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| 12.03.2008 |
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Bulgarian Police Order AW109 Power
The Bulgarian Police have signed a contact with AgustaWestland to purchase one AW109 Power helicopter for various law enforcement duties. The...
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| 12.03.2008 |
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Blackwater's Anti-Pirating Helos
In response to a growing number of pirates hijacking ships at sea – nearly 50 this year alone- Blackwater, the Moyock, N.C.-based security firm, announced that it is actively...
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| 12.02.2008 |
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IFR System for Hospitals Tested in France
AFHSH, the French association of helicopter emergency medical services, in association with the French civil aviation authority and Eurocopter, is...
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| 12.02.2008 |
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Omniflight Names Rambo VP of Clinical Svcs
Addison, Texas-based Onmiflight, a leading provider of air medical services in the U.S., named Rick Rambo vice president of clinical services...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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NYC Heliport Temporarily Shutdown
U.S. Helicopters, the only operator providing scheduled helicopter taxi service from Manhattan to New York’s JFK Airport and Newark’s Liberty Airport, has cancelled all flights out of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB). The...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Flight Chaplains Take Off
PUBLIC SERVICE October’s annual Air Medical Transport Conference in Minneapolis served as the backdrop for the introduction of the Association of Professional Flight Chaplains (APFC), a non-profit organization designed to offer spiritual and emotional...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Study Supports NEMSPA’s Position on Pilot Rest
PUBLIC SERVICE A study prepared by internationally recognized sleep expert Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., supports the long-standing position of the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) that emergency medical service pilots should be allowed to sleep on duty...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: NTSB to Hold Hearing on EMS Operations
PUBLIC SERVICE The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has scheduled a public hearing to take comments and testimony on the safety of airborne emergency medical service (EMS) operations. The three-day hearing will begin on Feb. 3, 2009 at NTSB...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: AMTC Holds Annual Conference in Minneapolis
TRAINING | PUBLIC SERVICE The Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), sponsored by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), convened in Minneapolis, Minn. on October 20-22. Approximately 2,400 air medical professionals were on hand at the Minneapolis...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Dart Named Distributor for Spectrolab
PRODUCTS Dart Helicopter Services (DHS) of Piney Flats, Tenn. has been named as an authorized distributor of Spectrolab’s popular line of illumination products. Sylar, Calif.-based Spectrolab, a subsidiary of Boeing, manufactures the Nightsun...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Los Angeles Helicopters Gets New Home
COMMERCIAL | TRAINING On October 28, the company’s eighth anniversary, Los Angeles Helicopters (LAH) moved from its two small buildings at Long Beach Airport (LGB) to a larger, 12,000-sq-ft facility on the other side of the airport. LAH provides...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: FSI and Frasca Partner on AS350 Simulator
PRODUCTS Simulator experts Flight Safety International (FSI) of Lafayette, La. and Frasca International (FI) of Flushing, N.Y., joined forces to produce a simulation of the Eurocopter AS350 A-Star. They brought the system to the Air Medical Transport...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Ask Ray Prouty
Sikorsky’s Black Hawk In Autorotation Mr. Prouty’s writings provide great insights into all of the forces acting upon a helicopter. I have two questions regarding ("Gross Weight’s Effect on Autorotation" October 2007, page 44)...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: China Air Show Yields Big Sales
COMMERCIAL | PRODUCTS The seventh China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as the China Air Show, closed November 9, but not before seeing brisk aircraft sales. According to show officials, the six-day event, held in Zhuhai, resulted...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Amphibious Ship Designed to Carry V-22
MILITARY The U.S. Navy has launched its new San Antonio Class amphibious assault support ship, the first warship of its kind designed to carry and support the Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor. The...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky to Upgrade Colombian UH-60s
MILITARY Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), a subsidiary of Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, won a multi-million dollar contract to convert Colombian Air Force UH-60A...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bright Future for Light Military Helicopters
NEWS The Newtown, Conn-based aerospace market analysis firm, Forecast International (FI), concluded its three-month study of the helicopter industry and determined light military helicopters will be the most dynamic sector worldwide for the rotorcraft market...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bell Helicopter Announces Deep Job Cuts
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY In the wake of the Pentagon’s cancellation of a contract with Bell Helicopter to build the new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) for the Army, the Texas-based helicopter manufacturer announced 500 jobs cuts, mostly in the...
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Rotorcraft Report: French Defense Ministry Seeks Funding for Tigers
MILITARY The French Defense Ministry’s draft for the upcoming military budget law has reached the government review level. The document, which sets program funding for military spending in 2009...
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Rotorcraft Report: Friction Arises Over Eads-Germany Contract
MILITARY The relationship between the German government and EADS has become strained as Luftwaffe officials level accusations against the European aircraft contractor of failing to meet delivery obligations. The Luftwaffe says two helicopter programs are...
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