Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Looking Ahead
What would you like to see from Rotor & Wing?
In an effort to provide a snapshot of the hundreds of stories in the helicopter industry that we cover each year, Rotor & Wing has assembled a list of more than 600 items published from January to early November 2010. These news stories, features and product announcements ran in the pages of the print magazine, as well as our daily Top Stories at rotorandwing.com, and in some of our more prominent monthly e-letters and special publications like Heli-Expo Show Day. But the list does not cover the entire spectrum of Rotor & Wing’s various print, web and e-mail offerings—it is just a sampling of our coverage, as there are many additional stories available online and through our other distribution channels. While we are fully aware of the potential pitfalls of running a list like this, in that it clearly points out specific companies who we might not have covered as well as others, that is part of the reason we wanted to undertake this exercise—to gather feedback about what readers want and open the door of communication with those companies that might warrant additional coverage. We’re constantly trying to find ways to improve. What would you like to see in the pages of Rotor & Wing? What areas should we focus on during 2011? Which topics, events, markets and companies do we need to cover more? Please e-mail your suggestions to Andrew Parker, Managing Editor, at: aparker@accessintel.com
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| AAR Corp. | S-92 Cabins from AAR | Feb |
| S-61T Order Boon for Sikorsky | May | |
| People: Jeffrey Schloesser | Sept | |
| People: Steve Peckham | Oct | |
| Absolute Fire Solutions | FASTTrack/PCTrac | Apr |
| FAST Bucket Gains Patents | May | |
| New FAST Bucket Patents | July | |
| Aero Dynamix | Schweizer STC/Europe Approval | Jan |
| Schweizer Night Vision | Feb | |
| L-3 M949 NVGs | Mar | |
| AW119 STC | Mar | |
| Bell 429 Night Vision | May | |
| ALERT Garmin HTAWS | June | |
| EASA Night Vision Approvals | July | |
| Shadin Avionics/NVGs | Nov | |
| AeroSimulators | EC135 Sims Join Air Methods | Mar |
| Aerospace Filtration Systems | AFS Gains Bell 430 STC | Jan |
| Bell 430 IBF | Feb | |
| Brazilian AS350 STC | Apr | |
| AW139 STC from Brazil | Aug | |
| Filters Enter Service in Namibia | Sept | |
| Brazil Approves AW119 STC | Nov | |
| AgustaWestland | Qatar Receives First AW139 | Jan |
| Two AW139s Resold to PHI | Jan | |
| TAS Delivers Brazilian AW109 Grand | Jan | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Guard Orders Another AW119Ke | Jan | |
| Bulgaria Orders Two More AW109s | Feb | |
| Chinese Operator Buys AW139 | Feb | |
| AW139 Delivered to VIH Cougar | Feb | |
| AW, Tata Create Indian JV | Feb | |
| Vinair Buys Two Grands | Feb | |
| Four AW119Kes Delivered to FAASA | Feb | |
| Maritime AW109 Order Placed | Mar | |
| AW119Ke Added to Finnish Order | Mar | |
| India’s Pradesh Begins Using Grand | Mar | |
| Sharp Places AW Order | Mar | |
| British Army Extends Lynx Upgrades | Mar | |
| Heli-Expo: What They Said | Apr | |
| AW109 Power Delivered to Bulgaria | Apr | |
| Indian Air Force Buys 12 AW101s | Apr | |
| UK Training Center Opens | Apr | |
| AW139 HUMS Web Services Launched | Apr | |
| Two AW139s Join Malaysia’s Bomba | Apr | |
| Japanese Operators Receive Helicopters | Apr | |
| Apache IOS Program Operational | May | |
| GrandNew Nets 50 Since Introduction | May | |
| SMS Becomes AW Service Center | May | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Italian Coast Guard Receives AW139 | May | |
| FAA Certifies AW139 Ice System | June | |
| NH90 Joins Royal Netherlands Navy | June | |
| New LIATEC Facility Opens in Libya | June | |
| HeliClub Purchases AW139 | June | |
| AW, Russian Helicopters Break Ground | July | |
| AW, Thales Partner on ASaC | July | |
| AgustaWestland Reveals AW169 | July | |
| AW119KE Gains Russian Certifications | July | |
| First FIPS AW139 Enters Service | Aug | |
| Weststar Purchases Nine AW139s | Aug | |
| Panama Orders Six AW139s | Sept | |
| Sloane Mallorca Adds AW109E | Sept | |
| GrandNew Goes to France, Monaco | Sept | |
| PHI Places Ten-AW139 Order | Sept | |
| First GrandNew Goes to Vinair | Oct | |
| LifeStar of Kansas Receives AW119Ke | Oct | |
| Second AW159 Goes Airborne | Oct | |
| Maryland Police Purchase Six AW139s | Oct | |
| Russia Grants AW139 Approval | Oct | |
| Three AW139s Going to Goias | Nov | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Red Cross AMS Orders AW119Ke | Nov | |
| Air Comm | Air Comm Recognized for Safety | Feb |
| Heli-Expo News Briefs | Apr | |
| Air Conditioning System Warranty | Aug | |
| 1,000th Black Hawk Heating System | Sept | |
| OH-58D Heating Agreement | Sept | |
| Air Methods | Air Methods Orders 12 Eurocopters | Feb |
| EC135 Joins EastCare Medical | Mar | |
| Air Methods Purchases Three Sims | Mar | |
| EMS Safety Up But Regs Expected | Mar | |
| Major Mfrs at Heli-Expo | Apr | |
| MedEvac Foundation Pledge | Apr | |
| Mercy One Bell 429 EMS Interior | June | |
| Sikorsky Unveils S-76 EMS Interior | June | |
| Rocky Mountain Rush | June | |
| Summit: Effective Safety Officer | July | |
| Quotes from Safety & Training | Aug | |
| Mercy One Bell 429 WAAS Certified | Oct | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| Big Order for Bell at AMTC | Oct | |
| ALEA | Law Enforcement Aviators Gather in Tucson | July |
| Police Trim Hours, Tap Grants to Fly | July | |
| 40th Annual Convention in Tucson | Sept | |
| Alpine Air Support | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Sept |
| Appareo Systems | Appareo, Bell Team on CIR | Feb |
| People: Jerry Stromberg | Apr | |
| Pushing Boundaries with New Technologies | May | |
| Fleet Management Device | June | |
| ALERTS Vision 1000 | July | |
| Appareo Named to Inc. 500 List | Aug | |
| Aspen Avionics | First for Aspen Displays at Heli-Expo | Feb |
| Bell 206/407 STC | Mar | |
| Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr | |
| Heli-Expo News Briefs | Apr | |
| Aviation Specialties Unlimited | STC: Evergreen Bell 214ST | Feb |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| ASU Trains Irish Air Corps | July | |
| ASU to Modify San Diego MD500s | Aug | |
| F4949s Delivered to Virginia Police | Aug | |
| Atwood Uncovers NVG Myths | Oct | |
| Free Podcasts at Aviation Today | Nov | |
| Aviation Auctions | New Website Auctions Helos, Aircraft | Sept |
| A New Twist on Helicopter Sales | Sept | |
| BAE Systems | Remote Guardians Join Osprey Fleet | Jan |
| Army UH-60 FBW On Schedule | Jan | |
| Countermeasures Flies on CH-47D | Mar | |
| Quad-A Technology Showcase | Apr | |
| CH-47F Chinook Proves Its Value | Sept | |
| Progress on Civil Fly-by-Wire | Sept | |
| Becker Avionics | WTG900 Goes Airborne | Feb |
| MR-510 Personal Locator Beacon | Apr | |
| PocketFMS Foundation, Becker Team | Apr | |
| Redimec Becomes Becker Dealer | May | |
| Maxcraft Receives Becker STC | June | |
| DVCS6100 to Serve Broward County | July | |
| Bell Helicopter | FAS Gets 412EPs | Jan |
| Kiowa Warrior Band-Aid Upgrades | Jan | |
| Scott’s to Support Model 47 | Feb | |
| Van Horn Obtains Bell 206L STC | Feb | |
| People: Barry Kohler | Mar | |
| Bell Acquires Aviation Services | Mar | |
| Aspen Receives Bell 206/407 STC | Mar | |
| People: Larry Roberts | Mar | |
| Bell Wins OH-58D Mod Contract | Apr | |
| What They Said at Heli-Expo | Apr | |
| Quad-A Technology Showcase | Apr | |
| Frasca Bell 407 Sim Gains Level 7 | Apr | |
| Air Methods Bell 429 EMS Interior | May | |
| Span Air Purchases Bell 429 | June | |
| Northrop, Bell Team on Fire-X | June | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Bell Offers Free 407 Power-Up | June | |
| Quad-A: Manned/Unmanned Options | June | |
| People: Robert Hastings | June | |
| Rocky Mountain Rush | June | |
| Bell 429 FTD Up and Running | June | |
| Main Rotor Eyed in CareFlite Crash | June | |
| Police Trim Hours, Tap Grants to Fly | July | |
| Textron CEO: Uptick in Bell R&D | July | |
| Bell Secures 7-Helicopter Agreement | July | |
| Bell, NRC Sign Research Pact | July | |
| Hawker Pacific Orders Another 412 | July | |
| Garrison 'Thrilled' to Lead Bell | Aug | |
| Bell Hands Over 1,000th 407 | Aug | |
| Downey Named LeVier Award Winner | Aug | |
| VIP Bell 407 Goes to Zip Aviation | Aug | |
| ARINC Hands Over CBP Hueys | Aug | |
| Arkansas HEMS Crash Kills Three | Aug | |
| Vertical Lift Consortium | Sept | |
| AD Covers Bell 222 Piston Rods | Sept | |
| Bell's Drier is Penn State Lecturer | Sept | |
| Bell 407 Maintenance Costs Drop | Sept | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| Mercy One Bell 429 WAAS Certified | Oct | |
| Bell AH-1Z Completes Op Eval | Oct | |
| Big Orders for Bell at AMTC | Oct | |
| FSI Bell 407 Sim Achieves Level 7 | Oct | |
| Bell, Northrop Ignite Fire-X | Nov | |
| People: Larry Thimmesch | Nov | |
| Chinese Operator Buys Bell 429 | Nov | |
| Army Approves Bell A2D Upgrade | Nov | |
| Navy’s T-REX at Large | Nov | |
| beyerdynamic | HS 600 DANR Headset | Mar |
| BLR Aerospace | FAA: FastFin Boosts Load | July |
| Bell to Install FastFin on New 412s | Aug | |
| Exhibitors Go to Portugal for Helitech | Sept | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Boeing | Fifth Army Battalion Using Chinooks | Jan |
| Chinook at War | Feb | |
| UK Places 22-CH-47 Order | Feb | |
| Apache Trainers Come Online | Mar | |
| Quad-A Technology Showcase | Apr | |
| Quad-A: Manned/Unmanned Options | July | |
| OEM Involvement in Future Rotorcraft | July | |
| Boeing Secures Rights to AW101 | Aug | |
| CH-47F in 10th Mountain Division | Aug | |
| Vertical Lift Consortium | Sept | |
| Army Orders 8 Block III Apaches | Oct | |
| Around the World | Oct | |
| Apache PBL Program Wins Award | Oct | |
| CH-47 Chinook Trainer Unveiled | Nov | |
| Boeing/Bell | Quad Tiltrotor on Ice | Jan |
| V-22 Trainers Begin Service | Feb | |
| Ducommun V-22 Assembly Deal | Mar | |
| DoD Budget: 35 V-22s | Mar | |
| Dream Machine: Notorious V-22 | Apr | |
| Special Ops CV-22 Crashes | May | |
| Marines Receive Final V-22 Trainer | Oct | |
| Bristow | Bristow Reorganizes | Feb |
| The Extra Mile | Mar | |
| Heli-Expo: What They Said | Apr | |
| Accidents & Incidents: It’s All Human Factors | July | |
| Quotes from Safety & Training | Aug | |
| People: John Cloggie | Aug | |
| NOTAM 0/3481 Deepwater Horizon | Aug | |
| Bristow Gets NVG Course Approval | Sept | |
| Frasca EC225 Sim Dual Certified | Sept | |
| Bristow Inks $1.3 Billion in Deals | Oct | |
| People: Jonathan Baliff | Nov | |
| CAE | Sim Standards with Pilot in Mind | Mar |
| CAE Introduces 3000 Series | Apr | |
| Simulation & Training | June | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Training News | June | |
| Scenario-Based Training | June | |
| Helicopter Enhanced & Synthetic Vision | Sept | |
| FAA Qualifies CAE 3000 to Level 7 | Sept | |
| CAE Gains E-Learning Approval | Nov | |
| Carson Helicopters | Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr |
| S-61T Order Boon for Sikorsky | May | |
| Carson Develops New S-61 Tail Rotor | Nov | |
| Cobham Avionics | FAA Issues Cobham HeliSAS TSO | Feb |
| People: John Devaney | Mar | |
| Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr | |
| Digital Audio Control System (DACS) | May | |
| Helo Enhanced & Synthetic Vision | Sept | |
| LASD Picks Cobham EFIS | Nov | |
| Columbia Helicopters | Lematta Laid to Rest | Feb |
| Peterson Among HAI Winners | Feb | |
| People: Nancy Lematta | Mar | |
| Nancy Lematta Takes Chairman's Helm | Apr | |
| Columbia Sends Chinooks to PNG | June | |
| Continuum | CORRIDOR Software | Feb |
| DARPA | DARPA Seeks Helo-Capable Car | Feb |
| DART Helicopter Services | DART, Flight Mgmt Systems Partner | Jan |
| Apical Industries Floats Approved | Feb | |
| DART Gains Transport Canada STC | Feb | |
| Geneva P174 Power Converter | Mar | |
| Acquisition of Elite Specialty Coatings | Apr | |
| Geneva AS350 Dome Light | Apr | |
| AKV Cycle Counters | Aug | |
| DART, Hawker Pacific Team on Parts | Aug | |
| Montana Fleet Uses DART Equipment | Aug | |
| DART Catalog Expands in Europe | Oct | |
| Donaldson (also see AFS) | People: Michael Trevino | July |
| DRE Communications | DRE-1001 Headset | Oct |
| Ducommun | Ducommun Wins V-22 Assembly Deal | Mar |
| EADS N.A. | Army Orders 54 More UH-72As | Jan |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Alabama Guard Receives UH-72As | Feb | |
| Luminator Searchlight Chosen | Mar | |
| HSI to Supply Logistics for LUH | Mar | |
| EADS Delivers 1,000th UH-72A | Apr | |
| Three AAS-72X Prototypes Planned | Apr | |
| EADS CEO Survives Crash | Sept | |
| AAS-72X Readies for Demo Flight | Oct | |
| Army UH-72As Log 40,000 Hours | Oct | |
| Elbit Systems | Elbit Wins AH-1W Support Deal | Jan |
| Dust-Off for Low-Viz Environments | Feb | |
| SWORD Obstacle Warning System | Mar | |
| Pushing Boundaries with New Technologies | May | |
| Updating ANVIS for U.S. Army | Aug | |
| Around the World: Military E-letter | Oct | |
| EMS Sky Connect | MedCenter Air Picks Sky Connect | Feb |
| HEMS on the Prairie | Aug | |
| Enstrom | CEO Forum During Heli-Expo | Feb |
| Enstrom: Market Diversity | Feb | |
| Thai Army Buys 16 Enstrom 480Bs | Mar | |
| Enstrom Wins JGSDF Training Deal | Apr | |
| Helicopter Training | Apr | |
| Rocky Mountain Rush | June | |
| Police Trim Hours, Tap Grants to Fly | July | |
| LE Aviators Gather in Tucson | July | |
| JGSDF Enstrom 480B Goes Airborne | Sept | |
| Era Helicopters | EMS Safety Up But Regs Expected | Mar |
| Era, Priority 1 to Run Gulf Base | July | |
| NOTAM 0/3481 Deepwater Horizon | Aug | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| Erickson | Oregon OSHA Awards Erickson | Mar |
| Erickson Scores High in AS9100 Audit | Apr | |
| People: David Ford | Sept | |
| SDG&E S-64F Enters Service | Nov | |
| Eurocopter | EC135 Joins EastCare Medical | Jan |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Paradigm AS350B3 Delivered | Jan | |
| Eurocopter EC175 Takes to the Air | Feb | |
| Canada Hands Over AS350B3 | Feb | |
| Helibras to Upgrade Brazil Panthers | Feb | |
| EC145 Joins Lift Flight Fleet | Feb | |
| Eurocopter Variants Top 4M Hours | Feb | |
| VIH Places EC225 Order | Feb | |
| Air Methods Signs for 12 Eurocopters | Feb | |
| Six AS350B3s to Join CBP Fleet | Feb | |
| EC135s to Serve Spanish Police | Mar | |
| German Army CH-53A Goes Airborne | Mar | |
| Texas DPS Buys AS350B3s | Mar | |
| Pawan Hans Orders Seven AS365s | Mar | |
| MedCenter Air EC135s Take to Skies | Mar | |
| Construction Starts on Helibras Site | Mar | |
| GATE Tested Using EC145 | Mar | |
| Heli-Expo: What They Said | Apr | |
| Eurocopter Hands Over Police EC145 | Apr | |
| Parapublic Ops Choose Eurocopter | Apr | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Eurocopter Group Appoints VP | Apr | |
| Eurocopter Vostok Gets New President | Apr | |
| Cleveland EMS Unit Receives EC145 | Apr | |
| U.S. Eurocopter Makes GI Jobs List | Apr | |
| Three EC130B4s to Join Ontario Fleet | May | |
| Eurocopter Appoints Communications VP | May | |
| UM Survival Flight Picks EC155s | May | |
| V. Kelner Receives AS350B3 | May | |
| Sky Roller: Mercedes EC145 Unveiled | June | |
| Vision Zero 2010 Committee Named | June | |
| Rocky Mountain Rush | June | |
| HealthNet EC145 Enters Service | June | |
| Third EC145 Joins STAR Flight | June | |
| EC145s Join EastCare Fleet | June | |
| Fishtail Conducts Record Long-Line Rescue | July | |
| Pall Becomes EAPS Dealer | July | |
| West Midlands Police Get EC135Pi | July | |
| Kawasaki EC145 Deal Extended | July | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| EC120 Tops 10,000 Flight Hours | Aug | |
| HEMS on the Prairie | Aug | |
| Czech Fleet Hits 10,000 Hours | Aug | |
| Partnership with Tonji University | Aug | |
| LA Sheriff’s Buys 12 AS350B2s | Sept | |
| Dauphin Sim Planned in Singapore | Sept | |
| Eurocopter Tiger HAD Tests Begin | Sept | |
| Mexican MoD Orders Six EC725s | Sept | |
| X3 From Eurocopter Goes Airborne | Sept | |
| STAR Flight EC135s Flood Recovery | Oct | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| People: Anthony DiNota | Oct | |
| Eurocopter: X3 Classifies as Helicopter | Oct | |
| STAR Flight Wins Vision Zero 2010 | Oct | |
| Single-Engine Simulator Launched | Oct | |
| Suffolk PD to Receive AS350B2 | Oct | |
| X3 Demonstrator Targets 220 Knots | Nov | |
| X3 Interview at rotorandwing.com | Nov | |
| Iraq to Use AS350s for Crop Spraying | Nov | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Evergreen Helicopters | Wahlberg Among HAI Winners | Feb |
| FAA | ADS-B Launched in Gulf of Mexico | Jan |
| AD Covers Fixing Bolts on A109 | Jan | |
| FAA Issues Icing Recommendations | Feb | |
| Stay Proficient | Feb | |
| EMS Safety Up But Regs Expected | Mar | |
| Focused on Safety | Mar | |
| Clear as Mud? | Apr | |
| Babbitt Kicks Off S&T Summit | May | |
| ADS-B: Thing of Beauty | June | |
| Babbitt Addresses Helicopter Crowd | June | |
| Babbitt: Good Not Good Enough | July | |
| ADS-B Business Case Vetted | July | |
| FAA Denies Liability in EMS Case | July | |
| Tom Salat Passes Away | Aug | |
| FAA Updates Night Vision MMEL | Aug | |
| NOTAM 0/3481 Deepwater Horizon | Aug | |
| AD Covers Bell 222 Piston Rods | Sept | |
| FAA Reveals New HEMS Rules | Oct | |
| Stricter Helicopter Safety Rules Proposed | Nov | |
| FAA Requires S-76 Inspections | Nov | |
| Falcon Aviation Services | FAS Gets 412EPs, Buys S-76Ds | Jan |
| Sikorsky Starts S-76D Assembly | Feb | |
| FDC/aerofilter | Aerometals Acquires FDC/aerofilter | Mar |
| FDC/aerofilter Gains EC135 Cert | June | |
| FEC Heliports | Portable Helipad (Portapad) | May |
| Heliportsequipment.com | Nov | |
| Flight Display Systems | FDHDR200 HD-DVR | Mar |
| FlightSafety Intl | Helicopter Training | Apr |
| Simulation & Training | June | |
| Forecast International | Study: Near-Term Growth in Helicopters | May |
| Forward Vision | Forward Vision Gains R44 STC | Jan |
| Frasca | Helicopter Training | Apr |
| Frasca Bell 407 Sim Gains Level 7 | May | |
| Simulation & Training | June | |
| Bell 429 FTD Up and Running | June | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic /Announcement | Month |
| Exhibitors go to Helitech | Sept | |
| Frasca EC225 Sin Dual Qualified | Sept | |
| Gen-Scope | Arti-flex Borescope | Feb |
| Goodrich | Goodrich, Sikorsky Partner on HUMS | Feb |
| Helicopter HUMS Update 2K10 | Feb | |
| Milestone Goodrich HUMS Delivered | Mar | |
| Helinet | Helinet Launches HT4Sight | Feb |
| HotSeat Chassis | Helicopter Training | Apr |
| HotSeat Pilot Pro 6.0 | June | |
| Training News | June | |
| HotSeat Heli-Sim Awarded at Summit | Aug | |
| Kaman | Kaman Reorganizes Aerospace Group | Jan |
| Allied Bearings Supply Sold to Kaman | Mar | |
| K-MAX Conducts Military Airdrops | June | |
| Quad-A: Manned/Unmanned Options | June | |
| Army Grants Unmanned K-MAX Deal | June | |
| K-MAX Fights Bull Fire | Oct | |
| Military Insider Chat | Oct | |
| L-3 Electrodynamics | SRVIVR Cockpit Recorder | Apr |
| Latitude Technologies | Latitude Inks Bambi Bucket Deal | Mar |
| Latitude Secures SkyNode Approval | Apr | |
| Ornge AW139s Get Latitude SkyNode | Oct | |
| Leading Edge Aviation | LEA Offers Training Loan Program | Mar |
| Lockheed Martin | UH-60 FBW Program on Schedule | Jan |
| 50th MH-60R Goes to U.S. Navy | Mar | |
| Kiowa Warrior Used in Rocket Test | Apr | |
| Apache Sensor Deal Secured | May | |
| Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky Join on VXX | June | |
| K-MAX Conducts Military Airdrops | June | |
| Quad-A: Manned/Unmanned Options | June | |
| Army Extends Arrowhead Deal | Aug | |
| Vertical Lift Consortium | Aug | |
| Lockheed Tapped for MH-60 Software | Sept | |
| Insider Chat | Oct | |
| Around the World | Oct | |
| Maxcraft | Maxcraft Obtains Becker STC | June |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Max-Viz | Max-Viz Gains STC Approval | Jan |
| Helicopter Enhanced and Synthetic Vision | Sept | |
| MD Helicopters | Atlanta PD Completes NVG Training | Feb |
| Tilton: Pulse of Industry | Feb | |
| Aero Dynamix Gains European STC | Mar | |
| MD Delivers Police 500Es | Apr | |
| FDC/aerofilter Gains MD500 Cert | June | |
| LE Aviators Gather in Tucson | July | |
| Police Trim Hours, Tap Grants to Fly | July | |
| San Diego MD500 Receives Upgrades | July | |
| People: Gary Dolski | Aug | |
| MD Hands Over Police Helos | Sept | |
| ALEA Holds Convention in Tucson | Sept | |
| MD Explorer Tops 10,000 Hours | Oct | |
| Corporate Helicopters Receives MD530F | Nov | |
| People: Gregory Gauer | Nov | |
| Metro Aviation | EMS: Safety Up But Regs Expected | Mar |
| MedCenter Air EC135 Join Fleet | Mar | |
| Metro Converts Texas DPS Helos | May | |
| Cleveland EMS Unit Receives EC135 | June | |
| HealthNet EC145 Enters Service | June | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| Sandel Delivers First HeliTAWS | Nov | |
| Mid-Continent Instruments | Mid-Continent Wins Maintenance Award | May |
| People: Cindy Highbarger | July | |
| ACU for Garmin HTAWS | July | |
| People: Shelia Krehbiel | Aug | |
| People: Marissa Reddick | Sept | |
| TrueBlue Power | Oct | |
| NASA | NASA Tests Helicopter Crash Cushion | Feb |
| Training & Safety: All Human Factors | June | |
| Double-Fuselage Helo on Radar? | June | |
| Contest Produces Future Designs | Aug | |
| Just Culture | Sept | |
| Night Flight Concepts | Nivisys Extends Night Flight Deal | Jan |
| Atlanta PD Completes NVG Training | Mar | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Night Flight Trains Police Unit | July | |
| Calstar Finishes NFC Maintenance Training | Sept | |
| NVG Webinar Focuses on NVGs | Oct | |
| NLR | NLR to Study Brownout Reduction | Feb |
| Northrop Grumman | Quad-A Tech Technology Showcase | Apr |
| Northrop, Bell Team on Fire-X | May | |
| People: Patrick Antkowiak | May | |
| Northrop Finishes AH-1Z Evaluation | Oct | |
| Bell, Northrop Ignite Fire-X | Nov | |
| U.S. Navy’s T-REX at Large | Nov | |
| NTSB | See and Avoid Again | Jan |
| Stay Proficient | Feb | |
| Chairman Advocates ‘Raising the Bar’ | Mar | |
| Brownsville Pilot Tried to Beat Storm | Apr | |
| Three Survive Helicopter Crashes | May | |
| NTSB Develops Accident Course | May | |
| NTSB Probes Near-Midair at Hobby | June | |
| Hudson Midair Docket Goes Public | June | |
| Main Rotor Eyed in CareFlite Crash | June | |
| Witnesses: Tail Boom Separated | June | |
| NTSB, FAA Seek Cause of EMS Crash | July | |
| EMS Operators Oppose Equipment | Aug | |
| Probe Starts in Arkansas HEMS Crash | Aug | |
| ‘Series of Missteps’ Led to Midair | Oct | |
| NTSB Seeks Hudson Revisions | Nov | |
| Omni Sciences | UM, Omni Develop Missile Defense | Sept |
| Omniflight | Vision Zero 2010 Committee Named | June |
| People: CEO Thomas Leverton | July | |
| HEMS on the Prairie | Aug | |
| Omniflight Paramedic Wins Award | Aug | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| People: Don Wilson | Oct | |
| Onboard Systems | Talon Cargo Hook | Sept |
| P&W Canada | FAS Gets 412EPs, Buys S-76Ds | Jan |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Sikorsky Starts S-76D Assembly | Feb | |
| CSC Europe Signs Eurocopter Deal | Feb | |
| P&WC: Overall Helicopter Market Strong | May | |
| People: Maria Della Posta | May | |
| AgustaWestland Reveals AW169 | July | |
| Panama Buys Six AW139s | Aug | |
| Machida Scopes Gain P&W Approval | Oct | |
| Police MD Explorer Tops 40,000 | Oct | |
| PHI | Two AW139s Resold to PHI | Jan |
| PHI Gets ARINC Radio Network | Feb | |
| The Extra Mile | Mar | |
| NOTAM 0/3481 Deepwater Horizon | Aug | |
| PHI Bolsters Fleet: Ten AW139s | Aug | |
| Top 10 HEMS Providers | Oct | |
| PHI Settles Crash Lawsuit | Oct | |
| Phoenix Heliparts | Phoenix Heliparts Certificate Revoked | Sept |
| Appeal of FAA Revocation | Sept | |
| FAA Revocation ‘A Complete Surprise’ | Oct | |
| Precision Heliparts | PAG Expanding Atlanta Headquarters | Nov |
| Precision Systems | Rotor Azimuth Processors | Oct |
| Premier Electronics | Eye-Lite Camera | Mar |
| PS Engineering | PMA7000H Audio Panel | Feb |
| Red Box International | Ground Power Units | Sept |
| Revue Thommen | TSL-1600 Searchlight | Apr |
| Robinson | Forward Vision Gains R44 STC | Jan |
| DeVore Wins Robinson R44 STC | Mar | |
| Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr | |
| Robinson Sets Price for R66 | Apr | |
| Philippine Governor Dies in Crash | May | |
| Rocky Mountain Rush | June | |
| Police Trim Hours, Tap Grants to Fly | July | |
| LE Aviators Gather in Tucson | July | |
| NFC Offers Robinson Upgrades | Aug | |
| Frank Robinson Retires | Sept | |
| ALEA Holds Convention in Tucson | Sept | |
| No One Hurt in Training Crash | Nov | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Rockwell Collins | Bahrain Buys Collins Black Hawk Sim | Mar |
| Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr | |
| Pushing Boundaries with New Technologies | May | |
| HEMS on the Prairie | Aug | |
| People: Phil Jasper | Sept | |
| Helicopter Enhanced & Synthetic Vision | Sept | |
| Ascend Flight Information Solutions | Oct | |
| What’s New With CAAS? | Oct | |
| CH-47 Chinook Trainer Unveiled | Nov | |
| Rolls-Royce | McTurbine Approved for RR250 MRO | Feb |
| StandardAero Integrates SMS | Apr | |
| Cadorath Wins RR250 Award | June | |
| Bell Offers Free 407 Power-Up | June | |
| Corporate Helos Receives MD530F | Nov | |
| Eurocopter X3 Targets 220 Knots | Nov | |
| Russian Helicopters | Russians Are Coming, Again | Feb |
| Russian Helicopters Exhibits at Heli-Expo | Apr | |
| Two KA-32As Go to Azerbaijan | June | |
| Russian Helos Boosts Repair Network | June | |
| Congress Questions Helicopter Purchases | June | |
| Ulan-Ude Hands Over Mi-171s | Aug | |
| AW, Russian Helicopters Break Ground | Aug | |
| Helos Sent as Russian Fires Rage | Aug | |
| New Leadership at Russian Helicopters | Sept | |
| Kamov Ka-32s Fight Spain Fires | Oct | |
| Russian Helos Signs Training Deal | Oct | |
| 40th MI-171 Goes to UTair | Nov | |
| Saft Batteries | Ultra Low Maintenance Batteries | June |
| Sandel Avionics | Sandel Obtains TSO for Heli-TAWS | Aug |
| MSP Aero Installs First Heli-TAWS | Sept | |
| Sandel Delivers Heli-TAWS to Metro | Nov | |
| People: Don Foster | Nov | |
| Sagem | Sagem CEO Sees Upswing Coming | Apr |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Scott’s Helo Services | Scott’s to Support Model 47 | Feb |
| SEI/Mecaer | Latitude Inks Bambi Bucket Deal | Mar |
| AW139 SILENS | June | |
| Helitech Preview: Exhibitors | Sept | |
| Sherwin-Williams | AfterGlo AD110 Paint | Feb |
| Sikorsky | FAS Gets 412EPs, Buys S-76Ds | Jan |
| AVIC Finishes S-76C++ Airframe | Jan | |
| AAR Boosts Sikorsky Collaboration | Jan | |
| Sikorsky Global Gets New VP | Jan | |
| S-70i Assembly Nearly Done | Jan | |
| CH-53K Component Center Opens | Jan | |
| Sikorsky Starts S-76D Assembly | Feb | |
| Sikorsky, Goodrich Partner on HUMS | Feb | |
| CDR for CH-53K in 2010 | Feb | |
| Q&A with Sikorsky’s Shane Eddy | Feb | |
| Sikorsky Unveils Innovations Unit | Feb | |
| Sikorsky Awards UND Aerospace | Feb | |
| Flight Tests Start for Second S-76D | Feb | |
| Innovations: Unmanned Black Hawk | Mar | |
| Soteria Wins SAR-H Battle | Mar | |
| Assembly of First S-70i Wraps Up | Mar | |
| HIS to Supply LUH Logistics | Mar | |
| S-70 Training Planned in Columbia | Mar | |
| Heli-Expo: What They Said | Apr | |
| Quad-A Technology Showcase | Apr | |
| Another Diamond for HIS | Apr | |
| Sikorsky, Lockheed Join on VXX | Apr | |
| X2 for Army’s AAS? | Apr | |
| State Dept Order is Boon for Sikorsky | May | |
| SAS Wins Saudi Upgrade Program | May | |
| CPI Secures S-70B Weapons Deal | May | |
| X2 Passes 180 Knots | May | |
| S-76 EMS Cabin Developed | June | |
| S-70i Nears First Flight | June | |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Sikorsky, ZFL Partner in Germany | June | |
| Sikorsky Teams with JPA | June | |
| First Two S-61Ts Arrive at State | July | |
| Sikorsky Acquires LifePort | July | |
| ADAT, Sikorsky Creating Military MRO | July | |
| Sikorsky Develops X2 LTH Simulator | July | |
| X2 Breaks Rotorcraft Speed Record | July | |
| All-Electric Helicopter Unveiled | July | |
| S-70i Takes Initial Flight | Aug | |
| IFR for the VFR Pilot | Aug | |
| CH-53K CDR Achieved | Sept | |
| Pino Presents Award to PremiAir | Sept | |
| Vertical Lift Consortium | Sept | |
| Sikorsky X2 Reaches 250 Knots | Sept | |
| X2: 250-Knot Target Realized | Sept | |
| Rotor & Wing Interviews Sikorsky on X2 | Sept | |
| Job Performance Aides | Oct | |
| Game Changer? | Oct | |
| Sikorsky X2 Breaks 250 KTAS Record | Oct | |
| S-92 Fleet Tops 250,000 Hours | Oct | |
| Sikorsky to Cut 200 Jobs | Oct | |
| Sikorsky Picks Universal CVFDR | Oct | |
| Lider Adds Another S-92 | Oct | |
| S-97 Raider Unveiled | Oct | |
| S-70i Airframe Tests Complete | Oct | |
| State Dept Orders 11 More S-61Ts | Nov | |
| FAA Requires S-76 Inspections | Nov | |
| CPI Aero Gains Sikorsky Gold | Nov | |
| SkyBOOKS | Free SkyBOOKS Trial Available | Mar |
| SkyBOOKS to Serve Paradise | Apr | |
| SkyBOOKS Version 4.3 Released | June | |
| SkyTrac Systems | Consortium Gets SkyTrac Satcom | Mar |
| People: Malachi Nordine | Mar | |
| AW139 STC Issued for SkyTrac | Apr | |
| Helitech Preview: Exhibitors | Sept | |
| Soteria Consortium | Soteria Wins SAR-H Battle | Mar |
| Company/ Organization | Topic/ Announcement | Month |
| Spartanics | Finecut-Plus-Rotary | Oct |
| SRT Helicopters | SRT Instructs San Antonio Med Unit | Mar |
| Helicopter Training: Army | Apr | |
| Ab-Initio Training Vetted at Summit | Aug | |
| Tdata | Mtrax Version 2.0 | Feb |
| Techtest (HR Smith subsidiary) | 500-32 Series ELT | May |
| 503 Series CPI Beacon | Oct | |
| Telvent DTN | RotorWatch Weather Service | Aug |
| Thales | Sikorsky Starts S-76D Assembly | Feb |
| Soteria Wins SAR-H Battle | Mar | |
| IESI Picked for Eurocopters | Apr | |
| AW, Thales Partner on ASaC | July | |
| Dauphin FFS Planned in Singapore | Sept | |
| Northrop Finishes AH-1Z Eval | Oct | |
| Timken | Timken to Offer Bearing Repairs | Aug |
| Helitech Preview: Exhibitors | Sept | |
| TrueNorth Avionics | S-92 Audio Interface | July |
| Turbomeca | Helibras to Upgrade Brazil AS365Ks | Feb |
| Texas DPS Buys Two AS350B3s | Mar | |
| Turbomeca to Support Bond Offshore | Mar | |
| Turbomeca Enlists Rotortech | Apr | |
| Sagem CEO Sees Upswing Coming | Apr | |
| Eurocopter X3 Targets 220 Knots | Nov | |
| United Rotorcraft Solutions | Cannon EC130 Features URS Mods | Mar |
| People: Luis Vargas | May | |
| Modified Bell 420s Go to Ecuador | Aug | |
| URS Triples Facility Space | Oct | |
| Vector Aerospace | Vector Receives Rolls-Royce Award | Feb |
| Joy of Glass Cockpit Upgrades | Apr | |
| Vector Appoints New Dealer | Apr | |
| JSSI, Vector Ink Service Agreement | Apr | |
| Vector Gains West Coast Business | Apr | |
| Sea King Symposium | Sept | |
| Winslow Liferaft Company | ReversaSmart Ultra-Light liferaft | July |


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