Helicopters – Page 215
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Perils of prediction
Predictions can prove embarrassing. And airlines are much more cautious these days If Flight International had polled airlines 30 years ago for their predictions on long-term developments within the industry, the answers would have been exciting, ambitious and possibly outrageous. They would also have born little or no relationship to ...
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Lynton receives EC155
Lynton Aviation has taken delivery of the first corporate-configured Eurocopter EC155 twin-engined helicopter for a private customer. The aircraft, an enhanced version of the AS365 Dauphin, will be completed at Lynton's base at Blackbushe Airport, UK. Orders for the EC155 stand at more than 20. Source: Flight International
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Eurocopter delivery
Eurocopter has delivered its 100th AS350B3 Ecureuil helicopter to its Japanese distributor, Kawasho, less than two years after the twin turbofan received certification. The aircraft will be handed over to an unnamed operator shortly. According to the manufacturer, the "multipurpose" B3, which "is operated by 50 customers in 22 countries", ...
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BAE and EADS battle for Alenia
Andy Nativi/GENOABAE Systems and the European Aeronautic, Defense and Space company (EADS) are battling to recruit Alenia Aeronautica, the biggest element of Finmeccanica's Alenia Aerospazio subsidiary and one major European concern that is not yet tied to a strategic partnership. Discussions have taken place at industry and government level. BAE ...
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JAA subcommittee starts work on OPS requirements
A European Joint Aviation Authorities subcommittee is drawing up recommendations for Joint Aviation Requirements Operations (JAR OPS 2) - the regulatory code that will cover corporate and aerial work. Requirements for these operations are being developed by the aerial work and general aviation sub-committee (AWGAS), which is part of ...
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Sikorsky completion
Sikorsky has reversed an earlier decision to close its West Palm Beach development flight test centre. The company will continue flight testing the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 and Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in Florida, but is seeking a new location for its S-76 completion centre. Source: Flight International
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Flexible gearbox rig will cut testing costs
GKN Westland Aerospace Transmissions has opened a flexible transmission test rig (FTTR) for testing the gearboxes and engine transmissions of helicopters. The £9 million ($14.6 million) facility at Yeovil features a closed-loop regenerative system capable of simulating output loads of 5,600kW (7,500hp). Gearboxes are mounted on a pallet system ...
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Police aviation sold
Bombardier has sold UK helicopter operator and distributor, Police Aviation Services (PAS) to RDM, the Dutch industrial group which acquired Boeing's civil helicopter activities earlier this year. The sale, which comes less than two years after PAS' acquisition by the Canadian company, is set for completion on 3 December. The ...
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GAMCO to support French products
Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO) has signed memoranda of understanding with French companies Eurocopter and Turboméca to establish regional maintenance centres for the helicopter and engine manufacturers' products in the Gulf. The French connection has been further widened with a fighter support deal with Dassault. Abu Dhabi-based aircraft maintenance ...
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NTSB urges BK117 airworthiness bulletin
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an airworthiness directive mandating a two-year-old service bulletin issued for the Eurocopter BK 117. The NTSB believes the service bulletin, issued in 1997 recommending the installation of a hook-type latch, would prevent access ...
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Emergency Bond
Bond Air Services began helicopter support operations for the East Midlands, UK-based, County Air Ambulance charity in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on 8 November. The self-proclaimed pioneer for helicopter air ambulance support in the UK will deploy modified twin engine Eurocopter BO105DBs, as well as pilots and engineers, from East Midlands ...
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Production certification
MD Helicopters (MDHI) has received production certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for its civil helicopter lines at Mesa, Arizona, three months ahead of schedule. MDHI says: "We have reached the most significant milestone in our 10-month tenure. The production certificate allows us to inspect and license our own helicopters ...
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Bell drives stake through heart of Romanian deal
Bell Helicopter Textron has dropped plans to take over Romanian aerospace manufacturer IAR Brasov and set up an AH-1W SuperCobra licenses production line after failing to get a government response to its latest proposals. Bell presented its proposals to the Romanian Government in late June and was expecting to receive ...
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Attack helicopter contests
Bell Helicopter says development work on the H-1 upgrade programme is on track and the manufacturer is now training its sights on winning two lucrative attack helicopter contests which would provide export customers for the AH-1Z Zulu Cobra. The uprated machine, developed from the AH-1W, is competing in Turkey ...
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Dubai takes Bell 407
Dubai Air Wing is joining the family of Bell 407 light helicopter operators, announcing that it is to take delivery of a single-engine machine before year-end. Hawker Pacific, which represents Bell in the Middle East, announced the sale at the show. Aircraft marketing manager Alan Parsons and general manager, ...
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Denel's helicopter upgrades
Paul Derby/DUBAI Denel Aviation is aiming to build on its growing success in offering individually tailored upgrades to the world's operators of Eurocopter Puma helicopters. Among the options offered by the South African company is an autopilot replacement which involves replacing the original analogue system with a digital version ...
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Sikorsky Shares scheme
Middle East operators are asking Sikorsky whether it plans to expand its Sikorsky Shares helicopter fractional ownership programme to include the region. "We've been talking to them, but the bottom line is that the programme has to prove itself in the New York area before we can commit to international ...
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Boeing sees good Apache market in the Middle East
Paul Derby/DUBAI Boeing is set to capitalise on an emerging Middle East market for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Among other countries, Boeing is talking to the United Arab Emirates about upgrading its 30-strong fleet. The UAE currently operates the original -A model Apache but is considering a remanufacturing programme ...
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Dubai 2000 - Flying display and static park aircraft
Listed by manufacturer - not exhibitor:Aerospatiale GazelleAIDC AT-3 AE-270 T6500Airbus A300-600STPakistan Aeronautical Complex Super Mushshak K-8 KarakorumATR ATR 42-500Boeing 737 777-300 AH-64D Apache Longbow Boeing Business Jet C-17 Globemaster III F-15 Eagle F/A-18 Hornet (above) KC-10 Extender KC-135Bombardier Challenger 604 Canadair Regional Jet Global Express Lear 45 Lear 60 ...
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Explorer gets JAA go-ahead
The European Joint Aviation Authorities has recommended that its 27 member nations certify MD Helicopters' MD Explorer for Category A single pilot, instrument flight rule (IFR) operations. The recommendation follows the JAA's recent validation of the eight-seat, twin-engined helicopter. MD Helicopters was awarded single pilot IFR approval from the US ...