Helicopters – Page 116
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EBACE: Vector adds European in-region support for M250
Vector Aerospace (stand 579) is offering European repair and overhaul support for Rolls-Royce M250 engine operators from its Fleetlands, UK site.
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NewsRussia eyes high-speed helicopters
Russia looks set to join Eurocopter and Sikorsky in the race to commercialise a high-speed helicopter, with the allocation of Rb3.6billion ($1.3 billion)...
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Airbus transporters to be equipped for satellite landings
Airbus's modified A300-600ST transporters are set to become the first large type to be approved for satellite-based approaches using the new European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS).
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NewsPICTURES: Peruvian air force to get first three Mi-171Sh transports
Russian Helicopters is getting ready to deliver its first three Mil Mi-171Sh transports to the Peruvian air force ...
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NewsVIDEO: Maryland nears human-powered award
Engineering students and faculty at the University of Maryland in College Park are close to hovering a 31m (103ft)-wide ultra-light human-powered helicopter in preparation for record attempts and the $250,000 Sikorsky prize for human-powered helicopter flight.
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General Aviation - In brief
Piper has delivered two Piper Warrior single-engined aircraft to Farmingdale State College in New York for professional pilot training.
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Russian pilot tried to cover up R44 crash
A Russian private pilot flying a Robinson R44 Clipper II helicopter tried for 90min to hide the fact that his machine had been destroyed in a heavy landing following a birdstrike, according to an accident report by the CIS Interstate Aviation Committee.
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Flight Safety aims to introduce glass mirrors in training simulators
Flight Safety International during the first half of 2012 plans to install a glass mirror on a Sikorsky S-76 simulator at its West Palm Beach, Florida facility.
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NewsMiddle East Careers: training the next generation
Demand for skilled expatriate employees will continue, but Gulf-based airlines are keen to train up and take on local recruits
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USAF to open $2.6 billion in helicopter contracts to competitive bidding
The US Air Force has decided to accept competitive bids for two helicopter contracts worth more than $2.6 billion, after dismissing internal proposals to award the deals to the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin UH-60M Black Hawk.
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PICTURES: Eurocopter delivers its 1,000th Dauphin
Eurocopter has delivered the 1,000th helicopter from its Dauphin family, with the aircraft going to Indian operator Pawan Hans Helicopters. The AS365...
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Argentinean algae company confident its jet fuel will be ready soon
Pioneering research An Argentinian company claims to be at the forefront of producing affordable jet fuel from microalgae, and is...
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Private flying's decline
As applications to training schools and clubs fall away, is the industry losing vital sources of commercial pilots?
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Show preview: Aero Friedrichshafen
The 19th Aero Friedrichshafen takes place on 13-16 April. How has it become the top dedicated GA event outside North America?
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Roc Oil gives Heliwest its first Australian offshore contract
Australian helicopter company Heliwest has secured its first Australian offshore work, winning a contract from Roc Oil to provide service and maintenance crew transfers for its Cliff Head project off the Western Australian coast from Dongara.
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NewsEADS to take over MRO firm Vector
EADS is to take over maintenance specialist Vector Aerospace in a deal valuing the Canadian company at around C$625 million ($625 million). It follows...
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Australia issues advisory following R44 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is advising operators of Robinson R44 helicopters to check their hydraulic boost servos following a fatal accident earlier this year when part of a helicopter's flight controls separated from the hydraulic-boost system.
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Business Aviation - In brief
International Communications Group has signed an agreement with Landmark Aviation to install a version of its Sora advanced voice and data satellite communications system on Bombardier Challenger 600 series business jets.
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IAI pulls plug on unmanned helicopter conversions
Israel Aerospace Industries will not invest additional money in converting manned helicopters into unmanned platforms, a senior source says.