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| 07.03.2008 |
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Get More Rotorcraft Info Here
Welcome to R&W’s updated homepage. You’ll still find all the rotorcraft information you require here, with our daily news briefs, powerful search engine and current...
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| 07.02.2008 |
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Industry Leaders to Meet on Crash Response
Industry leaders plan to meet in Montreal July 8 to discuss the ramifications of this week's midair collision of air ambulances in Arizona and other accidents. One area of concern is to how to inject into television and newspaper coverage the message that the...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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N.Y. Resort Town Clears Heavier Aircraft
The Southampton Village, N.Y. Board of Trustees approved raising the weight limit of helicopters landing at the Southampton...
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| 06.24.2008 |
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Report: Irish Helicopter Licenses Up 40 Percent
The number of private helicopter licenses Ireland issued has risen 400 percent in the last 10 years, according to the Irish news Web site Business World...
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| 06.20.2008 |
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Firm Sees Piston Production Tailing Off
The market analysis firm Forecast International sees piston-powered helicopter production to taper off in coming years. Production in that category has been booming since 2002, when only about 290 units were...
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| 06.18.2008 |
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Swiss Firm Proposes New Helicopter
The company, Helips, is seeking investors for a new, multi-purpose, light helicopter that does not have a tail rotor. The Gulf Times reported that two representatives from Helips gave a presentation at the Qatar Scientific...
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| 06.17.2008 |
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Boeing’s Return to the Civil Market?
A recent briefing by the aerospace company for investors and financial analysts has some observers wondering if that will happen. Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, was pressed at that event on whether Boeing would sell its...
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| 06.11.2008 |
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The Latest on Happenings at Farnborough
Making the Most of the Air Show To help you make the most of your time at this biennial event, Aviation Today is hosting a webinar, "Your Survival Guide to The Farnborough Air Show," on Thursday, June 26, 2008 from 1-2 pm ET. Its lineup of expert...
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| 06.11.2008 |
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Scholarships Available to Female Fliers
Woman in Aviation International is offering thousands of scholarship dollars to applicants who get their applications in starting July 1, 2008. The...
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| 06.05.2008 |
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Where's the $ Going? Watch Robinson Payments
Looking for a leading indicator of whether the U.S. dollar is rebounding in value against other international currencies? Top U.S. economic officials have in recent weeks been signaling that the "greenback" has depreciated enough. They long...
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| 06.04.2008 |
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New York Airport Gains More Service
Zip Aviation, a charter helicopter company that flies into the West 30th Street Heliport in Manhattan, will begin service to Stewart Airport located in upstate N.Y. This will be...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Feedback
New and Improved? Perhaps Mrs. McKenna has a point in her reluctance to use electronic methods of navigation ("New and Improved," January 2008, page 4). In 1989, I was flying in a loose formation of three from Deauville to Ferté Alais...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky Reports First X2 Run With Main Rotors Installed
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Sikorsky Aircraft reports it successfully ran its X2 Technology Demonstrator with its coaxial main rotors installed for the first time on May 13. That ground-run test marks a milestone for the program, which aims to field an aircraft that...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Denmark’s Atlantic Airways Takes AW139
COMMERCIAL | AIR TAXI Atlantic Airways Ltd of Denmark’s Faroe Islands has taken delivery of an AgustaWestland AW139. The helicopter is configured for 12-15 seat layouts for both public passenger transport and offshore-support operations. As the national...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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AgustaWestland, Alitalica Plan Helicopter Hub At Rome Airport
COMMERCIAL The two companies are planning to establish what they say is the first helicopter hub in Italy at Rome’s Urbe Airport and to have that hub achieve operational readiness in 2009. According AgustaWestland, the project’s investment is...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Canada Proposes Making 406 MHz ELTs Mandatory
PRODUCTS UHF emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) transmitting at 406 MHz have been in use for years. In 2003, Transport Canada proposed amending its rules to bring operators in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) operating rules...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: NYC Heliport Hosts Safety Drill
PUBLIC SERVICE New York City’s East 34 Street Metroport hosted an Apr. 26 drill to exchange information on how rescue professionals can work safely around EMS helicopters. Roughly 150 heliport and rescue workers joined in the drill. An Atlantic...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Heard in the Hallways: A Bad Year for U.S. Safety
2008 is already a bad year for aviation safety in the United States. That may strike readers as a strange statement. The traditional measure of safety, certainly in the public mind, is accidents, and this year has not been exceptionally bad. Helicopter...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Air Shows: Farnborough
The 60th anniversary show brings some things old, many things new. In its 60th anniversary year, the Farnborough Air Show will have visitors reminiscing of the old and embracing the new. This year’s biennial show coincides with two other significant...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: Know What You Don’t Know
Safety experts are fascinated by helicopter collisions with terrain, water and obstacles. They study these types of accidents continually. In the past four years, groups of accidents involving what is called controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) alone have...
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