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Eurocopter’s bulging ledger hits $4 billion

It will come as no surprise to industry watchers that Eurocopter had another good year last year.

Honeywell upgrades the HTS900

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

Italian manufacturer consolidates

Having assumed total responsibility for the AB139, how do you plan to deal with the growing backlog of orders?

First of all, to mark

Venerable helicopter manufacturer reworks culture and product line

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 techniqu

Tilton’s plans for MDHI start with a factory deal in Mexico

Since Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters last summer and installed herself as CEO, she has spoken about being on a mission.

New management team, funding bring strong momentum to MD Helicopters

Are you back to full production yet?
At the time of our acquisition, we needed to restart the production line and reignite the supply chain.
Rotorcraft

LongRanger Still in Demand

Bell has delivered the first of a six-aircraft LongRanger order to Gulf of Mexico operator Rotorcraft Leasing Company (RLC).
The addition of the new
Rotorcraft

Chinese S-76 Fleet Grows

China Eastern General Aviation Corporation (EGAC) is to buy two Sikorsky S-76C+s to support oil support missions off northern China.
Training and Workforce

Florida School Expands

Helicopter Adventures has opened a new flight-training facility.
Safety

FAA Publishes EMSRisk-assessment Program

The FAA has conducted a review of accidents involving commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters between January 1998 and December last year.
Rotorcraft

Roy Resavage to leave HAI’s top position

Helicopter Association International (HAI) president Roy Resavage is calling it a day, after seven-and-a-half years at the helm of the helicopter industry’
Rotorcraft

New majority owner revives MD Helicopters

After months of uncertainty, MD Helicopters (MDHI) has a new owner.
Rotorcraft

BA609 makes first flight in airplane configuration

The first Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor made full conversion to airplane mode near Fort Worth, Texas, in late July.
Rotorcraft

Hamburg police choose EC 135 for fleet upgrade

At the end of last year, amid celebrations marking 40 years of flying police helicopters, the Hamburg police force took delivery of two new Eurocopter EC 1
Training and Workforce

Eurocopter NVG Training

American Eurocopter’s training center at Grand Prairie, Texas, has won FAA Part 141 approval to offer training on night vision goggles (NVGs).
Safety

Keeping the Dust Down

The United Nations sprays a synthetic compound on its helicopter landing sites that apparently reduces the threat of “brown-outs” in dusty conditions.
Safety

HUMS Exported to Russia

Bristow Helicopters subsidiary Aviashelf has achieved the first certification of a HUMS (health and usage monitoring system) fitted to a Mil Mi-8, by the R
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Sets Up in Poland

Heli-Invest of Poland has signed a deal with Eurocopter to carry out light maintenance on the EC 120 and EC 130, and to act as its customer services agent
Rotorcraft

K-Max Goes Firefighting

Kaman Aerospace has launched the Firemax, a K-Max medium-lifter equipped with a 700-gallon fixed-tank aerial firefighting rig.
Rotorcraft

CHC Wins New Business

Canadian Helicopter (CHC) has won a new five-year contract, and possible extensions, to support Nexen Petroleum UK’s central and northern North Sea operati
Charter & Fractional

Club 328 charts future course

Southampton, England-based business jet operator Club 328 has had to revise its plans in the past few months, particularly since its only source of Dornier
Safety

S-92 operator addressing a vibration issue

North Sea operator Helikopter Service has imposed torque and speed limits on its two new Sikorsky S-92s, but Keith Mullett, managing director of Canadian p
Rotorcraft

Ex-Navy H-3 Sea Kings now serving L.A. sheriff

Compared with the mass of modern Bells and Eurocopters that fly for the myriad law enforcement agencies protecting and serving Californians, the air unit o
Rotorcraft

Agusta News from Paris Air Show

The first A119 Koala built in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Enstrom Dampers Go Elastomeric

Enstrom has received certification for new elastomeric dampers for its 480B.
Safety

LongRanger Hijacked

After making a dawn raid on an airport, armed gunmen stole a government-owned Bell 206L in eastern Venezuela.
Rotorcraft

Catch ’em Young

The American Helicopter Museum of West Chester, Pa., has opened a new toddler learning area for children ages six and under.
Rotorcraft

Malta Service Bears Fruit

The relaunched helicopter service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo carried more than 500 passengers in its first month of operation.
Rotorcraft

Helicopter OEMs breathe new life into old concepts

At last month’s American Helicopter Society forum in Grapevine, Texas, several OEMs unveiled entirely new projects or reported major progress on projects u
Maintenance and Modifications

Active Control Offers Improved Pilot Feedback

BAE Systems in England has developed an active collective for helicopters that can be configured to provide infinitely variable levels of feedback to the p