HAI Convention News 2010

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International interest spurs Max-Viz sales

Max-Viz, a designer and manufacturer of enhanced vision systems (EVS) with uncooled infrared sensors for airborne applications, is at Heli-Expo’10 (Booth N

Eurocopter held its own in 2009

Last month during Eurocopter’s annual press conference in Paris, CEO Lutz Bertling announced the company received 344 net orders in 2009, down from an expe

One On One: An interview with Matt Zuccaro

Matt Zuccaro received his initial helicopter flight training as a U.S.

European manufacturers studying green helicopters

The European helicopter industry has until February 23 to answer a call for proposals under the Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a public-private par
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Gulf operators reap benefits of ADS-B

Operators using the newly-activated automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control and information system in the Gulf of Mexico wil

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: USCG crew rescues foundering fishermen

The Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award is presented annually to the person or crew that best demonstrates the value of rotorcraft to society by saving liv

Flight-test phase begins for Eurocopter EC175

The Eurocopter EC175 medium twin’s first prototype (PT1) is now undergoing flight tests from its base at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Marignane, Fran

AW works toward common cockpit

A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June.

Eurocopter showcases Texas completion center

American Eurocopter points to a highly customized AStar AS350B3 as a prime example of the capabilities of its Grand Prairie, Texas completion center.

Program Updates: Twin-engine Helicopters

AgustaWestland has begun delivering a tailored version of the AW109S Grand to Swiss air rescue organization Rega.