http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:23:59 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/rw/commercial/offshore/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/rw/commercial/offshore/Omni-Helicopters-Gets-New-Leadership_79203.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has awarded a type certificate to Sikorsky’s S-76D helicopter. This follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s award for the model in October 2012. Sikorsky expects to make its first... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/Mexico-Certifies-S-76D-Further-In-Country-S-76-Growth-Predicted_79234.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT CHC Helicopter has reached a five-year agreement with Shell International Exploration and Production to supply helicopters in support of deepwater exploration. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/Shell-Inks-Five-Year-Contract-with-CHC_79213.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Erickson Air-Crane has finalized its $250-million acquisition of McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen Helicopters from Evergreen International Aviation. The Evergreen Helicopters fleet of 65... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/Regulators-Approve-Erickson-Purchase-of-Evergreen_79180.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT AgustaWestland pilot Pat McKernan and copilot Steve Labows carry out a vertical takeoff procedure in an AW139 used for limited runway situations such as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/Video-AW139-Takeoff-at-AgustaWestland-Philadelphia_79195.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft has obtained FAA approval of its automated S-92 “Rig Approach” system for offshore operators developed with PHI Inc. The approach lowers cockpit workload by 60 percent and increases performance in bad weather and other operating conditions, according to Sikorsky. The creation of... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/S-92-Platform-Approach-System-Gets-FAA-Seal_79186.html Tue, 7 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/rw/commercial/offshore/Waypoint-Secures-$375-Mil-to-Expand-Helicopter-Lease-Offerings_79179.html Mon, 6 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Bond Offshore Helicopters has secured a 10-year contract with one of the U.K.'s largest independent oil producers, EnQuest PLC... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/Bond-Offshore-to-Support-EnQuest-with-S-92_79098.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The North American arm of AgustaWestland uncovered plans Tuesday to produce the AW169 at its sprawling U.S. manufacturing complex at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), becoming a second location to the OEM’s plant in Vergiate, Italy. (The company also lists its facility in Yeovil, UK as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/offshore/AgustaWestland-Philadelphia-Branches-Out-to-Produce-AW169_79117.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT