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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Leading Canadian EMS Operator Eyes AW139 Fleet
COMMERCIAL The operator, Ornge, has flown some of its Sikorsky Aircraft S-76s for more than 30 years and has decided to retire them and buy 10 AgustaWestland AW139s. The company only runs eight of the aircraft in its current fleet because age and/or maintenance issues prevent the others from flying. Canadian... [read more]
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Canadian Native Groups Buy Astar
PRODUCTS Deh Cho Regional Helicopters has purchased its first helicopter, a Eurocopter AS350B2 AStar B2 valued at $1.6 million. The helicopter company is owned by the Canadian indigenous groups The Fort Simpson Metis Nation and the First Nations from Jean...
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: Canada Wet Leases Mi-8s for Afghan Operations
MILITARY Allied forces have been urging worldwide governments to send more attack and transport helicopters for years. Soldiers are being injured or killed by roadside bombs and without medevac helicopters and their attack escorts, many of the soldiers, who...
September 1, 2008
Eurowatch
Helicopters Needed, Now! PARIS — Canadian soldiers have a history of being let down by their governments and being left to operate outdated, costly and maintenance-hungry weapons so that their politicians can make whatever point they are hoping to...
August 28, 2008
Ornge Buying AW139s
Ontario-based Ornge, a Canadian company that provides transport medicine to the rural corners of the province, announced it is...
August 14, 2008
NOTAR Failure Grounds Explorers
Specialist Aviation Services recalled all 18 of its MD Helicopters MD-902s from police and emergency medical service lessees while it investigated the control system failure. On Aug. 8, an SAS Explorer on lease to Great North Air Ambulance of Durham, England...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Firms Pursue "Game-Changing" Commercial Heavy Lifter
PRODUCTS | AIRFRAMES A small Canadian firm aims to transform vertical heavy-lift with a blimp-helicopter capable of carrying 40 tons and staying aloft in almost all emergency conditions. Calgary, Alberta-based Jessco Logistics’ chief, Peter Jess, has...
August 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Group Aims to Speak For Pilots, Mechanics
SERVICES The idea for the non-profit, non-union Helicopter Engineers and Pilots Assn, Canada (HEPAC) "has been fermenting for the past few years," said Interim President Lee Johnson. A core of volunteers has been advocating the creation of a group...
July 31, 2008
Canada's Military to Lease Mi-8s
Canada plans to lease Russian helicopters to support its battlefield operations in Afghanistan while it awaits Chinooks from the U.S...
July 29, 2008
SkyTrac Wins STC for EC120, EC135
SkyTrac Systems has won a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of its automated flight-following and satellite communications equipment on the...
July 23, 2008
Fourth Prototype to Join Bell 429 Tests
The aircraft, the second pre-production version of the light twin, is being prepped for flight tests at Bell's Mirabel...
July 10, 2008
CHC: Firm Extends Takeover Deadline
CHC Helicopter says the U.S. private equity firm First Reserve has agreed to push back the date for closing its buyout of the...
July 8, 2008
Boeing’s Blimp: The Answer Cometh
Boeing is teaming with a Canadian firm to develop a new commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft. Calgary, Alberta-based SkyHook International will work with Boeing to design and build the JHL-40 under a multi-year contract. “SkyHook secured the...
July 2, 2008
Industry Leaders to Meet on Crash Response
Industry leaders plan to meet in Montreal July 8 to discuss the ramifications of this week's midair collision of air ambulances in Arizona and other accidents. One area of concern is to how to inject into television and newspaper coverage the message that the...
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