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FlightSafety gets approval for Metro Eurocopter sim

Emphasizing Metro Aviation’s “zeal for safety,” the Shreveport, La.-based company announced at Heli-Expo’09 yesterday that FlightSafety International recei

First FLIR HD System goes to ABLE

Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, Calif., will be the first customer for FLIR Systems’ Ultra 9HD airborne thermal i

Bell launches safety Web site

Bell Helicopter (Booth No.

Frasca sees helo training business growth

Simulator manufacturer Frasca International’s current projects include two full-flight simulators for Bristow Helicopters (a Sikorsky S-92 and a Eurocopter

SRT puts training curricula on the Web

Aviation safety provider SRT Helicopters (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner tactical VIP kits prove popular

Sabreliner’s “tactical VIP kits” are becoming a popular upgrade for the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Job fair draws crowds looking for rotor work

HAI held its seventh Heli-Expo Job Fair on Sunday from 1:30 p.m.

Precision Air Group opens Vancouver shop

Precision Air Group (Booth No.

Conklin & de Decker offer discounts

Visitors to the Conklin & de Decker display (Booth No.

Era Training Center gets Part 142 approval

The FAA has granted Era Training Center a Part 142 certificate, designating the Lake Charles, La.-based company an approved training center.

Sikorsky picks Naasco starter generator

Sikorsky Aircraft on Monday signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Shirley, N.Y.-based Naasco Northeast to improve S-76 helicopter starter generat

Aerolite delivers fourth AW139 to Luftransport

Swiss interiors designer Aerolite has delivered a fourth AW139 EMS helicopter to Norwegian air ambulance operator Lufttransport.

Sweeping changes for HEMS are likely

A series of fatal medevac helicopter crashes last year prompted fresh calls for increased industry regulation, and by November the FAA had announced change

Villeneuve orders EC175s and AS 350s

Canadian-based Villeneuve Helicopters has ordered three Eurocopter EC 175s and two AS 350 B2s.

Papillon selects Honeywell TCAS

Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters has selected Honeywell’s Traffic and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) for its fleet of helicopters.

FAA gives Sandel an attitude adjustment

Sandel Avionics has received FAA approval for a new reversionary attitude mode for two of its electronic primary navigation displays, allowing aircraft pit

CareFlite integrating WAAS into approaches

HEMS operator CareFlite is working with the FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Program Office to help quantify WAAS benefits to HEMS operations.

Firms sign deal for S-61 shortening

Billings Air Service has awarded a contract to Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America-Langley (Booth No.

Cobham cockpit comes together

The fusion of Chelton Flight Systems/S-TEC Chelton, Inc.

P&WC’s plan is to match engine supply with demand

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

Silver State Mess Still Being Felt a Year Later

A year after training school Silver State Helicopters shut its doors and declared bankruptcy–leaving 2,400 students deep in debt with their professional pi
Training and Workforce

Working Group Creating Helo Simulator Standards

A group of industry representatives from helicopter OEMs, training companies and operators is close to submitting to the International Civil Aviation Organ
Rotorcraft

RotorWay Launches Two-place Turbine Trainer

RotorWay, the company behind the piston-powered A600 Talon two-seat kit-built helicopter, is taking a major step up market with plans for an FAA-certified,
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Folds Schweizer into Global Helicopters Unit

Sikorsky yesterday announced the formation of Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a new umbrella business unit for the manufacturer’s commercial helicopters, incl
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Makers Bullish on Long-term Outlook

Executives at two of the world’s largest helicopter makers insisted at Heli-Expo that the industry can continue to flourish even in the face of a severe ec

For LAFD, AW139 choice came down to raw power

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s decision to acquire AgustaWestland AW139s came down to a simple value equation: nearly twice the horsepower of their curr
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Weighing Options, Including Diesel Power

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling revealed this morning that the company is working on bringing diesel power to a light helicopter, most likely the EC 120.