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Dart hits bullseye with ‘copter service

Dart Helicopter Services, celebrating just its fifth anniversary this week at Heli-Expo, is weathering the recession and growing nicely, says CEO and manag

Inlet-barrier Filters Now for AW109 and EC135

Donaldson is introducing two new products to its line of helicopter inlet-barrier filters (IBF).
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Donaldson filter system approved for Bell 430

“Even something as simple as sand ingestion can easily reduce an engine’s time between overhauls by 50 percent or more,” said Bob Stenberg, business develo

Golden Hour Award: Bering Sea rescue in bad weather saves injured crab catch crewman

A Coast Guard helicopter crew that performed a challenging rescue of an injured fisherman in the Bering Sea will be honored tonight with HAI’s Eurocopter G

Simplex delivers foam to the fire

Simplex Manufacturing of Portland, Ore.

Universal eyes larger rotary world presence

Universal Avionics Systems, long known primarily for innovation in fixed-wing flight management systems (FMS) and electronic displays, is in Houston this w

Edgy new blades ease Eurocopter noise footprint

New technology is a main focus of Eurocopter at Heli-Expo 2010.

Bell: tough times until 2012 uptick

Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison told a press conference here yesterday that he did not expect an uptick in the company’s civil helicopter sales until 201

R66 hovers into Houston

The first flying turbine-powered Robinson helicopter arrived on Thursday at the George R.
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Helo industry planning to hire in 2010

Good news for job hunters–and the helicopter industry.

Eagle 407 soars with Honeywell engine

Alberta, Canada-based Eagle Copters has an impressive engine modification to show Bell 407 pilots, operators and owners at Heli-Expo 2010.

HAI 2010 News Clips

Cobham Audio Control Featured on Bell 429When the first Bell 429 air medical helicopter to be commercially delivered reaches the Mer

Whirly-Girls present scholarships to seven

The Whirly-Girls International presented its 2010 scholarships to seven women at its annual scholarships luncheon yesterday at Heli-Expo 2010.T

Agusta unveils next-gen A109 Grand

With some 200 AW109S Grands now in service, AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Don’t overreact, groups urge in the wake of Austin crash

It remains to be seen exactly what impact Thursday’s intentional crash of a single-engine Piper Dakota into an Austin, Texas IRS building will have on any

Heli-Lynx to show new helicopter in FX line

Heli-Lynx of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, will unveil the newest variant of its FX series of modified, single-engine helicopters at 3 p.m.

HAI 2010 News Clips

Esterline CMC Electronics Shows Off ProductsCMC’s flight management systems, in service with more than 60 airlines and military operators, inc

Conklin & de Decker Donates to HFI Scholarships

Aviation consultancy Conklin & de Decker Aviation Information is marking its 25th anniversary at Heli-Expo by donating $2,500 to the Helicopter Foundat

Veracity Installs New Gimbal Mount

Veracity Aviation (Booth No.

SkyNode Satcom Obtains EASA Approval

Latitude Technologies (Booth No.

Digital climate system keeps everyone comfy

Air Comm has unveiled the first digital climate-control system for helicopters at Heli-Expo.

Hi-Def Comes To Helicopter Cabins

Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga.

Eurocopter Holding Keycopter Training Sessions

American Eurocopter is holding special training sessions for customers interested in learning more about the Keycopter program, a global, e-commerce and ma

New Market Views Shown by Jetnet

Jetnet is featuring its new market “Views,” at-a-glance summaries of market and aircraft information for its subscribers, at Booth No.