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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Emirates-CAE to Train MidEast Pilots
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECT) signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA), the largest helicopter operation in the Middle East, to provide their pilots with... [read more]
November 20, 2008
Eurocopter Opens Subsidiary in Jakarta
Eurocopter announced the creation of Eurocopter Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Franco-German-Spanish helicopter manufacturer based in France. The...
November 12, 2008
AgustaWestland to Build Helos in Russia
Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland has signed an agreement with Russia’s Oboronprom Corp to assemble and sell the medium...
November 5, 2008
Eurocopter Sells 15 Helos at China Airshow
Eurocopter announced the sale of 15 helicopters at the China Airshow in Zhuhai today. The aircraft will be built for two companies...
November 3, 2008
Chinese Aviation Show Expecting Big Helo Sales
Planners for the government-sponsored 7th annual China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, scheduled for Nov. 4-9 in the country’s Guangdong Province, are expecting the event...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Eurocopter to Set Up Training Institute in India
TRAINING Eurocopter has stated plans to set up a pilot training facility in India, based on a shortage of qualified helicopter pilots, according to the Press Trust of...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: RotorFest 2008 Draws Large Crowd
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY RotorFest, the annual helicopter open house and air show hosted by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, Penn. drew a crowd of 3,500 rotorcraft enthusiasts each day of the weekend-long event, which was held...
November 1, 2008
Middle East Update: Mid-East Market Slow to Take Off
The current economic turmoil is hitting worldwide helicopter markets. The Middle East is no exception; military sales are sparse and civil sales are not materializing. The region is on stand-by. Markets have a way of defying predictions, and during the past...
November 1, 2008
Eurowatch
Helicopter Industry Faces Perfect Storm PARIS — The world’s helicopter industry, boosted to unprecedented levels of prosperity by a steady growth in orders during the past decade, would do well to prepare for the perfect storm that is now looming...
October 30, 2008
Iran Planning to Build 50+ Ka-32s
On Oct. 29, Iran Aviation Industries Organization announced that it plans to build more than 50 Kamov Ka-32 helicopters under a license agreement with Russia. This announcement concerns some...
October 13, 2008
FAA Issues AD on 222, 230 and 430
Effective Oct. 16, 2008, FAA Airworthiness Directive AD 2008-19-02, regarding Bell model 222, 222B, 222U, 230 and 430 helicopters, will require repetitive inspections of the main rotor hydraulic actuator supports to verify the presence...
October 7, 2008
A Milestone for Sikorsky's S-92
Norsk Helikopter, a Norwegian offshore transporter and search and rescue operator, reached 30,000 fleet hours with its S-92s. The company...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Offshore Single-Engine Market Shifts
NEWS The offshore market for single-engine support helicopters is shifting. Houston-based Bristow Group last month struck a deal to sell 53 single-engine aircraft-and many of the contracts they support-from its U.S. Gulf of Mexico fleet to Rotorcraft Leasing...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bond Offshore Adds EC225s for New Contracts
COMMERCIAL Bond Offshore Helicopters is introducing three new-technology Eurocopter EC225s to its fleet in a continuing investment program, which also includes staff and facilities, in support of new contracts worth almost £240 million ($447 million)...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Global Vectra Taps Military for Pilots
COMMERCIAL Offshore helicopter services provider Global Vectra Helicorp is turning to India’s military as a source for desperately needed pilots, in part to support its startup of overseas operations. The Economic...
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