All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 146
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Royal Saudi Air Force to acquire 30 An-178 transports
Saudi Arabia has tentatively signed for 30 examples of the developmental Antonov An-178 tactical transport, in a deal that could eventually see the Kingdom producing the aircraft locally.
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Ground trials near for third flight-test AW609
AgustaWestland will shortly begin initial ground trials of its third AW609 prototype as it looks to press ahead with the programme despite an ongoing investigation into a fatal crash involving an earlier flight-test example.
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Turbomeca secures EASA approval for Arrius 2R
Turbomeca has secured European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the 500shp (373kW)-class Arrius 2R, the latest variant of its long-running turboshaft engine that will power the Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X.
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Bond partners with Loganair for Sumburgh operation
Bond Offshore Helicopters has joined forces with fixed-wing operator Loganair to offer North Sea oil and gas workers a seamless route from Aberdeen to platforms in the northern North Sea.
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TAI confirms CTS800 engine for new light helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has confirmed that a Honeywell and Rolls-Royce joint venture will supply CTS800 turboshaft engines for its developmental Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH).
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NewsFinal new-build Chinook HC6s delivered to UK RAF
Boeing has delivered the last of 14 new-build CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters to the UK's Royal Air Force, taking the service’s total inventory of the heavy-lift type to 60..
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CHC works to boost customer collaboration in North Sea
Fundamental changes have taken place to the relationship between CHC Helicopter and its customers in the North Sea region as each party works to survive the effects of the plunging oil price.
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Airbus Helicopters promises to clarify offset offer for Poland
Airbus Helicopters has attempted to defuse an increasingly tense situation in Poland, with the selection of its H225M Caracal for a 50-unit order potentially at stake.
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Indonesian president rejects AW101 purchase
AgustaWestland’s hopes of selling three VVIP-configured AW101 helicopters to Indonesia appear to have been dashed after the country’s leader Joko Widodo rejected an air force plan for their acquisition.
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NewsSpain receives second NH90 helicopter
NHIndustries (NHI) has delivered the second of an eventual 22 NH90 troop transport helicopters to the Spanish army.
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NewsHelibras continues Exocet integration on H225M
Helibras has completed the first stage of laboratory work aimed at integrating the MBDA AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile onto the Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft it is building for the Brazilian navy.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters works to enhance capabilities of H145
Airbus Helicopters is hoping to capitalise on the smooth service entry of its new H145 – formerly the T2 variant of the long-running EC145 medium twin – and add extra capabilities to the baseline aircraft.
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NewsBluecopter flights end without tests of single-engine operation
Airbus Helicopters has ended test flights of its Bluecopter eco-demonstrator having successfully validated a number of technologies to cut fuel burn by 12-15%.
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German air force poised to accept first H145M rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters will next week begin deliveries of the H145M rotorcraft to its German air force launch customer.
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NewsPoland threatens to cancel H225M helicopter deal
Poland’s newly appointed defence minister, Antoni Macierewicz, has raised fresh doubts about Warsaw’s proposed acquisition of 50 Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft for its armed forces.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters plans Romanian revival
Romania once had a thriving aircraft building industry, with state-owned firm IAR specialising in helicopter production – mostly licence-built examples of the Aérospatiale Alouette and Puma. But those days are long gone. Although rotorcraft still represent the bulk of activities carried out at IAR’s Brasov facility, it is entirely upgrade ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to revive Romanian aircraft manufacturing
Romania's aircraft manufacturing industry, dormant since 2004, is being revived by Airbus Helicopters, which is to begin production of its legacy Super Puma models at a new facility near Brasov.
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NewsDUBAI: AW609 boosted by UAE backing for SAR role
AgustaWestland has scored a major breakthrough for its troubled AW609 programme, with a tentative order from the United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) for three of the developmental tiltrotors, plus three options.
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DUBAI: Airbus Helicopters speeds progress on H160
Airbus Helicopters has taken its in-development H160 twin-engined helicopter to a speed of 176kt (202km/h) during flight tests, and believes a never-exceed speed (Vne) of 180kt should be achievable.
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DUBAI: AgustaWestland restates commitment to AW609 tiltrotor
With AgustaWestland presenting its full family of medium-class helicopters at Dubai, the one notable, although not unexpected, absence from its static display is the AW609 civil tiltrotor.