All Helicopters articles – Page 103
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NewsEC175 nears end-of-testing milestone
Eurocopter is close to completing flight and ground tests on its in-development EC175 super-medium twin ahead of certification next year. The Marignane-based...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Eurocopter faces battle to convince workforce over safety issues
The 23 August fatal accident involving a Super Puma could not have come at a worse time for Eurocopter. Barely a month had elapsed since the European...
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Interview
Working Week: Joseph Kelly
You recently won the gold medal in aircraft maintenance at the recent 2013 World Skills competition in Leipzig, Germany
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NewsNorth Sea helicopter safety faces wide-ranging review
North Sea offshore operators could face fundamental changes - including reducing the number of passengers carried in each aircraft - depending on the outcome...
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NewsHuman factors loom in Sumburgh crash report
A terse statement by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has provided basic facts downloaded from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder of the...
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NewsRussian Helicopters, AgustaWestland kick off 2.5t-class joint venture
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have formally kicked off their joint bid to produce an all-new 2.5t-class single-engined rotorcraft, with the signing...
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NewsCAA gives backing to Super Puma safety
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has hinted that the 23 August fatal accident off the Shetland Isles involving a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma was not caused...
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NewsSafety group lifts Super Puma flight ban
Operating restrictions that have grounded operations using Eurocopter Super Puma models in the UK have been lifted following a two-day meeting of industry...
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NewsMAKS: 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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NewsAAIB 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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NewsMAKS: 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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NewsMAKS: 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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NewsFour 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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NewsCHC 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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NewsRussian 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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NewsSaxonair 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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsMalta 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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NewsPICTURES: 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,...