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December 13, 2012
REGION Leasing has reached a financing agreement with UTair Aviation for the sale of a Russian Helicopters Mi-171. Part of...December 13, 2012
The U.S. Navy has inked a $686-million contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence for nine Sikorsky MH-60Rs through the foreign military sales (FMS) program. The...December 12, 2012
Bell Helicopter has handed over the first 429 to an operator based in the United Kingdom. National Grid Electricity...December 12, 2012
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins has secured two bids from the U.S. Army Contracting Command related to the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky...December 12, 2012
During times of austerity it is good to see that the occasional commitment by government to an asset that has played a significant role in a variety of activities since being commissioned into active service in 1998. HMS Ocean, currently the largest Royal Navy warship afloat until the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers in the latter part of this decade, will receive a £65-million upgrade...December 12, 2012
The fickle Indian Ministry of Defense’s approach to the procurement market appears to be veering away from its more traditional preference for “Made in Russia,” at least as far as military helicopter acquisitions seem to be heading. Boeing has been “the lucky winner” in matching a U.S. $1.4-billion requirement to replace the Indian Air Force’s Mi-26 aircraft (only three...December 11, 2012
FAA has granted certification for the Model TH-100 rotary wing trainer from Elite Simulation Solutions of Oviedo, Fla. The device...December 11, 2012
The International Helicopter Safety Team has appointed Robinson Helicopter President Kurt Robinson to its executive committee. Representatives from...December 11, 2012
Robert Lewis is the new vice president and general manager of CAE’s Business Aviation, Helicopter and Maintenance...December 10, 2012
Sikorsky Aircraft Services (SAS) subsidiary Derco Aerospace has received a distributor of the year award from LORD...December 10, 2012
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for Donaldson’s...December 7, 2012
Hawkesbury, ON-based Dart Helicopter Services has secured approvals for its Robinson R44 emergency float...December 7, 2012
Piney Flats, Tenn.-based Aeronautical Accessories, a Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has expanded the search functions of its online...December 6, 2012
In a spread of contracts valued at around $70 million announced by global simulation and training organization CAE, there is one requirement for the development of two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The RAN will buy 24 MH-60Rs from Sikorsky with the first two deliveries scheduled for 2014. The contract originates with the United States through the...December 6, 2012
Eurocopter has handed over the first pair of EC725s to the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of an...December 6, 2012
AgustaWestland has sold another AW169 and AW139 to corporate/VIP provider Kaan Air. The purchase from the Turkish operator comes two months after an order for two...December 6, 2012
Bell Helicopter has handed over the initial 429 to leave its Singapore Service Center to PT Whitesky Aviation, which is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The...December 5, 2012
Kathleen Wallace, founder of Kelowna, BC-based SkyTrac Systems, has sold the company to a group that includes Malachi Nordine, SkyTrac’s current director or product development, Stephen Sorocky and...December 5, 2012
Bell Helicopter, Textron Systems and AAI—all subsidiaries of Textron Inc.—have opened a research lab in Huntsville, Ala. that will focus on systems integration and manned-unmanned teaming. The complex, which includes the Bell/AAI...December 5, 2012
Progress in the ongoing development of the United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) heavy lift helicopter replacement, the Sikorsky CH-53K, has been announced with the delivery of the prototype aircraft to the flight test team. This means that NAVAIR and Sikorsky pilots can begin the program of scheduled ground checks that will take place over the next year. Production of the ground test vehicle (GTV)...
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