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November 9, 2012
Navicom Aviation Corp. has signed with Latitude Technologies to distribute its WebSentinel flight following system in Japan. Navicom, an...November 9, 2012
Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter Textron has obtained a $33.4-million U.S. Army contract covering...November 8, 2012
The U.S. Army has granted a $66.1-million modification to an existing contract related...November 8, 2012
AgustaWestland has sold a pair of AW139s to Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), which will employ the helicopters in offshore oil...November 8, 2012
Whippany, N.J.-based Breeze-Eastern has inked a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to design and qualify an upgraded hydraulic control box for the fleet of Eurocopter H-65 Dolphins. A production contract for over 100 units is expected to...November 7, 2012
The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a $214.2-million contract to Bogota, Colombia-based Vertical de Aviacion related to helicopter support services in Afghanistan...November 7, 2012
Howell, Mich.-based Construction Helicopters is one of six companies to receive U.S. Transportation Command contracts related to cargo and passenger...November 7, 2012
American Eurocopter has booked its first U.S. order for the Mercedes-Benz Style EC145, which features a VIP package modeled after the iconic car series. Speedway Aviation purchased an EC145...November 7, 2012
AAR Airlift Group has obtained a one-year extension from the U.S. Transportation Command contract related to helicopter support in Afghanistan. The $161.5-million agreement...November 7, 2012
The use of helicopters to fight high-rise fires, defined as being over seven stories, can cause more harm than good if operators are not properly trained, according to Glenn Daley of the New York Police Department. Daley was one of several speakers at the “High-Rise Aerial Firefighting and Rescue” conference held during the fifth biennial Dubai Helishow on November 6. For example, he noted, the...November 7, 2012
Middle East militaries have been showing “a lot of interest” in the MH-60R and MH-60S, with greatest interest primarily in the 60R model, according to Mike Sears, deputy program manager for foreign military sales (FMS) at U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. They are also interested in the compatibility of...November 6, 2012
The U.S. Transportation Command has granted a $72.4-million contract to Ottawa-based Canadian Helicopters/Canadian Commercial Corp. for helicopter services in Afghanistan. The...November 6, 2012
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has issued a $14.4-million contract to Sikorsky Support Services related to H-53 and H-60 support. The agreement, which runs through October 2015, covers...November 6, 2012
Enstom Helicopter continues to expand its global market presence with two 480B turbines going into the Port of Rosario, Argentina. Dennis Martin, international sales/program manger, told Rotor & Wing at the 2012 Dubai Helishow on Tuesday that any injuries at the port currently require a trip of over two hours to the nearest hospital. The 480B is currently being certified to carry a six-foot litter...November 5, 2012
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has appointed Ralph Hicks as the investigator-in-charge of the probe into the crash of an Atlanta Police Department Hughes OH-6 on Saturday, Nov. 3. According to witnesses on the...November 5, 2012
The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a $24.6-million contract to McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen Helicopters for aircraft and personnel in Afghanistan. The...November 5, 2012
Aurora, Ore.-based Columbia Helicopters has obtained a $97.8-million contract from the U.S. Transportation Command related to aircraft and support...November 5, 2012
EADS division Cassidian has partnered with Atech of Sao Paulo, Brazil to supply a tactical data management system (TDMS) for the Eurocopter EC725s that will enter...November 2, 2012
To meet the needs of the growing Latin American helicopter market, AeroSimulators has unveiled a new website focused on...November 2, 2012
St. Louis, Mo.-based ThrottleNet has custom-designed a mobile application for Helicopters Inc., an electronic newsgathering (ENG) leasing company. Pilots and administrative personnel are...
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