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With Air Comm system, pilots can keep their cool in EC 145s
September 29, 2006, 5:19 AM
February 27, 2006

Air Comm Corp. (ACC) is displaying its new air-conditioning system for the Eurocopter EC 145 in Booth No. 1846. The system has dual cockpit evaporators and a dedicated cabin evaporator with an electrical load of 31 amps.

Van Horn Showcases Huey Rotor Blades
September 29, 2006, 5:16 AM
February 27, 2006

Tempe, Ariz. manufacturer Van Horn Aviation is showing two new Bell UH-1 Huey products, an all-composite tail-rotor blade and a competitively priced main rotor blade.

Texas Aeromed Op Gets IFR Approach OK
September 29, 2006, 4:58 AM
February 27, 2006

Air medical service operator CareFlite, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, received final approval for its network of 17 IFR approach procedures to hospitals within a 150-mile radius of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in December.

Keystone Names Sikorsky Vet CFO
September 29, 2006, 4:57 AM
February 27, 2006

Keystone Helicopter Corp. (Booth No. 2645), which was acquired by Sikorsky Aircraft last year, announced the selection of Patty Ryan as chief financial officer.

Standard Aero Intros ‘Optimum Build’
September 29, 2006, 4:56 AM
February 27, 2006

Borrowing from its established Custom Build Standard for Rolls-Royce Allison 250 engines, Standard Aero (Booth No. 3621) has introduced its new Optimum Build Standard for all engines and modules processed at its facilities.

Ilovene Potter Makes Final Flight
September 29, 2006, 4:54 AM
February 27, 2006

Ilovene Potter, a long-time member of the Whirly-Girls and Ninety-Nines, died February 14 in Puyallup, Wash. She was 87. Potter earned her private-pilot license in 1941 and was the first woman in Washington state to receive a helicopter rating.

Honeywell upgrades the HTS900
September 29, 2006, 4:53 AM
February 27, 2006

Honeywell announced that its HTS900 turboshaft engine, yet to be certified, is already getting an upgrade.

How’s your oil? Jet-Care knows
September 29, 2006, 4:49 AM
February 27, 2006

The U.S. Coast Guard and Eurocopter Mexico are just two of the clients worldwide for whom Jet-Care International (Booth No. 1859) provides oil and debris analysis for turbine engines and gearboxes.

Meggitt touts diversity here at Heli-Expo’06
September 29, 2006, 4:46 AM
February 27, 2006

Meggitt is a company that deals in extremes: temperature, impact, vibration and contamination. Its products are engineered to detect impending and catastrophic mechanical failure. And, the company says, without them, an entire system can fail.

Rolls-Royce sees steady helo demand
September 29, 2006, 4:09 AM
February 27, 2006

Rolls-Royce’s annual 10-year global turbine helicopter demand outlook is again forecasting steady growth, with total 2006-2015 deliveries of civil and military rotorcraft predicted to reach 10,915 units valued at $103.9 billion.

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