http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:03 EDT Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland joint venture HeliVert has secured an agreement to produce five VIP and utility-configured AW139 helicopters for Exclases Russia.      AW139 in flight. Photo courtesy of AgustaWestland   Additionally, Russian Helicopters has inked... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/HeliVert-Sells-Five-AW139s-Russians-PANH-to-Study-Civil-Expansion_79251.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT  A DVCS6100 digital airborne audio control system from Becker Avionics has entered service with a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/Duncan-Installs-Becker-Digital-Audio-in-Corporate-AS365_79201.html Mon, 13 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/technology/Video-AW139-Takeoff-at-AgustaWestland-Philadelphia_79195.html Wed, 8 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/rw/commercial/technology/AHS-Provides-In-Depth-Look-at-AgustaWestlands-Project-Zero_79177.html Mon, 6 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/technology/AgustaWestland-Philadelphia-Branches-Out-to-Produce-AW169_79117.html Wed, 1 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/rw/commercial/technology/EASA-Approves-Aspen-Upgrades-to-Robinson-R44_79119.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army’s rotorcraft fleet is wearing out at a much faster rate than was predicted thanks to a decade of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Department of Defense findings state: “The Operational Tempo (OPTEMPO) in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) was, and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/Future-Vertical-Lift&thinspAn-Overview_79167.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT What do the chief executives of a longstanding U.S. helicopter manufacturer, a London-based emergency medical services, offshore and SAR operator, and a hoist and winch supplier from New Jersey have in common? All of them sat down with Rotor & Wing during Heli-Expo in March for exclusive interviews that... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/One-on-One-with-Heads-of-Sikorsky-Avincis-Group-and-Breeze-EasternFull-Version_79170.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT E-volo, a Karlsruhe-based company that is developing the Volocopter VC200, hoped to be the first electric two-seater in the rotorcraft world, has received significant support from German authorities. A new aircraft category is being created, while subsidies are boosting the project. In 2011, E-volo flew a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/German-Start-Up-Building-Electric-Two-Seater_79171.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Moving a step closer toward cleaner and quieter aircraft, Turbomeca displayed its core TECH800 demonstrator engine in public for the first time on Friday, April 26. This innovative core engine demonstrator was designed and tested by Turbomeca, although the program is the result of cooperation between 34... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/TECH800-Engine-Demo-Shows-the-Way-to-Cleaner-Skies_79095.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT