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News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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Airbus Helicopters To Unveil New Medium Twin, Hoping To Reverse Sluggish Sales

Financial performance close to stability in 2014, while outlines of new X4 medium twin emerge.

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.

Return of the Rebuild

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

Sikorsky Assembling Second Raider

Developing unmanned systems

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VIH Aerospace Receives Master Caution Panel STC

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

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.

USAIG Touts Cost-Saving Training Program

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

Wysong Announces EMS Kit STC, Airbus AS350 Completion

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

LCI Starts 2015 With Strong Leasing Activity

Helicopter leasing group is seeing growth in the emergency medical sector

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.

Robinson R66 Gets Genesys Autopilot, Garmin Glass

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

Rockwell Collins Boosts Safety on Bristow SAR Fleet

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

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.

Bell Promotes Orndoff to Oversee North American Sales

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

Bell 412EPI Wins Cat A Takeoff Approval

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

New Lord Elastomeric Bearings Good News for Bell 407 Owners

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

Metro Aviation Gets New Operations Control Center

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

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.

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.

Tiger Tugs Expands Range to MD 500 Series

The new scissor lift eases ground handling for the aircraft

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