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TopDeck ready for duty aboard Sikorsky S-76D

The new TopDeck avionics suite from Thales is set to enter service in about a year on board Sikorsky’s new S-76D, which is due to complete certification in

CAE unveils simulator made for light/med helos

CAE of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, is showing the first example of its newest simulator line, the CAE 3000 series designed specifically for light and medium hel

Q-Sight gets mil customer, still being eyed for civil use

The new Q-Sight head-up display (HUD) from BAE Systems (Booth No.

Helitech returns after inaugural success

Helitech will once again be staged at Airport Cascais, Estoril, Portugal, on October 5 to 7 after the success of its inaugural event in Portugal in 2008.

Becker to raffle off one of its new PLBs

Becker Avionics is at Heli-Expo 2010 featuring its newly introduced personal locator beacon (PLB) offering multiple VHF/UHF emergency band operation.

Borescopes-R-Us Unveils 4-mm Videoscope

Hard-to-access places on helicopter engines and airframes are easier to inspect with the proper borescope, and Borescopes-R-Us is exhibiting its new 4-mm p

UK Helicopter Museum Launches Virtual Tour

The UK’s Helicopter Museum in Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset is using the latest technology to provide a 360-degree virtual tour of the popular tourist attr

Frasca Full-motion Sims Dual Certified

Frasca International announced that Bristow Academy of Aberdeen, Scotland, has received dual qualification for its Frasca Sikorsky S-92 full-flight simulat

Avionics Highlight United Bell 407 Completions

A Bell 407, highly customized for air medical operations, is the centerpiece of United Rotorcraft Solutions’ Heli-Expo Booth (No.

Helicopter Safety Group Briefing Today

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) is holding a briefing from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Bristow Group consolidates amid stabilizing revenues

Bristow Group consolidated its business units and made changes in the executive suite just weeks before posting declining net income, but modestly increasi

Safety advocates promote Int’l Helicopter Safety Team

The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed in 2005 with the goal of reducing worldwide helicopter accidents by 80 percent by 2016.

Launch Customer Backs Away From Bell 429

EMS provider Air Methods (Booth No.

Air Methods CEO: market improving

Air Methods CEO Aaron Todd said the company posted a “good, strong profitable year” in 2009 thanks to a partial rebound in flight hours and lower operating

Eurocopter Closing Long Beach Service Center

American Eurocopter said it will close its company-owned and -operated Long Beach, Calif.

Eurocopter improves product support services

American Eurocopter customers will begin to see demonstrably better product support, including hard AOG (aircraft on ground) support, by the end of the sec

Sikorsky cabin projects moving to India, China

Helicopter manufacturer Sikor- sky is outsourcing more of its civil production to India and China while scaling down its partnership with Japan’s Mitsubish

HAI 2010 News Clips

Southeast Aerospace Buys Global AerospaceSoutheast Aerospace has acquired Global Aerospace Consulting, which specializes in systems design, in

National EMS pilots group formalizes risk-assessment plan

In response to the rash of helicopter accidents experienced over the past few years by the medical transport industry, the National Emergency Medical Servi

Program Updates: Twin-engine Helicopters

AgustaWestland has begun delivering a tailored version of the AW109S Grand to Swiss air rescue organization Rega.

Eurocopter showcases Texas completion center

American Eurocopter points to a highly customized AStar AS350B3 as a prime example of the capabilities of its Grand Prairie, Texas completion center.

AW works toward common cockpit

A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June.

Flight-test phase begins for Eurocopter EC175

The Eurocopter EC175 medium twin’s first prototype (PT1) is now undergoing flight tests from its base at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Marignane, Fran
Regulations and Government

BAE Systems Settles Illegal Payments Probes in U.S., UK

BAE Systems agreed to pay a $400 million fine to settle a U.S.
Aircraft

India To Test-fly Indigenous AWACS in 2012

India will test fly, in 2012, its indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system integrated onboard a modified Embraer EMB 145, an official i
Rotorcraft

UK To Standardize on S-92 for Search and Rescue

The Sikorsky S-92A will take over search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) duties in the UK, following selection of the Soteria Consortium by the UK Ministry o
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Aircraft

IAI Reveals Tanker Proposal

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is proposing aerial tanker versions of business jets such as the Gulfstream G550.
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Aircraft

Brazil picks Rafale for French ‘strategic alliance’

Brazil’s purchase of 36 new fighters has pitted the air force’s preference for the Saab Gripen, backed by a 10-month technical report, against a presidenti
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Manufacturer Promising New AW139 Tailbooms

In the wake of a tailboom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 in August, AgustaWestland is assuring customers with helicopters on order that it will deliver th