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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: FAA Grants Production Certificate to Columbia
In front of a Model 107-II are (left to right) Chris Hankland, Columbia’s director of quality, FAA Inspector Aaron Kathman and Tim Vranna, manager of FAA’s Seattle Manufacturing and Inspection District Office with Columbia director of materials Chris Hansel, director of engineering Paul Trese... [read more]
November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
November 15–19: Dubai Airshow, Dubai, UAE. Contact Fairs & Exhibitions, phone +9714-286-7755 or visit http://www.dubaiairshow.aero November 30–December 1: Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact USC Viterbi School of...
November 1, 2009
Hot Products for the Month of November
FASTTrack Gets First Customer Calgary, Canada-based Absolute Fire Solutions has delivered its first FASTTrack system to Helicorp of Melbourne, Australia. The FASTTrack technology measures, records and transmits bucket and tank data, including the amount of...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: EADS LUH Platform Meets Key U.S. Army Armed Aerial Scout Profile
MILITARY A standard, commercial EC145, the platform that serves as the baseline for the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), has completed a series of successful high/hot flight demonstrations. These...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Quick Thinking Beats Fire
PUBLIC SAFETY A rapid response and quick thinking by Ultra Helicopters pilot Wayne Norris saved his life and that of a passenger, following a fast-spreading engine fire in a Bell 204C helicopter (the 204C is...
August 1, 2009
Design Challenge: Franco-German Heavy Lift
France and Germany want to procure a common heavy lift helicopter. This will be a difficult and ambitious task given the numerous needs of both countries. To say that it is an ambitious product would be an...
July 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Mi-38 Engine Confusion
COMMERCIAL | MEDIUM LIFT Russia’s second Mi-38 medium lift helicopter has been assembled by the Kazan Helicopter Works — without Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127TS engines. Instead, Kazan has installed two...
July 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
July 12-14 — ALA 2009, The Latin American Aeronautical Association , Miami, Fla. Contact: Phone: 1-817-284-0431; Web: www.ala@aero. July 18-19 — Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) , RAF Fairford in...
June 5, 2009
Kaman Aerospace Makes Forbes 400 List
Kaman Aerospace of Bloomfield, Conn. announced that it made its first appearance on the Forbes list of the 400 Best Big Companies. Kaman, while not being a leader in...
June 1, 2009
An Auspicious Occcasion: Paris Celebrates 100 Years of Air Shows
This year’s 100th show could prove to be a not-to-be-missed event. On June 15, the 2009 "Salon de L’Aéronautique et de L’Espace" will open, becoming the 48th Paris Air Show and celebrating its 100 anniversary since starting...
May 21, 2009
Cap and Trade
There has been a lot of talk about commercial airlines' CO2 emissions and curbing them to limit its effect on global warming. The laws are trickling down to helicopter operators and under a...
May 19, 2009
AW Opens Regional HQ in Portugal
With its helicopters growing in popularity in the area, Italian-based AgustaWestland has opened a new regional business headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. The opening ceremony was attended by Italian...
March 17, 2009
Bell 407 Suspension System Gets Certified
Onboard Systems International, Inc. announced that its new fixed beam suspension system for the Bell 407 has been STC certified by the FAA. Onboard has...
March 10, 2009
Helicopter Student's Job Fair
Arizona is looking forward in an effort to reduce the shortage of helicopter pilots, mechanics and engineers, by hosting a Helicopter Day career fair this week...
March 1, 2009
E-Media
The Chattering Class Gets Nervous I recently ran into one of my counterparts at an aviation industry gathering, and his remarks to me were profoundly disturbing (well, what passes for profound among publishing’s "chattering class," anyway)...
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