Helicopters – Page 149
-
News
AW319s to bolster Italian coast guard
Italy's coast guard has finalised a contract for two AgustaWestland AW139s plus an option for a third helicopter in a customised Search and Rescue (SAR)...
-
News
Civil rotorcraft special: Europe advances 'green' helicopter
Environment Europe cleans up A c160 million seven-year project aims to cut rotorcraft emissions and noise pollution by using advanced technologies Aimee...
-
News
Civil rotorcraft special: Sikorsky S-76D progress
assembly First Sikorsky S-76D starts to take shape Sikorsky S-76D programme manager Mark Hammond says that the first two fuselage assemblies...
-
News
Civil rotorcraft special: Strong market floats MRO boat
maintenance John Croft Washington DC Helicopter MRO market set to blossom A new 10-year study of the civil helicopter maintenance, repair and...
-
News
Silver State Helicopters files for bankruptcy
The rapid growth that made Silver State Helicopters a Cinderella story to some and a horror story for students, has ended in bankruptcy for the Las Vegas-based...
-
News
PremiAir's London Heliport to get makeover
UK helicopter charter and management company PremiAir Aviation plans to inaugurate its redeveloped London...
-
News
Thales predicts arrival of helicopter terrain warning systems
Thales predicts that a standard for helicopter terrain avoidance warning systems...
-
-
News
Seabird ponders joy-flight variant of Seeker observation aircraft
Australian general aviation aircraft manufacturer Seabird Aviation Australia is probing the feasibility...
-
News
EADS seeks partner for Socata business unit
EADS is looking for an outside investor for its Socata business...
-
News
US Helicopter signs shuttle agreement with Eos
New York-based VIP operator US Helicopter has signed an agreement with Premium transatlantic carrier Eos...
-
News
Groen redesigns Heliplane rotor to tackle noise
The noise generated by rotor-blade tip jets is proving a challenge for the designers of a vertical take-off and landing aircraft intended to fly at twice...
-
News
FAA mandates continued Robinson rotor blade inspections
Owners and operators of more than 2,300 US-registered Robinson R22- and R44-model helicopters must continue inspecting the outboard sections of the helicopter's...
-
News
Western Australia fights fires with Fire King
The state of Western Australia is trialling a Sikorsky S-61 Fire King water-bombing...
-
NewsBoeing A160T Hummingbird UAV crashes
Boeing is investigating the cause of a 10 December crash in which a turbine-powered A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter was destroyed ...
-
News
Pawan Hans plans fleet expansion
Booming demand from India's tourism and offshore oil exploration markets has persuaded Pawan Hans, the Indian state-owned helicopter charter company, to...