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Eurocopter expanding U.S. support capability

Eurocopter has long dominated the new helicopter sales market, but it has notably lagged behind its competitors in terms of customer service and support ra

Surging demand at Turbomeca creates factory capacity crunch

Turbomeca, the French helicopter turbine engine manufacturer, predicts the helicopter market overall will experience continued strong growth for the next t

Tiny French-made Cabri takes on Robinson’s R22

Guimbal Hélicoptères, a French startup company, announced it has received EASA certification for its light twin-seater, the Cabri G2.

CMC Unveils TacView EFB

CMC Electronics is showcasing its newest Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB), specifically designed for military helicopters and called TacView.

HeliFlite, Sentient Jet Form Partnership

HeliFlite Shares and Sentient Jet on February 12 announced they have partnered to make seats on the aircraft they operate available to members of one anoth

AgustaWestland Leads ‘Green’ Initiative

AgustaWestland kicked off a meeting in Brussels on February 5 of the so-called Clean Sky Program.

Aerolite Lands AW139 EMS Completions

Swiss aircraft interior specialist Aerolite received a contract from Norway’s Lufttransport AS to outfit three AgustaWestland AW139s with emergency medical
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Brazil Certifies Soloy LTS101 Conversion

Soloy Aviation Solutions said it received approval from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency for its Honeywell engine conversion for Eurocopter AS 350BA

High-tech firm forms dedicated aerospace unit

PCB Piezotronics, a manufacturer of sensors and instrumentation with 40 years experience in the aerospace industry, announced the formation of a new divisi

Aerial video link shows big picture

Airborne video surveillance can give first responders and law enforcement a clear idea of what needs to be done on the ground in an emergency.

Howell unveils Black Hawk panel

Howell Instruments (Booth No.

FAA Certifies Geneva Aviation Console

Geneva Aviation (Booth No.

Maintenance Training Tool Makes Debut

Aviation maintenance training provider Northrup Rice USA is touting its so-called Total Training Management system here at Heli-Expo.

Italian army receives first NH90

Boosting the capability of Europe’s long-awaited NH90 multi-role military helicopter, AgustaWestland has delivered the first all-weather TTH (tactical tran

Program Update: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland (Booth No.

JetNet index tracks info on 60,000 businesses

JetNet/AvData has added the Aviation Business Index (ABI) to its network of database services, bringing to the rotary-wing world real-time data on 60,000 a

Safety Bucks tally nears $5M

United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has donated more than $4.8 million to date in training costs to help Bell, American Eurocopter, MD Helicopte

Rotorcraft Technology: Cockpit Recorders

American Eurocopter and the Bristow Group’s Air Logistics unit have partnered separately with “augmented reality solutions” provider Appareo Systems (Booth

Igor I. Sikorsky Award: LACFD

This year’s Igor Sikorsky Humanitarian Award goes not to an individual, but to an organization that celebrated a special milestone last year.

Heli-Mart’s investment also benefits MDHI

Heli-Mart recently expanded its MD Helicopters support capabilities by purchasing an 80 percent stake in Phoenix Heliparts.

Acquisitions, vendor deals fuel growth at Air Method

With its acquisition last year of Pittsburgh-based CJ Systems, Air Methods (Booth No.
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TopDeck avionics give S-76D a high-tech edge

In 2005 Sikorsky selected Thales’ TopDeck avionics suite to equip the S-76D.

Industry Perspective: Turbomeca

Turbomeca Engines has become a major player on a highly competitive field in recent years after decades spent primarily as a powerplant supplier to Europea

AgustaWestland Hosts Pilots Conference

Visitors to the first AgustaWestland Italian Corporate Pilot Conference at the company’s Cascina Costa factory in January hailed the event as a huge succes

Texas Aviation Services Reports Record Year

Recession? Economic downturn? Texas Aviation Services isn’t buying it. The Fort Worth, Texas-based helicopter and aircraft completions and MRO specia

Aerolite Delivers Its First VIP EC 135 Cabin

Officials from Aerolite Max Bucher AG, with more than 50 employees in Switzerland and the U.S., are at Booth No.

RebTech Supplying Bell NVG Lighting Mod

REB Technologies (Rebtech), Booth No.

Firemax operators now have a choice of approved water tanks

The helicopter division of Kaman Aerospace (Booth No.

TAS completes executive EC 120B

Texas Aviation Services, a helicopter completions specialist with a 140,000-sq-ft facility in Fort Worth, Texas, said it has completed and delivered an exe
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WAAS approaches coming to heliports

The FAA last month approved GPS wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) LPV instrument approach criteria for helicopters, opening the floodgates for the new l