http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:05 EDT Eurocopter on Tuesday introduced the next-generation executive and VIP variants of its EC175 medium-sized twin-engine helicopter at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.   ... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Eurocopter-Uncovers-EC175-VIP-Executive-Versions_79291.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Kazakhstan-based aircraft maintenance provider Sky Tech has received certification from Safran to begin performing maintenance on Turbomeca... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Sky-Tech-Certified-for-Turbomeca-Engine-Maintenance_79267.html Mon, 20 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/products/airframes/HeliVert-Sells-Five-AW139s-Russians-PANH-to-Study-Civil-Expansion_79251.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft has won an $11.4-million modification of an existing U.S. Army foreign... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Thailand-Orders-Another-Sikorsky-UH-60M_79216.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI) has contracted Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide crew change flights and helicopter support starting in early June. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Bond-Secures-Three-Year-ADTI-Support-Deal_79217.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Turkish Ministry of Health's air ambulance service will feature a fleet of Eurocopter EC135s, after THK Gokcen Aviation selected the twin-engine rotorcraft to begin operations in August.      EC135 in flight. Photos... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Eurocopter-EC135-Selected-for-Turkish-EMS-Operations_79241.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) procurement saga took another twist last week when Lt. Gen. William Phillips, Army acquisition advisor to the Secretary of the Army, appeared before a Senate Armed Services Congressional subcommittee on Airland. Commenting on last summer’s flying... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Army-Advisor-Pours-Cold-Water-on-Industry-AAS-Technology-Demonstrations_79242.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has awarded a type certificate to Sikorsky’s S-76D helicopter. This follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s award for the model in October 2012. Sikorsky expects to make its first... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Mexico-Certifies-S-76D-Further-In-Country-S-76-Growth-Predicted_79234.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The New Zealand Ministry of Defense has agreed to buy 10 SH-2G Super Seasprites from Kaman Aircraft Corp. According to Kaman, the $120-million contract includes spare parts, a full mission flight simulator and related logistics support for the multi-mission... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/New-Zealand-Orders-10-Kaman-Seasprites_79225.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Erickson Air-Crane has finalized its $250-million acquisition of McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen Helicopters from Evergreen International Aviation. The Evergreen Helicopters fleet of 65... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/airframes/Regulators-Approve-Erickson-Purchase-of-Evergreen_79180.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT