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The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house.

Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG)

Shortly after the devastating earthquake on January 12, Eurocopter decided to participate in the worldwide support of the people of Haiti.

Potomac Aviation Technology (Booth No.

A Sikorsky panel yesterday painted a positive picture of the company’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters division, basking in the warmth of 136 large and 79 ligh

We hear a lot about turbofan engine research, in such things as unducted fans, open-rotor designs and geared turbofans.

Blue is the new green.

Borescopes R Us Sees Strong StartBorescopes R Us (BRU) got off to a fast start here at Heli-Expo with a sale of a CH 2-4-1 Kit 4-mil

Paradigm Aerospace’s new name, PAC International (Booth No.

The extensively redeveloped London Heliport is set to reopen this spring.

Over the last year, Van Horn Aviation (Booth No.

S.E.I.

AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Honeywell regularly brings its company-owned Eurocopter AS350 (N350FD) to Heli-Expo, and this year is no exception.

How much do you know about safety management systems (more commonly referred to as SMS)? If you’re like many HAI members, you probably don’t know as much a

HAI is poised to launch a helicopter safety accreditation program for small operators and is currently in negotiations with the International Business Avia

MD Helicopters Selects Emteq for Exterior LightsEmteq (Booth No.

Russian Helicopters has begun marketing the Ka-32A11BC coaxial helicopter for more U.S.

The collapse of a Gulf Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 tailboom while the helicopter was taxiing last year has prompted issuance of an airworthiness direc

The Finnish Border Guard has ordered an AgustaWestland AW119Ke for border patrol, special operations and firefighting missions.

In a decision that could have wide-ranging implications, the Third U.S.

Eurocopter has inked a contract with the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment in Thailand for one EC135 light twin.

Following supplementary type certification of its Simphone OpenCabin airborne telecommunications system for Bombardier’s Global business jet line, TrueNort

Erroll Southers, the White House choice to head the leaderless Transportation Security Administration (TSA), withdrew his name from consideration on Januar

Describing general aviation as “an important part of our aviation infrastructure at Reagan National, James Bennett, president of the Metropolitan Washingto

Looking not unlike a T-tail compact version of its Sovereign stablemate, the Cessna Citation CJ4 should have earned its FAA credentials by the time these w

Following up on testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is bac

The threatened pink workstations are a nonstarter, but Nancy Lematta has her hands firmly on the controls of Aurora, Ore.-based Columbia Helicopters.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its 2010 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements last week, upgrading its assessment

SkyTrac Briefing Daily on SkyWeb 3.0SkyTrac Systems of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, is displaying the latest version of its sa