All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 113
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Egyptian navy buys 46 Ka-52K attack helicopters
Egypt is to acquire 46 navalised Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters to equip its new French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships.
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Russia certificates new Mi-38 helicopter
Russian Helicopters has secured certification for its new Mil Mi-38 heavy twin, allowing the manufacturer to launch serial production of the 15.6t rotorcraft.
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France orders seven more Tiger attack helicopters
France has ordered an additional seven Airbus Helicopters Tiger HAD attack rotorcraft, as part of a 2015 budget update.
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Brazilian army and air force take first FOC-standard H225Ms
Helibras has delivered the first H225M helicopters to Brazil’s army and air force to a full operational capability (FOC) standard.
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Panasonic works to expand uptake of new weather app
Panasonic Weather Solutions, part of the global connectivity specialist, is working to secure a launch customer for its new 4DAero weather app for electronic flightbags.
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Royal Saudi Air Force to acquire 30 An-178 transports
Saudi Arabia has tentatively signed for 30 examples of the developmental Antonov An-178 tactical transport, in a deal that could eventually see the Kingdom producing the aircraft locally.
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Ground trials near for third flight-test AW609
AgustaWestland will shortly begin initial ground trials of its third AW609 prototype as it looks to press ahead with the programme despite an ongoing investigation into a fatal crash involving an earlier flight-test example.
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Turbomeca secures EASA approval for Arrius 2R
Turbomeca has secured European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the 500shp (373kW)-class Arrius 2R, the latest variant of its long-running turboshaft engine that will power the Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X.
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Bond partners with Loganair for Sumburgh operation
Bond Offshore Helicopters has joined forces with fixed-wing operator Loganair to offer North Sea oil and gas workers a seamless route from Aberdeen to platforms in the northern North Sea.
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TAI confirms CTS800 engine for new light helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has confirmed that a Honeywell and Rolls-Royce joint venture will supply CTS800 turboshaft engines for its developmental Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH).
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Final new-build Chinook HC6s delivered to UK RAF
Boeing has delivered the last of 14 new-build CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters to the UK's Royal Air Force, taking the service’s total inventory of the heavy-lift type to 60..
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CHC works to boost customer collaboration in North Sea
Fundamental changes have taken place to the relationship between CHC Helicopter and its customers in the North Sea region as each party works to survive the effects of the plunging oil price.
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Airbus Helicopters promises to clarify offset offer for Poland
Airbus Helicopters has attempted to defuse an increasingly tense situation in Poland, with the selection of its H225M Caracal for a 50-unit order potentially at stake.
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Indonesian president rejects AW101 purchase
AgustaWestland’s hopes of selling three VVIP-configured AW101 helicopters to Indonesia appear to have been dashed after the country’s leader Joko Widodo rejected an air force plan for their acquisition.
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Spain receives second NH90 helicopter
NHIndustries (NHI) has delivered the second of an eventual 22 NH90 troop transport helicopters to the Spanish army.
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Helibras continues Exocet integration on H225M
Helibras has completed the first stage of laboratory work aimed at integrating the MBDA AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile onto the Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft it is building for the Brazilian navy.
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Airbus Helicopters works to enhance capabilities of H145
Airbus Helicopters is hoping to capitalise on the smooth service entry of its new H145 – formerly the T2 variant of the long-running EC145 medium twin – and add extra capabilities to the baseline aircraft.
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Bluecopter flights end without tests of single-engine operation
Airbus Helicopters has ended test flights of its Bluecopter eco-demonstrator having successfully validated a number of technologies to cut fuel burn by 12-15%.
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German air force poised to accept first H145M rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters will next week begin deliveries of the H145M rotorcraft to its German air force launch customer.
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Poland threatens to cancel H225M helicopter deal
Poland’s newly appointed defence minister, Antoni Macierewicz, has raised fresh doubts about Warsaw’s proposed acquisition of 50 Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft for its armed forces.