http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:21 EDT AgustaWestland continues to advance the development program for the AW169, as the third prototype has gone airborne for the first time from the manufacturer’s facility in Cascina Costa... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Third-AW169-Takes-Maiden-Test-Flight_78133.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST With financial uncertainty continuing worldwide, it still remains difficult to make market predictions about the near future. But based on various backgrounds and evaluating the current situation, it’s clear to see that Latin American countries were affected by the crisis in different degrees. In terms... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Wings-of-Change-Brazil_73209.html Sun, 1 May 2011 0:00:00 EDT Wings of Change With the financial uncertainty, it’s difficult to make market predictions about the near future, but Latin American countries were affected by the crisis in different degrees. In Brazil, we may continue to see a market consolidation and good growth on both civilian and military markets... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America-Notebook_29585.html Sun, 1 Feb 2009 0:00:00 EST Flying High in Brazil’s Defense and Oil Sectors PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Sixty years ago, the first helicopter, a Bell 47D, arrived in Brazil for agricultural aerial applications in São Paulo. But the helicopter also began ferrying some prestigious people, including governmental authorities like... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America-Notebook_26345.html Wed, 1 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Southern Helicopter Land Southern Cone is the unofficial and curious designation for the southernmost region of Latin America. It includes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, sometimes Paraguay and finally Brazil. Given its size (both territorial and economic), Brazil is treated in various ways in relation... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America-Notebook_24764.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT COMMERCIAL | OFFSHORE Brazil’s long-time military doctrine focused on territorial defense has gained a new dynamic that is reverberating through all elements of the helicopter industry. Two major discoveries... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/The-Elephants-in-Brazil_21501.html Thu, 1 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Latin America is a term coined by the Emperor Napoleon III in 1863 when he was seeking to extend France’s empire from Mexico to Chile’s Cape Horn. Since then, the region has had the main characteristics of a large number of countries with geographic, cultural, political, and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America-Notebook-Venezuela-Helos-Wanted_18961.html Fri, 1 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Brazil's 3.3 million sq. mi. territory includes six different main eco-regions, most of them well known, such as the Amazon Forest in the northwest and the Atlantic Forest following the Brazilian coastline. An area less well known is the Cerrados woodland savannas, a 0.8 million sq. mi. area in Central... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America-Notebook-Brazils-First-Helicopter-Expedition_1774.html Fri, 1 Oct 2004 0:00:00 EDT Tempered Forecast Expectations for new and used civil helicopter acquisitions are up in Latin America, but the region continues to have the lowest rates for fleet replacement and expansion in the world. Those were among the findings in the latest survey of worldwide turbine-powered helicopter purchase plans... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/departments/latinamerica/Latin-America_1575.html Tue, 1 Jun 2004 0:00:00 EDT