http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 2:19:48 EDT U.K.-based oil production company Premier Oil has agreed to a three-year contract with Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide crew change flights... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Bond-S-92-to-Provide-Crew-Support-for-Premier-Oil_78850.html Tue, 2 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT With helicopter numbers expected to multiply rapidly in India over the next few years, both in the civil sector and the military, there is a corresponding rise for synthetic training, something that is just now coming to the fore. A joint venture organization established in January 2008 between Hindustan... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Flying-Through-The-Ceiling_79143.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Three Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit EC145s flying over London’s Tower Bridge adorned with the rings of the Olympic Games. When London won the right to host the 2012 summer Olympics in Singapore on July 6, 2005, coming from behind to “win by a nose at the post” from what had been... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Londons-Olympic-Guardian-Angels_77769.html Wed, 14 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EST A line of S-76Ds at Sikorsky’s plant in Coatesville, Pa. Bond Aviation Group CEO Richard Mintern visited Sikorsky’s commercial manufacturing plant in Coatesville, Pa. in early October to examine the initial two baseline S-92s that are part of a 16-aircraft order placed during Heli-Expo in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/FAA-Certifies-S-76D-Bond-S-92-Completions-Begin_77741.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT The Rescue 915 crew of the Canadian Forces’ 103 Search and Rescue Squadron. Canadian Forces used an AgustaWestland AW101 during an Arctic rescue in October 2011. AgustaWestland has awarded the 2012 Cormorant Trophy to the Rescue 915 crew of the 103 Search and Rescue Squadron at Canadian... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Canadian-Forces-Win-2012-Cormorant-Trophy_77762.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT Bond Aviation Group CEO Richard Mintern paid a visit to Sikorsky’s commercial manufacturing plant in Coatesville, Pa. earlier this month to examine the initial two baseline S-92s that are part of a 16-aircraft order placed during Heli-Expo in February. Bond’s group fleet and engineering director... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Sikorsky-Strengthens-Bond-With-HEMS-Offshore-Operator_77542.html Wed, 17 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT aparker@accessintel.com The helicopter equivalent of “if you build it, they will come” has got to be “if you provide the funding, they will acquire.” None of the “need” for helicopters that fueled year-over-year growth before the global economic slowdown in 2008 has gone... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Editors-Notebook-Finding-the-Funding_77374.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT Helicopter undergoing work at Metro’s completions facility in Shreveport, La. I met Todd Stanberry early in the morning a few hours before an impending hurricane was due to arrive in Central Louisiana. Todd explained that he was Metro Aviation owner Mike Stanberry’s son and that he would be... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Operator-Profile-Metro-Aviation&thinsp_77399.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT R66 flanks a lineup of Robinson helicopters at the company’s headquarters in Torrance, Calif. As mentioned in my August column, “Safety Goes Hand in Glove with Mission” (page 52), I had the opportunity to attend the Robinson Helicopter Corp. Pilot Safety Course and fly the R22 and R66 at... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Robinson-Pilot-Safety-Training-Essential-for-Reducing-Risks_77182.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Aircraft manufacturer Russian Helicopters has set a new world altitude record with its Mi-38 during the 14th Federation... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/operator-profile/Mi-38-Sets-World-Altitude-Record_77114.html Wed, 29 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT