Helicopters – Page 140
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NewsPilot misjudgement the most common factor in European helicopter accidents
Pilot judgement and actions is the most frequent single contributory factor in European helicopter accidents, according to a European...
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North Sea Super Pumas get airborne again
More than half the fleet of Eurocopter AS332L2s serving the offshore oil...
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Mexico expects more manufacturing despite global downturn
North American nation has quickly emerged as a major player in aerospace manufacturing and the global downturn is not expected to slow its growth
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Middle East supplement: Doing the business
Despite Dubai's property collapse, the Gulf's fast-growing business aviation players have not lost their ambition
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Russian Helicopters may drop PW127 for Mi-38 utility helicopter
Russia's state-owned rotorcraft builder Russian Helicopters is considering abandoning the Pratt & Whitney PW127 engine for use in its Mi-38 utility helicopter...
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Prox Dynamics' nano rotorcraft UAV makes outdoor flight
Prox Dynamics' 15g (0.59oz) 100mm (3.93in) rotorspan PD-100 Black Hornet helicopter prototype Hornet-3a made its...
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NewsEASA orders emergency gearbox checks after Super Puma crash
European safety authorities have ordered immediate checks on Eurocopter Super Puma gearboxes after initial findings into the fatal North Sea crash on 1 April...
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NewsCrashed Super Puma's gearbox suffered 'catastrophic' failure: inquiry
Initial investigation has revealed that the Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter lost in the North Sea on 1 April suffered a catastrophic failure of...
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This Week briefings
Dermot Mannion has resigned as chief executive of Aer Lingus, withchairmanColm Barringtonfilling...
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Main wreckage in North Sea Puma accident investigation recovered
The main wreckage from the Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma that crashed into the North Sea on 1 April returning from an oil rig to Aberdeen has been recovered...
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Aero Vodochody and Sikorsky unite to explore European co-operation
Sikorsky and Aero Vodochody have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore aerospace industry co-operation in central and eastern Europe.
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Aero Friedrichshafen defies global gloom
Aero Friedrichshafen - Europe's largest general aviation...
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Investigators recover crashed Super Puma recorders
Investigators have recovered the combined cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder from the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma which crashed into the North Sea on...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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S-92 helicopter makes record flight for UK maritime agency
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter search and rescue service at Stornoway in the north...
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Helicopter's height alerts failed on rig approach that ended in sea
The crew of a Bond Offshore Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma that collided with the sea surface during a poor visibility night approach to a North Sea oil rig...
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NewsFAA grounds large portion of Sikorsky S-92 fleet
The US FAA today grounded the Sikorsky S-92 fleet so that operators can replace certain original hardware thought to be related to the 12 March crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 off the coast of Newfoundland
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NewsCougar investigators find gearbox flaw from earlier alert
Investigators scouring the wreckage of a Cougar Helicopters S-92A that crashed or ditched off the coast of Newfoundland 12 March have discovered a broken main gearbox component that was the subject of a 28 January alert from Sikorsky.
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NewsFAA: Sikorsky S-92 gearbox safety alert “premature”
FAA today issued a special airworthiness bulletin warning S-92 operators that manufacturer suggested procedures for main gearbox emergencies are “premature” and “may not be appropriate.”