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Monday, September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Offshore Single-Engine Market Shifts
NEWS The offshore market for single-engine support helicopters is shifting. Houston-based Bristow Group last month struck a deal to sell 53 single-engine aircraft-and many of the contracts they support-from its U.S. Gulf of Mexico fleet to Rotorcraft Leasing Co. The transaction, which includes inventory... [read more]
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: With 206B3 Demise, Interest in R66 is Stronger
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Interest in Robinson Helicopter’s R66, strong from its launch last year, has grown with Bell Helicopter’s decision to cancel its 206B3 JetRanger line. The light, single, Robinson’s first turbine, has hundreds of dealers...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: AgustaWestland Bolsters AW139, Racks Up Orders
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES AgustaWestland plans to beef up its popular AW139 to better compete in offshore markets. At Heli-Expo in Houston, the manufacturer said it is working on certification of an 882-lb. (400-kg) increase in the AW139’s max gross weight...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Lining the AW139 With Luxury
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES AgustaWestland and the Italian fashion house Versace are expanding their cooperation to offer a range of exclusively designed cabin interiors and layouts for the AW139. They unveiled an exclusive Versace AW139 interior at Heli-Expo 2008...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Enstrom Delivers 480B Guardian, Books Orders
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Enstrom signed contracts for a 480B for delivery to Aero Inter of the Dominican Republic and another for Aerolineas Ejecutivas, its fourth such Enstrom in as many months. The newly established airborne law enforcement unit of the...
April 1, 2008
Rotor & Wing: Rotorcraft Report: People
Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Michelle Goodman on March 7 became the first woman to be awarded the U.K. Distinguished Flying Cross. She was honored for flying her Incident Reaction Team Merlin into "an extremely dangerous area of Basra City" in Iraq on...
April 1, 2008
Rotor & Wing: Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
April 6-9 — AAAA Annual Convention, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md. Contact: AAAA National Office, Phone: 203-268-2450; Fax: 203-268-5870; Web: www.quad-a.org. April 23-26 — Aircraft Electronics Assn 51st Annual...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Pratt Canada Targets Maintenance Plan at Helicopters
SERVICES | MAINTENANCE Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched a fleet management program designed to meet the engine maintenance needs of helicopter customers. The new program is intended to offer those customers a combination of cost stability and...
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Investors to Buy Out CHC Helicopter in $3.7 Billion Deal
COMMERCIAL | OFFSHORE In a clear sign that offshore-support helicopter operations should generate steady flows of cash for the foreseeable future, private investors in February plan to buy out a major player in that market: CHC Helicopter Corp. Richmond...
March 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Rolls-Royce Wins RR300 Type Certificate
PRODUCTS | ENGINES Rolls-Royce won FAA type certification of its 300-shp-class RR300 turboshaft engine in late 2007, the manufacturer revealed at Heli-Expo last month. The engine maker launched development of the RR300 in January 2006 and received the type...
March 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bell Cuts Four Lines, Focuses on "Families"
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES Bell Helicopter is betting a drive by major operators to cut their aircraft operating costs will translate into a greater industry appetite for common sets of helicopters. The manufacturer is embarking on a new product development plan...
January 1, 2008
Rotor & Wing: Rotorcraft Report: Study Sees Civil Helicopter MRO Market Reaching Nearly $7 Billion by 2016
SERVICES | MAINTENANCE A new analysis of the market for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of civil helicopters projects that segment of the industry will grow to a value of nearly $7 billion in a decade. The aviation and aerospace management consulting firm...
November 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: Int’l Safety Team Confronts How to Reach Small Operators
Leaders of the International Helicopter Safety Team are wrestling with how the group, which apparently has had some success toward its goal, can reach its critical target audience: smaller helicopter operators. About 300 industry and government...
November 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: Offshore Industry Moves Away From Hours as Pilot Hiring Benchmark
TRAINING The oil and gas industry has decided to abandon flight hours as the prime benchmark for hiring pilots to support its operations. It now wants competency-based flight training that would allow qualified individuals to move into jobs flying multi-pilot...
November 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: Study Sees Strong Growth in Light Commercial Market
PRODUCTS/AIRFRAMES The market research firm Forecast International is projecting that manufacturers will deliver 14,202 rotorcraft to the light commercial rotorcraft market in the next 10 years, including 6,891 rotorcraft powered by piston engines and 7,311...
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