All Helicopters articles – Page 113
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Winds of Change
Demand for helicopters to support the UK's growing offshore wind-power industry is to boost manufacturers' fortunes
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China reveals 1 tonne helicopter - report
China has unveiled an one-tonne helicopter at a helicopter expo in China, according to an official media report. The Aviation Industry Corporation...
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IHST reinforces strategy for improving helicopter safety, starting with training
International Helicopter Safety Team reinforces strategy for improving helicopter safety, starting with training
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EADS virtual reality goes global
A virtual reality platform developed by EADS Innovation Works, to assess the ergonomics of aircraft and space vehicles during their design phase, could be heading for wider commercial applications outside the EADS group.
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Milestone snaps up leasing contracts left by bank shortfall
Business jet and helicopter finance company Milestone Aviation expects to have leased more than $300 million worth of aircraft by the end of the year, as the financial crisis and bank lending squeeze forces operators to look to alternative methods to fund aircraft procurement programmes.
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Sikorsky readies third S-76D prototype for certification testing
Sikorsky has flown its third S-76D prototype for the first time, and is readying the medium twin-engine helicopter for certification testing in the fourth quarter.
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Dalian police to receive two EC155 helicopters
Eurocopter will deliver the first of two EC155 helicopters to the police force of China's Dalian province this month ...
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Yamal selects FL Technics for CRJ support
Russia's Yamal Airlines has contracted Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics to provide engineering and maintenance planning services for Bombardier CRJ aircraft.
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Denmark grounds Lynx fleet after ditching incident
Denmark has grounded its fleet of AgustaWestland Lynx helicopters while it awaits the findings of an investigation into a non-fatal crash.
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Brazil lifts AW139 grounding
Brazil's regulator, the Agéncia Nacional d'Avição Civil (ANAC), has lifted the temporary grounding order it imposed on Brazilian-registered AgustaWestland AW139s following a fatal accident on 19 August.
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Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture orders single AW139
AgustaWestland has signed a deal with Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture for an AW139 helicopter for use in fire fighting and disaster relief operations.
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AW139s temporarily grounded in Brazil following crash
All 18 Brazilian-registered AgustaWestland AW139s have been temporarily grounded as a precautionary measure, following a 19 August fatal accident.
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Japan Coast Guard to obtain three EC225 helicopters
The Japan Coast Guard will acquire three Eurocopter EC225 helicopters, with the new aircraft to be delivered at the end of 2013. The purchase will...
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MAKS: Berkut targets light helicopter market
A Russian start-up helicopter manufacturer has produced a two-seat co-axial helicopter, aiming to break into the light helicopter market currently dominated by the Robinson R-22 and R-44.
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Flight recorder tapes from An-24 overrun undamaged
Russian investigators have determined that the flight-recorder tapes from the IrAero Antonov An-24 badly damaged in an overrun at Blagoveshchensk are in good condition.
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Bristow goes operational with TCAS for helicopters
Bristow Helicopters has begun operations using TCAS2 (traffic collision avoidance system) for the newer additions to its helicopter fleet.
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AUVSI: Sikorsky goes full-tilt with Korean UAV
Sikorsky is apparently entering the market for tiltrotor unmanned air systems, in an unexpected challenge to one of Bell Helicopter's core technologies.
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FMS fix to resolve Hawker 4000 halt
Hawker Beechcraft chief Bill Boisture says a Honeywell Epic avionics software problem that has shut down deliveries of the company's flagship $20 million Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet this summer is fixed, and awaits US and European regulator approvals.
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Sikorsky delivers first three Polish-built S-70i helicopters
Sikorsky has delivered the first three S-70i Black Hawk helicopters made by Poland-based subsidiary PZL Mielec.
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Ten dead in Indonesian helicopter crash
A Bell 412 helicopter operated by charter firm PT Nyaman Air has crashed in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, killing ten.