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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: Mark Another Milestone For Mainstreaming Drones

The winning raffle envelope at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit this year was delivered by a quadcopter.
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FSI and Sikorsky Introduce Graphical Sim for S-76D

The training device enables pilots to familiarize themselves with the cockpit, aircraft systems and avionics before flying the full-flight simulator,
Rotorcraft

Bell Opens Valencia Training Academy in Spain

Bell Helicopter has opened its first training center outside the U.S. and will start by offering Bell 429 type ratings in a TRU simulator.
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Rotorcraft

CMC Introduces CMA-6024 GNSS for Helicopters

CMC is offering demonstrations of its new helicopter cockpit demonstrator at Heli-Expo 2017.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Continues Product Support Improvements

Airbus Helicopters customers are benefitting from the company's switch to an electronic business model.
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Rotorcraft

Gill Issued PMA for Bell 407 Sealed Lead-acid Battery

The Redlands, Calif., battery manufacturer's sealed lead-acid battery has been selected as standard equipment for the Bell 407 GXP.
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Rotorcraft

Avinco Reports a Good Results in Difficult Market

A large repossession contract and a raft of transactions helped Monaco-based Avinco to have a decent 2016 despite general economic malaise.
Rotorcraft

HeliTrak's R22 Collective Pull Down Ready to Ship

The collective pull down system lowers the collective automatically in a low rotor rpm situation.
Rotorcraft

Safran Moving Ahead with Larger Engine Program

Safran's engines powered helicopters for five first flights last year, although deliveries were flat and support revenues dropped.
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Charter & Fractional

European VLJ Pioneer Globe Air Preps To Refresh Fleet

Austria-based Globe Air is trying to decide between stick with Cessna's smallest Citations for its light jet fleet, or switching to Embraer's Phenom 100.
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People In Aviation: March 2017

Industry announcements and appointments
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Adds Certifications and Helicopter Capabilities

The Italian company is inviting Heli-Expo attendees to experience a virtual reality search-and-rescue operation.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus, Precise Flight Expand Bird-strike Prevention

The Pulselite system has received an amended STC so that it now can be installed on 67 Airbus helicopter types and variants.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Celebrates 50 Years in Rotary Wing Aviation

StandardAero is targeting opportunities to grow its business despite a soft helicopter market.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Reports Quarterly Loss and Improving Prospects

Bristow Group is seeing growing interest in contracts for its helicopter fleet, especially in Europe.
Rotorcraft

Kaman Readies for Renewed K-Max Deliveries

First shipments of the updated Kaman K-Max helicopter are expected in the second quarter.
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Rotorcraft

Slow Market Doesn't Dent Sikorsky's Investment In Progress

Sikorsky has continued to spend on technology to improve the value proposition of rotorcraft and on better supporting its customers.
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Rotorcraft

R44 NVG Panel Lighting Offered by Aero Dynamix

The recent STC makes NVG instrument panel lighting available for the Robinson R44.
Rotorcraft

Priority 1 Air Rescue Teaches the World's SAR Crews

Search-and-rescue and medevac personnel can brush up on procedures in real and simulated environments with P1AR.
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Rotorcraft

Helitowcart Handles Helicopters on the Ground

The Canadian company introduced new tow handles and wheel-tire combinations for Robinson R44 and R66 helicopters.
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Regulations and Government

Legal Experts Fear Major Brexit Disruption for Aviation

Even expert lawyers can't make sense of the complex ramifications of the UK's impending departure from the European Union.
Airlines

IATA Chief Calls for Free Trade, Open Borders in U.S. Address

Alexandre de Juniac made his first official visit to Washington, D.C., as International Air Transport Association CEO and director general.
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Aircraft

ATR Readies for U.S. Resurgence with Miami Training Center

The facility, located at the Airbus training premises, houses a CAE-built FAA and EASA level-D ATR 42/62-600 simulator and classrooms.
Rotorcraft

Dallas Heli-Expo Venue Has a Unique Twist

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center features a Heliport/Vertiport that is dedicated to demos and tours during Heli-Expo.
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Rotorcraft

Electric Mobility: Coming to a Crowded City Near You?

Research is accelerating on electric passenger-carrying aerial vehicles, possibly leading to new ways to travel in urban environments.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus North America Grows Market Share

Orders include some from 20 new customers, five of which are new helicopter owners or operators.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Are Up in a Down Market

The company's helicopter deliveries grew 5 percent last year compared to 2015, in a challenging marketplace.
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Rotorcraft

Redbird Makes Heli-Expo Debut With New Helicopter Simulator

Known for its fixed-wing training devices, the Texas manufacturer is now branching out into the rotorcraft market.
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Rotorcraft

Able Bolsters Completions, Upgrade Capabilities

Able Aerospace's services offer lower cost of ownership for EMS operators.
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Rotorcraft

Air Methods is Open to Further Growth and Acquisitions

Helicopter air ambulance operator Air Methods is focusing on improving safety along with other HEMS issues.
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