All Helicopters articles – Page 108
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NewsUK CAA plays down chances of early return for grounded EC225s
Eurocopter's hopes that its EC225 can make an early return to unrestricted overwater operations appear to be fading after the UK Civil Aviation Agency poured...
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NewsPICTURE: Nigeria validates Bell 429
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has validated the Bell 429 for operation in the country and has endorsed the light twin's gross weight increase to 3,402kg (7,500lb).
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UTair Aviation and Svyaz-Bank complete first refinancing acquisition deal for Mi-8AMTs
Russian operator UTair Aviation and Svyaz-Bank - in partnership with Region Leasing - have completed their first refinancing acquisition deal for the purchase of three new Mil Mi-8AMT medium twin-engined helicopters.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Surging growth propels Australian rotorcraft sector
Australia's helicopter sector is growing faster than any other in the country's aviation industry, states its Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It is hardly surprising helicopters are popular in a country surrounded by water, with vast tracts of wilderness, and annual outbreaks of bush fires and floods.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurocopter clinches deal with India’s Aviators for seven HEMS EC135s
Eurocopter has sold seven EC135 helicopters to Indian operator Aviators that will be deployed for emergency medical services missions (HEMS) after they enter...
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Pansa replaces Orsi as Finmeccanica CEO
Reeling from yesterday's arrest of chief executive Giuseppe Orsi as part of a bribery probe, Italy's Finmeccanica has moved swiftly to change the company's leadership following a board meeting on 13 February.
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NewsPICTURE: Avincis Group takes delivery of first of 16 Sikorsky S-92s
Sikorsky has delivered the first of 16 completed S-92s to UK mission critical services company the Avincis Group.
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NewsDLR tests air-blowing rotor blade for greater helicopter performance
German aerospace research centre DLR is experimenting with modified helicopter rotor blades which discharge pressurised air through small holes along the leading edge to dampen airfoil vibrations and increase aircraft manoeuvrability.
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NewsBristow 'confident' of spring return to flight for EC225s
Bristow Group believes it will be able to return its 16 grounded Eurocopter EC225 helicopters to service by "spring or early summer" using an interim fix...
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NewsPICTURE: Fourth AW169 takes to the skies
The fourth and final AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter prototype made its maiden flight on 31 January at the airframer's facility in Vergiate, Italy.
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NewsEurocopter promises four new rotorcraft by 2020
At least four brand-new helicopters will be added to Eurocopter's range by 2020, as the airframer works to renew its line-up. Speaking at its end-of-year...
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NewsGrounded EC225s could return to use by April, Bertling says
Returning grounded fleets of EC225s in Norway and the UK to unrestricted overwater flight status is Eurocopter's "highest priority" ...
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NewsHelicopter hit crane while pilot was turning to head for heliport – investigators
The AgustaWestland AW109E helicopter that crashed into a crane over central London on 16 January was turning right over the river Thames to reverse its easterly track and head west for Battersea heliport when it hit the crane's jib at a recorded secondary surveillance radar altitude of 800ft (244m), according ...
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NewsEurocopter admits it will miss EC225 deadline
Eurocopter has finally admitted it cannot meet its self-imposed end-February deadline to return the global EC225 fleet to unrestricted service as it has...
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NewsPilot of ill-fated AW109 named
The pilot of the AgustaWestland AW109 involved in a fatal crash on 16 January in London has been named as Capt Peter Barnes
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NewsCrane-crash pilot requested to divert and land at the London Heliport
The pilot of the ill-fated AgustaWestland AW109 that crashed in London on 16 January had requested to divert and land at the London Heliport in Battersea because of bad weather.
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NewsTwo killed in London helicopter crash
Two people have been confirmed killed after a helicopter was apparently in collision with a crane on top of a building in central London on 16 January.
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NewsCivil Chinook helicopter crashes in Peru, killing seven
Seven Columbia Helicopters employees were killed when a commercial model of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashed in Peru.
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NewsDeadline looms for Eurocopter as root cause of ditching remains elusive
Eurocopter is facing a race against time to return the global EC225 fleet to unrestricted service before a self-imposed end-February deadline.
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Azerbaijan Airlines moves into helicopter market with AgustaWestland deal
AgustaWestland has sold 10 helicopters to Azerbaijan Airlines - marking the first foray in to the rotorcraft market for the Eurasian carrier.