http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:04:37 EDT Air Comm Corp. is expanding its design of environmental control systems (ECS) to the fixed-wing market, announcing the acquisition of Meggitt (Addison) Inc., in a stock purchase... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Air-Comm-Boosts-ECS-Production-Through-Meggitt-Acquisition_79322.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Helicopter brokerage firm Heli Asset announced its first helicopter sale to an operator in Switzerland, a Eurocopter EC155B1... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Heli-Asset-Inks-First-Swiss-Helicopter-Sale_79323.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 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/utillity-other/HeliVert-Sells-Five-AW139s-Russians-PANH-to-Study-Civil-Expansion_79251.html Fri, 17 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/utillity-other/Shell-Inks-Five-Year-Contract-with-CHC_79213.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/utillity-other/Video-AW139-Takeoff-at-AgustaWestland-Philadelphia_79195.html Wed, 8 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/utillity-other/One-on-One-with-Heads-of-Sikorsky-Avincis-Group-and-Breeze-EasternFull-Version_79170.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Bond Aviation has formally recognized Engineering Manager John Crowther and HUMS Engineer Sean Newlands for receiving the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) Moral Courage award in March. The Bond technicians shared the first-time award with the U.S. Coast Guard out of Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, who... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Avincis-Group-Strives-for-Fundamental-Cultural-and-Behavioral-Change-in-Approach-to-Safety_79062.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Safran, parent company of Turbomeca, has reached an agreement to acquire Rolls-Royce's 50 percent share in the joint RTM322 helicopter engine program for $380 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and would give Safran the revenue... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Safran-Acquires-Rolls-Royce-Share-in-RTM322-Engine-Program_79050.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Russian Helicopters showcased two of its multirole helicopters, the Kamov Ka-32A11BC and Ka-226T, at the  Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE 2013) in Shanghai, China this week.     Ka-32A11BC. Photo... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Russian-Helicopters-Pursues-Multirole-Operators-at-ABACE_79027.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Bell Helicopter has earned Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval to increase the maximum gross weight of the 429 to 7,500 lbs. The 500-lb increase is based on Transport Canada’s certification of the weight boost tracing back to December 2011. Indonesia becomes the 17th... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/utillity-other/Indonesia-Joins-Bell-429-Weight-Club-FAA-Re-Examines-Regs_78991.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT