http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 4:58:22 EDT   China’s State Grid General Aviation (SGGA) has been assisting with relief efforts in the earthquake-stricken city of Ya’an in the Sichuan... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/SGGA-Uses-Bell-407-to-Aid-Earthquake-Relief-Efforts-in-China_79187.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Transportation Safety Institute (TSI), in partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and HAI’s Safety Committee, presented the first ever “Moral Courage Award” to Bond Offshore Helicopters and the U.S. Coast Guard during a ceremony at Heli-Expo in early March... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/TSI-Awards-Bond-USCG-for-Moral-Courage_78760.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has placed an order with Sikorsky for the supply of four S-76Ds in the search and rescue (SAR) configuration. The contract... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/Chinas-MOT-Orders-S-76Ds-for-SAR-Fleet_78706.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Navy has inked a $686-million contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence for nine Sikorsky MH-60Rs through the foreign military sales (FMS) program. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/Denmark-Purchases-Nine-Sikorsky-MH-60Rs_77983.html Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Eurocopter has handed over the first of two EC145s to the Bolivian Air Force. The Air Force will use... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/Bolivia-Air-Force-Receives-First-EC145_77342.html Wed, 3 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT MD Helicopters has received an order from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Metro Air Support Unit for a 500E. The order represents the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/St-Louis-Kansas-City-Order-MD500Es_77144.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT The Ka-62, a civil derivative of the military Ka-60, features new elements such as Turbomeca engines, a Transas avionics suite and a crashworthy fuel tank Russian Helicopters is planning on flying the Kamov Ka-62 medium twin in August 2013. The new helicopter, which bears some resemblance with the Eurocopter... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/Russian-Medium-Twin-Kamov-Ka-62-to-Fly-in-One-Year_77161.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT The Federal Emergency Management Agency has deployed Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from Ft. Campbell, Ky. and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/FEMA-Dispatches-Hawks-to-Louisiana_77130.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT Precision Aviation Group (PAG) is stretching out with an expansion of its headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. that opened in July. The maintenance and repair complex now encompasses more than 80,000 square feet and will incorporate PAG’s wheel, brake and nondestructive (NDT) shop, which currently fills 3,500... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/PAG-Increases-Space-for-Repairs-Logistics-and-Engineering_77120.html Wed, 29 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT Triumph Instruments-Ft. Lauderdale, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, has signed with Spectrolab as an authorized service center for the Nightsun... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/humanitarian/Spectrolab-Selects-Triumph-for-Searchlight-Support_77103.html Tue, 28 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT