Helicopters – Page 109
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India's helicopter growth hindered by red tape: Eurocopter
Eurocopter believes India's private and parapublic helicopter fleet should be 10 times bigger, but that taxation and regulation hold back the effective employment...
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Indonesia acquires 20 aircraft for flight training academy
The Indonesian transport ministry has acquired a fleet of training aircraft for its flight training academy, STPI.
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NewsCHC Ireland orders L-3 imaging systems for its S-92 SAR fleet
L-3 WESCAM has clinched an order from CHC Ireland to provide MXTM-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems for four Sikorsky S-92A search and rescue helicopters.
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NewsAll Nippon Helicopter orders two AS365 N3+ helicopters
Japan's All Nippon Helicopter has ordered two AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters to support the newsgathering operations of Japanese broadcaster NHK. ANH...
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Eurocopter sells three corporate helicopters in India
Eurocopter has signed deals in India for three helicopters configured for executive transport.
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NewsEASA warns that EC135 needs emergency checks
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) after a crack was detected on the lower hub-shaft flange of a Eurocopter EC135 main rotor during a routine inspection.
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NewsPICTURES: Italian air force fields first search and rescue HH-139A
The Italian air force has fielded its first of 10 AgustaWestland HH-139A search and rescue helicopters ...
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NewsABU DHABI EXPO: Rotana Jet aims to fill a new niche in Middle East
One of the newest names in business aviation in the Middle East, Rotana Jet, believes it can tap an unfilled market for short-haul jet flights within the UAE.
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Reuben Brothers snap up London Heliport in time for Olympics
Reuben Brothers - owners of London Oxford airport - have acquired the London Heliport in Battersea.
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Oxford Airport welcomes new charter company Fly Vectra
Indian industrial conglomerate Vectra Group has made its foray into the business aviation market with the launch of a private jet charter company in the UK called Fly Vectra.
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Eurocopter seals first new civil helicopter sale in Bangladesh
Bangladesh helicopter operator R&R Aviation has ordered two Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopters configured for the emergency medical services (EMS) role.
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Beijing police orders two AW139 helicopters
The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has ordered two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters, which will be used for law enforcement, search and rescue,...
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SINGAPORE: Sikorsky to supply Korea Coast Guard S-92 helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced a contract with the Korea Coast Guard for a S-92 helicopter that will operate under its Multi-purpose Helicopter Program.
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SINGAPORE: Eurocopter launches Dauphin simulator at Airshow
Eurocopter has launched Asia Pacific's first AS365 N3/N3+ Dauphin full motion simulator and signed a deal with South Vietnam Helicopter for a fourth EC225.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland prepares AW609 for certification tests
AgustaWestland has unveiled a new facility in Arlington, Texas, to house the first prototype of the freshly renamed AW609 civil tiltrotor as it prepares for airworthiness certification tests to start within a year.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: PICTURE - Eurocopter unveils T2 upgrade for EC130
Eurocopter has unveiled the most significant development of the light-single EC130 in a decade, offering the latest variant of the Turbomeca Arriel 2 engine to increase power and reduce fuel consumption.
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NewsHeli-Expo: Honeywell to pilot helicopter operations centre
Honeywell this quarter will launch a pilot programme to offer tracking and messaging services to helicopter operators through its Global Data Center (GDC)...
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NewsHeli-Expo: Sikorsky studying “super medium” helicopter
Sikorsky president Jeff Pino said the company is studying how to position itself in the offshore market with respect to seating capacity as competitors...
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HELI-EXPO: Rolls-Royce shelves RR500 until light aircraft market recovers
Rolls-Royce will postpone launching certification testing of the RR500 turboshaft after completing development in March, the company said on 13 February.
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NewsHeli-Expo: Bell expands medium class with 525 Relentless
Bell Helicopter will directly confront AgustaWestland and Eurocopter in the upper-medium helicopter class beyond 2014, following the 12 February unveiling...