All Helicopters articles – Page 99
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MAKS: New lease of life for latest Mi-8/17 variant
Russian Helicopters has shown the first prototype of the Mil Mi-171A2 at the MAKS air show in Moscow - the latest variant of the ubiquitous Soviet-era Mi-8/17...
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AAIB provides initial facts on Super Puma accident
The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch has released initial information about the Eurocopter Super Puma AS332L2 accident off Sumburgh, in the Shetland...
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MAKS: Russian Helicopters grows backlog for Kamov Ka-62
Russian Helicopters strengthened the backlog of its developmental Kamov Ka-62 medium twin on the first day of the MAKS air show, with an order for five of the 6.5t type from Colombian operator Vertical de Aviación.
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MAKS: Berkut aims to revolutionise light helicopter market
Russian design bureau Berkut Aero is aiming to achieve certification of its light coaxial-rotor helicopter in 2014.
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Four killed in North Sea crash of Super Puma helicopter
Four people were killed in the crash of a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma in the North Sea near Sumburgh on 23 August, Scottish police have confirmed.Eighteen...
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CHC Super Puma crashes in North Sea
A Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma has crashed in the North Sea off the Scottish coastline with 18 people aboard. As of press time, 15 people have been...
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Russian Helicopters schedules first flight of high-speed type for 2018
Russian Helicopters plans to perform the maiden flight of its new developmental high-speed rotorcraft towards the end of the decade as it eyes the fledgling...
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Russian Helicopters, AgustaWestland line up MAKS kick-off for joint venture
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland are set to formally kick off their bid to jointly produce a 2.5t-class rotorcraft, with an agreement on the "main principles" and development plan outline to be signed at the MAKS airshow in Moscow later this month.
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Saxonair reports record charter activity in first six months of 2013
Norwich, UK-based business aviation services provider SaxonAir's recent campaign to promote aircraft chartering to the UK business community seems to have...
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PICTURE: Angola's SonAir resumes EC225 passenger flights
Angolan oil and gas offshore transportation provider SonAir has become the first operator to resume passenger flights with the suspended EC225 fleet.
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Malta picks AW139 for SAR and border patrol duties
Malta has picked the AgustaWestland AW139 for its maritime border patrol and search and rescue helicopter requirement ...
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PICTURES: CHC flight tests fully modified EC225, targets rapid return to service
CHC Helicopter has begun flight tests of a Eurocopter EC225 fitted with the full range of EASA-mandated safety modifications from its base in Aberdeen, Scotland,...
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EASA approves interim fixes for grounded EC225s
European safety agency EASA has approved Eurocopter's proposed interim fixes for its troubled EC225 Super Puma, which has seen large portions of the global...
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UN mandates terrain-awareness avionics on helicopters
United Nations representatives are mandating the carriage of terrain-awareness and ground-proximity warning systems on helicopters operating under its banner. The...
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Eurocopter takes Canada to court over coast guard procurement
Eurocopter and the Canadian government are at legal loggerheads over the latter's procurement exercise to replace its...
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Eurocopter boosts Super Puma fleet with Vietnam and Malaysia delivieries
Eurocopter has delivered two EC225 Super Puma helicopters to offshore operators in Vietnam and Malaysia. The handover further expands the airframer's...
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China's search and rescue fleet set to expand
China Rescue & Salvage (CRS) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first search and rescue mission. The rescue of an injured sailor was undertaken...
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Icon raises $60 million in final round of fund-raising for A5 development
US start-up Icon Aircraft has raised $60 million in a fourth and final round of equity fund-raising for its A5 amphibian. The capital will be used...
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PARIS: Enstrom enters piston single training arena with new two-seat helicopter
Enstrom Helicopter is turning up the heat in the closely fought piston single helicopter market with a new two-seat offering under development.
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PARIS: Eurocopter test pilots bid farewell to experimental X3 rotorcraft
Although Eurocopter's test pilots think flying the X3 high-speed compound rotorcraft is "a dream come true", they will soon have to wake up to reality, as the manufacturer retires the experimental aircraft.