http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:18:08 EDT Hundreds of rotorcraft engineers met in Phoenix this week for the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International’s Forum 69. Displays from AgustaWestland, Bell, Boeing, Eurocopter, Lockheed Martin, MD Helicopters and Sikorsky anchored a show floor that also featured a number of exhibits from companies... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/specialty/AHS-Forum-69-Converges-on-Technology-in-Demanding-Environments_79326.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Air medical transport operator Air Methods Corp. has achieved the highest level (Level 4) of FAA's voluntary Safety Management System (SMS) program. FAA created the SMS program to provide guidance and recognition of safety efforts implemented by commercial air operators. Level 4 of the program is the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Air-Methods-Reaches-Level-4-of-SMS-Program_79305.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT  FlightSafety International has incorporated its new Level D-qualified AgustaWestland AW139 full flight simulator (FFS) into the initial pilot training courses at its learning center in Lafayette, La... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/specialty/AW139-Simulator-Begins-Operations-at-FlightSafety-Lafayette_79297.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Air Methods subsidiary United Rotorcraft has obtained AS9100 Rev. C certification, the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG)'s aviation industry standard for... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/standards-regulations/United-Rotorcraft-Earns-AS9100-Certification_79235.html Fri, 17 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/training/simulators/New-Zealand-Orders-10-Kaman-Seasprites_79225.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Colorado Heli-Ops is expanding its helicopter fleet and services, following a move to a larger facility in November 2012... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/ratings/Colorado-Heli-Ops-Expands-Fleet-Services_79207.html Fri, 10 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/training/specialty/Video-AW139-Takeoff-at-AgustaWestland-Philadelphia_79195.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft has obtained FAA approval of its automated S-92 “Rig Approach” system for offshore operators developed with PHI Inc. The approach lowers cockpit workload by 60 percent and increases performance in bad weather and other operating conditions, according to Sikorsky. The creation of... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/specialty/S-92-Platform-Approach-System-Gets-FAA-Seal_79186.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a total of nine new recommendations following the investigation of an August 2011 Eurocopter AS350 B2 crash in Mosby, Mo. Four people died in the accident. NTSB determined that four factors contributed to the crash—training, fatigue... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/specialty/NTSB-Issues-PED-Safety-Guidelines-to-FAA-Air-Methods_79188.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT NTSB’s investigation into an August 2011 helicopter EMS crash in Missouri (see story, page 16) made national headlines in early April after the safety board named text messaging and multitasking as one of the key factors that contributed to the Eurocopter AS350 B2 accident. Four people, including the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/specialty/Focus-on-the-Task-at-Hand_79145.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT