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Rotorcraft

Pentagon Approves BAE Anti-Missile System for Export

The U.S. Department of Defense approved exports of BAE Systems' advanced threat infrared countermeasures systems used on Army helicopters.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets, FlightSafety Gained Steam in 2014

Fractional sales and flight services revenues grow for NetJets, while FlightSafety sees training hours pick up.
Engines

Return of the Rebuild

The popular Rolls-Royce M250 engine build returns to the Dallas Airmotive booth at Heli-Expo.
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ATC

Airlines Complain About ATC's Use of Mandarin at Beijing

Claim pilots become confused when ATC speaks with Chinese pilots in their native tongue
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Aircraft

India Explores New Helicopter Options with Russia

The two nations could cooperate on production of the Mi-17, Ka-226 and Ka-31
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Assembling Second Raider

Developing unmanned systems
Avionics

VIH Aerospace Receives Master Caution Panel STC

New master caution panel is available for retrofit on the Bell 212.
Avionics

Mobile Video Downlink System Displayed in Command Center Truck

The company’s Chevy Tahoe is outfitted as a mobile central receive site for helicopter video downlinks.
Rotorcraft

USAIG Touts Cost-Saving Training Program

The insurer offers clients safety enhancement services, including some exclusively for rotorcraft operators.
Rotorcraft

Wysong Announces EMS Kit STC, Airbus AS350 Completion

New emergency medical services equipment is now available for the Bell 407 family.
Rotorcraft

LCI Starts 2015 With Strong Leasing Activity

Helicopter leasing group is seeing growth in the emergency medical sector
Rotorcraft

Aerox Demonstrates New Medevac Oxygen Systems

Remote High-flow Regulator for medevac operations and Personal Emergency Oxygen System are among products on display at Heli-Expo.
Rotorcraft

Robinson R66 Gets Genesys Autopilot, Garmin Glass

Cockpit of R66 upgraded, with Garmin G500H and Genesys HeliSAS autopilot.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Boosts Safety on Bristow SAR Fleet

Safety enhancements for S-92 and AW189 include night-vision goggle-compatible displays.
Rotorcraft

S-76D Gains EASA Nod and Gets iFly Sikorsky App

The app allows the user to configure an aircraft, evaluate weight and balance and do common performance calculations.
Rotorcraft

Bell Promotes Orndoff to Oversee North American Sales

Ron Orndoff is now Bell Helicopter’s regional sales manager for all of North America.
Rotorcraft

Bell 412EPI Wins Cat A Takeoff Approval

Bell 412EPI twin’s backup Cat A takeoff adds capability to the twin-engine helicopter.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boosting Fleet of Helicopter Simulators

The training group is adding simulators in Dallas, Denver and Singapore.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Ops Procedures Offered, but Only to a Select Few

The guidelines outlines general operating procedures for a UAS. However, the manual is available only to qualified Global Aerospace customers.
Rotorcraft

New Lord Elastomeric Bearings Good News for Bell 407 Owners

Lord Corporation believes that the extension of its warranty will offer value to customers.
ATC

Airservices Australia Leads Aircraft Tracking Trial Using ADS-C

Airservices Australia, Inmarsat, Qantas and Virgin Australia are testing an aircraft tracking system using ADS-C at regular invervals.
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Rotorcraft

Metro Aviation Gets New Operations Control Center

The new center coordinates operations for more than 130 aircraft across 18 states.
Rotorcraft

Aspen Avionics Exceeds 500 Evolution Display Installations

The Evolution Flight Display System gives the benefits of a glass cockpit to various helicopters delivered with analog instruments.
Rotorcraft

Esterline CMC To Provide Navigation for New Airbus Helicopters X4

The Canadian company will supply its CMA-9000 flight management system and Interflight CMA-5024 global positioning system for the X4.
Rotorcraft

Tiger Tugs Expands Range to MD 500 Series

The new scissor lift eases ground handling for the aircraft
Rotorcraft

Conklin & DeDecker Data Can Make Financial Sense

The industry data provider is demonstrating its full slate of aircraft evaluation tools.
Aircraft

VLM Delays Superjet Deliveries

Opts to wait for EASA certification of long-range version
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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2015

Upcoming mandates: within six months, within 12 months and beyond 12 months.
Airports

African Open Sky Expands Support Network

Djibouti and Burundi are the trip support group’s newest offices in a network spanning more than 50 African countries.
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Rotorcraft

BLR Expanding Markets For Dual Tailboom Strakes/FastFin

The modification and upgrade company is adding more helicopter models to its list of candidates for performance-improving updates.
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