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Air Methods appoints new COO

Aeromedical transport operator Air Methods (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

MD Switches to Garmin Avionics

Buyers of new MD Helicopters MD 600N, MD 520N, MD 530F and MD 500E models will fly away with instrument panels full of Garmin avionics starting with purcha

AD warns AS 365 users of loose rotor head bolts

An airworthiness directive issued by the FAA on Thursday warns of tightening torque loss on the main-rotor-hub (MRH) to main-rotor-mast attachment bolts on

Simulator works its magic on R22, R44

Merlin Simulation (Booth No.

One lap of U.S. will take helos to Vietnam Wall Memorial Day

Helicopter rebuilding firm Overseas Aircraft Support (Static Display No.

Seven-year gestation for engine failure

A Eurocopter AS 350D that lost engine power during a sightseeing flight in January 2006 and suffered “substantial” damage during the landing had lost oil p

Lockheed, Agusta demo Merlin air-to-air fueling

The Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland HH-71 team have successfully conducted aerial refueling tests involving a Royal Air Force AW101 Merlin Mk3 helicopte

Panalpina handles helo shipments for the long haul

Panalpina is showing a video at its Heli-Expo booth (No.

Piasecki passes on, but his pioneering work lives

Helicopter pioneer Frank Piasecki, who died two weeks ago at age 88, leaves behind a lasting legacy in the rotorcraft world.

Forecasts see helo demand close to OEM capacity

With a new generation of light single-engine helicopters on the horizon, continued strong demand for twins and aggressive fleet replacement plans worldwide

All the world is a stage

And with helicopters as the players, that stage can be just about anywhere big enough to plant a pair of skids and keep the rotors out of trouble.
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Enstrom riding a wave of demand from overseas buyers

Enstrom Helicopter recently delivered the first five-place 480B destined for Turkey to Istanbul-based Enstrom dealer Kaan Air.

AgustaWestland 109 makes grand entrance

Half a continent away from its builder’s growing U.S.
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Electric horizon for Robinson R22, R44

Robinson Helicopter (Booth No.

Van Horn trumpeting composite blades

Van Horn Aviation (VHA) is showing a prototype of its new composite tail-rotor blade for Bell 206-series helicopters at its Heli-Expo’08 booth (No.

CMC Electronics Wins Another Defense Contract

Canadian avionics house CMC Electronics will supply its integrated Cockpit 4000 suite for the 40 KT-1C basic trainers that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
FBOs

Arcadia Aviation Acquires Second FBO

Arcadia Aviation, which is developing corporate aviation hangar facilities at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (MRB) in Martinsburg, W.Va., has acqui
ATC

FAA Cuts Red Tape for Air Traffic Controller Hiring

To streamline the application process for air traffic controllers, the FAA has created consolidated screening and testing centers to provide “one-stop shop
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Safety Foundation Holds First Symposium

Yesterday, the newly formed Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) concluded its inaugural Air Charter Safety Symposium, which was held at the NTSB Training

Dassault Logs Record Falcon Sales

Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne today released last year’s sales and financial results for the French aircraft manufacturer.
Aircraft

Eclipse, Etirc Scout Russian VLJ Plant Location

Eclipse Aviation and its investor/European distributor, Etirc Aviation, yesterday said the team is making progress toward establishing an Eclipse 500 manuf
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Sets Possible Price Parameters for IPO

Pogo Jet this week filed an amendment to its S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering of stock to finance the company’s entry into the ver

Confusion Over Algeria’s New Fighters

The MiG company denied a Russian newspaper report that Algeria wants to return 15 MiG-29 fighters that were supplied in late 2006.
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Israeli Air Force Defends Air Strikes Against Terrorists

In a fascinating presentation at the Global Air Power Conference in Singapore in mid-February, Israeli Air Force (IAF) commander Maj.

F-15 Fatigue Not What It Was Cracked Up To Be

The F-15 structural fatigue problem is much less serious than had been supposed.
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Aircraft

Orders for Embraer E-Jets keep rolling in

Brazil’s Embraer announced an order here yesterday from U.S.
Aircraft

Taiwan to modernize indigenous fighter

AIDC’s modernization program for the F-CK-1 Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF)–also known as the Ching-kuo–is nearing the end of its latest development perio