All Helicopters articles – Page 16
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Bristow orders AW139s for UK SAR contract
Bristow Group has ordered six Leonardo Helicopters AW139 intermediate-twins to support the next phase of its search and rescue operation in the UK.
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Rega ups order for H145 helicopters with new 12-unit deal
Swiss air rescue provider Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145 intermediate-twins, adding to an initial contract for nine examples signed in March this year.
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Airbus Helicopters to fly new fuel-efficient demonstrator by year-end
Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new clean-sheet concept rotorcraft to validate a selection of new technologies it hopes will collectively deliver a fuel-burn reduction of up to 50%.
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Private helicopter innovator Frank Robinson remembered as visionary
Pioneering helicopter engineer Frank Robinson – who greatly expanded access to rotorcraft by designing a series of light helicopters starting with the two-seat Robinson R22 – recently died in his home in Southern California. He was 92 years old.
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Airbus Helicopters chided for icing risk assumptions on H145
Norwegian investigators have criticised Airbus Helicopters for assumptions made during certification testing of its H145 that left examples fitted with an inlet barrier filter vulnerable to engine failure due to ice ingestion.
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EASA details plans to target post-crash fuel fires in helicopter fleet
European regulators have outlined proposals to close a legislative loophole that has left thousands of helicopters operating that are equipped with fuel systems that do not meet the latest crashworthiness standards.
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First flight of Racer high-speed helicopter slips again to 2023
Supply chain problems have put paid to Airbus Helicopters’ target of performing a first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft technology demonstrator in 2022.
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Bond Helicopters to base five AW139s at Norwich for Perenco contract
Bond Helicopters will base five Leonardo Helicopters AW139 intermediate-twins at Norwich airport in support of a five-year offshore support contract with Perenco.
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Spain receives first H135s from 36-helicopter order
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of 18 H135s to Spain’s Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional.
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Italian Carabinieri picks locally built AW119Kx for fleet replacement
Leonardo Helicopters says the 20 AW119Kx light-singles will be built in Vergiate plant in northern Italy, rather than on the type’s usual production line in Philadelphia.
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Bond brand returns to offshore helicopter industry after Gama tie-up
Peter Bond, part of one of the UK offshore helicopter industry’s famous dynasties, has made a surprise return to the sector through a pact with aviation services provider Gama Aviation.
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First production AW609 takes flight
Leonardo Helicopters has flown the first production AW609 tiltrotor as the programme moves closer to certification.
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Korea Aerospace Industries hands over first LCH helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries has delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH), a locally produced update of the Airbus Helicopters H155.
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Hill Helicopters already studying twin-engined HC50 successor
Hill Helicopters is already working on early stage concepts for its next programme, the UK start-up’s founder and chief executive has revealed.
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Northern Helicopter snaps up Wiking’s harbour pilot unit, but crew-change business to close
Insolvency practitioners handling the administration of Germany’s Wiking Helikopter Service have found a buyer for part of the firm, but will shut the remainder by year-end as contracts wind down.
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CHC continues reshaping of European management following swathe of departures
Further details have emerged of the restructuring carried out by CHC Group of its European operation, revealing the appointment of a slate of new directors following the unexplained departure of senior managers last month.
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Rega and Leonardo Helicopters abandon plans for FIPS-equipped AW169
Leonardo Helicopters has halted development of a full ice protection system (FIPS) for the medium-twin AW169 after it became apparent that the modification would not meet the specifications agreed with its customer, Swiss rescue operator Rega.
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‘Nodding dog’ pitch oscillations of SAR AW189 pinned on software glitch
A software shortcoming caused a search and rescue helicopter to behave like a “nodding dog” as it performed a series of uncommanded pitch oscillations, UK investigators have determined.
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Subaru Bell 412EPX nets first European customer with Croatian deal
Croatia’s ministry of the interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX with an order for two examples of the medium-twin.
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Airbus prepares to seize bigger slice of military helicopter market
Airbus Helicopters continues its efforts alongside Leonardo Helicopters to prepare for the potential launch of a European next-generation military rotorcraft by the end of this decade.