percent more than the year before. The 45-ADAC... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: DRF
[automatic translation from German, with small amount of editing] For years, the DRF air rescue in Germany, increasing use of numbers has reported.Thus in 2009: The life-saver from the air contributed 33,731 bets, 1224 over the previous year. A total of 40,375 provided the DRF air rescue missions. “The saving of human life depends on the time... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: STV
see HeliHub.com Safety Documents page for relevant documentation... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Kongsberg
Kongsberg Maritime has successfully delivered the first Helicopter Operations Surveillance System (HOSS) for amphibious ships to the U.S. NAVY as part of an $11,000,000 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract awarded in December 2008. The new contract is a follow-on to the original HOSS contracts awarded in 2007 which... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka City Councilman Larry Wolgast is grounding his last-ditch effort to save the police helicopter program.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: SmarTrend
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Bristow Group on November 06, 2009 at $34.02. In approximately 3 months, Bristow Group has returned 8.7% as of today’s recent price of $36.97... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: Polskie Radio
Poland’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service has suspended all flights because of contaminated fuel.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: News 10 Now
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation faces thousands of dollars in fines for alleged safety and health violations at its helicopter manufacturing plant in Horseheads.... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: STARS
The annual STARS and SPURS Gala, hosted by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), was a huge success Saturday night raising approximately $458,000 for the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS). The event kicked off STARS’ 25 year anniversary celebrations with an emotional speech by Kelly Hulstein, the first patient to be flown... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: HeliHub.com
HeliHub.com Data Analysis – definitive and reliable reviews on key aspects of the global helicopter industry. Last week we launched this new series of articles with a statistical review of fatal helicopter accidents in 2009. This week we are reviewing the global MD Explorer fleet. Would you have believed there are only 111 Explorers operational... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
Flight-testing in Europe has shown that 50% reductions in a helicopter’s acoustic footprint during landings are possible.... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: Devon Air Ambulance
The new Devon Air Ambulance Trust ‘Steve Ford’ Airbase at Eaglescott Airfield, Umberleigh opens its hangar doors for the first time on Thursday 21st January, when it will be officially opened by BBC Radio Devon presenter Judi Spiers. Judi will be joined by the family of pilot Steve Ford, who the base is named after. ... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary Apical Industries has received EASA approval of the EC145 Tri-Bag Emergency Float Systems with & without Liferafts. Transport Canada and FAA approval have been previously received. Your browser may not support display of this image. The Apical EC145 Emergency Float Kits consist of: four emergency... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: Kaman
The Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation announced today that it has reorganized around product groups, with newly appointed general managers for each. “The reorganization, effective immediately, is intended to support aggressive business goals and a more strategic approach to achieving growth and sales,†said Sal Bordonaro, Helicopters Division President. Tim Bates has been named... Read more
26-Jan-2010Source: EMS Technologies
Building on the strategy that has made it a leading aero-connectivity company, EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) announced today the formation of a new business unit, EMS Aviation. EMS Aviation will include the Company’s EMS SATCOM division, the market leader in Inmarsat SwiftBroadband systems, and the recently-acquired EMS Formation, and EMS Sky Connect, providers of... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Cobham
Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or ‘the Group’) announces the appointment of John Devaney as an independent Non-executive Director and Chairman designate with effect from 1 February 2010. Mr Devaney is currently executive chairman of National Express plc, a position held since April 2009 and non executive chairman of the National Air Traffic Services Ltd, a position... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: HAI
On January 13 and 14, Helicopter Association International (HAI) President Matt Zuccaro attended a meeting of HAI affiliate, the Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (HSAC), in New Orleans. The first day of the meeting involved HSAC committee work sessions addressing such issues as flight following/ADS-B implementation, HSAC-recommended safety procedures, and maintenance technologies. The second day consisted... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: HAI
Committee Vice Chairman Chuck McGuire, will lead an interactive panel of industry experts, including Committee Chair Sharon Desfor, Jim Pulie, Dick Minot, and Ed Eckhart to address the issue of the Global Economy and its impact on the helicopter industry, issues impacting the financial reporting of the industry, and “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in... Read more
25-Jan-2010
The police have ordered a further two AS350B3 Squirrel single-engined light utility helicopters (LUH) at a cost of some 66 million Rand... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today formally opened its new Precision Components Technology Center, launching a new path toward strategic competitive excellence beginning with the manufacture of CH-53K heavy lift helicopter components. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. ( UTX). The center will produce major dynamic components of the CH-53K helicopter such as rotating... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Northern News Service
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25-Jan-2010Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Finnish Border Guard has ordered a fourth AW119Ke single engine helicopter. The Finnish Border Guard chose the AW119Ke in 2008 to sustain its fleet modernization and enhancement programme. All four helicopters will be used to perform various tasks including border patrol, special operations and fire... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Financiarul
Ambassador of France in Bucharest Henri Paul, and Ambassador of Germany Andreas von Mettenheim on Friday visited the Eurocopter Group Romania on the IAR Ghimbav platform in the county of Braso... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Indian Express
Plans are on track to build a heliport in Gurgaon to ease the pressure of VIP traffic on the Capital’s airports.... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: HAI
On January 20 and 21, Helicopter Association International (HAI) President Matt Zuccaro attended a meeting of the FAA New York VFR Airspace Task Force, of which he is a member. The meeting took place at the Federal Building in lower Manhattan, New York City. The Task force was established following the August 2009 midair collision... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: Typically Spanish
HeliHub.com page for this accident can be found here... Read more
25-Jan-2010Source: ROC now
Unity Hospital in Greece may add a heliport so patients coming in for specialty care via Mercy Flight don’t have to stop first at the Greater Rochester International Airport.... Read more
