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New Enstrom Guardian for Plaquemines Parish patrol

The newly established airborne law enforcement unit of the Plaquemines Parish, La.

Sikorsky adds ‘wow factor’ to its Web site

Sikorsky unveiled its fully transformed Web site–www.sikorsky.com–to Heli-Expo’08 attendees yesterday.

Air Concepts touts AW139’s exec role

Air Concepts International is a small company with great expectations.

Let’s get Sirius, helo operators tell cabin outfitters

Avionics Innovations is showing its line of in-flight entertainment (IFE) equipment designed for helicopters at Booth No.

Offshore training offered onshore

FlightSafety International said it plans to open a helicopter learning center in Lafayette, La., in the fourth quarter of this year.

Guardian chooses Soloy AStar

Air ambulance operator Guardian Flight has purchased its first helicopter, a Soloy-modified Eurocopter AS 350BA, on display here at the Soloy Aviation Solu

New engines from old on Honeywell exhibit

Among the turbine engine programs Honeywell is featuring at Booth No.

Rotortech Selects Av-Base Mx Software

Rotortech Services (Booth No.

Amstat Adds MD Helicopter Data

Market research products and services specialist Amstat (Booth No.

Texas Aviation Certified for Brazil

Texas Aviation Services (TAS) said it has been certified by Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) as a repair station for Brazilian-registered

NVG-compatible LED Displays Coming

Sandel Avionics (Booth No.

HeliWagon to load ’em up, move ’em out

Spec-Ops Aviation (Booth No.

FDC/aerofilter helps AStars breathe easier

Inlet-barrier filtration (IBF) supplier FDC/aerofilter (Booth No.

ISF Moving to Fort Worth Rotor Hub

Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics subsidiary Integrated Flight Systems (IFS) is moving from Reno, Nev., to Hangar 4 North at Meacham Field in Fort Worth,

Honeywell Sentinel Nav Debuts in UK

UK helicopter service company Sterling Aviation took delivery of Honeywell’s Sentinel navigation system for its Eurocopter BK 117 fleet, and the initial re

Changing of the Guard at Turbomeca

While observing its 70th anniversary on the eve of Heli-Expo 2008, Turbomeca opened a Saturday afternoon press conference with outgoing chairman and chief

Soloy gets 100th LTS101 for its AS 350 re-engining program

Soloy has received the 100th LTS101 turboshaft from Honeywell for the Olympia, Wash.

High wires and low fliers: new technology targets old conflict

Safety device manufacturers are striving to offer better obstacle detection equipment to confront the dangers of collisions with obstacles and especially w

Operators are seeing the benefits of night vision

Growing interest from helicopter operators wanting to use night-vision goggles (NVGs) is spurring demand for better training as well.

NVG for all night helo ops, says FAA

The FAA’s David Downey recommends that all night helicopter operations be flown by pilots wearing night-vision goggles (NVGs).

Sixth annual job fair draws a crowd

The sixth annual HAI job fair yesterday at Heli-Expo drew more than 800 applicants who want to learn about opportunities to apply for positions with 34 aer

AW139 joins company fleet of avionics supplier Honeywell

In a ceremony held yesterday afternoon, AgustaWestland delivered a new AW139 equipped with a Honeywell Primus Epic avionics suite to Honeywell aviation ser

Sandel Gains TSO for Helo AHRS

Sandel Avionics received FAA technical standard order (TSO) certification of its new vibration-resistant SG102 attitude- and heading-reference system (AHRS

Russian Firm Signs for Two More Bell 407s

CBOSS, a Russian information technology company, signed a deal to buy two Bell 407s, which will complement the firm’s previous order for 14 Bell helicopter

Schweizer 434 designed for utilitarian role

Schweizer Aircraft (Booth No.

Cloak comes off Sikorsky’s sleek X2 test aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday unveiled its X2 technology demonstrator here at Heli-Expo, with hordes of attendees surrounding the black-shrouded helicopter b
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Workhorse EC 175 makes debut

It was much ado about something as Eurocopter unveiled its new EC 175 medium twin yesterday at its booth (No.
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Era Helicopters Takes Delivery of First EC 225

Era Helicopters celebrated the first U.S.