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Rotorcraft

Jenoptik Introduces New Hoist

SkyHoist 800 has the capacity to hoist 772 pounds.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pall Selects AeroProducts as Dry Filter Dealer

The company claims its PUREair filters offer benefits over traditional oil-based fliters
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Picks Genesys IDUs for MD530G

The IDUs are tested to military standards.

Eye in the Sky Cockpit Video Born Out of Grief

Eye in the Sky founder Louisa Patterson sought to create a helicopter video recording system after her son died in an R44 crash.
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Rotorcraft

Aerometals Oil Cooler Impeller Gets FAA Nod

The oil cooler impeller addresses a historical fin joint cracking problem.
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Rotorcraft

Outerlink Completes Iris Monitoring System

The new Iris console presents a virtual copy of the aircraft engine and airframe subsystem.
Rotorcraft

Georgia College Receives Pair of Guimbals

Middle Georgia State University will integrate them into its state-funded collegiate flight program.
Rotorcraft

Columbia selects Skytrac for FDM

Skytrac also supports Columbia with real-time voice and text, automated flight following and cockpit Wi-Fi.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Highlights Helijet's 30 Years of Safe S-76 Ops

The company has flown over 25,000 flight hours and facilitated more than 50,000 patient flights with its BCAS division using the S-76.
Rotorcraft

Dart to Develop Emergency Float System for Bell 505

Dart has developed and certified more than 30 flotation systems but this STC emergency float system will be the first for the Bell 505.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall, Rolls-Royce Extend, Amend Parts Distribution Deal

Under the new terms of the deal, which extends through 2026, Aviall will now be able to offer used engines to customers
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Rotorcraft

Bell Inks Major China 505 Order

The deal, when completed, will make China's Reignwood Aviaition the world's largest operator of the type.
Rotorcraft

Concorde Battery Celebrates 40th Anniversary

The battery manufacturer recently opened a new plant in Austell, Georgia.
Rotorcraft

Avpro Secures Exclusive Deals to Remarket Helicopters

Avpro has already sold three helicopters this year.
Accidents

Helicopter Safety on the Rise as Accidents Decline

Based on data from 50 countries, the number of helicopter accidents has been on a downturn for the past several years.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo TeamUp Brings Support and Training Together

The new TeamUp brand unifies Leonardo's customer support and training efforts.
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Rotorcraft

Kyzen Exec Touts Use of Environmentally Friendly Solvents

Joe McChesney has more than 39 years of experience with solvent and aqueous cleaning processes.
Rotorcraft

South Korean Coast Guard to Take Second Sikorsky S-92

Sikorsky honored South Korean Coast Guard crews for their rescue efforts.
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Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Fly Neighborly Session Brings Some Surprises

Noise-mitigating flight techniques are rarely taught in flight school.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AeroBrigham Launches Campaign Highlighting Capabilities

Part of the campaign will involve AeroBrigham holding drawings for items that represent its "high class to classic" aviation services.

Spidertracks Celebrates 10 Years With Slashed Prices

The company is upgrading its product line with a virtual flight data recorder (Virtual-FDR)
Rotorcraft

Spectrum Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Social Media Contest

Heli-Expo visitors are encouraged to take a picture at Spectrum’s booth in a chance to win a $250 Amazon gift card.
Rotorcraft

Father-Son Duo To Circumnavigate Globe in Bell 429

Bob and Steven Dengel, along with Dugal MacDuff, will fly a Bell 429 approximately 37,000 km in a little over one month while stopping in 14 countries.
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Rotorcraft

Palu Introduces ADS-B-based Helicopter Landing System

Palu is working with FreeFlight Systems to bring the Angels landing system to the U.S. market.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Inks German CH-53 Support Contract

The deal will keep the Bundeswehr's Stallions flying through 2030.
Training and Workforce

New Cobham Helicopter Academy Opens In the UK

Cobham provides training for a wide variety of helicopter pilots and technicians.
Rotorcraft

Guardian Offers Single-Unit Tracking and Messaging

The G4ME captures flight data and events and reports them in real time.
Training and Workforce

CAE Teams With Lider To Open AW139 Training Center In Brazil

CAE developed a full-flight simulator for the AW139 with Leonardo Helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

P&WC Celebrates PT6C-67C, PW-200 Milestones

The Canadian engine manufacturer is preparing to hand over the 2,000th PT6C-67C for the Leonardo Helicopters AW139.
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Rotorcraft

JetNet Demonstrating New Operator/Airport Feature

The company will also run demonstrations of its new operator/airport utilization feature on its database.