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Sikorsky Launches Customer Care Center
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT) today unveiled several initiatives to provide new and enhanced services supporting the company’s customers. The announcements were made at the 2016...
View ArticleFinmeccanica re-brands SW-4 as AW009, and signs LOI with police operator
On the first day of Heli-Expo 2016, the Helicopter Division of Finmeccanica presented an evolution of the light single-engine SW-4 commercial helicopter, now designated the AW009. The new model...
View ArticleEra Helicopters passes 100,000 flight hour landmark in AW139 fleet
The Helicopter Division of Finmeccanica celebrated today with the Era Group, the longest serving helicopter provider in the industry and the largest civil operator of AgustaWestland helicopters, their...
View ArticleShizuoka Air Commuter orders a second GrandNew
The helicopter division of Finmeccanica has reported that Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation has ordered a GrandNew helicopter in air ambulance configuration for use in the Niigata Prefecture. THe...
View ArticleSino-US signs for 25 AW119Kx helicopters
A contract for 25 AgustaWestland AW119Kx single engine helicopters has been signed with Sino-US. Deliveries are expected to start by June 2016. This contract includes a comprehensive support and...
View ArticleHeli-One to Offer AW139 Main Rotor Blade Repair in Stavanger
Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce plans to add in-house AW139 main rotor blade repair capability at its...
View ArticleHeli-One develops custom H225 SAR mods for CHC
Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has completed search and rescue (SAR) cabin modifications on two Airbus Helicopters H225 aircraft for...
View ArticleHeli-One to Add CT7-8A Hot Section Overhaul Capability
Heli-One, the largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced it is developing overhaul capability for the General Electric (GE) CT7 Hot Section at...
View ArticleLifePort S-92 Flooring Durability Improvement
LifePort, a Sikorsky company, has designed and delivered a sea floor that seals an entire S-92® cabin being utilized for search and rescue (SAR) missions. The unique floor layout allows for the...
View ArticleHeli-One to Add Makila 2 Overhaul Capability
Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced plans to expand its Turbomeca Makila engine overhaul and repair capabilities at its...
View ArticleFAA approves Bell to repair Van Horn tail rotor blades
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its Bell Helicopter Blades repair operation has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to repair Van Horn...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Recognizes StandardAero for Customer Satisfaction and Program...
StandardAero received both “Customer Satisfaction” and “Program Investment” awards at the Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Recognition Reception, held on February 29 as part of Rolls-Royce’s attendance at...
View ArticleSurvial Systems USA teams with Airbus for water survival training
Airbus Helicopters Inc. on Wednesday announced a cooperation agreement with Survival Systems USA for the delivery of helicopter underwater egress and surface water survival training. The agreement...
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BHI² (BHI Squared) Helicopters Delivers 4th Type-Certificated UH-60A...
BHI² (BHI Squared) Helicopters has announced completion and delivery of its fourth Type-Certificated, Sikorsky UH-60A ‘Commercial Hawk’ or ‘C-Hawk’ helicopter, available for firefighting and special...
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Phoenix Heli-Flight Acquires New H130
Following a successful Canadian demonstration tour, the first utility configured H130 aircraft is acquired by Phoenix Heli-Flight. Phoenix Heli-Flight, a charter helicopter company operating out of...
View ArticlePall Aerospace Highlights Growing Adoption of PUREair Dry Barrier Filter...
Pall Aerospace PUREair Dry Barrier Filters for commercial helicopter applications will be on display at Heli-Expo 2016. Originally unveiled for the Bell 206L/407 in October of 2014, the PUREair Dry...
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Finnish Boarder Guards receive their first H215
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of two H215s to join the Finnish Boarder Guard fleet, announced today at the Heli Expo Trade Show, where an H215 can be visited on the static display. The...
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Turbomeca to offer S-76C+ engine upgrade program
Turbomeca (Safran) will introduce an engine retrofit program to enable Arriel 2S1powered S-76C+ operators to upgrade to the Arriel 2S2 S-76C++ model. This engine upgrade will be conducted alongside an...
View ArticleSikorsky Recognizes Bristow for S-92 Rescue Accomplishments
Sikorsky recognized Bristow Helicopters today for its critical role in safely evacuating hundreds of workers with S-92® helicopters from six oil platforms in the North Sea on Dec. 31, 2015. Sikorsky...
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Los Angeles County Fire Dept Receives Sikorsky Rescue Award
Sikorsky recognized the County of Los Angeles Fire Department today with Sikorsky Rescue Awards for five crew members involved with lifesaving efforts. Sikorsky President Dan Schultz presented the...
View ArticleNevada Dept of Wildlife buys Eagle Copters Eagle 407HP
Eagle Copters Ltd. has announced the Nevada Department of Wildlife as its next customer for the company’s Eagle 407HP helicopter, powered by Honeywell’s HTS900 turboshaft engine. The Nevada Department...
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Sikorsky launches S76C+ to C++ upgrade program
Sikorsky today introduced a program that will enable operators to upgrade their S-76C+ aircraft to the S-76C++ configuration. The announcement was made at the 2016 Helicopter International Association...
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Eagle Copters Australasia appointed Bell Customer Service Facility
Bell Helicopter announced today that Eagle Copters Australasia Pty Ltd. will be appointed as a Bell Helicopter Authorized CSF in Eastern Australia. “Bringing on Eagle Copters Australasia as an...
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Heliwork Services adds Bell 429 approval in UK
Heliwork Services Ltd, located in the United Kingdom, has added Bell 429 aircraft maintenance capability to their Bell Helicopter Authorized Customer Service Facility. “Authorizing Heliwork Services to...
View ArticleBell delivers first 429 with Mecaer Interior to Russia
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the delivery of the first Bell 429 to a Russian customer outfitted with the MAGnificent luxury cabin interior created by Italy-based...
View ArticleBell sells first 407GXP into Italy
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is delighted to announce that the Bell 407 is continuing to gain traction in Italy with the sale of the first 407GXP to a private customer. “We are delighted...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters rolls out H175 Flight Crew Operating Manual
Airbus Helicopters is continuing to deliver on its commitment to safety as its number one priority with the release of the H175 Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM), coming just over a year after the...
View ArticleWaypoint Leasing Surpasses $1.5 Billion in Helicopter Assets
Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, today announced at Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo that the company has...
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WeatherTech entrepreneur orders Airbus H145
One of America’s leading entrepreneurs, David MacNeil, owner of MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd. in Bolingbrook, Ill., placed an order Wednesday for an Airbus Helicopters H145 for use with his highly...
View ArticleGreenwich AeroGroup completes first install of LiveAero system on AW139
Greenwich AeroGroup announced today that it has successfully installed its LiveAero system on an AW139 at its Summit Aviation facility in Middletown, Del. “This is an exciting achievement for the...
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Airbus approves subsidiary Vector for EC130 Tail Rotor Gearbox MRO
Vector Aerospace (www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce the addition of the Airbus Helicopters H130...
View ArticleSan Bernardino County Sheriff picks Vector for AS350 12-year inspections
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to perform 12-year inspections on...
View ArticleJSSI Appoints Director of Business Development, Helicopter Programs in Latin...
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, has appointed Alonso M. Fonseca to Director of Business Development,...
View ArticleJSSI Launches Parts-Only Programs For AW139 and Bell 429
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, announced its Parts-Only Program is now available for the Finmeccanica...
View ArticleHong Kong selects Trakka searchlight for SAR H175s
Trakka Systems is pleased to announce that Airbus Helicopters have selected the TrakkaBeam A800 tactical searchlight for the new 7 x H175 multi-mission helicopters acquired by Hong Kong’s Government...
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Dallas Airmotive receive Most Improved Award from Rolls-Royce
Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Global Engine Services company, announced today that it has been recognized by Rolls-Royce for the investments and advancements the company has made to reduce turn...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada extends TBO on PW210 turboshaft
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) today announced that it has extended the basic time between overhaul (TBO) for its PW210 turboshaft engines from 3,500 to 4,000 hours. This will increase...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada FAST system now available on AW139
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC’s) Flight Acquisition, Storage and Transmission (FAST) solution is now available on Finmeccanica’s AW139 helicopter, providing a wireless turnkey solution that...
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ADAC marks 130,000 hours with IBF-fitted PW206 engines
“ADAC implemented the IBF in 2011 to directly address the environmental challenges its fleet encounters – which is absolutely critical for an emergency medical services provider,” said Irene Makris,...
View ArticleDRF completes sale and leaseback of two EC135s with Waypoint
Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, today announced that it has closed a multi-aircraft agreement with DRF Luftrettung (“DRF”),...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters boosts its HCare material support offer
Through the launch of HCare, Airbus Helicopters simplified and reshaped its material support services to provide a more easy-to-use service, performance guarantees, competitive pricing and larger...
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BHI2 and United Rotorcraft extend UH-60 collaboration
BHI2 Helicopters has announced that a mock-up of United Rotorcraft’s new overlay floor system has been installed in one of their BHI H-60 “C-Hawks”. It will be available to view at the 2016 Helicopter...
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True Blue Power to power Bell 505 JetRanger X
True Blue Power have announced the company’s revolutionary TB17 (17 amp-hour) lithium-ion engine-start battery will power the new Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X. The TB17 battery utilizes proprietary...
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Magellan Aerospace launches R66 Wire Strike Protection System
Magellan Aerospace (“Magellan”) announced today that a Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS) will soon be available for the Robinson R66 helicopter platform with the anticipated issuance of a...
View ArticleMD Helicopters sponsors Embry-Riddle student
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Campus student Brett Ahola has been awarded the 2016 MD 500 Transition Training Scholarship by MD Helicopters Inc. The unique training opportunity has a...
View ArticleFreeFlight Systems and Peregrine obtain ADS-B AML STC for Part 27 rotorcraft
NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced today that the Company has obtained an ADS-B AML STC for Part 27 rotorcraft. FreeFlight’s RANGR series offers a range of fully-featured, TSO...
View ArticleAirwork (NZ) orders 100th LTS101-850B-2 engine
Airwork recently ordered its 100th LTS101-850B-2 engine from Honeywell which is a fantastic achievement for the joint venture project that started between Honeywell and Airwork in 2009. The 850B-2...
View ArticleBell announces one 407GXP sale in Canada and two to Gotham Air
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it secured commitments from two customers for a total of three Bell 407GXPs in corporate/VIP configuration while at the Helicopter...
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Airbus H215 reaches end of US coast-to-coast demo tour
Following the Heli-Expo trade show in Kentucky in early March, Airbus Helicopters took their H215 demonstrator from there on a tour across the US. The series of flights naturally visited both current...
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FInnish Border Guards receive second H215 today
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first of two H215s to join the Finnish Boarder Guard fleet on 28th February, and the second is expected to arrive today. Serial 2926, and registered OH-HVQ, the...
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