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Airbus Flies First H160 Prototype with Turbomeca Engines
The H160 medium twin helicopter’s second prototype made its first flight today at Airbus Helicopters' headquarters in Marignane, France. This also is the first H160 powered by the Turbomeca Arranos, a...
View ArticleFlight Training Begins for First Class of Lakota Pilots
The U.S. Army has begun primary training for helicopter pilots using the Airbus UH-72A at the 110th Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Ala. Forty students began...
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Bell Helicopter in Hover This Year, Growth Mode in 2017
Civil helicopter deliveries at Bell Helicopter Textron won’t really take off until next year, after the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light single enters service late this year and the super-medium 525...
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Commission Proposes Army National Guard Retain Apaches
A high-level commission tasked with studying the size and mixture of forces of the U.S. Army has recommended the Army National Guard keep some AH-64 Apache attack helicopters rather than relinquish its...
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Airbus To Deliver First Upgraded H225 at Year-end
Airbus Helicopters plans to deliver the first upgraded H225 heavy twin (formerly known as the EC225e) at the end of this year. In the cockpit, the optional Rig’N Fly GPS-navigation-assisted software...
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NYC Helitour Operators Forced To Accept 50% Flight Cut
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) office announced a deal earlier this week that would force the city's five existing helitour operators using the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, located near Wall...
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Ex-Sikorsky President Jeff Pino Killed in P-51 Crash
Former Sikorsky Aircraft president Jeffrey Pino has been identified as one of two victims in the fatal crash Friday afternoon of an F-51D Mustang in Maricopa, Ariz., 35 miles south of Phoenix. The...
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Rostvertol Enhances Military and Civil Offerings
The Rostvertol division of Russian Helicopters (Stand J53) is here in Singapore promoting products from its military and civilian lines. On the military side, there’s the new dual-control version of...
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Boeing Gives More Work to India
Boeing and India’s Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) recently announced a joint venture that will manufacture aerostructures–initially for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. This followed a promise made by Boeing...
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Budget-Constraints Drove Helicopter Choices in Malaysia
These photos show two helicopters that might not be serving in the Malaysian armed forces–if the country’s defense budget had been larger. At the top is a smartly painted Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri...
View ArticleCAE’s Brunei Training Center Serves the Region
Canadian simulation and training provider CAE has a stake in the future of Brunei, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to diversify its economy from a concentration on oil and gas. The two are joint...
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Civil helicopter sales in SE Asia are declining, Airbus says
Helicopter sales last year and this year in the Southeast Asia Pacific region reflect a downturn, according to Airbus Helicopters. In China, last year’s flurry of sales cannot offset the effects of the...
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Bell sees Asia as Growth Market
Bell Helicopter is here in Singapore displaying several rotorcraft, including: the new 407GXP; a 429 light twin with executive interior; a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor; a 505 mock-up with...
View ArticleEnstrom TH180 Prototype Damaged in Hard Landing
Enstrom's lone flight-test TH180 prototype, N180TH, was substantially damaged during a hard off-airport landing on a Menominee, Mich. residential street after losing power late Friday morning. The test...
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Malaysia Prepares for New Scout
The Malaysian Army is the launch customer for the latest version of the MD530 Scout attack helicopter made by MD Helicopters in the U.S. Deliveries of six MD530Gs will start in the fourth quarter and...
View ArticleIndia's Premair Orders Bell 407GXP
Bell Helicopter (Stand Q01) has received the first Bell 407GXP order from India. The aircraft was purchased by Premair, a Delhi-based charter operator. It will be outfitted for corporate and VIP...
View ArticleBell, BAE link to promote AH-1Z Viper in Australia
Bell Helicopter (Stand Q01) signed a teaming agreement here Tuesday with BAE Systems Australia to promote and support the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in that country. Bell is eyeing a potential...
View ArticleBell to Supply Four 429s to Indonesian Government Agencies
Bell Helicopter signed contracts to supply four Bell 429 twin-engine helicopters to two Indonesian government agencies. On Thursday at the Singapore Airshow, the helicopter manufacturer announced...
View ArticleHelo Lessor Waypoint To Add Aussie, Africa Offices
Helicopter leasing company Waypoint Leasing announced this week that it is opening offices in Brisbane, Australia, and Cape Town, South Africa, to cover the Australian and Africa/Middle Eastern...
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Heli-Expo Preview
For the first time, the Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo will be held in Louisville, Ky., a new city for the world’s largest rotorcraft show. The main exhibition days for this year’s...
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