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May 5, 2008
V-22 One-Engine Landing: Check
Check off an engine-out landing as a demonstrated capability of an operational and fielded V-22. During the recent deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Sqdn 263 (VMM-263) to...

April 10, 2008
Bell Seeks MRO Partner in India
Bell Helicopter plans to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in India, according to the Dow Jones news service. It...

April 8, 2008
U.S. Army Probes Chinook Power Losses
U.S. Army officials are assessing the cause of engine “rollbacks,” or power losses, on the latest-generation Chinooks. Losses of power from the Honeywell T55 engines have occurred both...

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
Rotorcraft Report: Forecasts See Strong Demand Ahead
PRODUCTS Engine makers Honeywell and Rolls-Royce project a hearty helicopter market worldwide for the next several years. Honeywell is projecting that 4,450 new civil, turbine-powered helicopters will go into service worldwide in the next five years, with...

April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Rolls, USMC Square Off on V-22 Engine Support
PRODUCTS | ENGINES Rolls-Royce Corp. has told the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command it can no longer afford to sustain engines it makes for the V-22 Osprey under a 1998 power-by-the-hour contract and wants to renegotiate. In response, NavAir is considering...

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
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
Aviation Today: How Long Can The Party Last?
Igor Sikorsky, the godfather of the modern helicopter, perhaps summed it up best: "Aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. It was a miracle." When I served as editor-in-chief of Rotor & Wing during the mid-to-late 1990s, I was always...

March 27, 2008
Standard Aero Expands Beyond 250
Standard Aero is expanding beyond its position as a major provider of Rolls-Royce Model 250 engine repair and overhaul services. The Winnipeg, Manitoba-headquartered MRO company has won approval from Turbomeca to support...

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 19, 2008
Rolls, V-22 Program Square Off on Engines
Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command are at odds over a "power-by-the-hour" contract signed in 1998 to sustain AE1107C Liberty engines for the V-22 Osprey. Rolls wants out of the deal, which it has told NavAir is no longer...

March 17, 2008
Rolls-Royce Delivers First Production RR300
Rolls-Royce has completed assembly, test, and delivery of its first production RR300 engine, following receipt of its production certificate for the engine from the U.S. FAA. The 300-shp-class powerplant was completed at Rolls' newly-commissioned small engine...

March 7, 2008
Standard Aero Nets Air Methods Model 250 Work
Air Methods has awarded Standard Aero an exclusive, five-year contract to repair and overhaul its Rolls-Royce Model 250 engines. The contract...