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January 17, 2013
Mineral Wells, Texas-based Chelton Flight Systems (dba Cobham Commercial Systems) has obtained an EASA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its HeliSAS stability augmentation system and...January 17, 2013
AgustaWestland has agreed to provide eight AW159s to the Republic of Korea Navy for its Maritime...January 16, 2013
An AgustaWestland AW109 reportedly hit a construction crane on top of a high-rise building near the River Thames around 8:00 am this morning London time. The collision resulted in the helicopter losing control and hitting the ground along Wandsworth Road, SW8 in Central London. According to police the pilot, Capt. Pete Best, and one other person on the ground have been confirmed dead. There were 12 other...January 16, 2013
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland joint venture, HeliVert, has conducted the initial flight of the first Russian-produced...January 14, 2013
Enstrom Helicopter is under new ownership as Chongqing Helicopter Investment Co. (CQHIC) has purchased the Menominee, Mich.-based...January 14, 2013
The Israel Ministry of Defense has issued two contract extensions to Elbit Systems involving the operation and maintenance of the Israel Air Force (IAF) Flight Academy fleet of Bell...January 11, 2013
Regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Peru have initiated a formal investigation into the Jan. 7 crash of a Columbia Helicopters Model 234 that was supporting petroleum exploration operations near Pucallpa, Peru. The incident resulted in the deaths of...January 11, 2013
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has chosen the Telephonics Corp. AN/ZPY-4(V)1 surveillance radar as part of the U.S. Navy’s...January 10, 2013
Following a naming contest with hundreds of entries, Boeing’s Team Apache has selected “Guardian” as the new nickname for the AH-64E. Gina Gill, who works as a logistics management...January 10, 2013
Sikorsky Aircraft has contracted Cobham Aerospace Communications to provide its Model 265-005 area microphone preamplifier...January 9, 2013
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau has authorized installation of the BLR Aerospace FastFin tail rotor enhancement on...January 9, 2013
Dallas, Texas-based Med-Trans Corp. is planning to expand air medical...January 9, 2013
Randolph, N.J.-based Brighton Cromwell is part of a supply chain team headed by Northrop Grumman Information Systems that...January 9, 2013
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is planning to install Becker Avionics’ DVCS6100 digital audio control system in four...January 9, 2013
Recently released numbers show that the global helicopter industry will be far short of its self-assigned, highly ambitious goal of cutting the number of accidents by 80 percent over the 2006-2016 period, if current safety trends continue. Therefore, civil aviation authorities are striving to find new ways to reach out to pilots and operators, as well as manufacturers, to improve a relatively worrying...January 8, 2013
American Eurocopter had received an order from Geisinger Health System for another EC145. The helicopter will join...January 8, 2013
FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Aeronautical Accessories for...January 7, 2013
Bell Helicopter has agreed to provide five Bell 429s that will enter service with Turkey’s General Directorate of...January 7, 2013
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a $52.2-million extension to Rolls-Royce covering AE 1107C engine support on U.S...January 4, 2013
Bell Helicopter has secured an order from HEMS provider Air Methods for 20 407GX helicopters, which feature Garmin’s G1000H avionics. Under the agreement, Air Methods division United Rotorcraft will equip...
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