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November 11, 2008
Aircranes En Route to Fight Australian Fires
Australia is preparing for another bushfire season by taking delivery of five Erickson Aircrane Helitankers within the next several weeks. Erickson Helitankers have been integral to Australian bushfire fighting for 11 consecutive years and are under contract for three...

November 4, 2008
Flight Chaplains at AMTC 2008
The round table discussion at the Air Medical Transport Conference was the first of its kind for the flight chaplains. This forum allowed participants to interact with a flight...

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: EMA Shows New Ka-32s at Helitech
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY Empresa de Meios Aereos (EMA) of Portugal presented its new Kamov Ka32A11BC helicopter in public for the first time at Helitech Portugal in October. The Lisbon-based company has now received the last...

November 1, 2008
Heroism Awards: Your Judges for the 2007 Helicopter Heroism Award
This year’s Search & Rescue Summit drew hundreds from around the world, including our Helicopter Heroism Award winners, each of whom were nominated by their associates, then selected by our panel of judges and you, the readers. We are proud to...

November 1, 2008
Public Saftey Notebook
We’re All In It Together For those of you who are not from the United States, please read this article and know that when I write about the brotherhood of dedicated helicopter crews that perform rescue operations I mean all of the folks in the world...

October 22, 2008
CH Says Contract Suspension Was In Error
Carson Helicopters' (CH) firefighting contract with the U.S. Forest Service has been temporarily suspended by the USFS due to an aircraft weight issue. The contract requires the company to declare the...

October 22, 2008
Flight Safety and Frasca Partner on AS350 Simulator
Flight Safety International has partnered with flight simulator manufacturer Frasca to place light turbine simulators in many of FSI’s training centers...

October 14, 2008
LAFD Helicopters Battle Wild Fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopters are battling a wildfire that broke out in the San Fernando Valley around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, and continues to spread westward toward the coast. By afternoon, the blaze had devastated more than 11,000 acres...

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...

September 23, 2008
San Diego Agrees on Nighttime Water Drops
Due to the danger inherent in fighting nighttime forest fires, California has long banned the practice on state land. However, the San Diego Board of Supervisors has approved a recommendation that will change...

September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: NTSB Probes S-61 Crash That Killed Nine on Fire Crew
COMMERCIAL U.S. officials investigating the Aug. 5 crash of a Carson Helicopters S-61N that killed nine firefighters battling California wildfires are examining the aircraft’s engines and voice recorders for clues to the cause of the accident. The Fire...

September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Operators Address NOTAR Bulletin
PRODUCTS Specialist Aviation Services recalled all 18 of its MD Helicopters MD-902s from police and emergency medical service lessees in early August while it investigated a control system failure. On Aug. 8, an SAS Explorer on lease to Great North Air...

July 28, 2008
Helicopter Heroism
This Friday, August 1, is the deadline to submit your nominations for the Rotor & Wing Helicopter Heroism Awards. Winners...