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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
"Robbie" Book Makes Debut
To learn about a Robinson helicopter, one must read its pilot’s operating handbook. To learn about the people who fly them and put them to use, one should read the newly released book entitled Robbie: The Robinson... [read more]
December 30, 2008
Canada Waits for the Cyclone
Sikorsky is working on the 28 CH-148 Cyclones that the Canadian government contracted, but the manufacturer will be four years late now and isn't planning on delivery...
December 2, 2008
Omniflight Names Rambo VP of Clinical Svcs
Addison, Texas-based Onmiflight, a leading provider of air medical services in the U.S., named Rick Rambo vice president of clinical services...
November 26, 2008
P&WC Certifies Engines to Power Bell’s 429
Pratt & Whitney Canada received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW207D1 and PW207D2 engines...
November 18, 2008
Canadians Fill Helicopter Shortgage
Beginning Nov. 17, Canadian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan began receiving helicopter transport assistance from an unconventional source: private helicopters flown by civilian pilots. Six Mi-8...
October 30, 2008
Bell Layoffs
Due to the DoD’s termination of the ARH-70A contract, Bell Helicopter fired approximately 500 workers yesterday. This is a 4 percent reduction in staff company wide with management taking the biggest hit, losing 40 people all in the eight Fort Worth...
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 21, 2008
Sikorsky and Canadian Gov't Will Change H-92 Contract
The Canadian Air Force, Sikorsky’s launch customer for the maritime variant of the S-92, dubbed the H-92, is...
August 28, 2008
Ornge Buying AW139s
Ontario-based Ornge, a Canadian company that provides transport medicine to the rural corners of the province, announced it is...
August 14, 2008
NOTAR Failure Grounds Explorers
Specialist Aviation Services recalled all 18 of its MD Helicopters MD-902s from police and emergency medical service lessees while it investigated the control system failure. On Aug. 8, an SAS Explorer on lease to Great North Air Ambulance of Durham, England...
August 14, 2008
"Excellence" Nominations Sought
The Helicopter Assn International has mailed out nominations booklets for its 2009 “Salute to Excellence” awards, which are to be presented at at Heli-Expo 2009 in Anaheim, Calif., next February. The deadline for submitting nominations is Oct...
July 31, 2008
Canada's Military to Lease Mi-8s
Canada plans to lease Russian helicopters to support its battlefield operations in Afghanistan while it awaits Chinooks from the U.S...
July 29, 2008
SkyTrac Wins STC for EC120, EC135
SkyTrac Systems has won a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of its automated flight-following and satellite communications equipment on the...
July 23, 2008
Fourth Prototype to Join Bell 429 Tests
The aircraft, the second pre-production version of the light twin, is being prepped for flight tests at Bell's Mirabel...
July 10, 2008
CHC: Firm Extends Takeover Deadline
CHC Helicopter says the U.S. private equity firm First Reserve has agreed to push back the date for closing its buyout of the...
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