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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

Texas DPS Taps Metro Aviation

The Texas Department of Public Safety has awarded a competitive bid for completion of six Eurocopters to Metro Aviation, working from a new main facility n

Changes in the Air at PremiAir

UK-based helicopter charter specialist PremiAir has added another Eurocopter EC 155 to its fleet, bringing its total to 17 executive helicopters under mana

Helo Success Catapults Sky Connect

Sky Connect at Booth No.

Robinson Blade Repair Kit Gains STC

Airwolf Aerospace has been issued an FAA STC for its permanent fix for main rotor blade delamination on the Robinson R22 and R44, an issue covered by Airwo

China Orders AW109s for Waterway Patrol

AgustaWestland announced an order from the Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of China for two AW109 Powers, with an option for another two expected to b

Orsi confident of meeting tiltrotor delivery schedule

Despite delays that have slowed progress on the Bell/Agusta BA609, AgustaWestland CEO Guiseppe Orsi insisted the program remains on track for certification

New Rotorcraft

There are good times ahead for helicopter manufacturers, if the latest market forecasts are anything to go by.

Industry Perspective: Sikorsky

Sikorsky’s growth in the last four years has been astronomical.

Eurocopter celebrates 10,000th blade repair

American Eurocopter’s rotor blade repair shop recently completed work on its 10,000th blade, this one belonging to an Air Methods helicopter that flew in t

Program Update: Honeywell Engines

Honeywell Engines has adop-ted a pioneering role in the U.S.

Rotorcraft Technology: Fly-by-wire flight controls

Fly-by-wire flight controls are on the verge of making their debut in civil helicopters, decades after their introduction on fighters, airliners and, more

URS delivers custom Bell 407 to Halo-Flight

Decatur, Texas-based United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has delivered the first of two Bell 407s customized for aeromedical operations to Halo-Flight of Cor

Interview: Matt Zuccaro

HAI kicks off its first Heli-Expo in Houston on a packed show floor and with nearly every rotorcraft-related economic indicator pointed straight up.

Children’s Hospital gets Bell 206

Birmingham, Ala.-based Children’s Hospital took delivery last month of a 1995 Bell 206L4, the first helicopter in the state dedicated and equipped exclusiv