http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 7:23:04 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/issue/cover/Future-Vertical-Lift&thinspAn-Overview_79167.html Wed, 1 May 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/issue/cover/Flying-Through-The-Ceiling_79143.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Ever since the Kerr-McGee Corporation drilled its first well from a fixed offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1940’s, helicopters have been an indelible part of the offshore oil and gas (O&G) industry. “Today, the only safe way the operators can move people is by helicopter... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/cover/Helicopters-Allow&thinsp-O-and-G-Producers-to-Go-Deeper-Further-Offshore_78634.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST AgustaWestland conducted a flight demonstration of the U.S.-based AW189 prototype (P2) on December 6 in Arlington, Texas before heading to Alaska for cold weather trials through spring 2013, at which point it will fly back to Italy to rejoin the other four testbed helicopters in the fleet (P1 and P3-P5)... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/cover/AW189-Prototype-Heads-to-Alaska-After-Texas-Demo-as-Part-of-U-S-Stops-During-Global-Flight-Test-Campaign_78353.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Question 1: What technological advancements do you anticipate will most impact helicopter operations in 2013?   Dave Marone From the early days of aviation, fuel starvation, unpredictable weather and mechanical failure drive the overwhelming majority of aviation mishaps. The risk mitigation factors in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/cover/Rotorcraft-Outlook-Panel-2013_78140.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Though still in development, the MD-540F is showing the potential to be a superior warrior. They say that the best situation an aircraft manufacturer can be in is to have a product that both the military and the civilian worlds want. Very few have been able to continuously satisfy both sectors with a single... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/cover/Flying-The-MD540F_78164.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST By Andrew Drwiega, Military Editor With the U.S. Army now seemingly on a timeline for the acquisition of a new reconnaissance helicopter—the Armed Aerial Scout (AAS)—to replace its existing Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior fleet, the main question in these budget wracked times must be: How much... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/cover/Armed-Aerial-Scout-Reviving-a-Lost-Generation_78026.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST 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/issue/cover/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/issue/cover/FAA-Certifies-S-76D-Bond-S-92-Completions-Begin_77741.html Thu, 1 Nov 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/issue/cover/Operator-Profile-Metro-Aviation&thinsp_77399.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT