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Robinson Ties Its Future to the R66

The second Robinson R66 made its first flight on February 18, marking an important milestone for a company dealing with the affects of the economic downtur
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Honeywell Forecast Hedges Market Bottom

Honeywell’s annual market forecast for civil turbine-powered helicopters released yesterday predicts flat to slightly higher deliveries in the next five ye
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Bell 429 Certification Slips Again

The projected certification date for Bell’s new 429 light twin has slipped from the first quarter to May.
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Heli-Expo 2009 Defies Gravity

The Helicopter Association International’s annual Heli-Expo kicked off this morning amid a wave of negative signs all pointing to a prolonged economic down

Consultants join forces on safety programs

Baldwin Aviation of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and CAP Aviation Consulting Group of Daytona Beach, Fla., have combined products to bring aircraft operators

Agusta’s CEO insists industry is ‘in good shape’

Citing a backlog of more than ?10 billion ($12.8 billion) and increases in both revenue and orders during the first nine months of 2008 compared to the sam

Eurocopter’s focus is on cash conservation

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling rebuffed concerns about how his company would fare in the face of the ongoing global economic crisis by stressing the company’

Eurocopter and Russia’s UTair strengthen EC 175 partnership

Russian air transport giant UTair Aviation (Booth No.

Robinson’s press event is vintage Frank

Most HAI press conferences involve stone-faced CEOs reading from note cards.

HAI members elect new board members

Ballots for the election of three new board members were available at the HAI Annual Membership Breakfast and Meeting yesterday morning.

Diverse missions make helicopters indispensible

The diversity of the helicopter industry would appear to be its saving grace as the global economic downturn continues to affect just about every other ind

Fixed-wing flight school adds its first helicopter

A Sikorsky Aircraft S-300CBi slated for delivery to Olive Branch, Miss.-based AirVenture Flight Center is on display here at Heli-Expo’09 (Booth No.

Sikorsky honors L.A. County’s bravest

Sikorsky Aircraft recognized the Los Angeles County Fire Department on Sunday morning for its dedication to “saving lives and protecting the property of Ca

Turbomeca says ‘green’ is the color of success

A prevailing gloomy economic outlook notwithstanding, Turbomeca projected an air of optimism at a Saturday afternoon press briefing when Pierre Fabre, the

EC 145 a niche ‘spaceship’ for select EMS operators

The Eurocopter EC 145 is carving a growing niche among EMS helicopter operators for one main reason: cabin space.

ATEC Ccmpletes technology design review

The Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney joint-venture Advanced Turbine Engine Co.

Alaska’s Temsco picks latitude Satcom

Temsco Helicopters, one of Alaska’s largest operators, has chosen British Columbia-based Latitude Technologies (Booth No.

Hillsboro Aviation reports record sales

Helicopter sales and services company Hillsboro Aviation (Booth No.

Military helos to top $88B through 2018

Forecast International is predicting an $88.1 billion market for medium/heavy (15,000 pounds and up) military rotorcraft between now and 2018.

StandardAero sees growth this year

Since the August 2007 acquisition of StandardAero (Booth No.

SFAA certifies Era Trainer to Level 6

Lake Charles, La.-based Era Training Center received FAA Part 60 Level 6 qualification for its AS 350B2 flight simulator training device (FSTD).

ASU Helps the Irish see green

Aviation Specialties Unlimited (Booth No.

Eurocopter building Aberdeen center

Eurocopter is building a new service and training center to service its North Sea offshore energy clients in Scotland.

Heli-Lynx 355FX tops 5,000 hours

A Heli-Lynx-modified Eurocopter AS 355FX2R recently passed 5,000 hours time in service with the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago.  The H

FAASA named AW119 service center

AgustaWestland has named FAASA Aviación of Spain as an authorized service center for AW119 helicopters.

Heavy lifter prototype finds a home in the UK

The largest helicopter ever built by a Western manufacturer and the world’s largest tandem-rotor helicopter never flew, but it dominated the outdoor collec