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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 7, 2008
Where is the BA609 Headed?
Four months ago, Rotor & Wing told you that Bell Helicopter executives were doubting the size of the market for the BA609. It is developing that civil tilt-rotor with AgustaWestland. Bell senior vice president for marketing and sales...
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 12, 2008
"Desperate Need" for Restricted-Category Aircraft
Agricultural aircraft operators have a desperate need for restricted-category helicopters, according to one industry leader. Business is robust for the sector, particularly in the United States. There, high food prices worldwide and a...
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 5, 2008
Carson Plans Oregon Spares Warehouse
An Oregon township has approved Carson Helicopters' plans to expand its facility there with a $1 million, 40,000-sq-ft...
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
Rotorcraft Report: FAA Extends "Robinson SFAR" On Training ‘Til Mid-2009
TRAINING The U.S. FAA has extended the special federal rule prescribing training requirements for instructors and operators of Robinson Helicopters’ R22s and R44s. Known as the "Robinson SFAR," Special Federal Aviation Regulation 73 took...
June 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Erickson Wins $310M Contract From Italy
Erickson is the manufacturer and worldwide operator of the S-64 Aircrane and values the contract at more than $300 million (€194 million), saying it is the largest aircraft lease in the history of the company. European Air-Crane CEO Gian Franco Blower...
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”...
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