Helicopters – Page 117
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NewsHeli-Expo: Asia, Latin America star in Honeywell helicopter forecast
Fleet replacement and addition expectations from operators in Asia and South America are highlights in an otherwise mildly positive five-year turbine helicopter forecast issued by Honeywell at this year's Heli-Expo show in Dallas.
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LCI sets up helicopter division with AgustaWestland order
LCI sets up helicopter division with AgustaWestland order Lease Corporation International (LCI) has signed a purchase agreement with AgustaWestland...
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NewsBristow wins S&R contract for northern Scotland
Bristow Helicopters has secured a contract from the UK government to provide search and rescue (SAR) services in the north of Scotland.
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Russian Helicopters denies China Mi-2 reports
Russian Helicopters has denied reports that its Rostvertol unit entered a joint venture in China to produce Mi-2 helicopters.
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Sikorsky S-76D
Sikorsky has brought a host of upgrades to the S-76 via its newest model of the twin - and made take-offs from rooftops a capability
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NewsIN FOCUS: New regulations, recruitment help Niagara Helicopters avoid repeat of 1992 crash
Sometimes you hate to be right. Between 1985 and 1992, Swiss-born helicopter pilot Rudolph Hafen - former president and chief pilot of Canada-based aerial touring company Niagara Helicopters - wrote annually to Transport Canada officials on the poorly regulated international airspace over Niagara Falls. No one answered.
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NewsBell, Eurocopter claim “wins” in Canadian court dispute
A Canadian federal court has ruled that Eurocopter is entitled to punitive damages from Bell Helicopter over a patent infringement of Eurocopter's trademark...
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NewsFlight International: Max v Neo and waiting for Vega
This week's Flight International (31 January) focuses on the cover on the latest development in the Boeing 737 Max versus Airbus A320neo duel, with Norwegian's latest order not helping to put much clear blue water between the two manufacturers.
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NewsCanada defends Bell 429 weight exemption
Transport Canada officials are defending their recent exemption which allows Bell Helicopter to increase the maximum internal weight of the Bell 429 twin-engined helicopter from 3,175kg (7,000lb) to 3,402kg.
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NewsEurocopter eyes speed record as it resumes X3 test flights
Eurocopter will resume test flights of its X3 high speed technology demonstrator next month as it advances the concept towards a potential launch.
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NewsUTAir grounds Mi-26 fleet after December crash
Russia's largest helicopter operator, UTair, has grounded all of its Mil Mi-26T cargo helicopters following a crash on 20 December that killed one crew member ...
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NewsPICTURE - German Federal Police notch up 100,000 flight hours on EC135 fleet
The German Federal Police has flown its fleet of Eurocopter EC135 helicopters more than 100,000 hours.
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NewsPerformance boost for EC175 as 18-passenger version launched
The Eurocopter EC175 medium twin-engined helicopter will offer a 30% increase in performance over its original baseline target when it enters service later this year, the European airframer said.
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NewsPICTURES: Japan's Kagoshima prefecture receives EMS-configured GrandNew
AgustaWestland has delivered a GrandNew helicopter with an emergency medical services (EMS) configuration to Japan's Kagoshima prefecture. This is...
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NewsBell 429 chimes for Turkish National Police
Bell has been selected by the Turkish National Police to enter final negotiations for an order for 15 Bell 429s with an option for five more of the light twin-engined helicopters
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China’s CITIC Offshore Helicopter orders seven EC225s
China's CITIC Offshore Helicopter (COHC) has ordered seven Eurocopter EC225 LP helicopters, to be used in COHC's airlift duties for the offshore oil and...
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NewsAgustaWestland's AW189 takes to the skies
AgustaWestland's AW189 made its maiden flight on 21 December from the airframer's Cascina Costa base in Italy.