True Blue Power for Bell 505
The True Blue Power TB17 (17 amp-hour) lithium-ion engine-start battery will power the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.The TB17 battery utilizes proprietary nanophosphate lithium-ion cell chemistry. It...
View ArticleBell Reveals February Orders and Deliveries
Here at Heli-Expo 2016 Bell Helicopter announced several recent deliveries and orders that took place last month.The Fort Worth-based helicopter OEM delivered the first Bell 412EPI with an advanced...
View ArticleGenesys Seeks STC for Aspen PFD as Attitude Source
Genesys Aerosystems and Aspen Avionics have agreed to work together on a supplemental type certificate (STC) for use of Aspen’s EFD Evolution Pro 1000H glass display as the primary attitude source for...
View ArticleAAR Now Offers Customer Support
Global aerospace and defense contractor AAR Airlift (Booth 2604) has launched a rotorcraft services business division to provide aftermarket support for helicopter operators including parts sales,...
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Airbus Partners with Thales for H160 Simulator
Airbus Helicopters is partnering with Thales (Booth 11560) and Helisim to develop a Level D full flight simulator (FFS) for the new H160 medium twin. The first H160FFS will be installed at Helisim in...
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Under New Ownership, Sikorsky Looks to the Future
Making its debut as a Lockheed Martin company at this year’s Heli-Expo, Sikorsky is looking to re-energize its business, as it aims to leverage the newfound synergies realized in its recent merger. “We...
View ArticleHAI Names First Safety Standards Operators
This week HAI announced the first four helicopter operators to be certified under its newly launched accreditation program of safety (APS), an audit-based system that focuses on mission-specific...
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Stephan/H Brings Innovation to Flight Suits
Stephan/H (Booth 12440) of Montreal is debuting its new fire-resistant version of its Rotor flight suit, designed for both helicopter and fixed-wing pilots, at Heli-Expo 2016.Like the original Rotor...
View ArticleStephen/H Brings Innovation to Flight Suits
Stephan/H (Booth 12440) of Montreal is debuting its new fire-resistant version of its Rotor flight suit, designed for both helicopter and fixed-wing pilots, at Heli-Expo 2016.Like the original Rotor...
View ArticleCAE in deal for Lockheed Flight Training
CAE (Booth 8133) has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT) business. LMCFT makes a variety of simulators, lately for Airbus and Boeing...
View ArticleAdele Dobler Receives ASU Whirly Girl Scholarship
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU, Booth 2000) announced that Canada’s Adele Dobler is this year’s Whirly-Girls scholarship recipient. This scholarship will give Dobler, from Victoria, British...
View ArticleGuardian Mobility Names New Dealer
Data communications and analytics provider Guardian Mobility (Booth 7532) has named Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) as an authorized dealer, which will allow the Canadian company to offer Guardian...
View ArticleSpidertracks Launches New Tracking Features
Spidertracks (Booth 12139) is introducing four new features to its aircraft tracking software with a view to providing operators with more useful data to help them to improve the way they do business....
View ArticleRockwell Collins Latest Avionics Enters Service with Era’s AW189s
Rockwell Collins’s avionics suites for helicopters will see extensive service over the Gulf of Mexico in a pair of Finmeccanica AW189s that recently entered the fleet of U.S. operator Era Group....
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Southeast Aerospace Reworks Bell 407GX for Military Role
Southeast Aerospace (Booth 801) has delivered 22 of 30 heavily modified Bell 407GX helicopters ordered by an undisclosed military customer from outside the U.S. The aircraft, which will be designated...
View ArticleERAU Prescott and Universal Helicopters Extend Training Agreement
Since 2010 Universal Helicopters Inc. (UHI, Booth 4451) has provided helicopter flight training to 150 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students at the university’s Prescott, Ariz. campus....
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Bell MRO Approval Strengthens Bond With Textron-owned Able
Bell Helicopter has appointed Able Engineering & Component Services as an approved service center. The appointment, announced here at Heli-Expo 2016, covers work on dynamic components through the...
View ArticleSenator John McCain To Address Aerial Firefighters
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) will provide the welcome address for the Aerial Firefighting conference, to be held March 22 and 23 in Sacramento, Calif. McCain will address aerial firefighters via...
View ArticleTimberline Earns Restricted TC for Black Hawk
Timberline Helicopters (Booth 12655) has earned a restricted-category FAA type certificate for the Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk. The process took 10 months. The aircraft will be utilized in multi-mission...
View ArticleBecker Helicopters Develops Unique Way To Promote Safety
Jan Becker, CEO of Becker Helicopters Pilot Academy and a member of the HAI Board of Directors, last year implemented a clever way to increase safety awareness throughout her company, co-owned with her...
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