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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
System May Allow Helos to Plant Trees
C-Quester of Weybridge, Surry in the UK believes it has come up with a system that will allow helicopters to reseed devastated forest lands. The system... [read more]
December 1, 2008
Eurowatch
Chinook Downwash and Other Failings PARIS — Under British military procedures, the bodies of soldiers killed overseas are flown back to the Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton and, thanks to the peculiarities of English law, civilian coroners must hold...
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Firms Partner on AW109, AW139 EMS Interiors
PRODUCTS The U.S. subsidiaries of SEI Servizi Elicotterisitici Italiani SpA, and Aerolite Max Bucher AG are collaborating on the development and marketing of EMS interiors for operators of AgustaWestland AW109s and AW139s. SEI of America Corp. and Aerolite...
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Civil Contracts
Honeywell entered into a teaming agreement with LOM PRAHA s.p. of the Czech Republic to provide platform logistics-helicopter overhaul and maintenance, inspections, parts supply chain management, pilot training, and aftermarket services. More than 12,000...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: U.K. Expands Rotor Research
PRODUCTS U.K. government officials are expanding their rotorcraft research efforts to look at active blade and hydraulics controls. The Rotor Embedded Actuator Control Technology, or React, project is a three-year effort to develop active surfaces in...
September 1, 2008
Heard in the Hallways: Does the Future Include Farnborough?
Perhaps it was the economic troubles, the weak dollar, the fair weather or competition from other international aerospace exhibitions. But nearly every exhibitor, attendee and fellow journalist that Rotor & Wing queried during July’s Farnborough Air...
July 1, 2008
Market Round-Up: Europe: Shifting From Hardware To Operator Services
With operators seeking lower operating costs and more efficient support, OEMs are moving toward managing life-cycle costs. PARIS — Europe’s helicopter industry is preparing for major changes in the way it does business. These are not all yet...
June 1, 2008
Air Shows: Farnborough
The 60th anniversary show brings some things old, many things new. In its 60th anniversary year, the Farnborough Air Show will have visitors reminiscing of the old and embracing the new....
April 8, 2008
Aviation Today Webinar Focuses on Rotorcraft
The state of the rotorcraft industry, the prospects for new business development, and the potential impact of a U.S. recession and global economic downturn are collectively the focus of an Aviation Today...
April 1, 2008
Coming Up
May 2008: Air Med on the European Continent — We examine in depth the factors spurring (and limiting) development of air medical operations on the Continent. Offshore Operations — As the offshore industry gathers in Houston for its annual Offshore...
March 24, 2008
Webinar Focuses on Rotorcraft Boom, Near-Term Prospects
Aviation Today will host a webinar examining ongoing opportunities presented by the current helicopter boom and the potential impact of global economic turmoil on the industry. The webinar...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Carson Blades a Hit in U.K.
NEW MAIN-ROTOR BLADES THAT Carson Helicopters developed for its FireKing upgrade of the Sikorsky Aircraft H-3 Sea King are proving popular in the United Kingdom. QinetiQ, in partnership with the U.K. Defence Ministry’s Joint Test and Evaluation Group...
October 5, 2007
DART Receives EASA Certification for Products
DART Helicopter Services has received approvals for several of its products from the European Aviation Safety Agency for Bell Helicopter and Robinson Helicopter products. Included in the approvals for Bell...
September 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: People
Med-Trans has appointed Larry Bugg as safety director. Northstar Aerospace has appointed Craig Yuen as its company’s new chief financial officer. Silver State Helicopters has appointed Tim Barrett vice...
August 1, 2007
40 Years Retrospective: Much Done, Much Remains
A look back at the last 40 years of vertical-lift history, as captured in the pages of Rotor & Wing since its inception, is a story of great promise, much of it yet to be fulfilled....
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