http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 0:07:18 EDT Eurocopter on Tuesday introduced the next-generation executive and VIP variants of its EC175 medium-sized twin-engine helicopter at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.   ... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/Eurocopter-Uncovers-EC175-VIP-Executive-Versions_79291.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a £15 million ($22.9 million) contract to replenish its stocks of Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. These are used on the British Army Air Corps (AAC) WAH-64D Apaches and reportedly on the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Reaper unmanned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/British-MoD-Restocks-Supplies-of-Lockheed-Martin-Hellfire-Missile_79299.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI) has contracted Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide crew change flights and helicopter support starting in early June. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/Bond-Secures-Three-Year-ADTI-Support-Deal_79217.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Portugal’s Omni Helicopters International (OHI) has hired Richard Burman as group CEO. OHI shareholders Stirling Square Capital Partners and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/Omni-Helicopters-Gets-New-Leadership_79203.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International has published an article in Vertiflite Magazine that details the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/AHS-Provides-In-Depth-Look-at-AgustaWestlands-Project-Zero_79177.html Mon, 6 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT A new investor group is providing $375 million in equity growth capital for Limerick, Ireland-based Waypoint Leasing, as the company looks to expand its grow its fleet. Waypoint has a U.S... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/Waypoint-Secures-$375-Mil-to-Expand-Helicopter-Lease-Offerings_79179.html Mon, 6 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT “Some of our bigger peers saw a fall in general aviation traffic, rather than the expected rise through the Olympic effect,” said James Dillon-Godfray, London Oxford Airport business development director. He said that the restriction zone around London had been a factor in reducing GA traffic... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/UKs-Oxford-Airport-Growing-Despite-Detrimental-Olympic-Effect_79128.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA has issued a group of four airworthiness directives (ADs) related to the Eurocopter AS350/355, 365 and the MBB/Eurocopter BK117. One of the ADs requires inspections of the Aerazur emergency flotation gear, including the attachment brackets on the AS350 (models B, BA, B1... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/FAA-Requires-New-Inspections-for-AS350-BK117_79132.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) covering installation of the Aspen Avionics Evolution H-series primary... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/EASA-Approves-Aspen-Upgrades-to-Robinson-R44_79119.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The saga of the British government’s drive to replace the 70-year tradition of military involvement in providing the majority of the UK’s search and rescue (SAR) helicopters with a privatized ‘for profit’ organization in order to divest the service off the military balance sheet is... http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/UK-Government-Finally-Cuts-Military-from-Helicopter-SAR-Role-with-Bristow-Selection_79158.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT