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Korea’s Surion Helicopter Flies
March 15, 2010
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) flew the prototype of its Surion utility helicopter for the first time on March 10. Flown by two pilots and with a test engineer aboard, the Surion took off for a 30-minute maiden flight at Sacheon air base, near Korea’s south coast, and performed hovering and hover turns. The flight envelope will be expanded with...
moreAgustaWestland’s Revenues Up, but Orders Down
March 09, 2010
AgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica on Friday disclosed its 2009 results, showing increased deliveries but slashed orders for the Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer. Revenues grew by 15 percent to €3.48 billion (about $4.7 billion) in 2009. This was influenced by robust deliveries of AW139 medium and AW101 heavy helicopters, as well as product...
moreEurope continues quest for ‘Green Rotorcraft’
March 01, 2010
As part of its Green Rotorcraft initiative, the Clean Sky public-private partnership for aeronautical research in Europe has issued its second call for proposals seeking such improvements as diesel engines, electric tail- rotor drive and waste heat conversion to electricity, all of which are expected to contribute to targeted drastic cuts in noise, CO2 and...
moreEvergreen supports UAV team mapping Haitian Relief
March 01, 2010
Evergreen Helicopters is flying in unmanned systems teams using an Elbit Systems Skylark I mini man-pack UAV to map Haitian relief. The small UAV was used to search for signs of life at orphanages in the remote mountains outside Port-au-Prince following the January earthquake. Boulder slides cut off ground access to many of these facilities. The Skylark...
moreEclectic fleet powers Samaritan’s Purse in Haiti
March 01, 2010
International relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using an eclectic fleet of its own, borrowed and chartered aircraft to respond to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti. The day after the January 12 earthquake there, the organization landed emergency assessment and medical teams in Port-au-Prince aboard a turbine DC-3 operated by Missionary Flights...
moreRobinson Pegs Price of R66 at $770,000
March 01, 2010
Robinson Helicopter has set an initial price of $770,000 for its Rolls-Royce RR300-powered R66 turbine single. The company has begun accepting $75,000 individual deposits and dealer applications for the helicopter. “We want to create a market for this helicopter,” said company vice president Kurt Robinson, explaining the price decision. The company had said...
moreEurocopter Sells in Spain...
March 01, 2010
Eurocopter has received an order from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior for 12 EC135P2i light twins. They will be operated by the National Police Force and the Guardia Civil, the country’s two law-enforcement agencies. Eleven of the 12 helicopters will be equipped for IFR. One of the Guardia Civil’s six EC135s will be configured for mountain rescue...
moreEurocopter Sells in Asia
March 01, 2010
Eurocopter has inked a contract with the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment in Thailand for one EC135 light twin. Delivery is planned for December this year. The helicopter will be used for exploration and surveillance flights. In Vietnam, Vinacopter has ordered four Eurocopters as the launch fleet for its newly created tourism and VIP...
moreCourt: Helo Pilots Not ‘Professional’
March 01, 2010
In a decision that could have wide-ranging implications, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that helicopter pilots for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are not “professional employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act and are therefore entitled to mandatory overtime pay. The ruling re-affirmed a lower court’s decision that the...
moreBorder Agency Chooses AW Helos
March 01, 2010
The Finnish Border Guard has ordered an AgustaWestland AW119Ke for border patrol, special operations and firefighting missions. It will join the agency’s first three AW119Kes, scheduled to enter service during the third quarter. All will operate from Helsinki and Rovaniemi. In Bulgaria, the Ministries of Finance and Interior have ordered two AW109 Powers to...
moreTailboom AD Issued for AW139
March 01, 2010
The collapse of a Gulf Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 tailboom while the helicopter was taxiing last year has prompted issuance of an airworthiness directive (2009-SW-50-AD) for a special repetitive inspection every 50 hours time-in-service to check for delamination on the boom’s composite skins. The helicopter with the failed boom had sustained a boom...
moreRussian Helicopters Wants Piece of U.S. Firefighting
March 01, 2010
Russian Helicopters has begun marketing the Ka-32A11BC coaxial helicopter for more U.S. firefighting work. The helicopter has been used successfully in Chile and Mexico in this role, and one based in Canada was summoned last year to help battle a blaze in Idaho.
moreEurocopter expects ‘unpredictable’ 2010
March 01, 2010
Eurocopter in January reported unexpectedly good financial numbers for last year. Revenues stood at a record E4.6 billion ($6.44 billion), while the backlog increased by about E1 billion ($1.4 billion), to E15.1 billion ($21.1 billion), representing 1,300 aircraft. However, the manufacturer sees this year as “unpredictable” and expects civil sales will...
moreCHC named finalist for $10B UK SAR contract
March 01, 2010
The British Government has selected a consortium that includes CHC as the preferred bidder for a 25-year, search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) contract that could be worth as much as $10 billion. CHC, based in Vancouver, B.C., is the world’s largest commercial provider of offshore helicopter services with a fleet of more than 270 aircraft operating in 30...
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