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Sikorsky sets sights on No. 1 revenue spot
September 29, 2006, 6:47 AM
February 28, 2006

By this time next year Sikorsky may be in a position to challenge the number one spot in commercial helicopter deliveries based on total revenue.

Tilton’s plans for MDHI start with a factory deal in Mexico
September 29, 2006, 6:45 AM
February 28, 2006

Since Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters last summer and installed herself as CEO, she has spoken about being on a mission. She says she wants her company to grow to become number one in terms of customer service, in addition to building the safest helicopters in the world.

Sales tally here so far tops $620 million
September 29, 2006, 6:42 AM
February 28, 2006

If sales are the standard by which the success of an aviation trade show is measured, Heli-Expo 2006 will go down as an unqualified triumph, with announced helicopter sales contracts tallying more than $620 million among all the major manufacturers.

Venerable helicopter manufacturer reworks culture and product line
September 29, 2006, 6:28 AM
February 27, 2006

When we last talked you estimated you were about one-third of the way along a journey to changing Bell’s culture and implementing new tools and techniques. Is the company where you want it to be yet?

Aero Products’ facility grows with the firm
September 29, 2006, 6:24 AM
February 27, 2006

Last year, representatives for Aero Products Component Services (Booth No. 1223) realized that the company was running out of warehouse and overhaul space. That’s not necessarily bad news, and the helicopter support company has since expanded with a 10,500-sq-ft addition at its Tempe, Ariz.

Customers say thanks a million for BLR strakes
September 29, 2006, 6:22 AM
February 27, 2006

A fleet totaling 600 helicopters equipped with dual tailboom strakes from BLR Aerospace has reached the one-million flight-hour milestone, all the while earning accolades from operators, according to the Everett, Wash. company, which manufacturers aerodynamic enhancements.

HAI urges immediate action from Congress on Gulf safety
September 29, 2006, 6:00 AM
February 27, 2006

There are more than 35,000 people living and working offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, supported by nearly 650 helicopters flying as many as 9,000 flights each day.

HAI Salute to Excellence Award Winners
September 29, 2006, 5:53 AM
February 27, 2006

    Aviation Maintenance Technical Award

HAI honors Katrina responders
September 29, 2006, 5:48 AM
February 27, 2006

In an unusual tribute for an unprecedented rescue mission, HAI has chosen to bestow the 2005 Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service to all the companies, organizations and individuals who took part in the monumental rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Firm opts for livewire detector
September 29, 2006, 5:44 AM
February 27, 2006

Safe Flight Instrument Corp. of White Plains, N.Y., announced that Trans Helicopter Service of Paris plans to install its powerline detection system in a Eurocopter AS 355.

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