Helicopters – Page 126
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NTSB recommends birdproof helicopter windscreens
Regulations governing helicopter windscreen strength are inadequate and at least partially responsible for a Petroleum Helicopters crash in Louisiana in 2009 that killed eight, says the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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Sabah takes delivery of EC145
Eurocopter has delivered a single EC145 helicopter to the Malaysian province of Sabah, for use in the emergency medical airlift role. "Helicopters...
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Australia ponders standardised firefighting procedures
Australia's fire authorities are reviewing a draft firefighting operations manual designed to standardise aerial firefighting procedures across the country.
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FAA, EASA: Inspections needed for interim S-92 gearboxes
US and European regulators say an interim upgraded main gearbox mounting structure for the Sikorsky S-92A continues to exhibit the cracking problems that plagued by the original design.
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AAIB releases Puma accident report
On 13 October 2006 a Bristow Helicopters Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma prepared for take off from Runway 24 at Aberdeen airport with 13 passengers on board...
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Zhuhai 2010: Chinese helicopter fleet to hit 1,000 by 2020, predicts Eurocopter
Eurocopter believes that China's helicopter fleet could grow fivefold to 1,000 in 2020, as the country's continues to develop its infrastructure and relax...
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Zhuhai10: AgustaWestland inks AW139 deal with Guangzi police
AgustaWestland has sold an AW139 medium twin helicopter to the Guangxi Province Police department.
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Heliwest snaps up aerial work contracts
Australian on-shore helicopter service provider Heliwest has picked up two new contracts for its Bell 206 JetRanger and Bell 212 helicopters. The...
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Russia emergency situations ministry re-equipment plan continues
Russian Helicopters plans to deliver five Kamov Ka-32A11BCs to Russia's emergency situations ministry in 2011-12 ...
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Italy special: Torrid market for Piaggio but hopes high for planned jet and new markets for Avanti
Piaggio's Avanti II is economical and easy on the eye, but the global crisis has not been kind to Italy's business aircraft maker
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: Investment
The quality of China's workforce is attracting a host of overseas aerospace players to the country's surging civil aviation industry
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Business aviation in brief
Daher-Socata is establishing a new distributorship in the UK Ireland with a long-term TBM owner/operator.
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Eurocopter expands India presence
Eurocopter has inaugurated an Indian subsidiary as it identifies opportunities for growth in the country's helicopter market.
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Robinson certificates turbine helicopter
US Federal Aviation Administration officials on 25 October presented helicopter industry icon Frank Robinson with the completed type certificate for the company's first turbine helicopter, the R66
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NBAA: NetJets to help FAA verify efficiency gains with WAAS
A series of pilot programs are beginning to generate data the US FAA hopes will confirm what it says are "dramatic savings in fuel, reductions in flight times and less variability in navigation."
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NBAA: Sikorsky approves Harrods Aviation for S-76 modifications
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has expanded its aftermarket support network following its approval of UK business aviation services company Harrods Aviation to install modification kits on its S-76 helicopters in Europe
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European helicopter safety team unlocks secrets of rotary wing's achilles heel
The European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team has produced a concise guide to preventing and overcoming four of the most pernicious operational risks affecting rotary-wing flight.
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NewsIAI, Oboronprom sign UAV production deal
Oboronprom and IAI have signed an agreement clearing the way for the production of Israeli-designed UAVs in Russia ...
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General Aviation - In Brief
Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters
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Brazil's Omni Taxi seals Milestone lease
Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters.