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GKN Aerospace (Booth No.

UK helicopter service company Sterling Aviation took delivery of Honeywell’s Sentinel navigation system for its Eurocopter BK 117 fleet, and the initial re

Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics subsidiary Integrated Flight Systems (IFS) is moving from Reno, Nev., to Hangar 4 North at Meacham Field in Fort Worth,

Inlet-barrier filtration (IBF) supplier FDC/aerofilter (Booth No.

Sandel Avionics (Booth No.

Texas Aviation Services (TAS) said it has been certified by Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) as a repair station for Brazilian-registered

Market research products and services specialist Amstat (Booth No.

Rotortech Services (Booth No.

Air ambulance operator Guardian Flight has purchased its first helicopter, a Soloy-modified Eurocopter AS 350BA, on display here at the Soloy Aviation Solu

FlightSafety International said it plans to open a helicopter learning center in Lafayette, La., in the fourth quarter of this year.

Air Concepts International is a small company with great expectations.

California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue (Calstar) has completed requirements for a supplemental type certificate (STC) to re-engine the Eurocopter BO 105LS with

Bell Helicopter named Greg Williams president and general manager of Edwards & Associates, Bell’s helicopter completion and maintenance center.

Here at Heli-Expo’08, Aerospace Filtration Systems (Booth No.

Aircraft accessories provider Precise Flight (Booth No.

The police helicopter unit of Columbus, Ohio, has accepted delivery of its 10th MD 500E; the ninth was delivered in December.

News-gathering service Helicopters, Inc., announced this week that it acquired the assets of Los Angeles-based Helinet Aviation, including 14 Eurocopter AS

Wellington, Colo.-based CompuTrak (at Paravion Technology Booth No.

American Eurocopter president and CEO Marc Paganini recognized aerial tour-operator Maverick Helicopters for logging 60,000 hours on its fleet of 27 EC 130

“People have been asking me, ‘Can you tell me where Acrohelipro is?’” Donald Jackson said Monday afternoon, right after making the official announcement th

Norwegian operator Norsk Helikopter yesterday celebrated the 5,000th fleet hour of its Sikorsky S-92(R) (Serial No.

In a ceremony yesterday at the Sikorsky booth (No.

Visiting Honeywell’s new corporate AW139 medium-twin helicopter at the AgustaWestland booth (No.

PHI has already logged 23,000 hours on its fleet of nine Sikorsky S-92s, and on Monday at Heli-Expo it signed an options contract for six more of the model

Scott Kasprowicz (center), the AgustaWestland A109S Grand owner-pilot who broke the U.S.

Bell Helicopter expanded its customer-support capabilities with the acquisition of maintenance-tracking software company Skybooks in mid-January.

Yesterday at Heli-Expo Booth No.

Eurocopter closed out the second day of Heli-Expo 2008 with new firm orders and options for more than 200 helicopters with a total value estimated in exces

MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton is not one to mince words, and in her address at the company’s media conference here yesterday she made no exception.
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Multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to the FAA by AIN generated some additional information– but no big surprises–about th