All Helicopters articles – Page 48
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LCI takes first H175 helicopter for operation by CHC
Lessor LCI has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H175, which has been placed with customer CHC Scotia for operation in the North Sea.
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Southern hemisphere gets first H175 helicopters
Offshore services provider Babcock International has introduced the first two Airbus Helicopters H175 rotorcraft to be deployed in the southern hemisphere.
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PICTURES: Bell V-280 tiltrotor conducts maiden flight
The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor has conducted its maiden flight at Amarillo, Texas.
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ANALYSIS: New Airbus commercial boss Faury is strong choice for role
For close watchers of Airbus Helicopters, Guilluame Faury's rise to the top of Airbus commercial will come as little surprise.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The festive season, yet again, inspires a little verse. The skies are dark, the snow is deep, it couldn’t be much worse! But no, fear not! ‘Tis end of year, not really end of days – and through the gloom a beacon shines, to guide us through the haze. Red ...
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FAA requires mode annunciator for fly-by-wire 525
Bell Helicopter’s 525 super-twin will be required to operate with a system that annunciates to the flight crew whether the fly-by-wire system’s flight envelope protections are on or off and other details, the US Federal Aviation Administration says.
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Singapore air show highlights new exhibitors, conference line-up
Singapore air show organizer Experia has announced a number of new exhibitors for the show’s sixth edition, which will run from 6 to 11 February 2018.
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Airbus Helicopters axes H120 light-single
Airbus Helicopters has called time on its involvement in the short-light-single segment and has axed the H120 Colibri from its line-up.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing invests to mitigate long-term disruptive threats
Despite sitting atop a duopoly enjoying the longest, uninterrupted run of annual growth in history, Airbus and Boeing executives seem gripped by a heightened sense of healthy paranoia these days.
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Era says its H225 helicopters are worth just $4 million each
US offshore helicopter operator Era Group has booked a $117 million write-down in its latest financial quarter, primarily based on a reappraisal of its Airbus Helicopters H225s, which values the 11t-class rotorcraft at just $4 million each.
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Leonardo nears firm order from UAE for AW609
Leonardo Helicopters is closing in on a final contract with the United Arab Emirates for three search and rescue-roled AW609 tiltrotors.
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DUBAI: Russian Helicopters details Ka-62 test plan
Russian Helicopters intends to fly its second Kamov Ka-62 prototype next month as it looks to bring the developmental medium-twin back on track following earlier programme delays.
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DUBAI: Falcon swoops for more AW169s
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) has signed for another three Leonardo Helicopters AW169s, taking to five its fleet of the medium-twins.
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DUBAI: Boeing supports Dubai vision for autonomous air taxi
Boeing’s newly-launched HorizonX venture capital fund and start-up incubator is coming to the Middle East – and the UAE, specifically.
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DUBAI: New Leonardo Helicopters chief confident despite slowdown
With five years as the chief financial officer of parent company Leonardo under his belt, Gian Piero Cutillo is now facing up to a new challenge as managing director of its helicopter division.
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DUBAI: Bell gains European certification for 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell Helicopter has finally secured long-overdue European certification for its 505 Jet Ranger X, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the region in early 2018.
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DUBAI: Boeing looks for ways around supplier impasse for Saudi AH-6is
A bitter dispute with a key supplier will not prevent Boeing from completing deliveries of the long-delayed AH-6i scout helicopter to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and try to sell the aircraft to new customers.
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NewsUK extends support helicopter training deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an eight-year contract extension to its long-standing support helicopter synthetic training deal with CAE, ensuring training continuity until at least October 2025.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters lines up orders for H160 to match output ramp-up
Airbus Helicopters is confident of securing sufficient orders for its new H160 medium-twin to match an ambitious ramp-up target that will see it produce up to 45 aircraft a year by 2021, even as it works through the final 12 months of flight testing.
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Gearbox troubles leave some Dauphin helicopters grounded
Supply chain shortages on the back of a safety-driven retrofit programme have left 20 Airbus Helicopters Dauphin medium-twins temporarily grounded as they wait for the delivery of spare parts.