All Helicopters articles – Page 219
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UK police forces line up for Eurocopter EC135
McAlpine Helicopters has delivered a Eurocopter EC135 to the Chiltern air support unit (ASU), which combines the Thames Valley, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire police forces. This marks the fourth delivery of the twin-engined helicopter by McAlpine to UK police in the last six months. The Oxford Airport-based Eurocopter distributor and completion ...
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Mergers
At least four of the 11 airlines that control a 64.9% stake in computer reservations systems provider Galileo International have announced plans to sell all or part of their holdings through a secondary public offering. United Airlines, KLM, US Airways and TAP Air Portugal are to dispose of stock, although ...
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Mergers
US engineering giant Eaton has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Aeroquip-Vickers, a manufacturer of engineered products for the aerospace and industrial markets. French engine maker Snecma has spun off its Snecma Services division as a 100%-owned subsidiary responsible for overhaul of the CFM56 and other powerplants. Bell Helicopter Textron ...
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Neighbourly helicopter
Eurocopter's "neighbourly helicopter" programme has given rise to the EC120 and EC135, which have noise levels 6dB lower than the International Civil Aviation Organisation standard, making them the quietest in the business. This year, the work will progress with a demonstration of the EC155 main rotor, fenestron and inlet, ...
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Lucas drive shafts
Lucas Aerospace is to supply high-speed flexible input drive shafts for the Bell Agusta Aerospace AB319 12/15-passenger twin-turbine helicopter. Ten prototype drive shafts will be supplied. Helicopter deliveries will begin in 2002. Source: Flight International
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Fractional stake
Bell has bought a fractional stake in Heliflite Shares' Bell 430 programme. The Fort Worth-based company has ordered up to 10 430s and plans to be the first to establish a helicopter fractional ownership programme in Texas, from June. Source: Flight International
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Air ambulance training
Norway's state-run air ambulance service, Statens Luftambulanse, has signed a contract with the SAS Flight Academy for the training of around 120 ambulance helicopter pilots. It will provide training for Norwegian air ambulance operators Airlift, Norsk Luftambulanse and Lufttransport. Source: Flight International
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EH101 joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police (TMP) force has taken delivery of an Agusta/GKN Westland EH101. The medium-lift, multirole helicopter, which is fitted to carry 30 passengers in a standard central aisle cabin configuration, replaces a Kawasaki KV-107. The EH101, which has a rear ramp, will be used to patrol ...
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Premium bond
Bond Helicopters has secured a £10 million ($17 million) three-year contract to supply joint offshore support to UK-based oil and gas companies BHP Petroleum and Hydro Carbon Resources. The Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-based operator will deploy two Eurocopter SA365Ns to transport personnel to and from the oil rigs operating off the ...
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Prime time
The success of Canada's big four aerospace firms has been the spur for growth among other companies Canada's growth as an aerospace manufacturer is mirrored by that of its primes. Now companies are emerging from the industry's mass of smaller firms with hopes of matching, through consolidation and growth, the ...
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In the news
Brazilian helicopter distributor Lumber do Brazil took delivery of a third Robinson R44 Newscopter in February. The first two of the four-seat helicopters are in service with the country's largest television station, Global TV. According to Torrence, California-based Robinson, the R44 was the top-selling helicopter last year, with 143 deliveries, ...
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Merger lifts Westland/Agusta into world league
GKN Westland Helicopters of the UK and Italy's Agusta are to merge, giving the as-yet unnamed venture the critical mass to compete with its bigger rivals in Europe and the USA. The merged company could be the second largest rotorcraft manufacturer in the world by the time the deal ...
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E&S wins contract for AH-1W simulators
Evans & Sutherland (E&S) has won a $7 million contract to produce visual systems for two Bell AH-1W attack helicopter simulators to be supplied by US prime contractor JF Taylor. E&S will supply two six-channel ESIG-4530 image generators, each driving a five-projector partial dome display that provides a 220º horizontal ...
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Tailboom launch
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters is the launch customer for performance-enhancing tailboom strakes, developed by Boundary Layer Research for the Bell 206 series. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based air tour operator has ordered 22 shipsets for delivery as soon as they are certificated. Flight tests have begun on the 206BJetRanger and 206L ...
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Helicopter flat-panel displays get video and maps
Rogerson Kratos is upgrading its helicopter flat-panel display systems to handle video and moving maps. The improvements are being developed for the Bell 412 and will be incorporated later in the 427. Video input capability will allow the company's integrated instrument display systems (IIDS) to handle forward-looking infrared images, ...
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Accidents put brake on 407
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCCertification authorities in Canada and the USA have issued a priority airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Bell 407 operators to install a left pedal stop and limit never-exceed speed (Vne) in a bid to prevent the tail rotor cutting through the tailboom. This move to make mandatory an earlier ...
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Eurocopter boosts its sales in USA
Eurocopter's US arm has announced a clutch of helicopter sales to North American air medical operators and law enforcement agencies. Corporate Jets, which operates 36 emergency medical service (EMS) bases across the USA, has taken delivery of its first EC135. Five more will be delivered over the next five ...
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CHC takes 25% stake in Norway's HSG
Canada's CHC Helicopter has acquired a 25% stake in Norwegian operator Helicopter Services Group (HSG). Stavanger-based HSG is the parent company of North Sea operators Helikopter Service and Bond Helicopters, Australia's Lloyd Helicopter Service and South Africa's Court Air Holdings. It also owns stakes in Germany's Wiking Helikopter Services ...
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LTS101 Upgraded
AlliedSignal is offering to improve the LTS101 engines powering Eurocopter helicopters. Upgrades will provide AS350D operators with 6% more power and BK117 customers with improved reliability and 20% more single-engine power. Source: Flight International
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Sikorsky Signs With FSI
Sikorsky has signed an agreement with FlightSafety International (FSI) for helicopter pilot and maintenance training. FSI will establish a site at Palm Beach Airport, Florida, and build Level D simulators for the commercial S-76, S-92 and S-70 international version of the UH-60 Black Hawk. Source: Flight International