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Rotorcraft

New Airbus H145 To Have Five-Blade Rotor, Fadec

Improved Airbus H145 will be available in 2020, upgrades to be available for retrofit.
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Aircraft

Honeywell Outlook Calls For Modest Helo Deliveries

Only two of five regions reported gains in purchase plans, according to Honeywell's Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook.
Accidents

Torqued: In Safety Reports, the Devil Is in the Details

Canadian study finds U.S. regional airlines responsible for majority of runway incursions at Toronto Airport, a fact not mentioned in the media summaries.
Engines

Nearing Cert for Three Engines, Safran Eyes Electric

Safran also is highlighting a series of new digital products.
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Training and Workforce

Metro Aviation Hires EMS Dispatcher Veteran

Stewart Corbin will lead Metro Aviation's customer communication center training as manager.
Airports

TAG Farnborough Tops AIN FBO Survey Again

TAG Farnborough Reflects On Another Great Year as it Tops AIN’s FBO Survey For 12th Consecutive Year.
Safety

ABI Develops New Restraints for Bell Helicopters

Aircraft Belts Inc.'s new restraints are available for Bell 412, 407, and 206 series helicopters.
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

The application process for the 2020 Helicopter Foundation scholarships begins in August 2019.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Group, Lord Partner on Bell Spares

PAG-Lord partnership will make it easier for 206 and 407 operators to access spares
Rotorcraft

Spectrolab Develops Two New Searchlights

Spectrolab's new high-intensity LED searchlights meet MIL-SPEC guidelines
Aircraft

Enstrom 480B Validated for Canadian Ops

Enstrom Helicopter is working with a Canadian launch customer for the 480B.
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Rotorcraft

S.A.F.E. Delivers First Mx Stands for U.S. AW169

S.A.F.E. developed Mx stands for AW169 with customer Next Era Energy
Rotorcraft

Blue Sky Integrating ATU Data Required For Firefighting

Blue Sky Network SkyRouter now will integrate Olympic Aero Services' Additional Telemetry Unit
Rotorcraft

Twirly Birds Welcomes New Members at Annual Meeting

Membership in Twirly Birds requires one to have flown solo in a helicopter at least 20 years ago.

Hillsboro Highlights Growth, Relationships with New Look

The rebranding comes as the business approaches its 40th anniversary
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Remains Upbeat about Industry Growth

Airbus predicts the rotorcraft market will grow 2 percent to 5 percent over the next few years, even if the oil and gas segment remains uncertain.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins Aerospace To Take Leap in Processing with VMC

The next-generation vehicle management unti will featur triple multi-core processors that will provide 20 times the computing power.
Accidents

Accidents: March 2019

Preliminary and factual reports

Airbus Chasing Medium Twin HEMS Market With New H160

Airbus Helicopters sees the market for medium twin air ambulances growing by up to 30 percent.
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Aircraft

Sukhoi Delivers Last Classic “Flanker” to Russian MoD

The Komosomolsk-upon-Amur factory revealed that it has delivered the last of the baseline Su-27 "Flanker" family to the Russian forces.
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Aircraft

New Life for the B-52

The U.S. Air Force is planning on keeping its B-52 strategic bombers for at least another 30 years, and beyond the retirement of the B-1 and B-2.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Working On IFR 407, Finishing 525 This Year

Bell plans to offer IFR 407 as new U.S. Navy training helicopter
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CityAirbus Demonstrator Approaches First Flight

Ground testing began in February.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Helicopters Expands Digital Support Efforts

New eLog card will replace paper cards traditionally used to management components.
Regulations and Government

Helioffshore Targets Data-driven Safety Improvements

The organization will be five years old this year and has already formed the bedrock for solid safety advances in the sector.
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Rotorcraft

Airliner Supplier Sees Growth in Military Vertical Lift

Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier to Airbus and Boeing, sees opportunity in helos, tiltrotors, particularly on defense side.
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Rotorcraft

Randy Waldman: The Jazz Pilot

One of LA's top studio musicians is also one of its busiest helicopter instructors.
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Av-Base Brings New Look, Information to WinAir Site

The revamp highlights the WinAir Version 7 aviation maintenance software packages tailored for a variety organizations.
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Accidents

Search Crews Find CVR from Doomed Atlas Air 767

The NTSB has sent the airplane’s cockpit voice recorder to Washington, D.C., for analysis.
Aircraft

Demo Flight: HondaJet Elite

The HondaJet Elite brings new performance and global expansion possibilities to Honda Aircraft.