All Helicopters articles – Page 218
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NewsIsrael offered Chinooks as service eyes V-22 deal
Boeing is offering a version of its CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter as a possible replacement for the Israeli air force's Sikorsky CH-53 fleet, as the service is also showing continued interest in the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June
Northrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June, company and USN officials say. The first USN test aircraft is about to enter ground...
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NewsUS Navy issues F/A-XX RFI
The US Navy has issued a Request for Information (RfI) for a new fighter to replace the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler in the 2030s.
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NewsPICTURE: Space Shuttle Discovery makes final airborne salute as hitchhiker
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) made its last ever flight to its final rest home at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
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NewsFatigue confused 767 pilot before erroneous evasive dive
Sleep inertia lay behind a bizarre Air Canada in-flight upset after a pilot executed an evasive manoeuvre after misperceiving aircraft lights, and a planet, as a potential collision threat.
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NewsCassidian's global vision
Decline in European spending drives company to consider international R&D partners
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems: Production capabiltiies “intact” despite tornado damage
Production tooling is undamaged and most of the parts and materials "looks good" inside factories battered by severe winds and tornados in Wichita, Kansas,...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Why the Gulf is willing to make a trade off with its expat professionals
Tax-free salaries, near zero crime, year-round sunshine: what's not to like? But life in the region is not to everyone's taste.
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ST Aerospace inks S$540m in MRO contracts in Q1 2012
Singaporean MRO firm ST Aerospace has secured maintenance contracts worth S$540 million ($432 million) in the first quarter of 2012 for its Aircraft Maintenance...
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NewsTwo killed in USMC MV-22 accident in Morocco
The US Marine Corps confirms that a Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima crashed near Agadir, Morocco,...
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NewsA400M to make Asian debut with three-nation tour
Airbus Military is to take its A400M development aircraft 'Grizzly 4' on a demonstration tour of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Why the UK's carriers will not be 'airfields at sea'
As the UK decides on the Royal Navy's embarked combat aircraft, we go on board a US carrier to discover the particular challenges faced at sea
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Russia's Transaero confirms order for four Boeing 787-8s
Russian carrier Transaero has signed a firm order for four Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
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NewsIndustry officials divided over US Army future vertical lift requirements
Top industry officials are divided over what requirements the US Army should set for its nascent future vertical lift (FVL) programme. The service intends...
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MROAM: Military MRO budgets remain stable
The military maintenance, repair and overhaul budget will remain relatively stable in 2012 and 2013, and will not be greatly affected by the US defence budget...
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MD Helicopters launches armed MD540F
MD Helicopters has unveiled its MD540F as an entrant for the US Army's Armed Aerial Scout demonstration ...
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NewsUS Army to hold flight demonstrations for Armed Aerial Scout
The US Army will hold voluntary flight demonstrations for its nascent Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) programme, but any would-be contractors must prove their helicopter offers are better value for money than a life-extended Bell OH-58F Kiowa Warrior.
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India to issue RFP for maritime patrol requirements
India is readying requests for proposals for its navy and coastguard maritime patrol requirements ...
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MROAM: Delta TechOps inks deal with Atlas Air
Delta TechOps has signed a multi-year agreement with Atlas Air to provide maintenance and support services for three of the company's Boeing 767-300ER passenger...
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Korean Air delivers first rewired F-15 to USAF
Korean Air has delivered the first US Air Force Boeing F-15 it rewired under a $400 million contract signed last September ...