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Monday, June 29, 2009
Second Strike at Bell Averted
On Sunday, June 28, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 317 voted overwhelmingly to sign-off on a three-year deal with Bell Helicopter, thus averting a possible midnight strike when its contract was due... [read more]
June 29, 2009
EMS Copter Honors Late Trauma Chief
Boston Medical Center’s new Sikorsky S-76 EMS helicopter will honor Dr. Erwin Hirsch, the hospital’s late trauma chief, through the blue registration numbers...
June 26, 2009
U.S. Offers 12 Helicopters to India
In an effort to assist the Indian Defence Ministry build a more effective coastal security perimeter, the U.S. has offered to lease the IDM 12 helicopters. Reports...
June 25, 2009
Hawaii County to Purchase SAR Helo
Chief Darryl Oliveria of the Hawaii County Fire Department has announced that his agency will be buying a new light helicopter for search and rescue duty. The...
June 24, 2009
AH-64D Prototype Controls Second Helicopter
Boeing reports that its latest version of the Apache attack helicopter, the AH-64D Block III prototype, successfully demonstrated level IV control over an accompanying unmanned aircraft while flying above the Arizona desert on June 8. Level...
June 19, 2009
Sikorsky Used to Train
Kent State University, in Ohio, will begin teaching a helicopter-training course using two S-300CBis. The university's College of Technology now offers private, commercial...
June 18, 2009
N.Y. Senator Fights VH-71 Loss
Lockheed Martin announced plans to cut up to 750 jobs in New York, due to the cancellation of the Marine One program. Now, N.Y. Senator...
June 18, 2009
Sling-Load Training in S. Korea
Members of the 304th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion in Camp Mobile, South Korea, practiced attaching a vehicle to the underbelly of a Chinook this week. Two helicopters...
June 17, 2009
Lockheed Martin's DAGR System
The company successfully fired the DAGR rocket system from an AH-64D Apache. The testing marked the first airborne platform tests for DAGR and demonstrated its ability to engage...
June 16, 2009
Bristow Academy's ALERTS
The flight academy, in Titusville, Fla., has begun to implement the Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS) system into its fleet of Schweizer S-300CBi aircraft. The hardware and software package...
June 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin's DAGR System
The company successfully fired the DAGR rocket system from an AH-64D Apache. The testing marked the first airborne platform tests for DAGR and demonstrated its ability to engage targets...
June 15, 2009
Sikorsky and Lockheed’s VH-71?
The manufacturer is interested in supplying the presidential helicopters to Lockheed Martin, an option that may save costs and get the much-beleaguered contract back on...
June 12, 2009
Lockheed Martin Delivers
The 200th common cockpit avionics suite was delivered for use by the U.S. Navy's MH-60Rs and MH-60S'. The system has flown more than...
June 11, 2009
Cougar Helicopters Rescuers Honored
In a ceremony hosted by St. Johns Ambulance, Rescue Technicians Ian Wheeler and Stephen LeMessurier were honored for their actions during the mission to save the crew and passengers of a Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 that crashed into the...
June 10, 2009
Fractional Operator Granted Sales Tax Exemption
The New York state Department of Taxation and Finance ruled in favor of Associated Aircraft Group to remain exempt from an 8-1/8 percent sales tax that the N.Y. State Senate felt applied to the...
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