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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sikorsky X2 Flies
Sikorsky Aircraft today completed the first flight of its X2 technology demonstrator. Lifting the aircraft off from the Schweizer Aircraft subsidiary in Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck maneuvered the... [read more]
July 23, 2008
Fourth Prototype to Join Bell 429 Tests
The aircraft, the second pre-production version of the light twin, is being prepped for flight tests at Bell's Mirabel...
July 2, 2008
Industry Leaders to Meet on Crash Response
Industry leaders plan to meet in Montreal July 8 to discuss the ramifications of this week's midair collision of air ambulances in Arizona and other accidents. One area of concern is to how to inject into television and newspaper coverage the message that the...
June 27, 2008
San Antonio Operator Expands Beyond Tours
Alamo Helicopter Tours has launched a commercial division of its operations, according to The San Antonio Business Journal. Based at Stinson Municipal Airport, the...
June 17, 2008
Boeing’s Return to the Civil Market?
A recent briefing by the aerospace company for investors and financial analysts has some observers wondering if that will happen. Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, was pressed at that event on whether Boeing would sell its...
June 5, 2008
Where's the $ Going? Watch Robinson Payments
Looking for a leading indicator of whether the U.S. dollar is rebounding in value against other international currencies? Top U.S. economic officials have in recent weeks been signaling that the "greenback" has depreciated enough. They long...
June 3, 2008
Nominate Your Helicopter Heroes
Nominations are open for Rotor & Wing’s Helicopter Heroism Award. For more than 40 years, the award has honored crews who tested the limits of their skill and courage and the performance of their...
June 3, 2008
ASU Regains Its Part 145 Certificate
Aviation Specialties Unlimited has regained its FAA Part 145 repair station certificate. The FAA issued the certificate May 30, according to the...
June 1, 2008
Heard in the Hallways: A Bad Year for U.S. Safety
2008 is already a bad year for aviation safety in the United States. That may strike readers as a strange statement. The traditional measure of safety, certainly in the public mind, is accidents, and this year has not been exceptionally bad. Helicopter...
June 1, 2008
ASU Response to R&W Rotorcraft Report Item
Subject: Response to Article “FAA, Vendor, Operators Sort Through NVG Turmoil,” June 2008, page 10 Too many times information goes out without having the facts right. Your latest article in your “Rotorcraft Report”...
May 27, 2008
Senator Calls for U.S. Probe of Silver State
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the abrupt Feb. 3 shutdown of Silver State Helicopters, according to The...
May 21, 2008
Ground-Based Powerline Detector Advances
U.S. FAA officials responsible for regulation of obstacle marking and lighting are weighing whether to approve a Norwegian-developed system as an alternate means of marking powerlines. Oslo-based OCAS developed the...
May 14, 2008
The Latest Hazard? Wind Farms
The latest hazard to safe helicopter flight in the United States comes in the form of wind farms. These collections of modern-day windmills, seen as an environmentally friendly energy option to gas, coal, and nuclear powerplants, are proliferating. The U.S. Energy...
May 13, 2008
Reports: MD to Stay Put in Mesa
MD Helicopters has reached a deal with Mesa, Ariz. that will keep the manufacturer at the city-owned Falcon Field Airport, according to published reports. The Arizona Republic quoted MD's corporate counsel, Randy Walti, as saying the...
May 9, 2008
Silver State Fleet “Boneyard”
Silver State Helicopters’ fleet of more than 200 aircraft has been collected and assembled in Texas, where new owners are picking through the lot. Sky Helicopters in Garland, Texas...
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