All Helicopters articles – Page 122

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    Eurocopter expands India presence

    2010-11-04T07:00:00Z

    Eurocopter has inaugurated an Indian subsidiary as it identifies opportunities for growth in the country's helicopter market.

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    Robinson certificates turbine helicopter

    2010-11-01T16:06:00Z

    US Federal Aviation Administration officials on 25 October presented helicopter industry icon Frank Robinson with the completed type certificate for the company's first turbine helicopter, the R66

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    NBAA: NetJets to help FAA verify efficiency gains with WAAS

    2010-10-21T15:00:00Z

    A series of pilot programs are beginning to generate data the US FAA hopes will confirm what it says are "dramatic savings in fuel, reductions in flight times and less variability in navigation."

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    NBAA: Sikorsky approves Harrods Aviation for S-76 modifications

    2010-10-20T19:30:00Z

    Sikorsky Aerospace Services has expanded its aftermarket support network following its approval of UK business aviation services company Harrods Aviation to install modification kits on its S-76 helicopters in Europe

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    European helicopter safety team unlocks secrets of rotary wing's achilles heel

    2010-10-15T12:00:00Z

    The European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team has produced a concise guide to preventing and overcoming four of the most pernicious operational risks affecting rotary-wing flight.

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    IAI, Oboronprom sign UAV production deal

    2010-10-15T10:15:00Z

    Oboronprom and IAI have signed an agreement clearing the way for the production of Israeli-designed UAVs in Russia ...

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    General Aviation - In Brief

    2010-10-13T14:07:00Z

    Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters

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    Brazil's Omni Taxi seals Milestone lease

    2010-10-12T14:15:00Z

    Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters.

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    Australia steps up efforts to improve helicopter safety

    2010-10-12T13:00:00Z

    Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is increasing its level of safety surveillance and focusing on the flying training standards of the local helicopter industry following a disproportionate number of accidents for the sector.

  • Opinion

    Comment: Zero hour for helicopter safety improvement

    2010-10-10T11:00:00Z

    Now, five years after the International Helicopter Safety Team launched its historic attempt to transform global rotary-wing safety performance, it has assembled the necessary critical mass of data on which to base intervention strategies

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    Helicopter sector to get its own version of the IS-BAO accreditation system

    2010-10-08T14:00:00Z

    The helicopter part of business aviation needs to raise its safety performance along with the rest of the rotary-wing sector, according to Brian Humphries, president and chief executive of the European Business Aviation Association.

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    Sikorsky S-92 exceeds 250,000 flight hours

    2010-10-07T13:00:00Z

    Sikorsky's fleet of S-92 medium-lift helicopters has surpassed 250,000 flight hours since the first aircraft entered service six years ago.

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    GE sees possible turboprop market re-entry around 2015

    2010-10-04T10:00:00Z

    General Electric foresees a 2015-plus timeframe for potential entry into service of a commercial aircraft turboprop based on its GE38 turboshaft powerplant for heavy-lift helicopters.

  • Opinion

    Comment: Speed – a question of money

    2010-10-03T10:00:00Z

    When Mel "Mad Max" Gibson visits a lonely desert mechanic in search of serious horsepower, a sign above the door sums it all up: "Speed is a question of money - how fast do you want to go?"

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    Business aviation - in Brief

    2010-09-30T10:00:00Z

    ExecuJet has divided its Asia-Pacific division into two separate regions - ExecuJet Asia and ExecuJet Australia.

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    SaxonAir looks to turn Norwich into centre of business aviation

    2010-09-27T10:00:00Z

    Norwich is the latest UK city to stake a bid to become a hub of business aviation. Local operator SaxonAir is investing £6.5 million ($10 million) in a two-hangar business aviation centre at the airport and plans to add to its five-aircraft charter fleet with larger aircraft.

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    South Africa expands EMS helicopter fleet

    2010-09-24T11:00:00Z

    South Africa's Red Cross Air Mercy Service has expanded its emergency medical services operational capabilities with delivery from AgustaWestland of a fourth AW119Ke single-engine helicopter and one Grand light twin helicopter

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    Oxford and Cambridge vie for business aviation

    2010-09-22T15:00:00Z

    For centuries, Oxford and Cambridge universities have competed academically and in sport. Now the two cities' newly revamped airports are locked in friendly rivalry for high-value business aviation.

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    Business Aviation - In Brief

    2010-09-22T10:00:00Z

    ExecuJet is adding a 4,830m2(52,205ft2) hangar to its Dubai-based facility

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    Russian regulator moots news rules for GA following R44 crash

    2010-09-17T12:00:00Z

    Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, MAK, has recommended a series of new measures to tighten control of general aviation as part of a report on the crash of a single-engined, Robinson R44 helicopter on 2 January that left the pilot with burns and destroyed the aircraft.