All Helicopters articles – Page 135
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Business aviation in brief
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered 900 PC-12s since the single-engined turboprop entered...
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US helicopter air ambulance risks identified
Australian global aviation safety and risk management specialist Aerosafe Risk Management has identified 26 significant...
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AAG and PremiAir launch executive helicopter network
Associated Aircraft Group and PremiAir are on the hunt for more partners to join their Global Executive Helicopter Network after launching the new venture on 1 May
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Civil simulators special report
Simulator technology is advancing but how will it evolve? Our special report looks at possible trends, spawned by an FAA initiative to help pilots prepare better for upsets and compares the relative merits of sx axis and lower cost
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Civil simulators special: High-end helicopter simulation comes of age
Fixed-wing simulators have long been part of mainstream training, but rotorcraft devices are only now making their mark
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Opinion
Comment: Rotary wing safety analysis derives globally applicable lessons
Early analyses of rotary-wing safety conducted under the International Helicopter Safety Team initiative suggest that the most obvious lessons could usefully be applied globally
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This week briefing
Following the 1 April fatal crash of a Eurocopter Super Puma, the manufacturer says that...
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FAA aims for 2011 HEMS safety rule
The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a rulemaking effort to codify safety best practices for the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS)...
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NewsPilot misjudgement the most common factor in European helicopter accidents
Pilot judgement and actions is the most frequent single contributory factor in European helicopter accidents, according to a European...
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North Sea Super Pumas get airborne again
More than half the fleet of Eurocopter AS332L2s serving the offshore oil...
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Mexico expects more manufacturing despite global downturn
North American nation has quickly emerged as a major player in aerospace manufacturing and the global downturn is not expected to slow its growth
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Middle East supplement: Doing the business
Despite Dubai's property collapse, the Gulf's fast-growing business aviation players have not lost their ambition
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Russian Helicopters may drop PW127 for Mi-38 utility helicopter
Russia's state-owned rotorcraft builder Russian Helicopters is considering abandoning the Pratt & Whitney PW127 engine for use in its Mi-38 utility helicopter...
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Prox Dynamics' nano rotorcraft UAV makes outdoor flight
Prox Dynamics' 15g (0.59oz) 100mm (3.93in) rotorspan PD-100 Black Hornet helicopter prototype Hornet-3a made its...
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NewsEASA orders emergency gearbox checks after Super Puma crash
European safety authorities have ordered immediate checks on Eurocopter Super Puma gearboxes after initial findings into the fatal North Sea crash on 1 April...
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NewsCrashed Super Puma's gearbox suffered 'catastrophic' failure: inquiry
Initial investigation has revealed that the Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter lost in the North Sea on 1 April suffered a catastrophic failure of...
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This Week briefings
Dermot Mannion has resigned as chief executive of Aer Lingus, withchairmanColm Barringtonfilling...
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Main wreckage in North Sea Puma accident investigation recovered
The main wreckage from the Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma that crashed into the North Sea on 1 April returning from an oil rig to Aberdeen has been recovered...
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Aero Vodochody and Sikorsky unite to explore European co-operation
Sikorsky and Aero Vodochody have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore aerospace industry co-operation in central and eastern Europe.