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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland has signed an agreement with Russia’s Oboronprom Corp to assemble and sell the medium... [read more]
November 7, 2008
AW and Oboronprom Agree Upon JV
AgustaWestland and Oboronprom announced they have signed an agreement for the establishment of a 50-50 joint venture in Russia to set up and run a civil AW139...
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
The Go/No Go Decision
One panel at the Search and Rescue Summit 2008 was “The Go/No Go Decision.” This interactive event revealed some pieces involved in deciding whether or not to scrub a mission. Risk management and communication were a common thread. “I think...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Civil Contracts
Carson Helicopters’ 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 weight of each helicopter to help project payload...
November 1, 2008
Above and Beyond: R&W Salutes the Winners of the Public Service & Military Operations Awards
The winners of the Military and Public Service 2007 Above And Beyond The Call Awards performed their duties bravely, professionally, safely and with honor. This year, as in past years, the Helicopter Heroism Award judges had a tough time picking the overall...
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
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 10, 2008
Credit Crisis Hits Helo Purchases
The RAF Benson has hit a £250,000 ($424,000) hole for an EC135 that has already been ordered. A police...
October 8, 2008
H-92 Finishes European Tour
The H-92 Superhawk demonstrated its mission capabilities in nine countries throughout Europe during the past...
October 2, 2008
Huey's Final Flight
The Georgia Army National Guard retired its last UH-1 Huey. In a ceremony yesterday at the Winder Regional Airport, the Huey was flown from Winder to...
October 2, 2008
69-year-old Held for Firing at Helicopter
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that on October 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m., a Missouri National Guard helicopter flying a marijuana eradication mission with a state trooper on board was shot at by a 69-year...
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Cause of HH-65C Crash
MILITARY U.S. Coast Guard officials are seeking to understand why an HH-65C crashed during a training flight off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Sept. 4, killing all four crewmembers. The aircraft, upgraded in the last year or so to the "Charlie"...
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