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May 1, 2008
Air Methods, Keystone Win Advanced FAA Design Certification
SERVICES | COMPLETIONS Air Methods’ Products Div. and Keystone Helicopter are the latest outfits to win approval to sign off on aircraft modifications for the U.S. FAA. The Air Methods unit in Englewood, Colo. and the Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary in...

May 1, 2008
Paradigm Fits Chelton EFIS on Brazilian 407
SERVICES | AVIONICS Paradigm Aerospace has delivered a new Bell Helicopter 407 equipped with the Chelton Flight Systems dual-display electronic flight instrumentation system, (EFIS) to a mutual customer of it and AirLounge Commercial and Consulting LTDA based...

April 29, 2008
California County Buys 412EPs for Fire Work
California’s Orange County fire Authority is buying two new Bell Helicopter 412EPs to strengthen its firefighting capabilities, according to The Orange...

April 16, 2008
Keystone Wins FAA Advanced Approval
Keystone Helicopter has won approval to certify modifications to specific rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft for the FAA. The Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary...

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 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
Public Safety Notebook: Aircraft Life Lessons, Part 2
Continuing the discussion we began with my last column on helicopter acquisitions, I focus this month on helicopter selection ("Aircraft Life Lessons," February 2008, page xx). We all have favorite helicopter makers and models. Next to hot fudge...

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: Restored Dauphin Makes Heli-Expo Debut
ROTOR LEASING IS DISPLAYING ITS NEWLY RESTORED EUROCOPTER AS365SH Dauphin at Booth 435. The eight-year-old twin was grounded and decommissioned by the Irish Air Corps in 2005 with 3,600 hr total time. Three other AS365s operated by the Irish Air Corps...

March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: Whelen Brings Newest LEDs to Show
WHELEN ENGINEERING HAS BROADened its line of LED (light-emitting diode) navigation and landing lights with several new aircraft products, all of which will be on display here. In 2007, Whelen’s...

March 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: People
Australian Army Maj. Daniel Cash has received Australia’s Medal for Gallantry, presented to military personnel for gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances. A Boeing CH-47 Chinook pilot in Queensland, Cash was honored for twice flying his...

January 1, 2008
Helicopter Booster
The former Boundary Layer Research’s strakes and fin kits have impressed operators with their performance benefits. Now the company wants to get credit for those benefits in the books. "I just don’t understand how they can fly." When...

January 1, 2008
Company Profile: Keystone Helicopter: The New World Class Standard in Helicopter Services
Over the last 50 years, Keystone Helicopter has gained a reputation as an industry leader in quality rotorcraft services. Today, the company employs over 500 people at one of the finest and fastest growing facilities in the country. In 2007, Keystone added a...